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THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

VOLUME 71, NUMBER 4 WWW.SUFFOLKJOURNAL.NET October 6, 2010

Despite rumors, Nucci not a candidate to


fill future president vacancy in 2013
Derek Anderson Meehan, UMass Lowell chan- consideration for future presi- president of Suffolk University.” ticle on the subject led to the as-
Journal Staff cellor and former congressman, dent position of the university. Nucci did not give the Her- sumption that both Nucci and
were reported to be taking “With Sargent’s contract ald a quote about the position Meehan were still attempting
Vice President of external part in a “bruising behind-the- set to expire in 2013 - when he or the article, but recently wrote to chase the new position, there
affairs John Nucci has formally scenes battle,” stating that the is 82 - the jockeying to replace an email to the members of the is sufficient evidence to prove
taken himself out of the run- two were fighting over “the him has already begun, insid- Administrative Council stating, otherwise. With Sargent’s re-
ning for President David Sar- plum $1.5-million gig running ers say,” reported the Herald. “I must say, I am flattered by tirement down the road, trustee
gent’s position vacancy in 2013 Suffolk University.” Despite Although Sargent’s retirement the Herald’s suggestion, how- members and others involved
following a Boston Herald article the Herald reportings, both is approaching, it was extended ever, as I informed the Presi- have said there is no search
naming him a prime contender. Nucci and Meehan have de- last year by two years, fueling a dent as well as several trustees underway for a replacement.
Both Nucci and Martin nied any involvement in the controversy regarding the pres- months ago,  I am not a candi- “There isn’t a job--there’s
ident’s pay. Now with a longer date, and I will not be a candi- nothing to angle for,” William
term tacked on, Sargent’s re- date, and am not interested in T. Hogan III, a member of the
placement search has slowly serving as president under any president’s succession plan-
come to surface with the Board conditions." Nucci went on to ning committee, told the Herald.
of Trustee’s “succession plan- write, "Suffolk University is “The succession committee
ning committee,” a group dedi- poised to achieve even greater isn’t a search committee,” he said.
cated to finding qualities the uni- heights in the years ahead. I According to the Herald,
versity needs in its next leader. attended this school, as did all the committee is “charged
When Meehan left the three of my sons, and my fond- with finding the qualities
Board of Trustees last year, ness for it knows no bounds. the school should be look-
there were speculations that There is nobody who can do ing for in the next leader.”
he was preparing himself for for this school what President With both candidates stat-
the position. Meehan, how- Sargent has accomplished. To ing they have no interest and
ever, was quoted by the Herald reach new academic levels,  his Nucci’s statements to the Suf-
stating, “I’m very happy at the successor will need to be  a folk Administrative Council,
University of Massachusetts person with the highest aca- it is clear that neither will be
Lowell. I’m fully engaged in demic credentials and experi- gunning for Sargent’s position.
Photo courtesy of bostonherald.com transforming this campus and ence in the field of education."
have no interest in becoming Although the Herald’s ar-

nside Student Jessica Ross receives national


ournal recognition for study in education
the

Soleil Barros in American elementary schools. plete a semester’s worth of work


see ROSS page 4
News Journal Contributor Ross was one of 20 students in one month. “We lived off of
that participated in a month- coffee and donuts from Dunkin’
"NESAD students to join cen- Suffolk University senior long research program in June Donuts for the month,” she said.
tral campus at 20 Somerset Jessica Ross recently received at the Ralph Bunche Sum-
pg. 3 national recognition due to a mer Institute (RBSI) at Duke
study she conducted, which University. During her stay at

Opinion focused on the achievement


of minority and impoverished
Duke, she was able to gain ac-
cess to particular databases
"To tax or not to tax: Your
children. Her study, “Robots in that are solely intended for re-
vote on Question 1" pg. 7
the Classroom: Accountability, search purposes at the institute.
Curriculum, and Instruction in “It helped me in conducting
Arts & High Poverty Schools,” sug- my research. I used a data set

Entertainment gests the best teaching method


for promoting high educational
that was from Inter-University
Consortium Political and Social
"Meet Nate Swain" pg. 9 achievement from these groups Research (ICPSR),” said Ross.
requires teachers to tailor cur- Because she was able to use

Sports riculum and instruction to meet


student’s individual needs. She
this source, Ross was not obliged
to collect all of the data used on
"Cross country teams finding analyzed the effect of high- her own. Without the aid of the
success in fun-filled season" stakes testing and accountability databases and moral support of
pg. 16 standards on the methods of in- her fellow RBSI students, Ross Photo courtesy of Jessica Ross
struction employed by teachers wouldn’t have been able to com- Ross at Stanford University
PAGE 2 October 6, 2010

news SGA President Mitch Vieira


addresses the student public
BRIEFS Student government update
First, I would like to take a
moment and welcome you to
a new academic year! As you
get settled into your new class-
es and reintroduce yourselves
were able to stop by our eye-
catching lime green table and
get a few giveaways. I would
like to thank Courtney Porcella,
Public Relations Chair, and the
we welcome Russell Dukett to
SGA, and for Residence Life,
we are excited to work with Pat-
rick Munnelly. Lastly, Rebecca
Goldstein joins us as the Sena-

POLICE BLOTTER
to a set schedule, I would like Public Relations Committee tor at Large for NESAD. I can
to make you aware of some for their diligent work on this. gladly speak for the Executive
great things that are happening We are excited to welcome Board in welcoming these new
in your student government. several new members to our or- Senators to the organization.
One of our greatest accom- ganization as a result of our an- These new Senators, as well
plishments in the last as the other members

Wednesday, September 29 several weeks has


been our new brand-
of the organization,
took part in our an-
ing campaign. We nual retreat this past
10:54 a.m. have entered the year weekend in Spring-
Sawyer Building with a new logo and field where everyone
Confiscated a false Id. Report filed. greater presence on received training
the Internet. We are in Robert’s Rules of
now active on Twit- Procedure, Diversity
10:14 p.m. ter (follow us at Suf- and Bias Awareness
10 Somerset folkSGA), Facebook (Thanks Craig Cul-
Officers responding to 10 Somerset St. to escort (Like our page – Suf- linane!), as well as
a Sodexo employee off the property per re- folk SGA), and com- our SGA Constitu-
quest of Sodexo manager. Report filed. ing soon: a revamped tion and By-Laws.
website. Please take a few min- nual fall election. For the Fresh- We also had a fantastic Strategic
utes to visit these social media men Class of 2014: Senators Planning session that helped
outlets and check out the vari- Natalie Breen, Rachel Brown, develop our plan for the year.
Thursday, September 30 ety of information published
several times daily for you!
Scott Feinberg, Conor Finley,
Vito Gallo, Shannon Lazarov-
In closing, I look forward to
providing you with bi-weekly
Our goal is to make important ich, Brianna McGrath, Mariah updates on your Student Gov-
4:40 a.m. information about student life Nolan, and Nick Ryan. Also, ernment and would like to
150 Tremont readily available for anyone to for the Class of 2014 is Member thank the editors for this great
Report of a confiscated knife at 150 Tremont access. We have also unveiled at Large Sarah Fraenkel. For opportunity. If you have any
Street. Report filed. a new logo and PR campaign: the Class of 2012, Senator Cate questions, issues, or concerns,
Powered By SuffolkSGA. Our Connerty. The Senior Class of please feel free to contact SGA
first major showing was at the 2011 also elected Eric Fernberg at sga@suffolk.edu or (617)
Temple Street Fair where we to serve them. We additionally 573-8322. We are your advo-
Friday, October 1 had the chance to meet with filled several Senator at Large cates and voice on campus!
several hundred of our fel- seats during this election. For
low students. Hopefully you the Sawyer Business School,
9:22 p.m.

Students support athletes


150 Tremont
Alcohol confiscation at 150 tremont Street. Of-
ficers responding. Report filed.

at Ram's Spirit Night


Saturday, October 2 Jessica Bard folk volleyball game before. gram, as it brings out the ath-
Now that I know how much lete’s enthusiasm for the game.
Journal Contributor
1:50 a.m. fun they are, I will probably “We are hoping that those folks
To draw in extra fan sup- come to them more often.” who come down to see the
150 Tremont
port at the match against Dan- Along with teammate game tonight will continue to
Smell of marijuana at 150 tremont St. Officers iel Webster College on Tuesday support comes fan sup- do so regardless of whether it
responding. Nothing found. September 28, the woman’s port. “From personal experi- is spirit night or just a regu-
Suffolk volleyball team held a ence, it gets them motivat- lar home game,” said Athlet-
Ram's Spirit Night. The event ed, it gets the team pumped ics Director James Nelson.
was complete with raffle tick- up,” said junior spectator According to Nelson, Ram's
Sunday, October 3 ets for Suffolk sweatshirts, Dora Salaices. “It’s exciting!” Night is a good idea because
bags and Celtics tickets. Free Salaices , a player on Suf- the students have the opportu-
11:38 p.m. pizza and soda was served folk’s basketball team, at- nity to see their peers’ talents in
10 West sponsored by Off-Campus tends volleyball games out places other than the classroom.
Individual on banned list escorted off property Housing and Residence Life. of respect for the amount of The volleyball team
“It brings in a big crowd time and energy Suffolk ath- started out the night with a
from 10 West St. Report filed.
that may not think about at- letes dedicate to their sports. 25-16 win in the first game.
tending volleyball games,” “Athletes support the oth-
said freshman spectator Marisa er athletes here,” she said.
Cataldo. “Being a freshman, School spirit is a vital in- see VOLLEYBALL page 16
I have never been to a Suf- gredient to any athletic pro-
for game details
PAGE 3 October 6, 2010

NESAD to join central campus at 20 Somerset


Academic building to house 400 classrooms and art gallery
Tom Russo The gallery will primar- all the other Suffolk buildings, marble that is 75 Arlington.” Gatlin. “A small park-like at-
Journal Staff ily feature the artwork of NESAD could gain more stu- The $68 million estimated mosphere and a landscaped
NESAD students. “It’s an dents which is good because us cost of the project will further area that workers, students,
It has been nearly a year important goal of the uni- art kids live in a pretty sweet serve to enliven Romer plaza, and the public can all enjoy.”
since the Boston Redevelop- versity to bring NESAD into world,” said sophomore and which has sat in the shadow of   “I can’t wait to hear more
ment Authority unanimously the central campus,” he said.  fine arts major Karen Truscott. the dilapidated former MDC about 20 Somerset, as I’ve only
approved Suffolk ‘s 20 Som- “I think it will help the uni- NESAD is currently located building for years. The build- heard about it vaguely, being a
erset project. The university is versity as a whole,” said junior at 75 Arlington Street, about ing’s modern design includes new transfer student at NES-
moving forward with its plans, AD,” said Merryn MacDonald,
seeking further financing that a graphic design major. “What

"It will add to the Suffolk community.


Greg Gatlin, director of Pub- I have heard sounds great.”
lic Affairs, is “excited” and “20 Somerset is an impor-
“optimistic” that it will arrive.
The proposed plan for the NESAD is often seen as a separate tant unifying project for Suf-
folk University and will serve
building includes a total over-
haul of the former Metropoli-
community. " as a flagship academic build-
ing,” said Gatlin. As far as an
tan District Commission head- estimated date of completion,
quarters that will serve as the he could not say much other
site for 20 Somerset.  Once com- Kristen Kelly, an interior design two miles from Suffolk’s main glass facades on the north and than it will be a fine addition
pleted, the state of the art facil- major. “It will add to the Suffolk campus. “I think it’ll be great south sides of building, allow- and they only have optimism
ity will house the New Eng- community. NESAD is often when we can finally have our ing more light to penetrate the concerning the execution and
land School of Art and Design seen as a separate community.” own building instead of renting windy, shadow-covered top completion of the project.
(NESAD) with “400 general According to junior out of an office building,” said of the hill and an actual reno-
use classrooms with energy ef- Brayden Varr, many peo- junior Tim Kelley, a graphic de- vation of Romer plaza itself.
ficient lighting and heating, art ple don’t know where NES- sign major. “The atmosphere “By renovating Romer
studios, faculty offices, and a AD is, or that it even exists. will be much more comforting plaza, we want to create a Angela Bray of Journal
public art gallery,” said Gatlin. “With a closer location to as opposed to the stale corporate public green space,” said Staff contributed to this story.

SUPD chief talks campus safety and alert


Ryan Boyle me your MacBook?’” said junior Senior Jessica Richards to you is not safe to me,” said dent and record the student’s
Journal Staff Ornella Greaf while she sat in the said overall she feels the cam- Suffolk Chief Pagliarulo of the name and ID number. An offi-
For a select few, it’s the per- Sawyer Lounge which, like most pus is safe. “I’ve been here security situations at Suffolk. cer will then meet the student
fect crime of opportunity. A academic buildings at Suffolk, for four years, never had a “I feel moderately safe. at the desired location and walk
young man starts to descend the doesn’t require an ID to enter. bad experience, as long as If it’s me alone, and it’s like them to their end destination.
steps on Beacon Street into the Universities, including Suf- you mind your business.” 9:00, I’d rather not walk SUPD escorts are walking only
Boston Common– ear buds blast- folk, that accept financial aid must In the 2009 annual report, through the common alone” at this time; officers will not
ing music, his hand clutching a disclose information regarding there was one reported on-cam- said sophomore Angel Mar. drive students, nor will they go
brand new iPod Touch. Seconds crimes that take place on campus pus robbery, one on-campus ar- Pagliarulo advises students to areas such as the North End
later, another man, rushes him and surrounding areas to students rest resulting from a drug law to always remain aware of their or other off-campus locations.
from behind, knocking the device in an annual report by October 1 violation, and a combined total surroundings, travel in groups, Pagliarulo encourages stu-
under the Clery Act. Suffolk Uni- of 673 drug and alcohol viola- always carry a cell phone, most dents to “build a community
out of his hand, sending it to the
versity’s annual report has been tions in the residence halls. importantly to walk next to where you look out for one an-
ground. The unknown assailant
released, and is available for Upon reviewing the year- businesses and travel in well other.” In addition to building
snatches the device and sprints off.
students to view ly report, sopho- lighted areas when out at night. a safe community, students in
Although the incident de-
online. . more Andy The Suffolk Police offers a the residence halls should not
scribed here is only an example,
it’s a reality that can happen to 24/7 escort program between fear disciplinary action when
any college student campus buildings, residence reporting alcohol poisoning or
in Boston. Suffolk halls, nearby by park- adverse reactions from drugs,
Police Chief John ing ga- “We are not looking to bust kids
Pagliarulo’s mes- and get people in trouble. We
sage to students: want to see the person gets the
“Always use cau- help they need for the night.”
tion, you’re in an ur-
ban institution. Be alert, Students with comments or
walk together in groups, concerns are encouraged to con-
In addition to releasing tact the SUPD or talk to the Chief.
keep your head clean.” The
a yearly report, the university Catalu- r a g e s In addition to being open to feed-
Chief’s message is simple; keep-
is mandated to maintain a in- ma said he and select MBTA stations. To back, students are encouraged
ing those two thoughts in mind
cident log viewable by all stu- was “surprised at how date, 21 students have utilized to report suspicious activity and
on the way home can be enough
dents, report fire statistics for sparse the incidents were in this service from the SUPD. To potential threats by calling 617-
to prevent yourself and your
on-campus housing, provide the report. I thought there request an escort, students can 573-8111. For more information
friends from becoming victims.
“timely-warning” incident would be more incidents, call the SUPD at 617-573-8113. A on crime prevention initiatives,
“They never ask for an ID. I
notifications, establish emer- so we’re relatively safe.” dispatcher will answer and re- you can view the SUPD website .
feel like anybody could just walk
gency notification procedures, “It’s good and I’m always quest that the student provides
in. The building here, who’s stop-
and establish procedures concerned. Safety is a very a location where the uniformed
ping anybody from saying, ‘Give
for security and fire safety. fluid word, what might be safe police officer is to meet the stu- Photo by Flickr user Wood's Lens
PAGE 4 October 6, 2010

Suffolk senior one of 20


Happening now in Madrid participants at research institute
tion was held in Washington,
Andrea Osterloh from ROSS page 1
D.C. and allowed attendees to
Journal Staff “RBSI motivated me and
mingle with new profession-
inspired me to study race and
als, network, and receive an in-
Last Wednesday, ethnic politics. It showed me the
sight on things up and coming
importance of the subject to the
a general strike was American political arena. Also, in the field of political science.

called for the entirety


of Spain in response
to the government’s "The summer institute gave me an
choice of action on educational opportunity to study
the current economic topics in political science that I
situation. Students wouldn't of had otherwise been
and merchants all introduced to."
across Spain marched
in protest. In Madrid, the summer institute gave me One of the many highlights to
her overall experience was the
a large demonstra- an educational opportunity to
opportunity to meet Dr. Cornel
study topics in political science
tion took place in Sol, that I wouldn’t of had otherwise West. “I admire his work; he
an urbanized area of been introduced to,” said Ross. has really been an inspiration
to me wanting to join the po-
the city where there Ross was one of 10 stu-
litical science field,” said Ross.
dents selected to present her
are several local busi- work to an audience consisting Being the second Suffolk
University student to attend
nesses and retail of well-known political scien-
RBSI has allowed Ross to be
tists, researchers and educators
stores.  Protests last- from across the United States. presented with new oppor-
tunities. “It feels great. I am
ed all day throughout The four-day American Politi-
so grateful and appreciative,"
cal Science Association’s 2010
the city. Photos by Maggie Corcoran Annual Meeting and Exposi- said Ross. So many new doors
have been opened for me."

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October 6, 2010

world Cuban-exile roaming the U.S.


Harry Lam ter the attack, Barbadian and dent pardoned him in 2004.

BRIEFS
Journal Contributor Venezuelan authorities traced Posada illegally ar-
the attack to two Venezuelans rived in the U.S. in 2005 seek-
In the U.S., when one thinks working for Posada. The two ing political asylum. The U.S.
of terrorist attacks involving immediately admitted that government refused to extra-
commercial airliners, first to Posada was the mastermind dite him to Cuba or Venezuela
mind are the barbaric 9/11 at- of the attack. Posada was ar- under the claim that he would
tacks that killed about 3,000 rested in Venezuela and spent be tortured. He was jailed un-
people. However, few in the nine years in a Venezuelan der the charges of illegally en-

Africa
U.S. remember the attack on Cu- jail. He was never convicted tering the country, and lying to
bana Airliner 455 on October 6, of his crimes, and escaped in immigration authorities and in
1976, which at the time was one 1985 by bribing his guards. his application for citizenship.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- Nigerian govern- of the deadliest terrorist attacks Declassified FBI documents The U.S. government has
ment officials are threatening a Nigerian militant suspect. on a commercial airliner in the revealed that after his escape, never charged Posada for any
The suspect, Henry Okah, is being held in South Africa on western hemisphere. On that he remained in El Salvador of the terrorist attacks he has
terror charges regarding bombings that killed 12 in Abuja, day, a Cubana Airliner plane and aided the U.S. military and organized, or the innocent
Nigeria’s capital, on Friday. Okah’s lawyer denied him being was dynamited off the coast the CIA in operations that in- people he has murdered in the
the former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of of Barbados and resulted in volved supplying the Contras, past. Declassified CIA and FBI
the Niger Delta (MEND). The group claimed responsibility the deaths of all 73 passengers. a paramilitary militia that was documents show that the CIA
for Friday’s bombing. Although not currently seen as a key One of the terrorists that funded by the Reagan admin- knew of his plans to blow up
figure in MEND, Okah has been called a “senior MEND orchestrated this attack is Luis istration, during the Nicara- a Cuban airliner months be-
member” by South African prosecutors as they accused him Posada Carriles, a Cuban-ex- guan Civil War of the 1980s. fore the attack. Posada himself
as assisting to carry out or plotting the Abuja bombings. ile and former CIA operative. Posada was also the master- has claimed that he has asked
What is just as horrific as the mind of a series of 1997 bomb- the CIA for assistance for ev-
attack itself is that this terrorist ings of hotels and restaurants ery one of his attacks on Cuba.
walks the streets of the U.S. as in Havana that killed an Italian He was released in April,
a free man. Many people in the tourist and wounded 11 others. 2007 by paying bond, and was
South America Cuban-exiled community and In an interview with the New essentially pardoned by the
the Miami mafia even consider York Times in 1998, Posada Bush Administration. He was
PARIS, France- During sweeps against suspected Is-
him to be a “hero.” For exam- claimed, “I sleep like a baby,” given a hero’s welcome when
lamic militant networks, French police arrested 12 people,
ple, on March 25, Luis Posada and added, “It is sad that some- he arrived in Miami. J e a n -
three of which are being checked for potential connection
participated as an “honored one is dead, but we can’t stop.” Guy Allard, a journalist for
to a recruiting fighter network on behalf of Afghanistan.
guest” in an anti-Cuba demon- In 2000, Posada and three Granma International, said,
These sweeps are occurring as France and other European
stration in Miami that was or- others were arrested in Panama “despite being denounced and
nations have increased their terrorism alert vigilance. Ad-
ganized by Cuban-exiled sing- City for plotting to assassinate calls from Venezuela for his ex-
ditionally, the United States has warned Americans to use
er Gloria Estefan. In 2005, Jose former Cuban President Fidel tradition, Luis Posada Carriles,
caution when travelling in Europe by raising their threat
Hernandez, President of the Castro. He was found with over the most dangerous terrorist in
level from “general” to “high”. Agents from the French
Cuban National Foundation in 200 pounds of explosives, and the hemisphere, is still conspir-
counterterrorism agency DCRI, or the Central Directorate
Miami, claimed Posada to be “a if the attack had been success- ing to murder with his accom-
of Interior Intelligence, had detained suspects in Marseille
true fighter, a true believer who ful it could have led to the mur- plices without any intervention
and Bordeaux over alleged connections to a group offering
has fought for the freedom of der of hundreds of people. The from the U.S. legal authorities.”
lodging and fake identity papers to Islam militants look-
his country.” Immediately af- outgoing Panamanian presi-
ing to travel to France. "This very morning, police opera-

tions were launched in Marseille and Bordeaux that led

notably to three arrests directly linked to the fight against
terrorism," Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux respond-
ed during a Parliament question-and-answer session.

Europe
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile- After a rush in the drilling of
escape tunnels, 33 trapped miners may be rescued sooner
than expected. One of the drills made double the progress
expected on Tuesday. Their families have been promised
that preparations for the rescue would be ready by Oct.
12; there is a possibility the miners could be saved nearly
a month earlier than scheduled. The government is setting
up a field hospital and stage where the media can observe
from a distance once the rescue occurs. "We in 15 days will
be prepared to be able to do the rescue at any moment. This
doesn't mean it will happen in 15 days, but all the installa-
tions will be in place," said Interior Ministry official Chris-
tian Barra. However, there could be setbacks in drilling.
Photo courtesy of Reuters News Agency

"All who have refuged a terrorist is a terrorist."


PAGE 6 October 6, 2010

St a f f Editoria l Americans
Suffolk’s quest for a new
president made headlines
questions on the credibility of
the Herald’s source. After read-
print it. The story did however
highlight one area of concern and religion:
a new lack of
again Tuesday with an article ing the article, we at the Journal on the school’s plan to replace
in the Boston Herald that said scratched our heads and asked Sargent in 2013. The succession
Vice President of External Af- ourselves “what is the point planning committee, formed in

knowledge
fairs John Nucci and UMASS of this article?” It added noth- January, is not fielding candi-
Lowell Chancellor Martin ing new to the ongoing drama dates, but “finding the qualities
Meehan were fighting each surrounding the president’s the school should be looking
other for the job in a “bruising succession highlighted in hard- for in its next leader,” accord-
behind-the-scenes battle.” As hitting pieces by the Boston ing to the Herald. Really? You
the Journal pointed out in an Globe. Those articles had merit need a committee to discover Lexis Galloway people don’t know some of
article responding to the Her- to them and raised questions leadership qualities? When the most basic, fundamental
Journal Contributor
ald’s report, this is not only a about President Sargent’s ex- the succession committee was questions of their own faith,
sensationalized account of the orbitant salary and the Board formed, it was implied that its Just how much do Ameri- and somewhat ridiculous con-
search for a new president, but of Trustee’s decision to expand purpose was to search for a cans know about religion? Not sidering this country was ba-
completely untrue. Meehan his contract by two years. They new president and that the con- enough, apparently. sically founded on religion.
told the Herald that he is dedi- called the school out on its ques- tract was extended because the A recent article in the New Some of the most unbeliev-
cated to his post at UMASS and tionable decisions; something search would take that long. It York Times reported on a sur- able statistics included that 53
Nucci sent the Administrative that only a widely read publi- seems that the school is drag- vey done by the Pew Forum on percent of Protestants were un-
Council an email unequivo- cation seems capable of doing. ging its feet on picking a new Religion and Public Life. Phon- able to name Martin Luther as
cally denouncing his interest The Herald’s story, in typical president—one detail brought ing more than 3,400 Americans the leader of the Protestant Ref-
in the job. The Herald based its fashion, read like a gossip col- to our attention in otherwise
report on the hearsay of un- umn. Unless there is pertinent uninformative waste of print.
identified “insiders,” raising information to unveil, don’t
"It is shocking how many
people don’t know some of
the most basic, fundamental
questions of their own faith,
and somewhat ridiculous
considering this country
was basically founded on
religion."
to ask them 32 basic questions ormation, while 54 percent of
about well-known world reli- Catholics didn’t realize that the
gions and famous religious fig- church teaches that bread and
ures was shown to puzzle many wine in Holy Communion are
people. On average, people not just symbols, but actually
who participated in the survey become the body and blood
answered half the questions of Christ. As a Catholic who
wrong and even missed ques- hasn’t been to church in years, I
tions about their own religion. could still answer that correctly.
What was interesting was I just can’t understand the
that the people who knew the concept of wanting to follow a
most were atheists and ag- religion without bothering to
nostics. It’s funny that people learn about it in the first place.
who choose not to follow a I’m not saying people who
religion know more about want to identify themselves as
faith than those who go to Christian or Jewish should read
church and read the Bible. the Bible or the Torah in their
Jews and Mormons also entirety before committing,
knew many of the questions but at least do some reading.
asked that stumped most Because religion has al-
Christians and Catholics. So ways been such a prominent
what does this mean? Con- part of society, I still believe
sidering that close to 80 per- religious people should know
cent of Americans declare the basics of their religions as
themselves either Christian or well as the basics of others.
Catholic - myself included - is Like everything else in this
it safe to say we really don’t world, one must always be able
know as much as we think? to back up their beliefs. Reli-
It is shocking how many gion should be no exception.
PAGE 7 October 6, 2010

Ending abuse To tax or not to tax:


in Afghanistan Your vote on Question 1
David Frederick the photographs, Spc. Morlock Jason Kenosky ranks number 37 for excise tax the right to purchase alcohol
Journal Contributor is pictured with a dead Afghan. Journal Contributor on beer, and beer pricing be- in whichever state you desire.
At what point did anyone tween the two states is similar. Voting "yes" on Question 1 is
War is a thing of unimagi- think any of this was accept- On November 2, Massachu- The excise tax on wine and not about the consumer. It is for
nable power that can alter one’s able? Did these soldiers re- setts voters will have the op- liquor in Massachusetts is tied those who want to undermine
mind to the point where he or ally believe there would be no tion to weigh in their opinion with Vermont for thirteenth the current administration. If
she may not recognize him- consequences to their actions? on Question 1, the No Sales Tax lowest on wine at 55 cents per we were truly a consumerist so-
self or herself, or other people The only member of the For Alcohol Initiative. A vote gallon, and ranked sixteenth for ciety, then it would be our pre-
around. Never since the hor- unit that I believe to be in the in favor of the measure would liquor at $4.05. New Hampshire rogative to purchase alcohol in
ror stories of Vietnam have clear is Private Winfield, who remove the sales tax levied on does not pose an excise tax on whichever state suits our needs.
I thought that U.S. soldiers contacted his father through alcohol sold in stores through- liquor and wine, which allows According to Massachu-
could be so cruel and destruc- Facebook months ago to tell out the state. A "no" vote lower pricing on these items. setts Department of Revenue,
tive. Then I heard the story of him what was going on. The would leave the tax in place. Massachusetts residents alcohol sold in the state has not
Specialist Jeremy N. Morlock army did get complaints on In 2009, the Massachusetts have a long history of purchas- decreased statewide, despite
and four other soldiers accused this unit before, but never ad- State Legislature increased the ing alcohol in New Hampshire. the rise in costs. The Depart-
in the brutal slaying of inno- dressed them. Apparently state’s sales tax ment of Revenue re-
cent Afghan civilians. A leaked they thought that everything from 5 percent ports collecting $97
video showed Spc. Morlock would just work itself out. to 6.25 percent. million as a result
talking to investigators about Gibbs probably played Prior to the in- of the tax on alcohol
said killings with almost no a big part in these killings, crease, alcohol for the fiscal year of
emotion. He just explains what but why? Maybe he is suffer- sold in stores 2010 so far. The tax
happened with a dead look in ing from PTSD or developed throughout the collected on alco-
his eyes, almost as if he was a drug dependence, but those state was not hol for fiscal year
indifferent to the entire inci- potential reasons are no excuse subject to sales 2011 is estimated
dent. The soldiers are also ac- for the fact that innocent people tax. But after to be $111 million.
cused of having severed body were murdered. The only thing the sales tax A part of the
parts and photos of dead Af- I can say is that I hope justice is was raised, al- deal to include
ghan civilians. It’s sickening. served. I have mixed feelings cohol became sales tax on alcohol
When I read this story, it about how it should be handled, subject to it as was the inclusion
just stuck with me because it is but I guess all I can do is hope a means to bal- that revenue earned
wrong on so many levels. When that it is handled the right way. ance the state’s from the tax would
you are a child, you like to think One can only hope that budget deficit. go towards funding
that the military represents a this slow downward spiral Proponents programs benefit-
reverential aspect of the “Amer- will eventually fade away. I of Question 1 ing residents with
ican Dream.” But with stories am not saying that all soldiers claim that the addiction or be-
like these, all perceptions are are killers. In fact, there are added tax on havioral problems.
shattered. I never thought my quite a few heroes who have alcohol is driv- Massachusetts has
taxes paid for a rogue hit squad. saved and bettered lives over- ing consumers one of the highest
The soldiers are placing seas. This is just a sad story into the neigh- rates of alcoholism
blame on their supervisor, Sgt. for everyone involved; people boring state of in the nation, so in
Calvin Gibbs. Morlock spoke have died and others have New Hamp- essence, they are
of how calculating and sadis- fates that will be left unknown. shire to make paying into a sys-
tic Gibbs acted in ordering his The story of Gibbs and their purchases, tem they may one
unit. Apparently they placed a Morlock sounds like a movie. causing a loss day require service
civilian (who was of no threat In fact, I would not be surprised of revenue to from. Removal
to them) in the distance and if one of them ended writing a Massachusetts Image courtesy of Flickr account achimh of the tax has the
then threw a grenade and mur- book about the whole incident package stores, potential to cost
dered him. If this story wasn’t that ends up becoming a film. especially those along the state While it may not be worth it to taxpayers more in the end as
already clustered, the soldiers Does the retelling of their border. The issue of potential cross the border to make small they absorb the costs of treat-
are also accused of drug abuse. stories make them death profi- job loss has also been raised. beer purchases, the price dif- ment and other health-related
So we have chemically altered teers, or does it raise aware- Opponents of the measure ferences for liquor between the issues picked up by the state.
soldiers slaying innocent civil- ness over the need for more cite that alcohol is not a ne- states were initiative enough If Massachusetts wants
ians. Not exactly the kind of attention for our troops? Af- cessity and therefore should to do so prior to the tax. Mas- to compete with New Hamp-
story that we want to sell to the ter all, they are the ones pro- not be exempt from taxation sachusetts liquor stores along shire in alcohol sales, why
rest of the world while trying to tecting us in dangerous situa- as necessary items like food, the New Hampshire border lost don’t business owners lower
make our bonds stronger, but tions. Can we blame them and clothing, and prescriptions these costumers long before the price on such products? A
it must be addressed nonethe- write this whole thing off as a are. Money raised from the sales tax on alcohol was enacted. six pack of Sam Adams in Cali-
less. As for the corpses, I don’t few bad apples in the bunch, alcohol sales tax is used to The notion of a slippery fornia, for example, can cost
even know if anyone outside or is there something more to fund addiction recovery and slope down the road to finan- the consumer $1 to $2 lower
of that unit knows where they this story than we're let on? family support programs. cial ruin for package stores than when purchased in Mas-
are. It’s as though this violence We must take the good Alcohol sold in the state of along the New Hampshire sachusetts, even though Cali-
is just everywhere and it’s only with the bad and acknowledge Massachusetts is already sub- border is a fallacy. It is de- fornia has higher sales and ex-
a matter of time until soldiers that this really happened. We ject to an excise tax, currently signed to scare the public into cise taxes at 7.25 percent and 20
get swept up in it. These stories must also acknowledge that at 11 cents per gallon for beer, believing that Beacon Hill cents per gallon, respectively.
use to be few and far between it could have been completely tying it with Rhode Island and does not have your best inter- Competitive pricing is
but I guess the good old saying, preventable. In a nation that New York as having the tenth est in mind and wants nothing the means to garner busi-
“If it bleeds, it leads,” finally prides itself on virtue, is this lowest excise tax on beer in more than to tax you to death. ness, not removal of taxes.
infected everything. In one of really the price for freedom? the nation. New Hampshire As a consumer, you have
PAGE 8 October 6, 2010

Love is Louder
Shannon Kirby
Journal Contributor
of homosexuality, religion,
class, economics, education,
and non-traditional lifestyles.
pickets, in all 50 states, and
in over 500 cities and towns.
The chants of the many
a counter-protest because that
sort of hate was not tolerated.
The WBC had announced
tion, saying “there’s a good
chance they’re not coming.”
Though the infamous West-
An estimated 800 students In response to the Emer- Emerson students dressed in their plan to protest Emer- boro Baptist Church did not
from Emerson College, an in- son theatre department’s plan white were heard from across son’s production of The Laramie make an appearance, those par-
stitution known for its per- to perform this play, a protest the Common. Cars passing Project from 2-3p.m., October ticipating in the counter-protest
forming arts programs, rallied was planned by the Westboro by beeped their horns for the 2; but it quickly became ap- felt strongly in the impact they
in front of The were making, and believed they
Majestic Theatre were doing their part in history.
in response to a Come 3p.m., the officers
planned protest supervising the event said
of the school’s “no one will say [the counter-
production of The protesters] were rowdy”, but
Laramie Project, they had to close down the
which, in the film protest to make way for The
medium, opened Laramie Project’s attendees leav-
the 2002 Sundance ing the show. It was a peace-
Film Festival and ful dissipation, aside from
was nominated giddy crowd’s final chants of
for four Emmys. “B.P.D.!” in happy agreement.
In the wake For more information on
of the tragic bru- "Love Is Louder", visit the
tal beating and project's Facebook page. You
subsequent death can also keep the conversa-
of openly gay tion going on Twitter by us-
21-year-old Mat- ing the hashtag #loveislouder.
thew Shepard,
Moisés Kaufman
and members of
the Tectonic The- Photo by Shannon Kirby
atre Project crafted
a play from 400 interviews of Baptist Church (WBC), a group cause. Hundreds of Emerson parent that they were either
100 Laramie residents. They known for their protests against students took action, singing late, or not coming at all. The
called it The Laramie Project. The anything remotely related to “Love is louder.” One avid sup- Boston Police Department,
unfortunate murder was a hate the promotion of homosexual porter said that when they first who was supposed to receive
Find out more
crime motivated by homopho- awareness. By their own count, heard of the Westboro Baptist notification from the church,
bia. The play deals with issues WBC has conducted over 30,000 Church’s plan, they organized reported getting no notifica- about the play!

They're gonna have some fun


Tom Tom Club tours the nation in support of live album
Ethan Long Club’s sound dedicated itself ing music with a slew of band boardist Bruce Martin. Victoria scratches and all. Fuzz, who
Journal Staff to rhythmic action along with members who have come and Clamp provides extra vocals, opened with his band Caravan
hip-hop style vocals. While the gone as time of Thieves,
At this point in musical his- Talking Heads grew in popular- has progressed. worked
tory, funk has faded out of the ity throughout the 80s, the Tom In its current magic on
pop charts. However, on Sun- Tom Club was able to achieve incarnation, the stage, play-
day, October 3, the Tom Tom smaller success on the U.S. band includes ing his gui-
Club proved to their audience dance charts with number one Weymouth tar with
that their genre-bending funk- hits “Genius of Love” and “Wordy and Frantz, as much
fueled music can still make Rappington”. Touring nation- as well as dif- soul as
an entire room want to jiggle wide, both bands kept Frantz ferent artists rock greats.
their bodies. The band, cur- and Weymouth busy. The Tom from different Though
rently touring, is supporting Tom Club even appeared in b a ck g r o u n ds . some mem-
their latest release, Genius of the Talking Heads concert film Mystic Bowie, a bers of the
Live (2010, Nacional Records), “Stop Making Sense”, playing Jamaican-born Tom Tom
a collection of live record- “Genius of Love”. Eventually, the singer, pro- Club have
ings representing their fast, Talking Heads were silenced vides hip vo- played at
percussion-based live shows. and the side project could no cals as well as the Para-
Starting as a side project longer be considered “side.” auxiliary per- dise Rock
Photo courtesy of the Tom Tom Club
by then Talking Heads’ bass- Along with marriage and cussion, a part Club be-
ist Tina Weymouth and drum- two kids, Weymouth and Frantz that is shared by various mem- while turntabalist Kid Gin- fore, this was their first time
mer Chris Frantz, the Tom Tom continued touring and record- bers of the band, including key- seng adds an updated club feel; see WEYMOUTH page 11
PAGE 9 October 6, 2010

Meet Nate Swa in


Jenn Orr
Local artist aims to beautify Boston's many neighborhood eyesores
and got to work. Settling on extra costs to enlist more neces- ered them. He then did some areas along the Mass Pike. In
Journal Staff a picture of a stone wall with sary workers. At the time, he photo manipulation and added order for these plans to take
vines over it, the photo was felt like he was signing his life shadows for depth and a real- off, Swain will probably have
He’s a man on a mission expanded on vinyl banner and away. Then an epiphany came istic effect. This method was to endure countless proposals
to beautify Boston. Meet Nate installed in one day to compli- as he rode by the TD Banknorth much more efficient and sen- and meetings and with the Bos-
Swain, a local artist origi- ment the garden’s renovations. Garden and saw the many ton Redevelopment Authority.
sible; not only did it save time,
nally from Worcester who Swain’s biggest project, the banners hanging in the area. but it allowed for less mainte- But it’s worth it to him, espe-
has made the North End his one that pioneered his banner “It saved everything. The nance on the vinyl prints which cially when he considers what
home for the past 10 years. mural idea, was the installa- project went from something last approximately 10 years. could potentially happen to
He has big talent and big- tion in the windows of the old that would have killed me to… Once the pictures were ex- barren city walls in the future.
ger plans to bring life to dead Edison Powerhouse on Salem I probably would have jumped panded onto the banners, up “Advertisers are running
buildings throughout the city. Street in the North End. This off of the scaffolding,” Swain they went. Window washing with this medium, and if we
“I have joked. “I keep thinking, ‘thank- don’t take
this idea fully I had this idea,’ and the control
of cover- project got 100 times easier.” over these
ing many From there, he asked per- b l a n k
w a l l s mission to work on the win- walls, the
around dows from NSTAR, which advertis-
B o s t o n owns the building. He also pre- ing in-
with beau- sented the idea at a NEWRA dustry is
tiful green neighborhood meeting and going to
park set- got the “go ahead” after a 31-1 and we’re
t i n g s vote. Since Swain had already going to
framed been using Photoshop for a be living
with ar- photo simulation to present in a com-
chitecture, to North Enders, he decided mercial,”
and [bring to channel the light bulb that S w a i n
in] lo- went off in his head and do it. said. “And
cal parks After contacting Boston that is just
w i t h i n Building Wraps, which does as bad as
B o s t o n most of the big banner work ugly build-
that are throughout the city, Swain paid ings in my
not close the company half of the origi- opinion.”
Photo courtesy of Nate Swain Photo courtesy of Nate Swain
to the area nal budget of $30,000. By using The
- parks like Arnold Arbo- one did not happen as easily large-scale vinyl banners, the ropes were used in the actual plan for now is to make the
retum and Franklin Park as the Peace Garden wall, how- installation time was pushed installation of the new “win- many roll down doors of the
- into the city,” said Swain. ever, mainly because the idea from four months to three days. dows,” all of which the art- North End storefronts look
Swain, 36, is no stranger was new to both North End The $15,000 investment was put ist oversaw. The project was like, well, storefronts, when
to pleasing aesthetics. He is residents and the artist himself. forth by Swain alone because completed Aug. 28, 2009 and they are closed. Polcari’s Cof-
a jack-of-all-trades when it Swain originally wanted although he could have raised has received warm reception fee and True Value Hardware
comes to the arts, literally. He to paint by North on Salem Street are among the
draws, paints, photographs, the win- End locals doors that he plans to bring
animates, designs (interior and d o w s and tour- life to when rolled down and
exterior), constructs, and even of the ists alike. at their worst. Another project
makes music. But his biggest build- Swain in development is a book that
project to date is a relatively i n g will be will be part autobiography/re-
new idea that he has already years the first sume, parts documentation of
started: beautifying Boston’s ago, but to say that the Central Artery Project and
neighborhoods one large- felt he his proj- building projects in Worces-
scale banner mural at a time. couldn’t ects are ter, and part project proposal
“My greater plan is just to do them not fool for building beautification.
make the world more beau- justice proof, and The way Swain sees it, if
tiful,” said Swain. “We can at the d e p e n d - the city can spend millions of
make the outdoor public t i m e ing on dollars on one project, why not
realm like an art museum.” due to the loca- spend less on several? “The Gre-
So far, he has completed two a full tion of the enway Conservancy is building
projects in his quest to festoon time job Photo courtesy of Nate Swain b a n n e r , a gazebo near the Aquarium,”

the city in photorealistic banner in land- A future improvement to a rather bland building? sun fad- he noted. “It’s costing $5 mil-
murals. His most recent mural scape architecture. So he enlist- the money, he did not want to ing can occur. However, un- lion for a glorified gazebo, and
was installed on an outer wall ed the help of an Allston mural- prolong the project any further. like other art installations, for $5 million I can do the whole
of Assiaggo Restaurant, which ist who did a somewhat similar Also, by paying himself, he the banner murals can be eas- city; cover all the ugly walls
faces the St. Leonard’s Peace project, but could not meet her gained full control and owner- ily replicated and put back up. and garages and buildings.”
Garden on Hanover Street. For proposal of $1400 per window ship of the building’s exterior. Other eye sores Swain Picture a Boston covered in
this project, Swain took several to be painted on heavy boards It took three months to would like to beautify? He advertisements from head to
photos at the Arnold Arbore- due to expenses and liabilities. put the windows together, all has some big ideas in mind: toe. Now imagine Nate Swain’s
tum to bring a touch of green Other initial obstacles included of which were done through parking garages, roll-down Boston; the city’s lowliest build-
to the building’s dull wall. He the price and requirements for Photoshop. Swain took several doors, the Macy’s building in ings adorned in images of natu-
received permission from the scaffolding rentals, stresses pictures of things you’d see in Downtown Crossing, the TD ral beauty. Which do you prefer?
owner of Assiaggo and Fa- over North End street traffic a window - curtains, plants, Banknorth Garden, City Hall,
ther Antonio of St. Leonard’s and unpredictable weather, and decorations, cats - and lay- Hynes Convention Center, and
PAGE 10 October 6, 2010

staff Audience t une s into BSO


SOUNDS Sarina Tracy
Journal Staff
ics and naysayers wrong, it
was as if Levine had never left.
The hour-long musical in-
were emotional, exhilarating
works, executed with fortitude
in a relatively short amount of
sounded very unified,” she said.
A unified show for an au-
dience united under their ap-
It was with humble pride terlude followed a pre-concert time. Including in the show preciation for the Boston Sym-
that James Levine walked upon reception, and preceded a was Richard Wagner’s Prelude phony Orchestra, Levine’s
the Boston Symphony Orches- black-tie dinner. While fairly to Act I, Hans Sach’s Monologue, conduction and Terfel’s voice
tra stage to conduct the open- short-lived, the show did not Ride of the Valkyries, Wotan’s superseded many expectations,
ing of the symphony’s 130th lack in substance. The con- Farewell, Magic Fire Music, and and lived up to those of the
season on Saturday night. After cert consisted of an all-Wagner The Dutchman’s Dialogue. Al- most devoted fans. Addition-
more than seven months away show of orchestral and vocal though the titles of each work ally, one thing remains certain:
from the podium for Boston’s excerpts, with bass-baritone may not strike a chord to the hopes and well-wishes for the
regular season, as well Tangle- Bryn Terfel of Wales. A man average college student, some continued healthy direction of
wood’s Summer Session in the with a booming, passionate of the more famous works, the Maestro. Under the chan-
Berkshires, Levine showed no voice, Terfel did not disap- such as the vibrant Ride of deliered lights of Symphony
Ciccone Youth
signs of the back problems that point the audience with his the Valkyries, would rever- Hall, James Levine heroically
"The Whitey Album"
caused his absence. Appearing performance. Levine paired berate in the minds of many. rose from the skepticism and
An ode to Madonna, Sonic
before the earnest and elabo- instrumentals with vocals from Karen Shoebacker, im- doubt that many had cast upon
Youth's 'side project' before
rate audi- pressed him. With the exceptional aid
Daydream Nation is an album to
ence, the with the of Bryn Terfel, both men, as
really sit and listen to.
maestro s h o w , well as the symphony itself,
-Ethan Long
proudly voiced her captivated the Bostonian au-
smiled, satisfac- dience and proved the endur-
clapped tion over ance of their musical power.
his hands opening Note: For college students
to his night’s per- interested in attending many
heart, and formance. of the Symphony’s incredible
got down “I really shows, the BSO College Card
to busi- enjoyed it. gives Boston-area college stu-
ness. The I like Wag- dents the opportunity to hear
conduc- ner and the 19 of the 26 programs sched-
tions atop program, I uled throughout the BSO’s
L e v i n e ’s thought it 2010-11 season for only $25.
Florence and the Machine chair were was great. Further discounts are avail-
Photo by Michael Lutch
"Dog Days are Over" fluid, yet I went to able for groups of five or 10.
Walking/Dancing music. decisive, all the while remain- three different operas, includ- a few [shows] last year, and I Visit www.bso.org and take ad-
-Alexandra Pearlman ing majestic and on-par with ing The Mastersingers of Nurem- liked this one better. I thought it vantage of this fantastic offer.
the reputation he is so re- berg, The Valkyrie and The Flying was great to have one composer
nowned for. Showing the crit- Dutchman. All three segments for the whole concert, it really

E at loca l, e at nat ura l Factory. Bread and butter slices tofu inspired dishes, had veg- festival was to encourage the
Kendra Samuel
Journal Staff were provided by the nearby ans, vegetarians, and meat eat- people of Boston to support lo-
Au Bon Pain. Organic milk ers lining up. Prana was yet cal vendors and farmers seeing
The skies opened up and samplers served by Organic another local group that was all the benefits of a healthy, sus-
the rain cleared just in time Valley Farms, joined several about the organic, fresh vegan tainable diet. Mixed among the
for Boston’s Local Food Festi- more samplers spread through- taste, grabbing the attention food booths were organizations
The Blood Brothers
val, which took Arranged in out the festival grounds. with their snack bags, sand- prepared to educate the festival
"Crimes"
no particular order, the festi- Though the samplers were wiches, and goers on how to stay
A solid dose of chaos.
val stretched across the Fort nice treats, many of the more desserts. healthy and leave a
-Derek Anderson
Point Channel, filled with small desired selections had a small But it was smaller carbon foot-
samplers and pamphlets ga- price attached, but this hardly the vegan print. All around the
lore. Each booth had a wide deterred the flocks of festival- empanadas festival grounds were
variety of things to offer, rang- goers from indulging in the from Nor- places to recycle and
ing from games for the kids to yummy offerings that, in the throw out compost,
delicious products put on dis- end, supported local busi- promoting con-
play. Waiting at each booth ness with each purchase. trol over our waste.
were volunteers or employees The fair Throughout
eager to talk all about their was also sur- the day, the event
product, insisting upon trying prisingly sensi- was swarming with
everything they had available. tive to those who masses of peo-
The fair had something for lead vegetarian ple eager to see
even the pickiest eaters, spot- and vegan life- what their city
lighting every type of vendor styles. Although has to offer. The
Fleet Foxes
imaginable. There were organic the barbeque and festival stretched
"Fleet Foxes"
grocers offering people fresh rib booths were slammed ma’s Catering that were the from 11a.m. to 5p.m. allot-
Voices of perfection...seriously
fruit and veggie samplers. De- with customers demanding the hottest menu on the item for all, ting plenty of time to sample
-Sarina Tracy
licious peanut butter and cran- savory meats, stations such as selling out only minutes after small bits of this and that and
berry wraps were doled out by the Creative Chef drew fairly being freshly made every hour. relax in the sun on a beau-
Maria and Ricardo’s Tortilla large crowds. Their “Tofettes”, The main goal of the food tiful Saturday afternoon.
PAGE 11 October 6, 2010

Weymouth, Frantz still rockin'


from WEYMOUTH page 8 to their heads. Frantz, who Sire). The song starts with Wey-
since the club underwent has been ranked on “greatest mouth’s infamously intense
a major renovation. Due to drummer” lists, sat in the back, bass riff, which she mimicked
a support beam, infamously doing what a drummer should perfectly more than thirty
known as “the Pole”, obstruct- do: making sure that the down- years after it was first recorded.
ing the views of many fans and beats are always covered. Music today sees collabo-
bands inside the venue, work The entire set included ration and sometimes genre-
was done to move the stage fast-paced, exciting versions bending, but no one does it like
fifteen feet to the left, so that of songs such as of “Genius of the Tom Tom Club does. The
the entire stage could be vis- Love”, “Wordy Rappington”, band sees no barrier between
ible from the back. Along with as well as covers of “Under music genres or styles. The best
this change, the floor was also the Boardwalk” and “You Sexy bands out there are the ones with
opened up. The venue has been Thing”. Most of the songs their own developed sound,
modified to the point where played included long, drawn- and that’s exactly what the Tom
veterans of the scene may be out jamming that one could Tom Club proved last Sunday.
shocked once they enter. The possibly listen to for the rest of
club looks brand new, and the their lives and be happy. While
Tom Tom Club performed a the jam bands of the millennial
young and energetic show that generation have become droned
made one feel as if they had and easily predictable, the Tom
jumped back into the early 80s. Tom Club kept it fresh for ev-
The entire band worked as ery second they were on stage.
a team on stage, creating funk As an encore, the band
harmonies and beats together, came back on stage to per-
moving the crowd in front of form two songs from the Talk-
them to the point of spilled ing Heads days. “Take Me To
beer and smiling faces: every- The River” evolved into a sing
thing a great show should be. along, but the crowd’s voices
Even though some members became twice as loud when the Check out Genius of Live!
might be considered “legend- band performed “Psycho Killer,”
ary” by the press, ego has gone
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Down
1. Having doubts The Journal
Takes On
2. Angry
5. Ellen of “Gone With the Wind”

Issues...
(1939)
6. Bright-hued marine fish
7. John Steinbeck’s poodle
9. Thrown by a child
11. “The bee’s knees” - Mello Yello is sold at Derne St.
13. Shorten
14. Washington St. Food Court Plus 114 points
15. Struggling video retail chain - Our bubbler next to our office
17. Unit of electrical capacity sprays white, chunky fluid...
21. Network using routers (abbr.)
22. Simple feed. (abbr.) Minus 537 points
23. Often - The Pats had a historical victory
26. Compassionate helper Plus 4114 points
27. High fashion
29. SAO _____ - Our centennial ign was stolen
30. Chicago fountain Minus 100 points
31. Hurry - Elmo dancing on the moon to
33. About triple the size of CA
35. Quick blogging "Gangsta's Paradise"
38. ______ of wheat Plus 1969 points
39. 11th Greek letter - Tracy Jordan on Cash Cab
42. Taunt
Plus 1138 points
- Blink 182 is still a band
Plus 44 points
Across 24. Business news agency 44. Invented by a dentist - Harpers Ferry is closing
1. Scan 25. Men’s sandals 45. Being rid of annoyance Minus 400 points
3. “The Secret ____” 27. Boston concert venue 46. Text message (abbr.) - "When it rains, it pours"... aka the
4. Toy, once a weapon 28. Expression of disbelief
8. Mexican painter of self-portraits 29. Document format (abbr.) SCAN bad weather we're having
10. Shouldn’t be left unattended 32. Ages 13-16 Minus 1250 points
ME WITH
12. Days of youthful inexperience 34. Slang for “wimp” - Donahue Cafe closes at 4
16. Zero ______ 36. Laugh jeeringly YOUR SMART Minus 4 points
18. Ancient Greek culture book 37. Fear of teeth
19. Ancient distance unit 40. 140-character status update PHONE! Total points this week = 5,088
20. “I’ve found it!” 41. Push
22. Linus and Lucy’s little brother 43. ____ dipper
PAGE 13 October 6, 2010

Sports briefs
Mets fire top brass, look to rebuild
The New York Mets finished the regular season 18 games
behind the Phillies in the National League East standings, and
Men's soccer
Oct. 6 vs. Lesley, 8:00 p.m.
now are looking to reshape their roster, starting at the top. Mon-
Oct.. 9 at Albertus Magnus, 3:15 p.m. Women's volleyball
day, a day after the team concluded its regular season, the Mets Oct. 7 at Salem St., 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 11 at Emerson, 12:00 p.m.
decided to part with both general manager Omar Minaya and Oct. 9 vs. St. Joseph's (Me.) & Johnson & Wales
head coach Jerry Manuel. Minaya, who had been with the team
since 2004, and who had stints with the organization in the mid- Women's soccer (RI), 3:00 p.m.
Oct. 12 vs. Lasell, 7:00 p.m.
90s, has been criticized for his inability to put together a champi- Oct. 6 vs. Emerson, 6:00 p.m.
onship-caliber team. The Mets’ payroll, which was $133 million Oct. 9 at Albertus Magnus, 1:00 p.m.
this season –good for fifth in baseball—was expected to produce
at the very least a playoff-contending team. Mets’ owner Fred
Wilpon, along with his son Jeff [who serves as chief operating
officer] made the move in hopes of sparking a turnaround. Al-
Team standings
though the team has a tendency to hire within, according to
an AP report, they will henceforth go in a different direction.
Men's soccer Women's Women's
soccer volleyball
(GNAC) (GNAC) (GNAC)
Colts lose another player to injury bug
1. St. Joseph (Conn.) 6-1 1. Johnson & Wales (RI) 4-0
1. Lasell 3-0-1
The defensive side of the ball has been a sore spot for the 2. Albertus Magnus 6-1 2. Rivier 3-0
2. Albertus Magnus 3-1
Colts this season, and now things are only going to get worse. 3. Suffolk 5-2 3. Emerson 5-1
3. Emerson 3-1
According to ESPN, Colts' safety and special teams captain 4. Norwich 4-2 4. St. Joseph's (Maine) 3-1
4. St. Joseph's (Me.) 2-1-1
Melvin Bullit suffered a broken bone in his shoulder Sunday 5. St. Joseph's (Me.) 4-3 5. Norwich 2-1
5. Suffolk 2-1-1
and is out for the season. The 25-year-old defensive back will 6. Lasell 3-1-1 6. Suffolk 2-1
6. Emmanuel 2-1-1
undergo surgery within the next two weeks and be placed on 7. Simmons 3-3 7. Lasell 3-3
7. Norwich 2-2
injured reserve. The team has already been afflicted by the in- 8. Rivier 2-3-1 8. Emmanuel 2-2
8. Johnson & Wales (RI) 1-3
jury bug, with receivers Anthony Gonzalez and Pierre Garcon 9. Johnson & Wales (RI) 2-3 9. Mount Ida 1-2
9. Rivier 0-4
having missed three and two games, respectively. Bullit, who 10. Emmanuel 2-4 10. Pine Manor 1-3
10..Mount Ida 0-4
was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2007, has 113 tackles 11. Emerson 2-4 11. Simmons 0-2
and five interceptions in his young career. In addition, he was 12. Mount Ida 0-6 12. St. Joseph (Conn.) 0-4
taking the place of former all-pro safety Bob Sanders, and was 13. Pine Manor 0-6 13. Albertus Magnus 0-6
considered one of their top defensive backs. Sanders will not
be back until at least December, so it will be interesting to see
who steps up and plays a significant role the rest of the season.

Vick likely sidelined one to two weeks


Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Michael Vick is expect-
ed to miss one to two weeks after his scary rib injury on Sun-
day. The 30-year-old has had a rebirth of sorts with the Eagles,
and was expected to play a significant role with the team. Ac-
cording to head coach Andy Reid, the team will take it slowly
with their star quarterback. "This is going to be one of those
day-to-day, week-to-week [injuries]," Reid told ESPN. "We'll
just see how it goes and how he feels along the way." The rib
cartilage injury he faced could force the speedy quarterback to
rest longer than expected, and will thrust fourth-year quarter-
back Kevin Kolb back into the starting position. Kolb is 27-45
for 225 yards so far in 2010, with one touchdown and one inter-
ception. The Eagles are 2-2 on the season and are currently in
a three-way tie with the Giants and Redskins in the NFC East.

Patriots make history in Miami


The Patriots had themselves quite a game Monday night
against the Dolphins, thrashing their division opponent 41-14.
While there have been questions about the Patriots’ defense and
their ability to play well in the second half of games, the team
stepped up in a big, historic way. Yes, history was made for the
Pats, and it was all good. The Patriots became the only team in NFL
history to score on a blocked field goal, kickoff return, touchdown
run, touchdown pass, interception return and field goal. Patriots’
safety Patrick Chung accounted for the blocked field goal, inter-
ception return and even added in a blocked punt for good measure.
“No, I wasn’t that surprised, but I guess everybody else is,” head
coach Bill Belichick told WEEI.com after the game. “You make
plays, you score points. You don’t make it, you don’t score them.”
PAGE 14 October 6, 2010

Opinion: Red Sox show resiliance during turbulent season


Tough division, injuries derailed 2010 team
the World Series, [and] around to the renaissance seasons of When looking back on “Obviously, the injuries
Dan McCarthy here, that's kind of what you Adrian Beltre and David Ortiz, what went wrong for the 2010 were a significant factor, but
Journal Staff shoot for," Red Sox manager who hit 28 and 32 home runs, Red Sox, it doesn’t take a CSI I think pointing to injuries as
Terry Francona told WEEI. respectively, and each had 102 unit to realize that the countless the only reason we are where
The final pitch has been com. "It's not pos- injuries ul- we are is a disservice,” Epstein
thrown, the final out has been sible that it hap- timately told WEEI.com following the fi-
made, and the final Fenway pens every year.” squashed nal game of the season. “It’s not
Frank has been sold. No more Heading into the Red going to help us get better. Ob-
wall-balls, west coast trips or the season, Theo Sox’ post- viously, next year I think we’ll
funny quips from Jerry Remy Epstein and com- s e a s o n be healthier, but there are also
and Don Orsillo. The Bos- pany promised h o p e s . elements we want to improve
ton Red Sox 2010 season has their fans a roster Over the independently of our health.”
come to a close, and at a much that would domi- course of One place to start would
earlier date than many peo- nate with lock- the sea- be in the bullpen. Of all the
ple in Sox Nation expected. down pitching son, the relievers, closers and set-up
Despite a strong Septem- and gold-glove Sox lost 19 men to pitch for the Sox this
ber from the valiant survivors defense. It is safe players to year, Daniel Bard was the only
of the injury plague, the Red to say that finish- 24 stints one to finish with an ERA be-
Sox simply didn’t have enough ing tied for 20th in on the dis- low 4.00. Jonathan Papelbon
gas in the proverbial tank to the majors in field- abled list, was downgraded from “sure-
reach the playoffs for the sev- ing percentage and with four thing” to “late-inning liability”
enth time in eight years. Their 21st in team ERA players with a 4.02 ERA and a career-
89-73 finish placed them third was not exactly enduring high eight blown saves in 2010.
behind the division champion what the Boston season- “We had 13 walk-off losses
Tampa Bay Rays and the wild brass had in mind. ending on the road. That is a reflection
car winning New York Yankees However, surgeries. on the depth of the bullpen,”
in the AL East. This was only where the Sox Key play- said pitching coach John Ferrell
the team’s third season in the failed defensively ers like in an interview with The Bos-
past 14 years to finish lower they thrived of- J a c o b y ton Globe. “When you have to
than second in the division. fensively, putting Photo courtesy of Keith Allison/Wikicommons E l l s b u r y, win on the road and you have
The Red Sox were in first up numbers that re- Dustin to win in this division, it comes
place for one day the entire minded many of the Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez (above), had another Pedroia, down to pitching, and that’s
season [opening day], and this team's 2003-04 sea- productive season behind the plate. Martinez hit 20 HR Josh Beck- where I feel we fell short.”
is the first time the Sox stayed son, during which and drove in 79 RBI despite only playing in 127 games. ett, Clay In a baseball town like Bos-
out of first for an entire season they put up ex- Buchholz, ton, falling short is not an op-
since 1997. Add that in with tremely impressive K e v i n tion for a team like the Red Sox.
their worst home winning per- offensive numbers. The Sox RBIs. Whether either player Youkilis and Victor Martinez However, in a season filled
centage since 2002, and it’s safe finished first in the league in will be back for the 2011 cam- were all subjected to the injury with injuries and underper-
to say that 2010 was a season to total bases, and second in all of paign is up for debate, but you bug. However, Red Sox general formances from the bullpen, a
forget for the Boston Red Sox. baseball in runs scored, home can certainly expect they’ll be manager Theo Epstein knows third-place finish in the tough-
"Things happen during runs and slugging percentage. getting big-time contracts for that all the blame should not est division in the major leagues
every season, unless you win Much of the praise can be dealt their performances in 2010. be pointed at the disabled list. is most certainly forgivable.

Bruins top draft pick looks to make immediate impact


Charles Haddad astating fashion, even blowing ticipated in these games, along After only two rookie the Bruins. Right now, every
a three-goal lead in a packed with Seguin. The rookies faced games, he looks to be very member of the Bruins, from
Journal Staff
house at the TD Garden. off against the rookie team promising and could most seasoned veterans to rook-
While all Boston fans’ of the New York Islanders. certainly contribute to this ies trying to make the squad,
The Boston Bruins didn’t wounds were healing, there The Bruins ended up win- year’s team when placed along- are working hard in the off-
quite live up to the high ex- was a silver lining in the form ning both games, with a 5-2 side tenured veterans such as season to build chemistry.
pectations that were placed of a young kid out of Bramp- route in Game 1 and a dra- Mark Recchi and Marc Savard. “Right now, my main focus
on them during the 2009 sea- ton, Ontario, by the name of matic overtime win in Game Seguin played in the On- is to have an incredible offsea-
son, as some players, such Tyler Seguin. The Bruins select- 2, with both goalies looking tario Hockey League for two son," Seguin recently told the
as Milan Lucic and Andrew ed second overall in the 2010 very impressive. Attendance seasons from 2008-2010 with Boston Globe. "Put on some
Ference, missed a chunk National Hockey League En- was also outstanding in both the Plymouth Whalers. In his weight and do better in areas
of the season due to injury. try Draft. The Bruins obtained games, showing what kind of most recent season, he tallied where I think I need to be better.
They reached the postsea- this pick by trading Phil Kes- dedicated fan base the Bru- 48 goals and 58 assists, mak- I'm sure Boston's going to tell
son for the third straight year, sel after the 2008-2009 season ins have, drawing 11,000 in ing him the top point’s leader me some stuff where I have to
and looked to be in prime po- to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 1 and 14,000 in Game 2. in the OHL, while earning improve my game. Hopefully
sition to go far in the playoffs, a 2010 first and second round Seguin showed fans right him the Eddie Powers Memo- I'll come in there next year and
riding the hot streak of their pick, to supplement their away why the team selected rial Trophy given to the high- be an impact player, whether
23-year-old rookie goalie, Tu- own first round pick in 2011. him No. 2 overall. His puck est scorer in the OHL. He also it's playing center or wing."
ukka Rask. Unfortunately all The Bruins most recently handling skills were un- won the Red Tilson Trophy Seguin looks to become an
good things must come to an held two rookie games at the matched by any other player awarded to the most out- impact player in this league
end, and after jumping out to TD Garden on September 15 on the ice, while also show- standing player in the OHL. right away. The hope is he
a 3-0 series lead against the and 16. Top prospects such ing his unselfishness with This award-winning cen- will one day get the feeling of
Philadelphia Flyers, the Bruins as Joe Colbourne, Ryan But- the puck as he tallied three termen has already signed a winning a Stanley Cup as a
dropped the next three in dev- ton and Jared Knight all par- assists over the two games. 3-year, $3.55 million deal with member of the Boston Bruins.
PAGE 15 October 6, 2010

AD Nelson happy with soccer teams' improvement Freshman


Dan McCarthy he has been able to watch the “Head Coach Ernst rest of their 2010 campaigns.
named GNAC
Journal Staff women’s soccer team blossom Cleophat is to be complimented
from an in- for the re-
“Not only do we want to
compete, we want to succeed,”
rookie of week
Suffolk freshman volley-
Suffolk University Athletic tramural club cruits he he said. “The goal is at the end of
ball player Jacqueline Dugas
Director Jim Nelson has been a sport to a real brought in the season to be involved in the
was recently named Great
vital piece of the school’s sports title threat in from this playoffs, with the potential for
Northeast Athletic Conference
department for nearly 45 years. the GNAC past year,” automatic qualification for the
Rookie of the Week for Oct. 4.
Starting as head coach of the Conference. said Nel- NCAA national tournament.”
In addition, she received
Rams varsity basketball team In their third son. “And Looking outside of the
all-tournament honors at the
in 1966, Coach Nelson, as he is season in the veteran soccer field, Coach Nelson
Salem State Invitation on Oct.
affectionately referred to by the varsity com- players for also has big plans for im-
2. During the team’s win over
Suffolk population, oversees all petition they their abil- proving the Suffolk environ-
Salem State, Dugas had a team-
operations in the Suffolk Univer- have already ity to mesh ment for all students, regard-
high nine kills and 16 digs. (She
sity sports department. Despite eclipsed the with this less of athletic involvement.
also had nine kills and 19 digs in
all the classes he’s seen come number of young new “We’re hopeful that our
a win over conference opponent
and go, he’s just as excited for wins they talent.” fitness center is going to have
Simmons College on Oct. 30.)
the class of 2014 as any other he’s had in 2009, On the a complete renovation,” said
For the week, she had 49 kills
seen in his prestigious career. and Nelson men’s side, Nelson. “If all goes the way
and 73 digs over six matches.
“They’ve shown an en- gave credit to the Rams we hoped, then our univer-
Even more impressive is the
thusiasm, clearly evident from all those who are current- sity population will be most
fact that she she leads the team
the class barbeque and convo- were involved ly 5-4-1 and pleased with how it looks.”
with an extremely impressive
cation,” said Nelson. “We’re in their sig- are com- Nelson has held the best in-
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Athletics Dept. 115 kills. With 11 matches left
all well aware that Boston is nificant jump ing off a terests of the Suffolk Rams for
on the season, she still has plen-
a magnet for our students, the past few Nelson has been a staple at tie with the entirety of his career. Wheth-
ty of time to add to those totals.
and we’re certainly pleased seasons. In undefeat- er praising the efforts of his cur-
Suffolk for many years and is With a record of 7-10,
to be a part of that mix.” particular, ed Tufts rent athletes, or creating a better
Over the course of 34 years he brought
impressed with the new batch of U n i v e r - environment for his future ones,
the Lady Rams will look

as athletic director, Nelson has up Ernst athletes at Suffolk. sity. Nel- Nelson’s passion for his profes-
to climb up the GNAC
standings, where they cur-
seen a great deal of change on Cleophat, son is ex- sion has yet to diminish, mak-
rently reside in sixth place.
and off the field of play for Suf- who has overseen the mat- pecting big things from both ing him an essential piece to
folk Athletics. In particular, uration of the program. soccer programs during the the puzzle at Suffolk University.
PAGE 16 October 6, 2010

Cross-Country teams finding success in fun-filled season


Both teams look to continue success in upcoming invitationals
Mike Giannattasio ing the team this season. tion to the Suffolk Community. Allen ran short distance said Bellot, a sociology ma-
Journal Staff “I’ve enjoyed the enthusi- “Not only are they ath- track throughout middle school jor. “My goals for this sea-
letes, but they are and high school so he decided son are to support my team-
The members of the Suffolk members of SGA, to join the cross country team mates, run every race to my
University men’s and women’s tutors in the Bal- his freshman year. It was the fullest potential, be confi-
cross country teams are always lotti Learning Cen- right decision, as Allen said he dent, and improve as a team.”
working hard to achieve their ter, members of has enjoyed being on the club. Upcoming races for the
goals. The team is having a great the Model UN, and “It’s great just how close the men’s and women’s cross coun-
season and most importantly volunteers at try teams
all the players are having fun. S.O.U.L.S.” are the
The men’s and women’s C o r e y Emmanuel
cross country teams have had Allen is a ju- College In-
four races thus far, and both nior at Suf- vitational
teams have had success. The folk and this on Octo-
men’s team recently finished is his third ber 15, fol-
in second place at the Rivier season run- lowed by
College Invitational while the ning on the the Gor-
women’s team placed third. men’s team. don Col-
Karen McKetchnie is the Allen said he lege Invi-
coach of the men’s and women’s would like to cap- team gets by the end of the sea- tational on October 24.
cross country teams, and she ture a few of his per- son, as we become a family and The players composing the
said she has several goals for sonal goals by the lifelong friends,” said Allen. men’s team are Allen, John
the squad the rest of the season. end of the season. Bianca Bellot is a sopho- Blazo, Matthew Bly, Allen
“I would like for everyone to Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Athletics Dept. “My fresh- more and a first-year run- Brooke, Clayton Fleener, Brian
stay healthy and injury free,” man year com- ner on the women’s cross Harrington, Justin Mark, Da-
Corey Allen (above), in his third season
said McKetchnie. “I would ing to Suffolk, I country team. She decided vidson McGuffie, Erik Paine,
like to have enough runners with the Rams, is looking to finish the year dropped several to join the team to meet more Ryan Sechovicz, Tejsvee Singh,
participate for both the men on a strong note. minutes off my people and to be a part of Tului Temuujin, Timothy Web-
and women in the remaining initial first race,” an athletic team at Suffolk. ber, and Tommy Wisdom.
meets, so we don’t get disqual- said Allen, a psy- Bellot, who is from Hud- The players composing the
ified. I would like to continue astic energy the team exudes on chology major originally from son, New Hampshire, said women’s team are Bellot, Ci-
growing both the men’s and a daily basis,” said McKetchnie. Marietta, Georgia. “I plan on she is having a blast be- dney Carver, Bridget Evangelis-
women’s teams for the future.” “This is a team of well-round- trying to repeat that season, ing a member of the team. ta, Emily Farr, Allyson Johnson,
McKetchnie added ed individuals committed to and doing my best to keep “I love being able to do Natalie Pons, Cori Simmons,
that she has enjoyed coach- making a positive contribu- setting personal records.” something I enjoy every day,” and Christina Webster.

Volleyball team playing well after rough start to season


said. “I think we’ve begun to the Rams’ wins this season consistent, our captains been our rocks this season.”
Alex Hall
-- winning either in 3-0 or 3-1 After a tough loss to Les-
Journal Staff fashion, or losing by close mar- ley University on Sept. 27, it
gins of 3-0 -- it seems that may was interesting to find out
Tuesday Sept. 28 was just be the case for this team. what she saw from the team,
“Spirit Night” for the Suffolk Following up on her state- and what they can build on
University Volleyball team, ment about how young this that may help them compete
and, in case you haven’t kept team is this season, she spoke at a high level towards the lat-
up with them lately, they’ve about her eight freshman ter part of the season.
turned their season around players and how they have “We made a few mistakes
after a 0-6 start to the year. adjusted from high school [in the match against Lesley],
Quietly, the Rams have to college level volleyball. but overall we did what we
won seven of their last 11 “I think due to my style of needed to do. It was anyone’s
games heading into their match coaching and our upper class- game to win,” Cox said. “De-
against Salem State on Oct. men’s expectations, they’ve fensively, it helped us get more
7. Second-year head coach had no choice, and I mean that disciplined; Lesley is a good
Heather Cox is very happy in a good way,” Cox explained. hitting team which we haven’t
with what has transpired “They have stepped up to seen much this year. I t h i n k -
over the course of the season. the challenges and met and we have a new aggression.”
When asked about how exceeded my expectations.” The Rams’ volleyball team
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Athletics Dept. Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Athletics Dept.
the team has been able to re- Coach Cox explained that has a new identity after their
bound from their rough start to Senior Kelly Loder (above) is she has been able to rely on Senior Julie Sullivan (above) is tough start to the season.
the season, and what she feels the more experienced mem- With that said, this group
fourth on the team with with a one of the veteran leaders the
has accounted for this change, bers of the team, and it has will have to continue to play
very impressive 83 kills. Lady Rams have relied upon.
she sounded very optimistic. allowed her a certain level of at a high level if they want to
“Well we’re a very young flexibility coaching the team. make some noise in the tough
team and unity is huge in build our team chemistry.” “I think all of our up- Melissa [Griffin], Julie [Sul- GNAC. With this group, that
the game of volleyball,” she Looking at the score of per classmen have been livan] and Kelly [Loder] have seems like an attainable goal.

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