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VOLUME 71, NUMBER 10
Noise complaints call for action
College students blamed for disturbances in the North End
Jenn Orr
Gianna Carchia
Journal Staff
It’s Friday night in the
North End, and somewhere
amidst this charming land-
scape of brick buildings, a
party is getting busted. In
clown car fashion, people
shuffle out of a tiny apart-
ment one by one, spilling into
the streets and scattering.
There has been yet another
loud party complaint in the
neighborhood, and the noise
can only mean one thing:
Students are off to their
usual shenanigans – partying,
disturbing the peace, being
disrespectful. At least that’s the
word around town, and some-
body has to take the blame.
In a recent post on North-
EndWaterfront.com, Matt
Conti recapped a recent No-
vember meeting of the North
End Waterfront Neighbor-
hood Council (NEWNC) Pub-
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lic Safety Committee meeting,
which reported that Boston
Police received 46 calls in
the prior 30 days regarding
Chelsea Szmania
Journal Staff
Gaming and design fans
can now incorporate their
interests into the academic
world. This fall, Suffolk add-
ed a new major to the College
of Arts and Sciences: Interac-
tive Media and Game Devel-
opment. Integrating Com-
munication and Journalism
(CJN) and Computer Science
departments along with the
New England School of Art
and Design (NESAD), the
major has caught a lot of at-
tention. “It’s rewarding to see
that people are quite interest-
ed now,” said Dan Stefanescu,
a professor in the Mathemat-
ics and Computer Science
department. “Students are
interested in coming to this
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loud parties and disruptive
activities. Police, Conti said,
attributed the majority of
the noise to college students.
school because of this major.”
The major itself looks
closely at the study of game
development, which includes
more than just programming.
An additional focus is that of
the gaming world’s design
aspect. When students begin,
they are required to take four
core courses in the major it-
self. However, they are later
able to choose between two
concentrations with either
computer science courses or
NESAD and CJN courses.
Over the course of their four
years, students will also take
classes involving subjects like
Software Engineering, Motion
Design (3D Animation), and
Introduction to Computer
Programming. Some students
will take a course in Film Lan-
guage, where they will learn
November 17, 2010
landlords banded together
and decided to stop renting
to students. This caused an
influx of apartment-seeking
undergrads and a migration
to the next nearest neigh-
borhood – the North End.
In an effort to combat
the many disturbances, Bos-
ton City Councilors Mike
Ross and Sal LaMattina have
created the Problem Prop-
erty Task Force (PPTF).
Composed of the councilors
and other community repre-
sentatives, the group meets
once a month to deal with
disorderly conduct issues.
“We’ve been working
with the universities, the
police, and the representa-
tives’ office; we need to stay
on top of this before it gets
Photo by Angela Bray out of hand,” said LaMattina.
“Young people want to party,
Noise complaints are not we’re asking them to be re-
uncommon among the col- sponsible to their neighbors.
lege community. In the last
year, several Beacon Hill see NORTH END page 4
Photo courtesy of Flickr user dmonniaux
to tell stories visually through workplace and the signifi-
video games. In addition, stu- cance of games as an art form.
dents must take CJN courses For senior students, both
to explore topics such as the
evolution of gaming in the see MAJOR page 2
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POLICE BLOTTER Game development, design and
programming now open to study
Wednesday, November 10 from MAJOR page 1
2:17 p.m. concentrations join for a
Sawyer year-long course where they
Received a report of fraud. Report filed by develop a game together.
“It gets together people
Unit 73.
with very different interests
to develop games,” said Ste-
Thursday, November 11 fanescu.
9:36 a.m.
idea
T h e
is "The industry is growing and
NESAD
to bring
about the
the need for skill is a desire
Burglary alarm at NESAD. Units 23 and 39 impor- for the industry."
responding. Nothing found. tance of
working in
a team environment and com-
6:50 p.m. bine both programming and
design to create a working
10 West
game. That game can then be
Removed an unwanted guest. Report filed. added to students’ portfolios,
where they are able to show-
case a piece of their work
Friday, November 12 when entering the job market.
“It’s definitely a collab-
orative project so we want
5:31 p.m. students to have collabora-
Public tive experiences before they
Resident student robbed on Tremont Street leave,” said Nina Hunt-
by Black Seed restaurant. Report filed.
Saturday, November 13 CSA update: meetings and events
keep commuters around campus
9:59 p.m. Angela Bray
150 Tremont Journal Staff
Units 21 and 42 responding to a possible
alcohol violation. Report filed. Although they're not
always on campus daily,
there are opportunities to in-
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volve students commuting
to Suffolk. The Suffolk Uni-
When I was a freshman, I'd just
Poll
come for class. Now I'm involved
in everything."
versity Commuter Student
Use this QR code or check Association (CSA) works
to welcome and unite all
out the poll online and give commuter students at the
university, whether they’re
us your opinion! It matters! living at home, or an apart-
ment in or around the city.
“[CSA] is for students
to meet people so they’re
not coming to campus and
staying just for classes,”
said Skye Lewis, sopho-
more and CSA secretary.
“When I was a freshman,
I’d just come for class. Now
I’m involved in everything.”
Lewis said the student
organization has existed on
campus for a while, “but really
picked up last year.” The all-
new E-board consists of three
November 17, 2010
emann, an associate profes-
sor of the CJN department.
Typically, students who
choose to study this major
end up with jobs as game
programmers, 3D conceptual
artists, character builders,
and interactive designers,
to name a few. The gaming
industry has grown signifi-
cantly over the years, which
is why it becomes impor-
tant for students to gradu-
ate from college prepared.
“The industry is grow-
ing and the need for skill is
a desire for the industry,”
said Huntemann. “They are
constantly looking for well
trained employees, which is
what Suffolk is trying to set up
sophomores and one junior.
CSA co-sponsored a great way to get into what’s
Food Fair on October 7 with
the Suffolk University His-
panic Association (SUHA).
The most recent event was
a Celtics game two weeks ago,
for which tickets were sold
to “get commuters to come
and meet each other, rather
than just go to meetings. It’s
good to see new faces,” said
Lewis. CSA sponsored the
event with the help of Off-
Campus Housing (OCHO).
Tickets were not only
sold, but also raffled off at a
CSA coffee event, where a ta-
ble was set up on campus with
coffee and donuts for students.
“Next semester we’ll be
doing more coffee events here
and there to get people to
come out and meet us so we
can meet them,” said junior
Cate Connerty, CSA president.
“I was never more in-
volved than I am now,” she
said. “Getting involved is
students for with this major.”
Boston itself is home to
numerous gaming compa-
nies, including Harmonix,
the creator of Rock Band in
Cambridge. Because the city
is widely known for its large
number of gaming compa-
nies, it
will
more con-
be
venient for
students
to find
immedi-
ate intern-
ships right out of college. The
university hopes students who
join the Interactive Media and
Gaming Development major
will land a job in small indie
companies, or even larger.
Although the major has
just been created, the interest
has grown rapidly due to the
robust business. “The gam-
ing world is an extremely hot
industry,” said Stefanescu.
the best thing to do. It’s a
going on around campus.”
CSA events are open to all
students, although the current
focus is to become more es-
tablished and gain more com-
muter members, according
to Lewis. A commuter social
is a potential future event, as
well as a Bingo night to bring
commuter students together
and stay after class has ended.
The latest CSA happen-
ings are promoted via CSA’s
Facebook page, Twitter ac-
count, SU Connect, and mass
emails. New and existing
members meet on a bi-week-
ly basis on Tuesdays in Do-
nahue 220 during activities
period. “It is great to join
to meet others, like the stu-
dents you walk by every day,
but don’t know,” said Lewis.
Stay on top of CSA news
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Political Research Center reaches milestone
Sarina Tracy
Journal Staff
Deval Patrick’s Novem-
ber 2 win in the 2010 Massa-
chusetts gubernatorial race
marked the fifth correct pre-
diction of statewide races, an-
nounced by Suffolk’s Political
Research Center. Headed by
David Paleologos, the Suffolk
University Political Research
Center (SUPRC) made a con-
clusion in early fall of a prob-
able final margin of seven
points in the race for gover-
nor, with Patrick leading 46
percent, and Baker trailing
with 39 percent. The actual
statewide results concluded
with Patrick leading 49 per-
cent over Baker’s 42 percent.
The forecasted margin of
seven points on October 28
equated with the actual mar-
gin of seven points, which
gives the research center a 100
percent accuracy rate in the
predictive outcomes of the
past five Massachusetts state
races. This accomplishment is
made even sweeter by the pre-
vious onslaught of criticism in
S.O.C.S. wraps and succeeds goal
Louis Dapilma
Journal Staff
The entrepreneurial proj-
ect with a community ser-
vice twist wrapped up last
Tuesday with a party on the
fourth floor of Donahue. The
Suffolk University Organi-
zation for the Collection of
Socks (S.O.C.S.) for vets cel-
ebrated a successful initia-
tive that raised $225 only on
the first day. The celebration
gave a pat on the back to the
group of 32 students and vol-
unteers who were led by Suf-
folk senior Odie Fakhouri.
The initiative began with
$5 donations to purchase
socks for homeless veter-
ans registered at the New
England Center for Home-
less Veterans. Accompany-
ing each pair is a paper sock
on which the donor can
write a supportive message.
Many local business-
es, including Cafe Quattro,
Kabloom flowers and Red
Hat, collaborated with the
initiative and raised money
through their own events
regards to the methodology
of Suffolk’s surveys. Report-
ers, columnists, bloggers and
Right-Wing operatives were
not shy in deeming Paleolo-
gos and his team as “skewed”
to the Left, catering with loose
voter screens and inappro-
priate quotas. These claims
of inaccuracy and bias were
shattered on Election Day.
Paleologos, the director of
the research center, is humble
in his success. “It’s always nice
to find the late nights have
paid off,” he said. “There’s
also some vindication, espe-
cially as our methodology
has come under fire recently.
I’d attribute our accuracy to
fine tuning our surveys in
ways that other organizations
typically don’t. Our secret
sauce is attention to detail.”
Founded in 2002, Suf-
folk’s Political Research Cen-
ter has consistently deliv-
ered accurate and precise
predictions in Massachusetts
political races and several
other battleground politi-
cal states. It is also the only
educational institution in the
and campaigns. “It was a
real experience for entrepre-
neurship” said Fakhouri..
The S.O.C.S. all-you-
can-eat buffet took place at
the Red Hat on November 1.
The event was open to both
students and the public for
a $5 donation, all of which
were donated to the cause.
The venture was succeed-
ed as it incorporated the mod-
el of a business. Fakhouri. said
out the group of 32 students
were sub-grouped into small-
er teams for different project
tasks. There were groups for
public relations, financials,
sales, and marketing. Organi-
zation and the determination
of the students were cited in
addition as part of the reasons
for the project’s outcome.
As the party continued,
Fakhouri. thanked all par-
ticipants and volunteers. “I
want to thank the Student
Government Association,
Courtney Porcella, Catalina
Lopez and Ed Plumonsky.”
He also recognized Professor
Suzyn Ornstein as the men-
toring presence and guide to
November 17, 2010
United States to have both a
FOX and NBC news affiliate,
which allots Democratic, as
well as Republican credibility.
In 2002, the SUPRC was
the only political research
center in the region to correct-
ly predict the outcomes of the
Massachusetts Democratic
Primary and Final Election in
percentage and actual votes.
The center’s Bellwether mod-
el made headlines when two
surveys in New Hampshire
were the only statistical indi-
cators in the country showing
Hilary Clinton winning the
state’s presidential primary
against then-Senator Barack
Obama in 2008. Clinton did,
as predicted by the SUPRC,
win with a margin of less than
three points. The only uni-
versity in the United States
to have pioneered a suc- Photo courtesy of Suffolk University website
cessful Bellwether Predictor
David Paleologos, director of SUPRC
Model, the SUPRC is a fore-
runner in political analysis. PRC’s credibility and accu- York Times and numerous
Paleologos’ model is sched- racy is one noticed and men- other news outlets. It’s stand-
uled for publication in the tioned by many news media ing of reputability, accessibil-
April 2011 edition of Ameri- sources, including C-SPAN, ity and precision is one that
can Behavioral Sciences. “Meet the Press,” CNN, MS- shows in this accomplish-
The reputation of SU- NBC, USA Today, The New ment, and does Suffolk proud.
the group through the tech- able to do it without cost.” He When asked what he
nical aspects of the project. said this was one of the ways learned from the experi-
He also credited Allegra that they were fortunate in ence as a whole, Fakhouri
for making the printing and the execution of the project. said, "people don’t buy what
imaging material, which he In one month’s time, you do but why you do it”.
said was essential in helping the project raised a total
advertise the project. “In sell- of $5,000, succeeding the
ing this initiative, I have been original goal by $1,000.
Photo courtesy of Odie Fakhouri
Students donate to S.O.C.S. at Red Hat buffet
 PAGE 4
Student tenants cause a stir, some
buildings considered Suffolk dorms
from NORTH END page 1
We’re encouraging people
to call 911 so we can keep track
of where these problems are.”
Conti’s article reported
that Councilors Ross and La-
Mattina are currently work-
ing on policies regarding
special lease terms for off-
campus college students.
There is a possible “three
strikes and you’re out” rule
under consideration, but it
remains unclear if the goal is
to alter behavior or drive stu-
dents out of the North End.
“I’m hoping that land-
lords will stop renting to
students and colleges will
start building more dormi-
tories,” conceded LaMattina.
He said he did not
have anything against stu-
dents. “But if they’re not
going to behave in neigh-
borhoods in apartments,
then they shouldn’t be al-
lowed to live there.”
When asked by the Jour-
nal which policy guidelines
are currently in develop-
ment, LaMattina dismissed
the question and commented
instead on the student im-
pact on the rising costs of
rent. And although the PPTF
meets once per month to put
together all data from phone
calls and complaints to find
which properties are fre-
quently reported, he could
not pinpoint the addresses of
these problematic buildings
– something that has become
common knowledge among
neighborhood residents.
In one incident, police
broke up an Oct. 30 party at
94 Prince St. with more than
100 college-aged students,
citing the host with disturb-
ing the peace and keeping
a disorderly house. LaMat-
tina was questioned about
"Not every Suffolk student in the North
End is throwing a huge party. It's unfair
to punish everyone when it's just a few
people causing a problem."
the difference between cur-
rent loud party policies in-
cluded in leases (keeping a
disorderly house) and ones
he and Ross are developing:
“I don’t know if there’s
a difference, just the abil-
ity for the police to cite
them and give them a fine. I
think both of them work to-
gether, but I don’t know.”
Stephen Passacantilli,
president of the NEWNC and
member of the PPTF, said
that on several occasions the
PPTF directly contacted PF
North End Realty – the com-
pany that rents out several
of the buildings in question.
Repeated noise complaints
have been associated with the
same addresses, including 28
Fleet St., 214 Hanover St., and
224 Hanover St., Passacan-
tilli confirmed. Some resi-
dents refer to these address-
es as extra Suffolk dorms.
“Nothing really came of
it,” Passacantilli said. He also
implied that the company
does not really keep tabs on
its tenants because of constant
student rental turnovers.
Passacantilli addressed
the problem as relatively
new in the neighborhood
and acknowledged that just
as Beacon Hill dealt with
a large student popula-
tion, so too will the North
End – but in a different way.
“I would blame the land-
lords more than I would
blame the students,” he as-
serted. “It’s their building,
it’s their responsibility, but
to them it’s just about, ‘We
get our rent, let’s leave it
alone.’ [But] for every ab-
sentee landlord who doesn’t
care, there’s four or five land-
lords who do the right thing.”
Passacantilli, who has
been a lifelong North End
resident, is familiar with
neighborhood complaints.
In his position as president,
he deals with constant criti-
cism ranging from trash to
tourists. “So you can imag-
ine that they’re going to
complain about students.”
In a visitor-attracting
neighborhood with a lively
nightlife, keeping quiet is
nearly impossible, and Pas-
sacantilli knows that. Unlike
November 17, 2010
others addressing the issue, he
is less eager to use students as
scapegoats in dealing with all
neighborhood disturbances.
“There’s going to be
noise. We live in the North
Photo by Angela Bray
End. That’s the end of the
story,” he said. “When peo-
ple call in a noise complaint,
it’s like, ‘I don’t know what
to tell you. People are here.
They love coming here.’”
"I'm hoping that landlords
will stop renting to
students and colleges will
start building more
dormitories."
Some residents have gone
as far as moving out of the
North End because of the in-
creased population and sub-
sequent noise. “I would say
the last five to seven years
that [the noise problem] has
become increasingly worse,”
said Keri Cassidy, North End
resident and co-owner of Mer-
cato del Mare on Salem Street.
Cassidy has lived in the
North End for 17 years, and
like many other long-time
residents, she has witnessed
a major neighborhood demo-
graphic shift in the form of
young people. Her business
partner, Liz Ventura, moved
out of the neighborhood af-
ter 15 years of residency be-
cause of the noise that inevi-
tably comes with a younger
crowd rolling into town.
“You can’t just blame it
all on the students,” Ven-
tura said. “It’s just become
an overwhelmingly young
neighborhood and they like
to party. It’s the 20-something
professionals; it’s the 30-some-
thing professionals [too].”
So where do Suffolk stu-
dents stand in all of this?
Some believe the entire issue
at hand is being highly em-
bellished, such as sophomore
and Fleet Street resident Erika
Ciccariello, who claims that
“the amount of complaints is
being exaggerated. My room-
mates and I have had many
parties but the cops have
only been called once, barely
ever causing a complaint.”
Other students say
that although undergrads
are hosting parties and
should be held account-
able for disruptive actions,
there are multiple sources of
noise in the neighborhood.
“There are bars in the
North End too. We’re not the
only ones making noise,”
said Mike Gesualdi, Suf-
folk junior and Fleet Street
resident. “Not every Suffolk
student living in the North
End is throwing a huge par-
ty. It’s unfair to punish ev-
eryone when it’s just a few
people causing a problem.”
In the end, what it comes
down to is reaching a com-
promise. “I like having stu-
dents here,” Passacantilli con-
cluded. “How do we protect
the residents who live here,
have families here, who want
to stay here? How do we
make it a livable neighbor-
hood? It’s new to us, so this is
gonna take some time, but I’m
confident we’ll figure it out.”
 November 17, 2010

world
Palestinians remember former leader
Harry Lam Violence would begin ist who seemed more like an
Journal Staff again in 1982, when Israel authoritative figure than a

BRIEFS
On November 11, Pales-
tinians commemorated the
sixth anniversary of the death
of former Palestinian leader,
Yasser Arafat. Arafat was the
first president of the Palestin-
ian National Authority, leader
of the Fatah movement, chief
Europe of the Palestinian Liberation
Organization (PLO) and com-
LONDON, England – Britain’s Prince William, son of mander of the PLO armed
Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana of Wales, an- forces. After leading the Pal-
nounced his engagement to girlfriend of eight years, Kate estinian struggle for nearly
Middleton, on Tuesday. This royal engagement is met four decades, he died in
with the enthusiastic approval of Buckingham palace, with 2004 of an unknown disease
Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, being in Paris. He never achieved
“absolutely delighted for them both.” The ring now upon his dream of bringing a suc-
Middleton’s finger, a sapphire surrounded by diamonds, cessful end to the Palestinian
was the engagement ring of Princess Diana, last seen in struggle and forming an in-
public the day she and Charles divorced in 1996. Prince dependent Palestinian state.
William is second in line to the British throne after his fa- Arafat began this struggle
ther, Prince Charles. Queen Elizabeth is William’s grand- early in the 60s, but it didn’t
mother. It is unclear what title Middleton, an upper-class reach the international stage
non-Royal, will have when she is a member of the Royal until the 70s when the U.S.
Family. All titles are a gift of the Queen, and the decision offered to assist peace talks
will be hers to make when Kate and William are married. after the 1974 Arab-Israeli
War. Arafat then believed in
a peaceful solution and at-
invaded Lebanon’s capital
in an attempt to assassinate
Arafat and crush the PLO.
The violent conflict involv-
ing Lebanon and the PLO
against Israel became a long
and violent war. Arafat had to
retreat, but still survived each
attempt to find and kill him.
Arafat changed his ideas
in 1988 during the First Pales-
tinian Uprising where he con-
demned acts of terrorism and
began to recognize Israel’s
right to exist. He would begin
to participate in peace talks
with Israel between 1991 and
2000 in an attempt to estab-
lish an independent Palestin-
ian state, which is a cause he
never gave up on and brought
to the world’s attention.
Today, Arafat remains a
controversial figure but one of
the most influential figures in
modern Middle Eastern poli-
tics and history. Views about
him are still contested, and
vary among those of his sup-
peacemaker. They claim that
he failed to stop widespread
corruption in the Palestin-
ian Authority when he was
president and to reduce un-
employment and poverty.
On the anniversary of his
death, thousands of Palestin-
ians attended a rally in the
West Bank city of Ramallah.
Palestinian officials, members
of the Fatah movement, and
the PLO were among attend-
ees. The previous night, there
were similar commemorations
for Arafat’s legacy at his grave
and in the city of Bethlehem,
where hundreds participated
in candle marches. At the
rally, the current Palestinian
President, Mahmoud Abbas,
claimed the leadership would
continue to uphold Arafat’s
ideas and efforts in achiev-
ing a Palestinian state with
East Jerusalem as its capital.
Abbas reaffirmed to the
crowd that Palestinians are
devoted to a peaceful solu-

Asia tended the U.N. General As-

sembly’s first full debate on
porters and opponents. Many
see him as a guerrilla fighter,
tion to the conflict with Israel
but claimed Israel is hurting
BEIJING, China – 53 people were killed and 70 oth- the Palestinian struggle. He a politician, and a peacemak- this effort by expanding il-
ers injured in a high-rise fire in Shanghai’s Jing’an district attended as the sole repre- er. He won the Nobel Peace legal settlements in the West
on Monday. The 28-story building was under renovation sentative of the Palestinian Prize in 1994 “for his efforts Bank and East Jerusalem.
when flames engulfed the scaffolding, then spread to the people, and told the U.N. As- to create peace in the Middle “We see Israel confiscating
rest of the building. "The fire became so big because the sembly at the debate, “Today East, renouncing acts of ter- land, building settlements
scaffolding contained a great amount of flammable mate- I have come bearing an olive ror and becoming a sincere and Judaising Jerusalem with
rials," said Zhu Zhixiang, a Shanghai firefighting official. branch and a freedom fight- participant in a true peace unprecedented speed… and
"Heavy wind at the time was another factor." A preliminary er’s gun. Do not let the olive process.” His opponents then ask that we return to
investigation indicated that unqualified and unlicensed branch fall from my hand.” see him as a militant terror- negotiations,” said Abbas.
welders caused the fire by violating safety rules and im-
properly handling their equipment. During the fire, fire-
fighters rescued more than 100 residents from the burning
building which housed over 150 families. The fire went on
for over four hours, with more than 100 fire trucks battling
the blaze. Another 50 people are missing, mostly senior
citizens in their 60s and 70s. Eight suspects have been de-
tained, some of which include the aforementioned welders.

Africa
HARARE, Zimbabwe – By the end of 2010, Zimbabwe
will have high-speed Internet after launching a fibre op-
tic cable linking the country to the undersea high-speed
cable in Mozambique. Information and Communication
Technology Minister Nelson Chamisa said his ministry
failed to complete the project for June, due to government
logistical problems. “We still hope that the project will
be commissioned before the end of the year as work that
involves the laying of the cables is now 70 percent com-
plete,” he said. The project is valued at U.S. $6.2 million.
Huawei, a Chinese company, was contracted to implement
the project by the Zimbabwean government through the
ministry. The country also plans on laying a cable to be Photo courtesy of Xinhua News
connected to the rest of the world through South Africa.
 PAGE 6 November 17, 2010

St a f f Editoria l In defense of
Recently, we at the Jour-
nal have caught wind of
Glenn Beck’s new rant/rave/
property and then ship them
off,” Beck said. “And George
Soros was part of it. He would
help confiscate the stuff. It
ments like Beck’s are some-
thing we wouldn’t have seen
even 10 years ago. Since the
2008 election, the politics in
Four Loko
Tim Gillis volume with a staggering 24
ridiculous attack. What’s been Journal Staff percent. Hunter stated that
was frightening. Here’s a this country have really be-
on Beck’s chopping block Four Loko, “contains only
Jewish boy helping send the come a whole new animal,
most recently? Nothing too With all of the nega- as much caffeine as a single
Jews to the death camps.” enticing animosity and com-
big, except him condemn- tive media aimed at getting Starbucks’ coffee,” which
We suppose it’s not so dif- plete hatred for other par-
ing George Soros as an aid rid of Four Loko, it is be- is true. A small brewed cof-
ficult to believe Beck went this ties. We wonder why? Please
to the Nazis and claiming coming harder to defend the fee from Starbucks contains
far in his argument consider- reference the quoted material
he’s attempting to run a se- drink more every day. In case 180 milligrams of caffeine.
ing his track record, but then above. This is what fuels it.
cret government to control you haven’t heard, Four Loko What's more is that Four
again, we sit back and think The point of this, how-
the country’s economy. The is an alcoholic beverage that Loko wasn’t even the main fac-
about the situation and reas- ever, is to shine a light on the
accusations have been be- contains about the same al- tor in the incident at Washing-
sess. It IS difficult to believe. insanity that extreme politics
yond intense and outrageous. cohol content as a six pack of ton University, even though it
Beck is claiming that Soros are taking. Beck made these
They’ve been so ludicrous beer. This may not sound like was blamed for it. There were
was an accomplice to the Ho- comments to score political
that they’ve breached the” much, but when 135 milli- also large amounts of vodka,
locaust: a completely insane points, something that was
offensive” line to the point grams of caffeine are added to rum, and beer at the party
comment to make, whether completely unnecessary and
that the Jewish community the mix, things can get a little as well. So if these things are
you’re Glenn Beck or not. extremely offensive. The
has demanded an apology. wild by the end of the night. true, then what is sending so
Overall, we at the Jour- world of politics needs to take
“And George Soros used As of late, people have been many people to the hospital?
nal feel this says something a look in the mirror and really
to go around with this anti- trying to make the beverage il- The answer, in my opinion,
powerful about politics and reconsider the path they’re on.
Semite and deliver papers to legal because of how many in- is pretty obvious. The drinks
where they have been and Return to humanity.
the Jews and confiscate their dividuals have been hospital- are what you make of them;
are continuing to go. Com-
ized after drinking it. But is it what matters is how they
the Four Loko that causes the are consumed. It’s common

"Drinks are what you make

of them; what matters is
how they are consumed."
danger, or could it maybe be
the way they are consumed?
A single Four Loko is
about the same size as an Ari-
zona Iced Tea: 23.5 ounces of
drink. The New York Times
has called the drink, “liquid
cocaine” and it has also been
nicknamed “black out in a
can.” The idea for Four Loko
was thought up by three Ohio
State alumni: Jaisen Freeman,
Jeff Wright, and Chris Hunter.
These three have taken seri-
ous heat recently because of
the growing number of hos-
pitalizations that were caused
by their drink. Despite many
incidents – one of the big-
gest coming from Washing-
ton University, where nine
students were hospitalized
after drinking Loko – the
three owners still stand by
their product. And although
many “anti-Loko-ers” out
there will disagree with me,
Freeman, Wright, and Hunt-
er put up a good argument.
Four Loko contains 12
percent alcohol per volume.
There are beers that have
much higher concentrations;
Sam Adams Utopias MMII
has double the alcohol by
sense. A pint of vodka will
put you in a hospital bed too
if you chug the whole bottle
quick enough. I’ve witnessed
kids drink two entire Lokos in
a matter of minutes, and then
complain about how they
blacked out after. I myself
have drank two Four Loko’s
in one night and did not end
up in a hospital bed because I
took my time with them. And
don’t get me wrong here, I’m
not a fan of Four Loko; I think
they taste disgusting and are
too syrupy.
It is unfair for these three
entrepreneurs to experience
their entire business being
shut down because people
drink their products irre-
sponsibly. It is being banned
like wildfire to protect peo-
ple, but it isn’t like people
don’t come back for more.
The unofficial Facebook page
for Four Loko has more than
38,000 fans and that number
will continue growing, ban
or no ban. Consequences
come with every action, and
banning a product that many
people love just because oth-
ers abuse it just doesn’t seem
right. This is America, right?
 PAGE 7
And the North Enders think they have
it bad... Ever hear of Allston-Brighton?
Jason Kenosky
Journal Staff
As a Suffolk student cur-
rently residing in Allston-
Brighton, I have first hand
experience as to how col-
lege students and permanent
residents interact with one
another. Surprisingly, that
interaction comes more in
the form of turning a blind
eye than anything. The ste-
reotypical image of the loud,
drunken, college student
who is aloof towards their
general surroundings is alive
and well in Boston’s most
prominent student ghetto.
The neighbors, for the most
part, don’t seem to mind.
Before I became a resi-
dent, I had little idea what
was in store. My particular
street has a quaint, quiet, re-
spectable quality to it -- until
it meets Commonwealth Av-
enue and the vibe takes on a
more unattended feel. Gar-
bage and lawn chairs strewn
about small grassy yards that
could have used a good mow-
ing four months ago round
out the picture. Add some
empty beer cans and ran-
"Sarah Palin's Alaska" scares me
Jenn Orr
Journal Staff
In case you she hasn't
absolutely annoyed you
enough yet, don't worry --
Sarah Palin now has a new
reality show! Even better?
Palin and company were
picked up by TLC, the same
network that brings us mar-
velously enlightening shows
such as, "The Little Couple,"
"Obese and Pregnant," "John
& Kate Plus 8," and "I Didn't
Know I was Pregnant."
With "Sarah Palin's
Alaska," viewers need not
worry about another show
concerning little people and
dysfunctional families. In
fact, the show tries so des-
perately to illustrate Palin's
family as the All-American
crew of angels that they cer-
tainly must be. Maybe that's
why Bristol was not fea-
tured in the pilot episode.
dom garbage for prosperity.
Most of the student resi-
dents, as far as I can tell, don’t
mind living in this particular
part of town. I would haz-
ard to guess the reason be-
ing that they can get away
with seemingly anything.
It is some kind of induction
rite into life as a college stu-
dent in Boston. Anything
goes and nobody cares.
The activities that go
down in Allston-Brighton
are what you might expect:
numerous parties extending
over the hump of midnight,
competing stereos, and a bi-
zarre competition involving
who can woo-hoo the loudest.
Then you have public urina-
tion, puddles of vomit, bro-
ken bottles, fights, and gen-
eral unruly behavior as well.
The majority of apart-
ments in this area are on the
smaller side, which often
causes parties to spill out
into the streets. The sup-
porting cast of characters are
not exactly the problem per
se, but the effects that are
caused by an over-consump-
tion of alcohol on a rather
inexperienced crowd is.
The show follows the
Palin family, which includes
Todd, Sarah, Track, Trig,
Treck, Truck, Tramp, and
Tom-Tom. Okay, to be truth-
ful, the Palin kids' names are
actually Track, Bristol,Willow,
Trig, and Piper - - which are
not much better if you ask
me, but hey, she's earthy.
And earthiness is
what she aims for, at least in
this particular aspect of Pal-
in's life/sideshow. She takes
the kids on family outings,
showing them and the rest of
the world "how real Alaskans
do it." Funny, because every
activity included in the pi-
lot episode looked like what
tourists do when they go to
Alaska. In one segment,
Palin takes her daughter
Piper and her niece on a low
flying plane, claiming that
all Alaskans get around that
way. This is yet another fal-
sity, an image builder if you
At its root, the annoy-
ance comes in three forms:
noise, garbage, and alco-
hol-induced psychosis. The
noise is not just contained to
gatherings inside individual
apartments; it rides shotgun
with those who take their
partying outside. Residential
streets that would otherwise
be quiet are filled with the
voices of young adults speak-
ing in very loud tones -- if
not outright yelling -- like a
bunch of banshees screech-
ing about absolutely nothing.
I know the effects of al-
cohol on cognition, but why
the young feel the need to
hoot and holler and recant
some-kind-of frat-boy-like
cadence about who’s screw-
ing who at the top of their
lungs at 3 a.m. is beyond me.
What I do not understand
is why the neighborhood puts
up with this nonsense. There
are many long-term residents
-- professionals even, who oc-
cupy these streets, too. Now,
I am not a curmudgeon by
any means. I am a fan of beer
myself, perhaps even more
so than the average person.
I enjoy getting busy on occa-
will, although I'm unsure
whether she's trying to build
her own image or Alaska's
in an effort to boost tourism.
A particular segment
of the show, in which Sarah
and Todd go on an intense
rock climb (seriously, it looks
excruciating), illustrates the
reality that is Sarah Palin per-
fectly. As Palin struggles tre-
mendously to reach her rock
climbing guide, she grows
frustrated, huffs, puffs, and
asks herself, annoyed, "Why
am I so cocky?" This scene
alone is a metaphor for Pal-
in's political career: setting
her sights much too high and
believing she'll actually make
it, struggling when challenge
comes her way, and then ulti-
mately regretting her foolish-
ness. She most likely would
not see it that way, however.
In fact, she would probably
refute (not to be confused
with "refudiate," the word
sion, but I understand com-
mon decency and know that
cranking Lady Gaga or en-
thralling my neighborhood
with a bagpipe through the
witching hour, among other
antics, is not a good idea.
While student ghettos
are not unique to Boston, the
particular area where I live
seems to have an attitude
about it that makes this sort
of behavior de rigueur. It is
as though the neighborhoods
of Brighton and Allston have
bought into the notion that
it is perfectly fine for college
students to be loud and ob-
noxious -- a definite adop-
tion of “boys will be boys.”
A point of irony worth
noting is that college students
are not creating all of the
noise. When you are a young
adult and away from your par-
ents’ eye, it is easy to get loose
while foregoing any notion
that others might not share
in your enthusiasm. I’ve been
there myself. We all have.
Students need to be
housed somewhere. Why de-
molish housing stock to build
dorms when housing already
exists? Landlords rely on stu-
Palin accidently made
up and then com-
pared herself to
Shakespeare
about on
Twitter) with
something like,
"Well dontcha
know I made
it to the top of
that there moun-
tain, so I take that
there comparison as
a good ole compli-
ment!" I'm not kid-
ding; she really
talks like that --
even more
so when
she's not
p l a y i n g Poli-
tician Barbie.
W h a t ' s
more confusing and
frightening than Palin's
on-camera antics are
her motives for doing
November 17, 2010
dents to fill vacancies, then
return the favor by looking
the other way as long as the
rent keeps coming in. Many
landlords throughout Bos-
ton refuse to rent to students.
Like all ghettos, keeping stu-
dents confined to a particular
area creates an out-of-sight
out-of-mind situation. Let
someone else deal with it.
A step in the right direc-
tion would be more pressure
on local colleges to encour-
age positive student behav-
ior. I am not suggesting par-
ty-patrols like what Suffolk
has going on, or discour-
aging partying altogether.
That would be an impossible
task. I also do not suggest
neighborhoods “outlawing”
rentals to college students,
as is the case with Beacon
Hill, yet I can understand
their motives in doing so.
Students are transient.
Your non-college neighbors
more than likely are not.
The image that college stu-
dents create lasts longer than
their tenure as residents.
It is the neighbors who are
left to pick up the pieces
long after you have gone.
this show. Suspicions over
Palin possibly running
for office in 2012 have
already risen, and
some believe this
reality show is just
another part of her
presidential cam-
paign. I highly doubt
that starring in a real-
ity show would help
anyone running for the
oval office, but
then again,
politics are
weird and often
make little sense.
Don't forget, it was only
two years ago that this
woman crawled out of
the woodwork, liter-
ally, and almost became
our vice president. And now
she's on TLC. I love America.
 PAGE 8 November 17, 2010

'Th ird Recordin g' at Suf folk

Angela Bray
Journal Staff
Originally from Zim-
babwe, Detroit artist Chido
Johnson has worked, exhib-
ited and taught both nation-
ally and internationally. He
is the current section chair
of Sculpture at the College
for Creative studies in De-
troit, a recent 2009 Kresge
Fellow, and a 2009 MacDow-
ell Colony Fellow. Johnson
received two BFA degrees
from the University of Geor-
gia, Athens: for Sculpture in
1996, and for Painting with
a minor in drawing in 1997.
His MFA in sculpture degree
was acquired in 2000 from the
University of Notre Dame.
Domestified Angst: Third
Recording is the artist’s solo
exhibition exploring his own
cultural deliberations. “When
I hold a chisel and a mallet making a pun of “stomaching” ral emblem of the U.S. ed from cast foam. “Buck.it”
and remove material off the the sentiments, as explained Johnston is skilled in stone
is constructed using carved
surface of a sculpture, I mim- in the Oakland University Art carving, mold making, clay mahogany, stacked Home De-
ic one of the oldest forms of Gallery pot buck-
making form in space and I c a t a - ets, wire
become connected to my an- logue. and beads.
cestors,” said Johnson in an A work S t a n d -
interview curated by Dick titled “I ing on an
Goody, associate professor of s w a l - Ikea table,
Art and Director of the Oak- lowed “Smile”
land University Art Gallery. t w o is a statue
“Carving was utilized glob- seeds” carved of
ally in many cultures and is one of ebony; on
through it I feel connected to an oval the wall
both my European and Afri- wooden is a video
can heritage. More recently mirror projecting
I have been using carving frame the carving
as form of cultural significa- against of a face
tion.” As a rethinking of the the wall into the fig-
first and second recordings, with at- ure using
the third recording includes tached a Dremel
many of the same pieces fea- p l a s - Photo by Angela Bray tool. Ac-
tured in the previous exhibits. tic flowers representing the and plaster work, and vacu- cording to Johnson, carving
The gallery walls, painted Flame Lily, Zimbabwe’s um mold fabrication. “Play- mahogany or ebony acknowl
a Pepto-Bismol pink, portray national flower, and yel- ball” is a net hanging from
see DOMESTIFIED page 10
the domestic interior while low rose, the official flo- the wall holding heads mold-

'Gray' celebrates ident it y

Lexis Galloway to personal interviews dis- different characters both male switching between footage of about how they came out
Journal Staff cussing gender specifics. and female. Its drag meet emotional interviews, activ- and relationships with each
The docu- ism, rehears- other. The film does a re-
‘Play in the Gray,’ (Plant- mentary is al and the ally impressive job of creat-
ed Seed Productions) the very effective many com- ing and showing an array
first film shown in the new in the sense plications of of different moments, even
Modern Theatre in close to that it shows their lives. for those who cannot relate
40 years, is a documentary a wide vari- Nearly out of personal experience.
that follows an all female the- ety of aspects two years of This incredibly well
atre group and their explo- relating to the filming and rounded documentary
ration into gender and per- lives of the thorough re- forces one to consider the
sonal identity. A performance cast. It could search angles idea of just being, instead
group called "All the Kings have easily are shown in of fitting into some catego-
Men" is followed through- been another this 80-min- ry, community or gender.
out the film as they journey typical film ute docu- The film was written by
through experiences in acting chronicling m e n t a r y. Ian McFarland and director
and living in the gray area their perfor- Constantly Kaitlin Meelia, who became
between the male and female mances, but progressing quite close with the cast mem-
genders. The entertaining “Play in the scene after bers of "All the Kings Men."
film provides comedic and Gray” goes scene, the Katie, one of the members,
thought-provoking footage further to audience is described the troupe’s inspi-
from the very beginning. look into their able to gain ration as a mix between SNL
This first feature film performances a sense of sketch comedy, improvisa-
from director Kaitlin Meelia and what it personal- tion, and a ridiculous take on
debuted in April of 2010 after means to look ity for each stereotyped genders. The Bos-
nearly three-and-a-half years beyond the la- of character ton based performance group
of production. It begins with bels and cate- and how they continues to perform na-
a somewhat unconventional gories regard- feel about tionally and internationally.
photo shoot of the cast, six ing gender. living in the The film is overall more
women dressed in various The scenes gray area than just an entertaining
different costumes. Follow- of the theatre of gender. documentary and is well
ing them as they pass out performances The film worthwhile because of its
flyers to their show, dressed and candids of Courtesy of Plant Seed Productions includes the ability to bring about several
as men, grandmas and oth- the cast getting cast mem- emotions and show a unique
er characters, the film pro- ready are humorous, as well theatre style is visually shot bers’ travels, sit downs with take on the female-male
ceeds to flash back and forth as an insight to the creation of in a unique, periodic way, their families, and stories boundaries that exist today.
 PAGE 9 November 17, 2010

It's not so impossible

Derek Anderson the audience into the void Dressed in odd, futuris- explaining that his artwork right, get it right.” The song
Journal Staff that he claimed he had been tic yet 80s-inspired costumes, and visions were partially ended quietly with Sufjan on
stuck in for some time. Sufjan Sufjan and the band decked responsible for his return acoustic, accompanied mini-
There was once a para- played an array of instruments themselves out with an as- to the real world and his es- mally by the piano and extra
noid schizophrenic sign himself, adding to the pletho- sortment of neon colors that cape from his “sonic void.” guitar. With that, the song
painter from Louisiana by ra of emotion and tones pre- glowed brightly in the dark Ending his Royal-esque ended and the band exited.
the name of Royal Robertson. sented by his band. He even and worked cooperatively part of the set, Stevens pro- They weren’t gone for
Robertson was a self-pro- breached the walls of vocals with the light show. Behind ceeded to play the whopping long, however, and the band
claimed prophet and artist by putting his voice through the orchestra, a large screen 25 minute track “Impossible came back with the lights on
who claimed to have visions auto tune and other effects. presented pictures and ani- Soul,” which sums up his ex- and normal street clothes on.
of God in spaceships, the fu- It was truly a representa- mated graphics to the au- ploration in tones, notes and Stevens’ and the band played
ture, the past, space travel and tion of pure emotion through dience, sometimes Royal’s sound. The performance of an encore of older songs, a
the apocalypse. He translated sound and sonic waves. works of art were mixed in. the track was astronomical, combination of “Chicago,”
those visions “John Wayne
into art. Royal Gacy, Jr.” and “To
died alone in his Be Alone With
house with his You” spread apart
visions and art, over both Thurs-
killed by a heart day and Friday’s
attack in 1997. performances.
Fast forward Balloons popped
to the present. and the confetti
Musician and art- finally settled, the
ist Sufjan Stevens ride was over and
came in contact Sufjan, and the
with Royal’s art- rest of his band,
work and was left the stage,
so inspired that ending the show.
it led to the cre- Although he
ation of his new- strayed from the
est album The normal acoustic/
Age of Adz (2010, banjo/piano com-
Asthmatic Kitty). bo for The Age of
Royal’s artwork is Adz, Stevens did
even the cover for an incredible job
the new album. capturing both
S t e v e n s the old and new
played the Or- within his per-
pheum in Bos- formance. It was
ton, both Nov. 11 Photo by Ethan Long
much like Royal,
and Nov. 12. His who claimed that
new music has been, as Ste- The presentation was ab- A thin screen dropped down weaving the crowd in and he captured the past, pres-
vens explained, a travel into a solutely fantastic. D.M. Stith, from the ceiling to give a out of emotions, encouraging ent and future within his art-
void of tones and sounds. The a member of Sufjan’s band, three-dimensional effect with dancing and recreation. Ap- work. Stevens’ representation
show was opened lasers and lights, notably proximately halfway through of Royal was a fascinating
an even up the in the opening song “Seven the epic of a song, confetti was one, arguably regurgitating
deeper s h o w Swans,” from the album of the blasted onto the audience and Royal’s work sonically rather
dive into a n d same name, than vi-
this void set the and the song s u -
w h e r e m o o d “Vesuvius.” ally. As
R o y a l w i t h Stevens strange
Robert- a loop proceeded as the
s o n ’ s pedal, to play ev- trip was
i n f l u - accom- erything off through
ence was panied of his new t h e
clearly by some album The void,
present. of the Age of Adz, Stevens’
With backup explaining did a
a full or- band. some of the w o n -
chestra After meanings of d e r -
behind f o u r the rather far- ful job
him, in- songs, out songs he c a p t u r-
c l u d - S t i t h had created. Photo by Ethan Long ing the
ing two w e n t With lots of generated beats balloons were dropped from prophet’s work and creating
d r u m - Photo by Ethan Long b a c k and accompanying sound ef- the ceiling. Beach balls were a sub-universe for the rest
mers, two flutists, three trom- and joined Stevens’ roster of fects, his performance suc- kicked into the audience and of us. His goal was accom-
bones, pianists, keyboardists, musicians as the adventure ceeded in being a trip into the the crowd danced and sang plished. He inspired move-
backup singers, backup danc- through sound waves, psy- void of tones he described to the repetitive, yet soothing ment and inspiration itself.
ers and the normal guitarist chedelic images and neon col- the audience. He told the sto- lyrics, “We can do much more It really is not so impossible.
and bassist, Stevens brought ors took the stage with a bang. ry of Royal to the audience, together. Get it right, get it
 PAGE 10
SOUNDS
Life, love,
staff t he Rodeo Ethan Long
Journal Staff
Once in a while, an event
will occur that shifts the hu-
man perception of time,
space, and the universe.
Since being born, I have en-
countered quite a few of
these: opening night of Star
Wars: Episode III, that one
time someone put Outkast’s
“So Fresh, So Clean” on the
stereo at that one party, and
Sufjan Stevens
that other time when a bunch
"Come On Feel the Illinoise"
of cops thought me and a
Because I'm jealous that
couple friends were filming
Derek & Ethan got to see him
a porno in public. The end
and I didn't.
of this month, however, will
-Jenn Orr
not bring about one of these
life-changing events. The
Rodeo Church, an Allston-
based band featuring per-
cussion, string instruments,
synthesizers, and vocals will
release their EP, titled The
Rodeo Church EP. This is not
one of those events, however,
the EP is extremely enjoyable
The Brave Little Abacus and will definitely lift smiles
"Just Got Back From The Dis- across the faces of those who
comfort - We're Alright" put their ears to the music that
Amazingly inventive, beauti- can only be described as “su-
ful, and all out fun. per cool,” “fresh,” “funky,”
-Derek Anderson “sassy,” and “yummy.”
Before I continue with
this review, I must point out
that the adjectives above
were handpicked by mem-
bers of the band them-
selves. Now, onto the review.
First up is the song "Mis-
erable." “I know where I am,
everything’s the same, wake
up in the morning, miserable
again.” Wow, if there were a
prize for best lyric to describe
the lifestyles of those with
scheduled lives, or just lives
Stromae & DJ Psar
"Mixture Elecstro"
Solid club bangers.
-Angela Bray
Domest ified A n gst : Th ird Recordin g
see DOMESTIFIED page 8
edges his African heritage.
“Dai ndiri shiri” is dis-
played on kitenge cloth com-
bining colors of brown, blue,
green, and yellow atop a silk-
screen sofa. A painted sten-
cil (on the wall) of an eagle’s
head accompanies the work.
The title is taken from a song
on the 1983 album Viva! Zim-
babwe by Patrick Mkwamba
Girl Talk featured with The Four Broth-
ers. “Dai ndiri shiri ndaenda
"All Day"
Rhianna mixed with Fugazi. kunami wangu” are the Sho-
Gillis must be sitting at home na lyrics translating into Eng-
with his hands touching lish as “If I was a bird I would
laughing maniacally. fly back to my mother.”
-Ethan Long On the floor beside a lad-
that don’t seem to be going
anywhere, this would take
the proverbial cake. The track
features heavy keys at first,
playing harmonies off of each
other, as the guitar then picks
up the slack. The bass in the
background pops
up and down, more
often than your nor-
mal pop bass will.
The song seems to
tell the story that
we all live at many
points in our lives.
The feeling of a long
tunnel with some
sort of unattainable
light at the end can
be torturous. Days
and days can pass
within a void like
this, but the para-
doxically upbeat
feeling of the song
seems to remind
you that you’re not alone in
your misery, so you should
just suck it up, chug a Four
Loko, and dance like crazy.
The second track, "Laugh-
ing Panther/Post-Party Disas-
ter," seems to be another les-
son you’ll learn in the real
world. A friend of mine once
described this with one quick
phrase, “don’t count them be-
fore they happen.” The story
tells of a man and the girl
he’s going after. When things
don’t work out, he requests
one thing from the girl who
has been “blowing [him] off
in all the wrong ways;” to
“put a Band-Aid on my bleed-
ing heart.” The track is one
of the loudest on the EP in
terms of the soulful pseudo-
screaming out of singer Adam
der hovering art supplies is
a spread titled “t.b.o.b. (the
birth of bob).” Cast
plastic figurines
float in water filling
red bowls. Empha-
sizing the political
space is a digital
painting on Canvas
in the foreground
of Botticelli’s The
Birth of the Venus.
“I want to be a
cowboy” displays a
carved Greek marble bedside
table with a white faux fur
rug. The fur is cut to mimic
the outline the map of Al-
meria, Spain, where the first
November 17, 2010
Young’s throat. Rock, in its
purest form, is complimented
of love and the love of what
once was. The song, initially
by tangy guitars as well as written as a tongue-in-cheek
drowned out cymbal crashes. response to artists who only
"The People Who Brought wrote about love, perfectly
Us Up" relates to those who anchors the four song EP.
feel like the world around The warble-wobble from the
synthesizer in
the background
gives the song
an initially un-
easy feeling, but
eventually clears
up, leading into
one of the stron-
gest portions
of the entire
musical experi-
ence. Young, a
self-proclaimed
soundsmith,
conducts an
electric orches-
tra that sounds
EP Cover by Lucifer Alvini
like an out of
control train,
them is a mess, but real- reaching its final destina-
ize that there is no way to tion, the realization that
stop it. According to Young, whatever once was is lost.
“It’s kind of a social com- The entire EP is a well put
mentary about how people together love letter to life les-
raise their children with the sons that fit to everyone’s ex-
wrong priorities and how perience. It’s electronic parts
bad parenting is an endless mix well with it’s analog parts,
cycle because children who giving it the feel of your nor-
were parented poorly become mal pop band, but without the
poor parents.” The keyboard Jonas Brothers haircuts or an-
and guitar parts on the track noying marketing campaigns.
could be compared to those The Rodeo Church isn’t a
of a Strokes or Mates of State band that will tell you what
song, as it becomes one of good music should be, but
those songs that would be instead is a band that makes
great to listen to while driving. the music they want to make,
If the final track on the which just so happens to be
EP, "Desperate Is Not a Sex- addictively catchy. The tenta-
ual Preference," was writ- tive release date for the EP is
ten in the 80s, it would defi- December 3, but be sure to lis-
nitely have been a hair-metal ten to the band’s singles your-
power ballad about the loss self at www.rodeochurch.com
“spaghetti western” movies rie from the mountain range.
with Clint Eastwood were “I want to bring ideas
into the conversation, for
what inspires me to make
art are the uncertainties,
the grey areas,” John-
son said in the interview
with Goody. “I hope I can
stir conversations and
question perspectives.”
Located in the gal-
lery at 75 Arlington
St., Domestified Angst
Photo by Angela Bray is free and open to the
filmed. The rug is also inten- public until January 15. The
tionally refers to a cheap mo- opening reception will be
tel’s shag carpet. The tiny stat- this Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.,
ue atop the table represents a with an artist talk in the gal-
cowboy overlooking the prai- lery taking place at 4:30 p.m.
 PAGE 11
A Woma n’s Ga ze from the
Cody Pepin
Journal Contributor
Women’s perspective has
played an integral role in the
progression of modern society.
Artist Betsyann Duval proves
this with
her ex-
hibition
“ F r e e
R a d i -
c a l s , ”
currently
on dis-
play at
the Brom-
f i e l d
G a l l e r y.
O n -
l o o k -
ers are
treated to
a series
of powerful collages as soon
as they enter the brightly lit
gallery located at 450 Har-
rison Ave. in the South End
of Boston. Dark swirls of
color truly bring to life the
14 influential women Du-
val chose to use as subjects.
“I started thinking
about how women influ-
enced my life,” said Duval.
“I thought about impor-
tant role models and how
they helped other woman.
I picked women I liked, ad-
mired, or found engaging.”
At one point in her re-
search, Duval also reached
out to friends via e-mail and
asked who they felt were in-
fluential women that deserved
to be part of the current series.
According to Duval,
“Free Radicals,” on display
until November 27, is a fol-
low up to an exhibit she
displayed two years ago en-
titled “Super Models.” After
the past exhibit, she began
to think about how the sub-
jects in that series had influ-
enced their own time, how
they themselves were influ-
enced, and the events that
shaped their life and times.
With 18 works on display
in total, Duval portrays each
woman against a backdrop
that summarizes the histori-
cal context, social movements,
and cultural events that were
prevalent in the subject’s life.
Janis Joplin is painted
against a background includ-
ing images depicting the Viet-
nam War, American flags, and
a collection of prevalent male
celebrities at the time, includ-
ing Jimi Hendrix and Mu-
hammad Ali. She is also ac-
companied by Richard Nixon.
Duval explains how each
background depicts a series
of dichotomies, or different
ends of the spectrum. Some
Courtesy of duvalart.com
images represent conflict,
some overlap, and some are
the antithesis of each other.
“Different sides of percep-
tion help ferment change,”
Duval eloquently stated.
Other subjects include
Germaine Greer, Billie Holi-
day, Madam CJ Walker, Eliz-
abeth Cady Stanton, Marie
Curie, Amelia Earhart, and
Virginia Woolf. Duval’s favor-
ite piece is a depiction of Grace
Paley. Of all the women in the
series, Duval feels Paley was
the boldest as well as the most
socially and politically active.
“The paintings are beau-
tiful,” said Gayle Caruso,
61, of Andover, Massachu-
setts. “Each person’s story
is interesting. It makes you
want to go back and look
these people up.” Caruso
commented that she had
seen Janis Joplin in concert
and that the paintings bring
about a feeling of nostalgia.
All of the subjects were
able, in different ways, to
change the way society per-
ceives and values women.
“The title [Free Radicals]
just popped into my head.
They were all radical during
their formative years,” said-
Duval. “I started wonder-
ing what influenced their
life, made them able to break
the mold and change the
way women are perceived.”
Duval, 67, was born in
Detroit, Michigan. She cur-
rently resides in Acton,
Massachusetts. “Free Radi-
cals” is her sixth exhibit at
the Bromfield Gallery. All
of the pieces were made
November 17, 2010
Editor
with oil or encaustic paint.
Her goal for the exhibit is
clear. “I want people to think
differently about themselves
and the lives of others,” Du-
val said. “The exhibit is based
The following are pictures I took during the last day
on the power of women.”
or so of the Allston Cafe. The Cafe originally opened in its
Duval admits that it is
first incarnation as Steve’s Ice Cream. Steve Herrell then
hard to know how a male au-
sold that and moved north. Eventually, he opened a new
dience will respond to her ex-
store, Herrell’s, in Northampton, MA. He then opened a
hibit. She attempts to shift the
few stores in the Boston area, including Sommerville, Har-
audiences’ view from a male
vard Square, and then Allston. The Allston store, on the
gaze, so prevalent in history,
intersection of Brighton and Harvard Ave, remained an
to a female gaze. Duval hopes
Allston staple. A few years back, the store became indepen-
that this perspective will reso-
dent due to corporate pressure to conform. Since then, the
nate with both men and wom-
Allston Cafe had continued the legacy that Herrell’s had
en. Much of her work outside
left up until Saturday, when the doors closed to the public
of this exhibit revolves around
for good. Where will we all meet each other? Where will we
the idea of a female gaze.
get our iced coffees and our breakfast sandwiches? Where
The Bromfield website
will we pass out show flyers and pick up others'? There
gives a short description
is no longer a set place for this, but rumors are already
about the exhibit as written
spreading that Allston Cafe 2.0 might one day exist. R.I.P.
by Duval. This blurb men-
Ethan Long
tions that Duval first attempt-
ed to celebrate the women in a
positive light, but the collages Arts Editor
soon turned “darkly ironic.”
“What originally start-
ed as a positive, celebratory
idea turned into a socially
taxing and questioning is-
sue,” Duval explained.
The historical and social
context of each woman por-
trayed carries strong under-
currents of war and oppres-
sion. All of them experienced
dark issues in their lifetimes.
The gallery website blurb
also refers to Zelig, a Woody
Allen film from 1983. The
plot revolves around a cha-
meleon-like man with the
ability to look and act like
whoever he is around. The
man pops up in all sorts of
historical scenes and meets
various famous people.
Duval describes herself as
Zelig. She embedded a picture
of herself from around the age
of 10 into all of the paintings
in the exhibit. She derived a
sense of inspiration by imag-
ining how she would have
felt as a part of the events that
defined each woman’s life.
Betsyann Duval has won
various awards for her art
over the years. She works in
diverse forms of media, in-
cluding sculpture and per-
formance art. The majority
of her work seems to be held
together by a common thread;
the female perspective.
“I hope it will get
them thinking not only
about specific women, but
women’s place in society
as a whole,” said Duval.
 PAGE 12 November 17, 2010

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 PAGE 13 November 17, 2010

Sports briefs
Halladay captures second Cy Young
The National League Cy Young award was handed out
on Tuesday, and the decision was an easy one for voters.
Men's baseketball
Nov. 20 vs. Me.-Presque Isle, 1:00 p.m.
Phillies ace Roy Halladay won unanimously and now has
won the award in both the National and American League.
(NE College Tournament) Women's basketball
Nov. 21 at New England Col., 12:00 p.m. Nov. 19 vs. Westfield St., 8:00 p.m. (Colby-Sawyer
He is only the fifth pitcher in MLB history to achieve that
(NE College Tournament) Tip-Off Tourny)
feat, and garnered all 32 first-place votes. The 33-year-
Nov. 23 at Lasell, 7:00 p.m. Nov. 20 at TBA (Colby-Sawyer Tip-Off Tourny)
old finished the season with 21 wins, a 2.44 ERA and 219
Nov. 27 vs. MIT, 2:00 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Wentworth, 7:00 p.m.
strikeouts. He also threw 250 and 2/3 innings, nine com-
Nov. 30 vs. Daniel Webster, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Roger Williams, 7:00 p.m.
plete games and four shutouts. (He also threw a perfect
game on May 29.) Halladay is also the 15th pitcher to win
the award multiple times, placing him in the upper echelon
of pitchers the game has ever seen. Nicknamed “Doc,” the
precision-throwing righty was his usual modest self when
told he won the award. "It's surprising," he told ESPN.com.
Team standings
"There could have been a lot of cases made, strong cases."

Iverson off to solid start in Turkey Women's

Men's hockey Men's soccer soccer
Allen Iverson made his impact on the game of basketball
(ECAC) (GNAC) Final (GNAC) Final
during his time in the NBA, and although he may still return
1. Suffolk 10-2
at some point, it seems he is fitting in rather nicely with his
1. Becker 0-0-1 1. Lasell 7-0-2 2. Lasell 8-2-2
new team overseas. The former NBA all-star and MVP scored
2. Wentoworth 0-0-1 2. Albertus Magnus 6-2-1 3. St. Joseph (Conn.) 8-3-1
15 points in his debut for Besiktas Cola Turka, of the Turkish
3. Nichols. 0-0-0 3. Norwich 6-3 4. Norwich 8-4
Basketball League. His team lost to Hemofarm Stada, 94-91,
4. Western New Eng 0-0-0 4. Suffolk 5-3-1 5. Albertus Magnus 7-4-1
but the speedy guard was well-received by the fans in at-
5. Suffolk 0-0-0 5. Emerson 5-3-1 6. Johnson & Wales (RI) 6-5-1
tendance, with many cheering his name. Iverson agreed to
6. Johnson & Wales (RI) 0-0-0 6. Emmanuel 3-4-2 7. Emmanuel 6-6
a $4 million, two-year contract with Besiktas after no NBA
7. Curry 0-0-0 7. St. Joseph's (Me.) 3-5-1 8. Emerson 6-6
team went out of their way to make him an offer. He is cur-
8. Salve Regina 0-0-0 8. Johnson & Wales (RI) 3-5-1 9. St. Joseph's (Me.) 5-6-1
rently 17th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, with 24,368
9. Mount Ida 1-7-1 10. Simmons 5-7
points. Although he did make a comeback of sorts with the
10. Rivier 1-8 11. Rivier 4-6-2
76ers last season, he left the team in March for family issues.
12. Mount Ida 1-11
13. Pine Manor 0-12
LeBron finalist for Person of the Year
To say LeBron James has had a tumultuous year would
be a vast understatement, but a prestigious award may
be able to quell some of the heat he has taken for leaving
Cleveland. It was recently announced that James is a fi-
nalist for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, along with
the likes of President Barack Obama, Lady Gaga, Sarah
Palin, John Stewart, Stephen Colbert and the Chilean min-
ers who recently were rescued after spending two months
underground. ''That's just crazy,'' James told the Associ-
ated Press about his name being on this well-known list.
''What those guys did, the courage and what they stood
for, I should be nowhere near that list. Nowhere near
it.'' Obama won the award in 2008, with Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke capturing it last year. The win-
ner of the award, which has been handed out since 1927,
is given out yearly to an extremely influential person.

Long-time kicker Reed let go by Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers place kicker Jeff Reed was cut on
Tuesday, only days after he missed a chip-shot field goal
in his team’s blow-out loss to the Patriots. Reed began the
season as one of the 10 most accurate kickers in NFL history,
but struggled from the outset. He has missed seven of 22 at-
tempts so far this season, and was seen as replaceable. ''It's
unlike other positions where you can simply bench some-
one and go to their backup,'' Head Coach Mike Tomlin told
the Associated Press. ''There's only one kicker on a football
team, so you don't make a decision lightly when you have to
make a move. We're very respectful of the cumulative body
of work by Jeff here, but at this time we felt it was appropri-
ate to make a change.'' Although he has reportedly been in-
volved in off-field issues over the years, the team said that was
not involved in their decision to part ways with the kicker.
 PAGE 14 November 17, 2010

Opinion: 2010 NFL season a lesson in parity

Preseason favorites falling out of contention early
CJ Haddad
Journal Staff
To say this NFL season
has been unpredictable and
exciting would be a pretty
accurate statement. At the
halfway point in this cam-
paign, the playoff picture
is starting to become a lit-
tle clearer. Some teams are
reaching desperation points,
while others are feeling com-
fortable atop their divisions.
This year has brought
some great disappoint-
ments, yet there are teams
who have emerged as con-
tenders, those who were not
even considered before the
year began. In the second
half of the year, teams will
be clawing and scratching to
play in Dallas for the Super
Bowl at the end of the year.
Some top teams pro-
jected to be powerhouses
before the season started
have dropped off consider-
ably. Those teams include
the 2-7 Cincinnati Bengals,
the 4-5 San Diego Chargers,
the 3-6 Minnesota Vikings
and the extremely underper-
forming 2-7 Dallas Cowboys.
Recently, the Cowboys
fired Head Coach Wade Phil-
lips, replacing him with de-
fensive coordinator Jason
Garrett. With an injured Tony
Romo, Cowboys’ fans will
have to resign themselves
to a below-average season.
When the Bengals added has also underperformed who just earned their first win Rex Ryan’s Jets have
Terrell Owens prior to the greatly, thus putting more of the season this past week]. seemingly backed up their
season, pairing him The New York Jets, boisterous predictions before
with Chad Ocho- New England Pa- the season. We all heard the
cinco, they created triots, and Atlanta ramblings in HBO’s series,
one of the most Falcons all share the Hard Knocks. Young Mark
tenacious and vo- best record in the Sanchez is keeping his cool
cal receiving pairs NFL, posting a 7-2 under center and their de-
in the NFL. Al- mark, respectively. fense is fifth in the NFL in total
though equipped There is a mix of defense and rushing defense.
with these receiv- teams with 6-3 re- Watching the second half
ers, the Bengals are cords who are still of this NFL season will be in-
ranked only 15th in in contention for teresting. Will we expect to
the NFL in offense. their division, if not see the teams we have been
The San Diego already leading it. accustomed to seeing every
Chargers have ex- Some teams are year, like the Colts and Ra-
celled tremendously even atop their divi- vens, or will we have some
offensively, leading sions, like the Oak- surprises like the Raiders
the NFL in total of- land Raiders and and Chiefs? Preseason Su-
fense and passing Kansas City Chiefs, per Bowl favorite Green Bay
offense. They also who are tied in the has been performing up to
are second in the AFC West, and the standard with a 6-3 record,
NFL in defense, but Seattle Seahawks which is tied with the Bears
cannot find a way to in the NFC West. for the lead in the NFC North.
win. Their quarter- The defending Su- A pleasant surprise for
back, Phillip Rivers, per Bowl champion some—but clearly not all—is
is having a career New Orleans Saints the return and success of Mi-
year and will be in are sitting behind chael Vick. Although he has
the MVP discussion the Atlanta Falcons been in and out with rib in-
if his play contin- with a 6-3 record, juries, he was named Player
ues the way it is. and look to turn it on of the Month in September.
The biggest in the second half. His Eagles are also in the up-
problem with the Photo courtesy of Emeybee/Wikicommons The surpris- per echelon of the NFC East
Minnesota Vikings ing New England with the New York Giants
could be the deci- Chad Ochocinco (above) and the Cincinatti Patriots have an who, prior to this Sunday,
sion that excited Bengals have struggled all season long. impressive 7-2 re- were playing good football.
everyone during the cord, which is tied Every year the NFL
offseason. Yes, we’re talking pressure on the quarterback. with the Jets in the AFC brings us our surprises, but
about the return of Brett Fa- This NFL season has been East. With the loss of big- this year has truly been an
vre. Favre is underperform- a toss up every week. It seems time receiver Randy Moss, exciting one and will con-
ing tremendously compared that no matter the matchup, the Patriots have looked to a tinue to be that way until
to his career year last season. any team could come out on multitude of options to help the final week of the season.
The Vikings' defensive line top [except for the Buffalo Bills lead the team each week.

Rondo on pace to have historic year for point guard

Alex Mellion
Journal Staff
When someone is asked
to list the greatest pure
point guards in NBA his-
tory, most of the choices are
obvious. Players like Magic
Johnson, Isaiah Thomas and
John Stockton cemented
their marks on the league by
looking to create scoring op-
portunities for their team-
mates first and themselves
second. How long will it be
before we add Rajon Rondo
to this exclusive list? At the
rate his career is progress-
ing, not too much longer.
Remember back two
years ago when he averaged
a triple double in that clas-
sic seven-game playoff series
against the Bulls? Through
10 games this season, Rondo
has already tallied 151 as-
sists, and has had games
with 24, 17 [three times]
and 16, respectively.
At his current rate,
he will finish the season
with 1,238 assists, which
is 74 more than the cur-
rent record for a season,
held by John Stockton.
Rondo is a “pass first,
score second” type of
point guard, as evidenced
by his season high of 18
points in a game. He
is quickly becoming a
top-five point guard in
the league, and is show-
ing why the “Big 3” should
be renamed to the “Big 4”.
Rondo is part of the new
generation of point guards in
the NBA. These young, explo-
sive guards are capable of tak-
ing over the game at any given
point, and will do whatever it
takes to lead their teams to
victory. Young point guards
like Russell Westbrook, Der- could you have pictured Celt-
on Williams, Derrick Rose ics’ great Bill Russell not play-
and Chris Paul are able to ing alongside Bob Cousy?
put their teams on their backs Twenty years from now
and dominate a game. when their careers are long
The days of the over, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen
point guard simply lay- and Kevin Garnett are go-
ing the ball in the basket ing to owe a lot of the suc-
seem to be over as well, cess they experienced on
as evidenced by Derrick the court to Rajon Rondo.
Rose’s monster dunk in In just his fifth season in
a game last week [check the league, Rajon Rondo has
it out on YouTube, you shown that he is indeed one
won’t be disappointed]. of the top point guards in the
Many of the NBAs NBA, which is no easy task
past stars have a great given the level of talent that’s
point guard that played currently playing. Celtics fans
a big role in their suc- may be worried that once the
cess. Where would Karl “Big 3” retires the team will
Malone be without John start performing poorly again,
Stockton? Where would Ka- but as long as the team has
reem Abdul-Jabbar be with- Rajon, never count them out.
out Magic Johnson? And
 PAGE 15 November 17, 2010

Catching up: women's soccer earns recognition

Matt West quarterfinals at Endicott Sta- seeing as they
Journal Staff dium this past Wednesday. shot 11 corner
Senior goalkeeper Emily kicks to Suffolk’s
The Suffolk women’s Joyce played tremendously in two. The seventh-
soccer team is now official- net, allowing only two goals ranked Rams
ly done for the season, al- while making 19 saves. The played tough
though they have very little problem in this decisive match throughout, giv-
to hang their heads about. was the Rams’ inability to get ing Endicott ev-
The team had a tremen- anything going offensively. erything they had.
dous season, playing their All season long the Rams Although
final game in the ECAC tour- had very little trouble find- their season end-
nament for the first time in ing ways to put the ball in ed in the ECAC
the program’s young history. the net, but Endicott did a tournament, the
Endicott College offi- superb job in stymieing a team was further
cially sent the Lady Rams well-rounded group. Suf- recognized this
packing, as they broke a folk could manage only six week for their
scoreless tie with a pair of shots—four of which were work in the class-
second-half goals to win, on net— in the entire game. room. The team Photos courtesy of the Suffolk Athletics dept.
2-0, in the Division III ECAC Endicott also did a good was recognized
New England Tournament job of controlling the field, by the National Soccer Coach- of 3.02 has to make Head freshman also ranked 12th
es Asso- Coach Ernst Cleophat an ex- among all Division III play-
ciation of tremely happy individual. ers with an impressive 2.88
America Because the Lady Rams points per game average.)
with the had 11 underclassmen on the Freshman Gabrielle Bales-
Team Ac- team this season they will trier was named GNAC Rook-
ademic have a lot to look forward to in ie of the Year, finishing second
Award. the coming seasons. For such on the team in goals with 15.
This is a young program, to be able She also had an impressive
also the to make it to the ECAC tour- points per game average, end-
third year nament is a special achieve- ing the year at the 2.69 mark.
in a row ment. In addition, their final Freshman Monica Wolf
the team record of 13-4-1 will certain- earned first team All-Confer-
can lay ly help them battle in the ence honors, and Junior Les-
claim to tough Great Northeast Ath- lie Hayden was a second team
this pres- letic Conference next season. All-Conference selection.
tigious In all, the Lady Rams cap- Hayden also made a signifcant
award. tured numerous awards, so- shift to midfielder. (Hayden
The team’s lidifying their impressive sea- finished the season with 14
cumula- son with an exclamation point. goals and 17 assists, and will
Emily Joyce (above) and the women's team (below) finished the sea- tive grade Freshman Taylor Miran- undoubtedly be the leader of
point av- da was named GNAC Offen- this young team next season.)
son 13-4-1, and will be returning a large chunk of this year's squad.
e r a g e sive Player of the Year. (The

Women's team falls in ECAC quarters

Alex Mellion
Journal Staff
The Suffolk women’s soc-
cer team recently wrapped up
their most successful season
in school history, finishing
13-4-1, in addition to a 10-2
record in the GNAC confer-
ence, which earned them the
GNAC regular season cham-
pionship and a berth in the
Eastern College Athletic Con-
ference [ECAC] Division III
New England Tournament.
After a 4-0 loss to Lassell
on September 11, the Lady
Rams won 12 of their last 13
regular season games, and
outscored their opponents
by the remarkable margin of
62-14. Their GNAC tourna-
ment bid came to an abrupt
end however, with a 3-1
Halloween night loss to Em-
manuel. The team secured a
bid in the ECAC tournament
shortly thereafter, but was
eliminated with a 2-0 loss to
Endicott on November 10.
The Lady Rams' top two
goal scorers this season were
freshmen: Taylor Miranda,
who had 21, and GNAC
Rookie of the Year, Gabrielle
Balestrier, who had 15. Ju-
nior captain Leslie Hayden
was third in the team with 14
goals, and went over 50 career
goals in the last game of the
regular season. Senior cap-
tain Emma Joyce allowed just
23 goals in 18 games played,
and had a goals against av-
erage of 1.26. She saved 109
of 132 shots, which was good
for a .826 save percentage.
The fact that 66 of the
team’s 67 total goals were
scored by freshmen, sopho-
mores and juniors bodes well
for the team in the long run.
The team is graduating
five of its seniors, and the big-
gest loss for the Lady Rams
next season will be that of
Emma Joyce. Hayden, Bal-
estrier, Miranda, as well as
freshmen Meghan McHale [11
assists, and fifth on the team
with 13 points] and Monica
Wolf [7 goals, 7 assists and
fourth on the team with 21
points] will all be back. These
players will look to lead the
team to another GNAC reg-
ular season championship.
The sky is the limit
with the youthful Lady
Rams, and there is no tell-
ing just how many cham-
pionships—GNAC and
ECAC—the team will con-
tend for in the coming years.
 PAGE 16
Brothers show promise for men's hockey
Mike Giannattasio
Journal Staff
Zach and Max Bar-
ron have both made their
own impact on the men’s
hockey team, but not many
people get the chance to do
so with a sibling on a col-
lege squad. With that said,
these two are experiencing
that, and doing it quite well.
Recently, two goals by
senior forward Zach and one
by his freshman brother Max
helped lead the Rams to their
second win of the season, a
3-2 non-conference matchup
against Framingham State.
Zach and Max Barron are
from St. Louis, Missouri, and
they both have been play-
ing hockey since they were
able to walk. In addition,
they have been dedicated to
the sport their entire lives.
Zach Barron transferred
from UMass Boston last year,
and Max Barron joined the
team this year as a freshman.
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Athletics dept.
The Barron brothers (above) each scored to help the
team beat Framingham State last Wednesday.
Men's soccer finishes up impressive season
Matt West
Journal Staff
The men’s soccer team
finished up an impressive
2010 campaign this past Sat-
urday, losing a tough match,
8-0, to Williams College in
the first round of the NCAA
tournament. The Williams
College Ephs scored early
and often, netting their first
goal in the fourth minute of
the first half. The Rams could
not get anything going offen-
Scoring tandem help Rams off to solid start
The older of the two,
Zach, said he is excited for
the opportunity to play
his last college hockey
season with his brother.
“Getting to play with
my brother again is [an ex-
perience of a life-time],” said
Zach. “The odds of two broth-
ers playing on the same hock-
ey team are very rare and we
are lucky. I had the chance to
play with him in high school
for a year too, but this is a lot
different than that because
high school hockey in St. Lou-
is is not competitive at all.”
The younger sibling, Max,
said he is also looking for-
ward to lacing up his skates
with his brother this season.
“I came to Suffolk be-
cause I've always wanted to
play hockey with my brother
and with Zach being a senior
this year, this was the only
opportunity that could hap-
pen,” Max said. “It's been fun
living and playing with Zach.
“It's definitely differ-
sively all day, struggling to
find any sort of rhythm offen-
sively. In turn, the Rams were
outshout, 37 to 3, making it
nearly impossible for Rams’
goalkeeper Matt Esposito to
make a significant contribu-
tion. (The Ephs had 11 cor-
ner kicks, and their goalie,
Peter Morrell, only had to
make one save on the day.)
Ultimately, the Rams
had a very successful season,
finishing with a strong 11-
8-1 record, even beating Al-
Max (above) and Zach will look to help the men's team improve from last season.
ent but I'm playing college
hockey with my brother.
It's something a lot of peo-
ple can't say and I'm happy
that I had this opportunity.”
Head Coach Chris Glion-
na is used to coaching sib-
lings on the hockey team.
Just last year, he coached
the Drago brothers, Joe and
Steve. Joe graduated last
spring and Steve is now a
sophomore on the team.
Glionna said both Zach
and Max have tremendous
qualities on and off the ice.
“I have enjoyed see-
ing how Zack and Max have
pushed each other to be bet-
ter,” said Glionna. “They
are both very similar play-
ers. Zach plays very well
and Max plays both of ends
of the ice. Both have great
personalities, and their
bertus Magnus in the Great
Northeast Athletic Confer-
ence championship game,
2-1, behind a strong perfor-
mance from Esposito. The
team had 17 underclassmen
making a significant impact
on the team this year, mak-
ing next season an important
season. It will be interest-
ing to see if they can benefit
from the invaluable experi-
ence they gained through-
out the 2010 campaign, and
make it a step further in the
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Athletics dept.
teammates have great re-
spect for them. They repre-
sent the school very well.”
Glionna added that
he has high hopes for
each of them this season.
“The ceiling for Max
is very high,” he contin-
ued. “We expect him to
be one of our best players
when the season is all over.
“Right now my best
memory of Zack will be
his contributions in win-
ning the Cod Fish Bowl last
year [hosted by UMass-
Boston]. However, I expect
Zack will have many more
great moments this winter.”
The Barron brothers have
high expectations for them-
selves and the club this sea-
son too, as they both want
to win the Great Northeast
Athletic Conference title.
NCAA tournament next year.
Head Coach Andrius Zei-
kus and his group of young
players will undoubtedly
look back on this season as
a major success. An NCAA
berth is not something that
happens every season, and
by doing so in a tough con-
ference they have set them-
selves up for a bright future.
The team had a few of
its members receive recog-
nition for their season as
well. Junior forward Danny
November 17, 2010
“I just want to win and
as long as the team is win-
ning, it doesn't really mat-
ter what my personal goals
are,” said Zach. “I just want
to go out there every night
and do everything I can to
make sure that we win.”
Max Barron hopes the
team accomplishes their
goals this season as well.
“We have a good group
of guys in the locker room,”
said Max. “We've got-
ten better every game we
played. We're starting to
turn the page and hopefully
we keep the W's coming.
“My goal was to just come
in, have fun and let the rest
play itself out, and hopefully
it does. We have a competi-
tive lineup that hates to lose.
Our goal is to win our league
and we plan on doing that.”
Lloyd and senior midfielder
Luis Flores earned second
team All-Conference hon-
ors. In addition, junior David
Best and freshman Nicholas
DiCicco earned third team
All-Conference honors. Lloyd
finished the year with nine
goals and five assists. Jack
DeJesus and Esposito split
time in net, compiling a 1.86
goals against average. In all,
the team scored 49 goals on
the season, limiting their op-
ponents to only 37 goals.