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VOLUME 71, NUMBER 17
Suffolk stampede raises money and supplies
Photo by Sarina Tracy
Sarina Tracy mon Bandstand on Sunday
Journal Staff afternoon for the inaugural
Stampede into Spring Break
Suffolk alumni, students, “Fun Run.” The two-mile
faculty, and friends congre- run raised money and sup-
gated to the Boston Com- plies for the Elliot School, the
nside Legendary boxers on obstacles
Carrie Margolis
ournal
the
Journal Contributor
The famous brothers from
News Lowell portrayed in the new,
Academy Award-winning
"Business school encour-
movie, The Fighter (Para-
ages innovation via neutral
mount Pictures, 2011) “Irish”
thinking' pg. 2
Micky Ward and Dicky
Eklund, came to the C. Walsh
Opinion Theater last Thursday after re-
"Staff Editorial" pg. 6 turning home from the Oscars.
Richard Farrel, who di-
Arts & rected Eklund’s HBO docu-
mentary on crack addiction
Entertainment in 1995, interviewed the
brothers about their careers
"The Chef cooks up some
and the obstacles they had
Wu" pg. 4 to overcome. The brothers
were both causal in their in-
Sports terview, wearing jeans and
sneakers as they spoke to
"Lady Rams bow out of the audience as though they
ECAC; look toward next were talking to old friends.
year" pg. 7 The first part of the in-
terview touched on Eklund’s
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only remaining public school
in the North End. dividuals, some clad in ram
The Elliot School, which
opted to forfeit their sup-
ply budgets in the wake of
recent funding cuts for Bos-
ton Public Schools, chose
to forgo this money in or-
der to save a teaching posi-
tion. As a result, they have
been forced to ask parents
to fund their supply needs.
Suffolk, fortunate-
ly, was able to lend
many helping hands. “We’re all about commu-
The Alumni Association,
along with current Suffolk
students, organized the race
asking for only one thing:
donations as an entrance fee,
with all proceeds going to
the Elliot School. A major
theme in the event was the
importance of alumni aid and
affiliation, and more impor-
tantly, community as a whole.
“Everybody understands
the tough environment we all
face today,” said John McDon-
nell, class of 2010. “Unemploy-
ment is 8.9 percent. We need
to interact with one another.”
early career and crack cocaine
addiction. He began box-
ing at the age of 12 and lied
that he was 17 to get into a
tournament. His very first
fight was to a 26-year-old.
“I was 16 going on 32,”
said Eklund, who spent a lot
of time being around much
older people, was pressured
a lot to succeed. The old-
est of nine children, he was
always looked up to and
was the first to do anything
in the family. All of these
pressures lead to drugs and
eventually his downfall.
According to the inter- Soleil Barros
view, after his famous loss Journal Staff
against Sugar Ray Leon-
ard in 1978, his life spiraled
out of control. When asked
when he knew he was great,
Eklund responded, “when
see BROTHERS page 3
Running groups and in-
costumes, Red Sox shirts, and
even more with yellow and
blue hair-dye ran around the
perimeter of the Common--
some of the runners were
students, while some were
small children and faculty of
both schools. While the race
was not so much a mad dash
to the finish, it was more of
a collective push for com-
munity, pride and generosity.
nity, we’re all about Boston,
and we’re all about support-
ing education and children,”
said President Barry Brown.
“And by being out here to-
day, you’re indicating that
that spirit of Suffolk-- that
ambition-- is on… This is the
first of a tradition that I think
is going to build and build. I
think it’s a wonderful thing
for us, and particularly the
students of the Elliot School.”
Freshman Lila Farino at-
tributed her drive to cross the
finish line mainly to the cause.
“I feel so accomplished,” she
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said after the two-mile trek.
“I’m trying to get back into
running, and this motivat-
ed me even more to finish.”
Suffolk’s revamped mas-
cot, Rammy, was in atten-
dance, amidst the pump-
ing of music throughout the
Common’s lengths. In addi-
tion, the beautifully breezy
55 degree weather kept spir-
its high, and hearts open.
“The weather gods have
all agreed that the Suffolk-
Elliot partnership is the most
important event that will hap-
pen this month-- other than
MCAS,” said Traci Walker
Griffith, principal of the Elliot
School, amidst laughter from
the audience. This partner-
ship, present and past, does
not go unnoticed. There have
been many Suffolk students
and classes who participate in
programs at the Elliot School,
including JumpStart, work-
study, and volunteering.
“For a school like the El-
liot… to have such a power
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Photo courtesy of Greg Gatlin
 PAGE 2 March 9, 2011

INTERNATIONAL
Business school encourages innovation via neutral thinking
Haven Orecchio
West flip-flops on Gadaffi Journal Staff
Harry Lam
Journal Staff The fifth Annual New
Product Innovation Com-
petition, held on March 5
in Sargent Hall, was estab-
lished in 2006 by the Sawyer
Business School to encour-
age innovation in students
through invention.
“The best way to
be an innovator is to
think neutral,” said
Sushil Bhatia, Ex-
NEWS ecutive in Residence
founder and host.
American foreign policy “Being told to
in Modern Theatre think positive all the
time can be stressful,
Alana Liebenthal
but thinking neu-
Journal Staff
tral leads to the best
ideas," said Bhatia.
During its found-
ing year, there were
only 27 entries, and
this year there were
over 300 entries eval-
uated by 72 judges.
Delivering the
keynote address
was Jules Pieri, founder
and CEO of the Daily Grom-
Rappaport Center met, an online hub for con-
sumer commerce. Each day
covers assisted
at noon, the site launches
reproductive technology
and broadcasts one inven-
Bianca Saunders tive product and its story.
Journal Staff “We need to put an
end to nameless face
commerce,” said Pieri.
The Grommet looks for
ideas that are unique and
have a story to tell. The prod-
ucts need to have a degree
of success to be included on
the site, but the Grommet en-
hances it through publicity.
“I walked into the of-
fice one day and saw a pile
of boring white socks,”
she said. “I didn’t under-
stand where it was going.”  rough stage,” commented
She later found out that
Fort Payne, Alabama, known
as the “Sock Capital of the
United States,” had almost
all their socks manufactured
abroad. In hopes of saving a
family company, one clever
innovator decided to tar-
get the “green market” and
create socks out of biode-
gradable organic material.
This simple con-
cept is “saving Fort
Payne,” commented Pieri.
Suffolk University in-
novators competed for first,
second, and third place,
along with the Urvashi Bha- Zenner, has expanded the
tia Green Product Award, and plan for Tater Ware, biode-
the Management 101 Award. gradable food packaging and
“I still have a lot of utensils made from potato
thinking ahead of me since starch. In the next three to
my product is in such a five years, Tater Ware tooth
brushes, straws, and other
Emily Lingley, winner of utensils will be included in
the Green Product Award. the company’s production.
Lingley’s winning inno- Tater Ware is currently
being sold in stores
around the country.
“We need the
next couple of years
to get situated,”
said Zenner. “We
are working on in-
creasing produc-
tion to keep up with
all of the orders.”
Second place
winner Anthony
Bababekov created
Still Grips, an envi-
ronmentally friend-
ly adhesive that
sticks to the soles of
shoes and sneakers.
Bababekov came
up with the idea dur-
Photo by Haven Orecchio
ing a basketball game
with his cousin, he in-
vation is called the Water So- formed the crowd. He appre-
lutions Button. The device is ciated the grips on the bottom
installed in the shower and al- of his sneakers, but disliked
lows the consumer to turn off when they became worn out.
the water with just a tap of a His product is designed to re-
finger. When he or she turns place the grip of a shoe with-
the water back on, it will still out replacing the shoe itself.
be at the same temperature. Winners will now take
“Its saves wasting a lot of the next 90 days to orga-
water by avoiding all the fid- nize a strategic plan to
dling when trying to get the compete for a Seed Capi-
temperature right,” she added. tal Award of up to $50,000.
Last year’s winner of the
Green Product Award, Lexi

Distinguished visiting scholar brings political expertise

Ryan Powell
Journal Contributor
Correction: Wednesday evening, stu-
dents with interests ranging
In last issue's from international politics to
Chinese culture overcrowd-
article titled "Get to ed a round table discussion
know SUNORMAL: of China’s place and future
in the 21st century’s inter-
Largest group on national community. Suf-
folk’s Distinguished Visiting
campus with major Scholars program brings in
plans ahead" was speakers to educate on their
respective subjects, reaching
wrong. It should be out to students and cultivat-
ing excitement within their
"SUNORML" and Dr. Emil Kirchner is cur-
rently visiting from the Uni-
the Journal apolo- versity of Essex in the UK.
gizes for our mis- With an undeniable exper-
tise on the European Union
take. (EU) with a focus on secu-
rity policy amongst the EU,
his opinion was not taken
for granted during the talk
on China. While correlating
the EU to Chinese world in-
volvement, he touched on
points that could not have
been more concise, relative
and knowledgeable on issues
that are filling the headlines
of all major world newspa-
pers. In his late 2010-pub-
lished book titled, “National
Security Cultures,” Kirchner
finds himself at the forefront
of issues posed in today’s
tinder box of world affairs.
In addition to students,
Suffolk professors also at-
tended the discussion. Pro-
fessor Roberto Dominguez,
adept to Chinese relations to
Latin America, sympathized
with the overbearing econom-
ic influence China imposes
on Latin American countries.
Government professor Sim-
one Chun, with an expertise
in the Korean Peninsula as
well as all of Asia’s intercon-
nectedness, professed the role
China plays in the area and
the different options for their
future involvement. Associ-
ate Dean Sebastian Royo and
Professor Tukumbi Lumum-
ba Kasango expressed their
opinions from regions of their
own proficiency including
point of views from Africa,
Spain and the United States.
Throughout the discus-
sion, one can only imagine
the first-hand knowledge
being endowed on the stu-
dents studying this material.
However enthused these lis-
teners and speakers were,
the outlook on China was
considered questionable con-
cerning their policies and
the make-up of their rela-
tions with other countries.
“Economic openness
could be enhanced in China
through foreign investment
and exchange rate reform,”
said Kirchner in hope of more
amicable economic policy
amongst all world leaders.
“While China is becom-
ing a leading world economy,
I am not sure how they will be
perceived on the international
stage with so many acknowl-
edged human rights viola-
tions,” said international af-
fairs major Jennifer Graham.
One can only hope China
will follow such liberal poli-
cies in the future, but that
may only be an idealized
view from the Western pow-
ers. Each of the scholars ex-
pressed opinions worthy of
recognition in political round-
tables around the world.
 PAGE 3
Suffolk reporters air on cable news
from NECN page 3
Students of Suffolk Uni-
versity have been given the
golden opportunity to report
live from the streets of down-
town Boston for New Eng-
land Cable News (NECN).
The new segment is titled
"Suffolk in the City" and airs
on the regional cable news
network’s "Morning Show."
The "Suffolk in the City" in-
terviewers include Sarah
Murphy, Andrew Rogers,
and Paul Davis Lyons, all
senior students at Suffolk.
“While working at the
Suffolk TV studio for the past
2 years, I saw that they were
holding auditions to be the
next NECN student reporter.
I immediately applied. I au-
ditioned and I guess they
kind of liked me, so as soon
as I got back from vacation I
met with the producers and
began working on the Suf-
folk in the City Morning
Show,” says Andrew Rogers.
NECN debuted the seg-
ments, which allow the uni-
versity students to interview
people as they pass by the Suf-
folk University/New England
Cable News Downtown Bos-
ton Studio. The topics of the
interviews relate to current,
and at times, quirky matters.
The segments are made up
of live question-and-answer
sessions with the "Morning
Show" anchors and broadcast
students. The on-the-street
interview topics have ranged
from pop culture to politics,
and even something as sim-
ple as the Boston weather.
“My personal favorite
has been the Oscars predic-
tion question, because it was
the day we got the most an-
swers and an incredible ar-
ray of characters. Perhaps my
favorite part so far has been
all the creative and funny
people we get on the street.
No matter how early it is, we
always manage to keep ener-
gy and enthusiasm up by get-
ting all the characters on the
street speaking their minds
on camera,” explains Rogers.
NECN considered nu-
merous auditions before se-
lecting three senior broadcast
students as their morning re-
porters for the "Suffolk in the
City" segment. Sarah Murphy,
one of the three, is a broadcast
journalism major. She also
interns for radio’s Kiss 108
"Matty in the Morning Show”
and "Dirty Water TV." An-
drew Rogers, the second re-
porter, studies film and entre-
preneurship. He is the host of
a late-night Internet talk show
known as “The Leche Show”.
Rogers acknowledges the ma-
jor benefits of being a Suffolk
student while working with
NECN, which include the ac-
ademic and local recognition
obtained by the show. Paul
Davis Lyons, the third and
final reporter, is majoring in
communications with a con-
centration in film studies. The
Boston native has developed
a talk show program based
on the comic book industry,
featuring writers, artists, and
collectors. Practice, experi-
ence, and exposure were also
attributed as benefits to these
young reporters and their
new role on Tremont Street.
“I have been working on
productions ever since I got
to Suffolk and have been ex-
panding and experiencing dif-
ferent works every year,” says
Rogers. “My work on camera
has led me to this and set fur-
ther goals as on-camera tal-
ent and visual performance.”
The "Suffolk in the City"
segments air Tuesdays and
Thursdays on "The Morning
Show" during the 7 a.m. to
8 a.m. and can also be found
online at the New England
Cable Network website.
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ie. He really pushed for the
it was too late.” Eventu- movie to be made and with-
ally, he went to jail and be- out his help; the screenplay
came clean after his release. would still be sitting in a
“If he didn’t go away, he’d pile on a desk somewhere.
be dead right now,” said Ward. A major theme in the movie
Eklund shrugged and asked, was loyalty and the broth-
“How do you like me now?” ers explained how impor-
Along with discuss- tant it was to them through-
ing Eklund’s life story, much out their fighting careers.
of the interview revolved They inherited this trait
around The Fighter. Eklund from their mother, said to be
said that after Christian Bale, the backbone of the family
who played him in the film standing by their sides and
and won best supporting ac- doing everything she could
tor, mentioned his name at for them, as she is portrayed
the Academy Awards, both in the movie. Everything they
his website and Facebook did, and still do today sur-
crashed. Originally they rounds around family loyalty.
wanted Matt Damon to play Ward still lives in Lowell.
the role, but according to Both brothers own their own
Eklund, “Matt Damon is from gyms and train new boxers
Cambridge, he doesn’t know.” regularly. Ward does a lot of
Ward explained how charity for handicapped chil-
Mark Wahlberg, his film dren and the Special Olympics.
counterpart, had always
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but for the connections that
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you’re making to our students
such a wonderful university
as models for their future as
as Suffolk, we are eternally
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want you to know from the
is what you’re doing today.”
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 PAGE 4 March 9, 2011

You a re not a lone

Michael Christina
Journal Staff
and minoring in fine art, first
got wind of the contest as
was meant to help those who
may be dealing with a dif-
This helped to shape his main
message of outreach for the
of three phases of judging
and voting. The original
part of an assignment for his ficult situation in their life. poster. “There are times in 272 entries were narrowed
NESAD student Shawn Graphic Design 1 class with “My poster was cre- my life I have felt alone and down to 100 by 16,420 on-
Semmes recently placed in Marie-Anne Verougstraete. ated to inspire and remind alienated from the world, line votes from the public. A
the top 10 of the anyone facing a diffi- just as I’m sure every teen- five-person judging panel,
"Say Something cult challenge, what- ager has. At times like those it consisting of three design
Poster Proj- ever it may be, that helps every now and then to professionals, a representa-
ect," a poster they’re not alone.” connect to someone in some tive from The Home, and an
design compe- Originally from way or another even if you educational professional with
tition and gal- Greenwich, CT., Semmes don’t realize it right away.” a background in urban edu-
lery meant to drew upon his own With the main purpose of cation were then brought in
help motivate, experiences in life for the competition being to in- to narrow the entries down
inspire and inspiration. “My pro- spire and educate young teens, to 25 semifinalists. An event
educate young cess started by trying it is possible that Shawn’s was then held in which
teens, spon- to think of how I felt poster could have an effect the public was allowed to
sored by The growing up and things beyond the craftsmanship. vote for the top 10, which
Home for Little that I had to deal with. “If my poster has a real included Shawn's poster.
Wanderers, a There are many kinds of impact on even one person's Made using mixed me-
non-profit ded- problems that an indi- life I'd feel that it was suc- dia, which included spray
icated to help- vidual faces growing up cessful and I'd be happy.” paint, acrylic and vector art,
ing families. and not all of them are Although not completely his work, along with the oth-
Design pro- similar,” Semmes said. optimistic about this pros- er nine finalist pieces can be
fessionals and Many of the ex- pect, he wishes that his seen at The Fourth Wall Gal-
students from periences that Shawn work would somehow con- lery, located on 132 Brookline
all over the drew upon from his nect with someone. “I’m not Avenue, Boston, MA. And he
country sub- own life stemmed from sure if it will be because I’ve doesn't seem to be done yet.
mitted entries his involvement with a never been where these kids “This process has defi-
to be judged. punk rock band in high have been in their lives. I can nitely inspired me to take
The top 10 had school. “I was touring only hope we’ve got some- part in similar projects,
Art by Shawn Semmes
been narrowed during the summer and thing in common and they possibly over the summer
down from 272 submissions. His poster, entitled “When not really following the same are able connect and feel the when classes are done. I
Shawn, a sophomore Life Feels Overwhelming, Re- path most people follow dur- same way that I do about it.” would absolutely love to do
majoring in graphic design member You Are Not Alone,” ing and after high school.” The contest consisted something like this again.”

The Chef cooks up some Wu

Derek Anderson
Journal Staff
“We are the masters
of our fate. As long as we
have faith and unconquer-
able will power, salva-
tion will not be denied.”
Raekwon, legendary
Wu-Tang member and hip-
hop artist, released Shaolin
Vs Wu-Tang yesterday, an al-
bum that has been discussed
for more than three years,
notably missing production
input from the RZA. The al-
bum was allegedly sparked
back in 2007 after the 8 Dia-
grams controversy where Rae-
kwon and Ghostface Killah
disagreed with the RZA’s
more experimental produc-
tion of the album. Raekwon,
however, clarified in an in-
terview with Vibe that Shaolin
Vs Wu-Tang was not about
their past disagreements.
"RZA doesn’t have to
be on every album. I want-
ed to give some other pro-
ducers a chance. It’s not
about beef," said Raekwon.
Despite the rumors of
it being a backhand to the
RZA, Raekwon’s new ad-
dition to his solo albums is
definitely one to pick up.
Featuring other mem-
bers of the Clan, Raekwon
collaborated with Ghostface
Killah and Method Man,
who are featured on the al-
bum as well as artists such
as Nas and Busta Rhymes.
Their contributions are huge
to the album and help add
to the olden Wu-Tang feel
of the classic album Enter
The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
It’s authenticity and
grip to the classic feel of old
school Wu is allegedly what
sparked the album creation to
begin with. There are count-
less samples from Shaolin
and Wu Tang, the film that’s
said to have helped start it
all. Between the samples
and simplistic, yet catchy
beats, the album definitely
gives listeners an enjoyable Although Ghost, Meth, and 36 Chambers justice. The in-
blast-from-the-past feeling. Inspectah Deck are involved, volvement of Ghostface and
Some notable tracks on it can’t Method
the album include “Shaolin m a k e Man were
Vs Wu Tang,” “Every Sol- up for incred-
dier In The Hood (Ft. Method t h e ible too. If
Man),” and “The Scroll.” The m e m - taken as
intro track “Shaolin Vs Wu b e r s an album
Tang” starts off with a lengthy that are tribute to
sample from the Wu-Tang lacking. the past,
movie, which prepares listen- It may I’d have to
ers for the classic Wu feel of be un- say bravo.
the entire album. The song is fair to If looked
strong, punchy and catchy. hold the at as a
“The Hood (Ft. Method album slap in the
Man)” is another track that to the 36 Courtesy of EMI Records face to the
really hits home, with the Cham- RZA, how-
Method Man truly ripping bers standards, but it doesn’t ever, it just makes the Clan’s
it up for a lengthy duration. even remotely amount to the split harder to deal with.
“The Scroll” is definitely a classic. With the absence of Overall, Shaolin Vs Wu-
song that represents Rae- RZA, and other members, it’s Tang is definitely worth a lis-
kwon’s power as a solo artist. hard to call this a Wu-Tang al- ten. It’s a mixture of smooth,
His flow is continuous and bum. Granted, it was released classic beats and beautifully
smooth, not just in the track, as a solo artist album un- weaving lyrics that work to-
but throughout the album. der Raekwon’s name, but its gether to form an enjoyable
Although Shaolin Vs Wu- old school feel leaves a want product. I tip my hat to you,
Tang is a strong and enjoy- for more Clan involvement. Raekwon, you have yet to let
able album, it isn’t without There’s no doubt that The me down. Now make amends
its faults. It has the Wu-Tang Chef did a fantastic job and with the RZA and get the Clan
sound, but lacks the Wu unity. created something that does back together. R.I.P. O.D.B.
 PAGE 5 March 9, 2011

Angela Christoforos arts

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St a f f Editoria l
Normally, we at the Jour-
nal would take this small
block in our paper to talk
about serious topics… ex-
cept for perhaps our Charlie
Sheen editorial last week.
But putting that aside, we
tend to take on issues affect-
ing out country, our plan-
et, our city or our school.
But today we’re chang-
ing things up. I’m remov-
ing the idea of a staff edito-
rial this week, and changing
it to “Derek’s Editorial.”
First and foremost, the
Journal just took home second
place nation-wide for “Best of
Show for Small School Web-
site” from the Associated Col-
legiate Press conference in Los
Angeles last weekend! I could
not be prouder of my staff
and support and really want
to take the time to recognize
all the hard work they put
into this organization. This
award would not be remotely
possible without all of them.
My editors and writers
really made this possible.
They’re the heart and power
of the Journal, providing sol-
id content for both the paper
product as well as online. The
editors also burn the mid-
night oil and really put every-
thing they have into produc-
ing something for the entire
university to read. I’m proud
to have every single one of
them on the paper and feel
privileged to work with them
every week. The staff has
truly felt like a family to me.
I couldn’t ask for a better one.
Bruce Butterfield de-
serves most of the thanks,
however. Our fearless com-
mander and inspiration,
Bruce has been the light for
when all else is dark. He has
been a guide and a mentor to
me as well as the rest of the
staff. Not only does he teach
great classes here at Suffolk,
The end of NPR?
Lexis Galloway
but also takes the time to help
Journal Staff
us and make sure the paper
is up to par. Without Bruce,
The waging war between
Suffolk would be without the
public broadcasting and
Journal. I would love to thank
Republicans has reached a
Bruce for his endless dedica-
peak, as networks such as
tion, advice and help to the
PBS and NPR are fighting
newspaper, and I know this
to stay afloat in the escalat-
comes from all of the staff.
ing budget debate. If fund-
Kate Bauer has also been a
ing was cut for public news
huge help to us all. The behind
media, not only would jobs
the scenes work, the help with
be lost, but educational pro-
budget and events, the link
grams like Nova, Morning Edi-
to university itself, Kate has
tion, and This American Life,
been there to help the Jour-
as well as childhood shows
nal continuous operate. From
such as Sesame Street and Ar-
all of the staff, we thank you.
thur, may also be eliminated
Again, I couldn’t be
– which begs the question
prouder than all of my staff.
of how to incorporate public
Instead of this editorial be-
broadcasting in an age where
ing for the staffers’ voices,
media is rapidly evolving.
this week it’s dedicated to
Although public media
them, as well as our ad-
has always been a topic Re-
visors. Thank you, guys.
publicans have seen as liberal
You’re the best. I couldn’t
and unnecessary, for the first
ask for a better team. Look
time last month, the newly
out ACP 2012, here we come!
controlled House approved a
bill that would cut all federal
funding for the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
beginning in 2013. So do we
really need publicly funded
networks, or is this just an-
other battle Republicans are
instigating because it’s some-
thing they don’t agree with?
There are many aspects
of this issue that make these
questions more complicat-
ed than a yes or no answer.
The issue of government
funding for public media –
in a time where our deficit is
trillions of dollars – makes the
problem of where to elimi-
nate funds a complex matter.
There is no doubt cuts need to
be made in multiple areas, but
how is Congress supposed to
decide that the CPB should be
the area taking the brunt of it?
Just because cuts need to be
made doesn’t mean the entire-
ty of public media should be
rid of. Balancing is what Con-
gress is supposed to be doing;
figuring out how to cut back
on budgets without eradicat-
ing programs all together.
Although media out-
lets in the CPB have tried to
come off government fund-
ing little by little over the
years, financial support has
grown over the last 10 years
from $340 million in 2001 to
$420 million last year, and
March 9, 2011
now a proposed $451 mil-
lion for the current fiscal year.
Removing the entire budget
from CPB funds would have
varying impacts, but there
is no doubt local and state
networks would be impact-
ed – anywhere from layoffs
to going off air completely.
NPR currently receives
10 percent of its support from
federal funding, while PBS re-
ceives 15 percent of its fund-
ing from the CPB. Although
it may not seem detrimental
if funding was cut altogeth-
er, the quality of program-
ming would no doubt suffer.
However, maybe it’s time
for public media to reinvent
itself. Social media is taking
over the world and because
of that almost all other me-
dia outlets have been forced
to adapt to changing stan-
dards, so why shouldn’t pub-
lic broadcasting change too?
Millions of dollars have re-
cently been put toward hiring
new journalists for investiga-
tive work – a start in revamp-
ing the public media outlets
– but it might not be enough
to keep them above water.
The lack of hard news
in today’s society is where
public broadcasting remains
fundamental. Outlets that
dominate the news media to-
day have become more biased
and opinion-based instead of
informational and investiga-
tive. This could mean that if
public media is forced to rely
on independent sources, it
might develop into what we
know as traditional news me-
dia, something even more det-
rimental than eliminating the
shows we’ve come to know.
Like everything we hear
in the news today, the ques-
tion of what to do regarding
public news media has turned
into an issue over rival par-
ties, conservatives and liber-
als, and eliminations in the
federal budget. But ultimate-
ly, cutting public broadcast-
ing would have an effect on
more than just these issues.
Networks like PBS and NPR
represent the last standing
neutral media outlets, and los-
ing them would change what
we know as fundamental,
educational programming.
 PAGE 7
Lady Rams bow out of ECAC; look toward next year
Alex Hall
Journal Staff
The women’s basket-
ball team was looking to
rebound from their GNAC
finals loss to Emmanuel by
making a run for the ECAC
New England Division III
Tournament. Unfortunately,
the team’s quarterfinal match
up proved to be too high of a
mountain for the Lady Rams
to climb this past Wednesday.
Coach Leyden’s fifth-
seeded squad took to the
court against the Engi-
neers of WPI in Worcester
last Wednesday night, and
quickly found out they’d be
tested early and often. The
early portion of the first half
would prove to be a stalemate
between the two teams. The
Engineers proceeded to go
on a 29-8 run in the middle
of the half, ultimately dash-
ing any hopes Suffolk had
in the ECAC tournament.
The Lady Rams would
battle resiliently, with
Meghan Black and Andrea
Salaices each contributing
10 points for the blue and
gold, while Ruys would lead
Suffolk in scoring with 14
points. Ultimately, however,
team Captain Melissa Kuhn
and the Engineers’ offen-
sive output would turn out
to be too much for Suffolk
to overcome on this night.
When looking at the
numbers, it’s easy to see what
turned out to be the team’s
undoing during the contest.
The Engineers won this game
primarily through dominat-
ing in the paint, where they
scored 44 of their 77 total
points. Worcester’s bench
would also prove to be an im-
portant piece in their victory,
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
posting 29 points and out-
scoring Suffolk’s bench by 11.
It also didn’t help that the
Engineers as a team averaged
47 percent from the field dur-
ing the game, while Suffolk
averaged an underwhelming
33 percent. Other than the
less-than-stellar defense, the
Lady Rams played pretty con-
sistently, much like their play
during the regular season.
However, it would be the
uncharacteristic lack of de-
fense and WPI’s potent offense
that would send Suffolk home
packing and back to Boston
in the quarterfinal round of
this prestigious tournament.
Despite ending the season
with two disappointing de-
March 9, 2011
feats, Coach Leyden and his
team had nothing short of a
phenomenal season this year.
Looking back, the women fin-
ished second in the GNAC
conference for the regular
season, played well in the
GNAC tournament, and qual-
ified for the ECAC tourna-
ment, receiving the fifth seed.
This was all accomplished
by a team that did not have
a single senior on the roster,
with many of the team’s stand-
out players being either fresh-
men or sophomores. Conceiv-
ably, this young team will
only add to their talent and be
even hungrier for that coveted
GNAC crown next season.
Although it eluded them
this season, next year could
be a different story. There are
some elements of Suffolk’s
game that need to be im-
proved, but like any team in
the conference, they’ll look to
address these shortcomings
in the offseason. With a more
experienced, fully returning
roster, there’s reason to be-
lieve that the Lady Rams will
be among the list of favorites
to win the GNAC next season.
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Softball team welcoming fresh start to season
Alex Mellion
Journal Staff
The Suffolk women’s soft-
ball team comes into the 2011
season looking to improve
upon their disappointing fin-
ish to last season. The team
finished 7-17 last season in
the GNAC conference and
9-31 overall. The team only
returns five players from last
season’s roster, and will have
to rely heavily on their young
players to get the job done.
Senior catcher/infielder
Clara Conklin, who led the
team with six homeruns and
24 RBI last season, says the
team has a lot to work on if
they want to finish in the up-
per echelon of the GNAC this
year. The changes start with
defense for the Lady Rams.
“I think that signifi-
cant improvements can and
need to be made in our de-
fense,” Conklin said. “Last
year we struggled on the
field and could never seem
to find a way to create a suc-
cessful defensive team.”
The Rams will count on
Conklin, along with fellow se-
niors Monica Ciofi and Jacky
Swift, to provide leadership
for the rest of the team, and to
Baseball looks to replicate last year's success
CJ Haddad
Journal Staff
The 2010 season for the
men’s baseball team can cer-
tainly be qualified as a success.
Posting a 22-16 overall
record, the Rams went 13-1
in the GNAC conference, by
far the best mark last year.
In addition, the team
earned a staggering 15 GNAC
awards for their 2010 season.
Those who received honors
included Head Coach Carey
McConnell, who earned his
fifth GNAC Coach of the
Year award. Freshman Jhon-
neris Mendez was named
the GNAC Rookie of the
Year after taking over at
third base. Mendez went on
to hit .389 with four home
runs and knocked in 29 runs
on the season. Mendez left
Suffolk to play junior col-
Team begins season-long stretch March 14
Cali Loura (above) had four homeruns and 16 RBI last season for the Lady Rams.
The team will look to improve upon their nine wins, and aim for a GNAC title.
be a guiding force for the many
younger players they have.
The Rams play a diffi-
cult schedule this season, as
they have a doubleheader
with every team they face,
except for March 24, when
they play Plattsburgh State
at 5 p.m. Every other time
the Rams play this season, it
will be against the same team
back-to-back, which means
lege baseball in Alabama,
so that will be a sizable
hole to fill at the hot corner.
Catcher Bobby Bar-
rett was one of four Rams
named to the first-team All-
Conference roster by the
GNAC. Barrett, who was the
Rams’ leader in nearly ev-
ery offensive category, has
graduated, and the team now
looks to a new wall behind
the plate to run the show.
Perhaps even more disap-
pointing than the loss of valu-
able leaders and role models
is how the season ended last
year for the men’s team. The
Rams were defeated in the
GNAC championship game,
5-4, to St. Joseph’s College.
After being invited to the
ECAC tournament, the Rams
made an early exit with a 10-5
loss to Framingham State.
However, with last
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
they can definitely pad their
conference record and po-
tentially pick up two GNAC
conference wins in one day.
Along with the seniors on
the roster, the Rams will count
on other players to play a sig-
nificant role in their potential
success this season. It may
take a lot to climb to the top
of the conference standings,
but it seems they may have
year’s campaign in the rear-
view, Coach McConnell and
his squad will look to con-
tinue the dominance they
showed last year during the
regular season and trans-
late that into the playoffs.
The team will look to start
off the season on the right note.
After a grueling offseason
replete with rigorous work-
outs, the men will travel to
Baseball
March 11-18 games will be played at vari-
ous locations in Florida.
March 23 at Babson, 3:30 p.m.
March 24 at Bridgewater St., 3:30 p.m.
March 26 at Rhode Island Col., 1:00 p.m.
March 27 vs. Mass.-Boston, 1 p.m.
March 28 vs. Eastern Conn. St., 3 p.m.
March 30 at Brandeis, 3:00 p.m.
March 9, 2011
her first season with the team.
“Her speed, athleti-
cism, and work ethic are go-
ing to allow both her and
the rest of the team to im-
prove,” Conklin added.
With such a long season,
the Rams must play every
game with a sense of urgen-
cy, seeing as they will be try-
ing to qualify for the GNAC
postseason tournament and
the NCAA tournament.
Conklin says the team
must go into every game
with the mentality that they
can win, no matter how good
their opponent may be. If the
Rams can get solid contribu-
tions all season long from
their younger players, the
team will have no trouble
finding success. Moreover,
they could potentially finish
in the upper portion of the
the group of players to do so. GNAC conference if every-
“Junior Cali Loura will thing goes according to plan.
continue to make significant That will clearly be a goal
contributions to the team this all season long for this team.
season”, Conklin explained. In the end, it may be too
“Cali is continuously solid in soon to look toward the con-
both the infield and behind ference tournament, but with
the plate." Sophomore Lind- the current team they have, it
sey Rogers, who also plays is not out of the realm of possi-
basketball for the Lady Rams, bility. Now, they simply have
will be counted on to play sig- to go out and play the games.
nifcant innings as she enters
Florida to see just how much to their starting rotation.
that hard work has helped. Ultimately, as the season
The team will actually be kicks off down south, it will
able to take a field instead of be interesting to see if they can
working in an indoor facility. replicate the success they en-
With the men hitting .339 dured last year, and move far-
last year, and their best hit- ther in the ECAC tournament.
ter having moved on, the They may have lost a few
Rams’ offensive unit will important pieces from last
have to be prepared to live season, but a GNAC title is
up to some expectations still possible for this group.
and provide run support
Softball
March 14-17 games will be played in Myrtle
Beach, Florida.
March 24 vs. Plattsburgh St., 5 p.m.
March 26 vs. Lasell, 12, 2 p.m.
March 27 vs. Simmons, 12, 2 p.m.
March 30 at Becker, 3, 5 p.m.