Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Gianna Carchia this semester have included diers in northern Uganda.” has been making a big impact
Journal Staff global poverty and home- The paper pearls, hand- on the campus community.
CAS meets SBS minor Executive on marketing, research success keting doesn’t do just aver- talked about his career start
from MINOR page 1 marketing minor. “As we com- Soleil Barros
municate and connect with Journal Staff age stuff, it's either going in brand management while
new media offers CAS and design students, we to work or it's not going to working for Procter & Gam-
new product develop- will learn more,” she said. “It Last Wednesday, Rick work. You’re going to return ble, being assigned the prod-
ment, the business of so- all makes a good diversity in Ruffolo visited Suffolk Uni- the investment you put into uct Metamucil. Ruffolo has
cial media, high tech mar- the classroom discussions. Es- versity to present “Using marketing or you’re not.” also worked with Crest tooth-
keting, and e-marketing. pecially with the NESAD stu- Marketing Research to Cre- Ruffolo opened his pre- paste and Wonder Bread,
Integrated marketing dents; there is a great need for ate Winning Products and sentation mentioning how he along with senior brand direc-
communications, services students with those skills.” Brands” as part of Suffolk’s was appreciative to have the tor roles at SC Johnson Wax,
marketing, brand marketing, Students have land- speaker series. Ruffolo is a opportunity to arrive early Ralston Purina, Bath & Body
and the business of social ed marketing internships seasoned executive with more and visit the city. “It was nice Works, and most recently
media make up the brand with places like Hill Holi-
marketing concentration. day, HubSpot and the Bos- "... you always have a good opportunity to learn how to market."
The marketing consult- ton Celtics. In addition, in-
ing concentration focuses ternships and projects are than 20 years of experience to walk around and enjoy the working with Yankee Candle.
on sports, global (Shang- opportunities available providing growth and profit city of Boston without my
hai) and honors marketing. through the department. for top consumer brands at kids trailing behind me,” he
leading specialty retail and joked. He also mentioned the
Read the rest of this
McCabe said the con- The Professional Mar-
centrations reflect what’s consumer goods companies. excitement of having lunch article online! Scan or go
keting Association (PMA) is
currently happening in the also open to CAS students Ruffolo is an expert on and an ice cream sundae. to suffolkjournal.net!
business world. “There are with marketing minors. The the essential elements of cre- “Marketing is every-
a lot of ways for students to student organization brings ating and optimizing innova- where. You came to this speak-
choose courses with their in- marketing professionals tion strategy and process to er series, some how or another
terests. In the next few years, and speakers to the univer- successfully launch brands. it was marketing that brought
we will add more, different sity for resume help, work- He was invited to Suffolk to you here,” said Ruffolo.
types of electives,” she said. shops and career advice. share his marketing research, Ruffolo continued his
However, any three elec- “The better we connect products and branding. lecture with a slide show
tives will meet the qualification. to our business community, “All great marketing ei- presentation bringing Suf-
According to McCabe, the the better for our students,” ther leads to a program that folk students and staff along
department hopes to see more said McCabe. “It comple- fails or one that does really his journey through school-
new students declaring the ments the experience.” well,” he explained. “Mar- ing and work experience. He
PAGE 6 April 6, 2011
world
BRIEFS
South America
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador—On Tuesday, after a 2009
State Department cable was made public by WikiLeaks,
the Ecuadorian government declared the U.S. ambassador
in that country, Heather Hodges, persona non grata and
asked her to leave as soon as possible. Ecuadorian For-
eign Prime Minister Ricardo Patino, however, declined to
call their declaration an expulsion, even though Hodges
is unequivocally being kicked out of the country. The
cable in question revealed that Ecuadorian President Ra-
fael Correa was aware of corruption in the police high
command, and when questioned, the ambassador did not
have a satisfactory response. According to Patino, this
act is “not against the government of the United States,
but against a diplomat who made serious statements.”
North America
CUIDAD-JUAREZ, Mexico– Cuidad-Juarez, the most
dangerous city in Mexico, suffered one of its bloodiest
stretches this year, finishing with 41 homicides in just a
four-day period. Among the victims are children, includ-
ing a ten-year-old boy, who was shot and killed by a bullet
meant for his father. By the end of Sunday, April 3, there
were 41 homicides in a 96-hour span, which amounts to ap-
proximately one person killed every 2.3 hours in Cuidad-
Juarez. "The police have practically done nothing,” said
local criminologist and Juarez professor Oscar Maynez.
“On certain occasions they have made some arrests, but
what happens is that the police are patrolling, but there is
no real strategy of the police to stop crime and violence.”
Africa
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo– A U.N
plane carrying 33 people crashed in the Congo on Monday
while attempting to land at the Kinshasa airport during
strong thunderstorms and winds of 23 mph. U.N. Peace-
keeping Director Alain Le Roy said the aircraft missed the
airstrip likely because of the wind, but he cautioned that
the investigation was in its early stages. Most on board
were U.N. personnel with five passengers working for oth-
er agencies. Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United
Nations, said America "stands ready to assist the U.N. in
the aftermath of this terrible accident. As we know well,
a stable and prosperous future for the DRC must begin
with peace for its people, and U.N. personnel have worked
courageously to strengthen the protection of the nation's
women, men and children after years of strife," she said.
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Feathers f ly in Ca mbridge
2011 Boston Pillow Fight attracts thousands to Harvard Sq.
Sarina Tracy with dozens of other cities Misteriosos announced the enough to be in their range. including school-pride ap-
Journal Staff joining in, including Buda- location on their website. All “The little kids are the parel from practically every
pest, London, Paris and New attendees were urged to “re- most epic!” laughed 24-year- college and university in the
Fluffy pillows held in the York, among many others. main inconspicuous to the old Matt Jerod. “They come Greater Boston area. The fi-
hands of thousands descend- nal feather-assailant count
ed upon Harvard Square last ended up at around 1,400.
Saturday afternoon. As 2:55 As feathers flew through
p.m. rolled around, they had the air, and thousands of
migrated to the Cambridge pillow whacks were heard
Commons, united for one throughout the grounds, by-
cause: controlled chaos. Be- standers stopped in their
wildered bystanders, how- tracks, bewildered by the
ever, had no idea the source sudden action. Photogra-
of such comradery. At 3:00 phers and videographers,
p.m. exactly, they were let in some with cameras attached
on the secret. At the sound of to hard-hats, were there to
a battle-cry by a man charg- document the action, while
ing through the crowd with the fighters did their duty.
a crimson flag, pillows were The fight, which lasted
uncovered from their hid- almost an entire hour, ended
ing places, including the in- with feathers scattered on
sides of sweaters, jackets, the Common ground, and
and large, nondescript plas- many attendees out of breath
tic bags, and became fluffy from the ferocity of combat.
weapons of mass excitement. The endless laughter might
“Pillow Fight Day: Bos- Photo by flickr user Pie_Is_Good through Creative Commons have had a huge hand in
ton” was organized by a lo- the lack of oxygen as well.
cal, non-profit, secretive Word of the event origi- best of [their] abilities,” and out of nowhere, right at “Honestly, this is the
group named Banditos Mis- nally spread like wildfire to “hide pillows in bags, big your knees, all giggling.” best,” said 19-year-old Em-
teriosos, whose aim to get through Facebook earlier jackets, and random trees,” at Many pillow-fighters ily Brothers, of Cambridge.
Bostonians “participating in this year, with nearly 4,000 the request of the Banditos. came in costume, including “Where else can you get
ways just a little out of the people vowing to attend, People of all ages, includ- a pair in a Winnie-the-Pooh this, everyone’s laughing,
ordinary,” while utilizing the and even more telling their ing the tiniest Bostonians, and Tigger ensemble, a man having a good time, being a
city’s great open spaces. This friends to join in. The venue, turned out to the Cambridge in a horse suit, and the leg- kid again in this Spring fe-
has been their main goal since however, remained a mys- Common, whipping their pil- endary Banana suit. How- ver. A pillow fight mob is
2007. Pillow Fight Day ac- tery to all, until 11:59 p.m., lows through the air, striking ever, the majority of people the coolest thing ever, and
complished this, and more, on April 1, when Banditos mighty blows to anyone lucky came clad in their daily garb, so worth this messy hair.”
God should've
sunk t h is A RK
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Jenn Orr
Journal Staff
staff
SOUNDS
Is Th is It?
The Strokes Re-instill Fans’ Faith at Epic April Fool’s Day Show
Julia Dawidowicz ness,” the group still knows the recording of their new debauchery remained undis-
Journal Staff how to put on a mind-blow- album, echoed through the turbed during “New York
ingly raw and dirty show. enormous crowd along with City Cops,” where Julian
Ever since The Strokes Opening Act Devendra Ban- their dopamine-stimulat- adds, “They ain’t too smart!”).
redefined the meaning of in- hart lulled the audience as ing guitar riffs as the band The charismatic lead sing-
die rock with their explosive the calm before the storm, pumped out new hits and old er interspersed witty remarks
debut album Is This It back followed by a special “April classics alike. By the time they between the songs, playfully
in 2001, I have had my heart Fools” surprise appearance by had played finished play- mocking himself for botch-
set on being graced with the legendary Elvis Costello, ing “Reptilia,” “Under Cover ing the intro to “Last Nite,” as
their majes- well as the audi-
tic presence ence for their ab-
Cursive at a live show. surd enthusiasm.
"The Ugly Organ" Many sleep- The cherry on the
The exact opposite of 'ugly' less nights cake was when
-Derek Anderson and Strokes- they played “Tak-
soundtracked en for a Fool,” be-
bus rides were fore which Casa-
spent agoniz- blancas invited
ing over the Elvis Costello,
shows I some- whose influence
how missed, is apparent in
and the idea the song, to join
that I may not them onstage,
ever get the then shouted
opportunity to “April Fools!” to
see them live the briefly em-
before they barrassed crowd,
broke up, a only to trick us
Wiz Khalifa seemingly in- again by hav-
"Rolling Papers" evitable fate ing Costello join
Solid debut for the for a band of them midway
"Black and Yellow" star. such epic mag- through in a mo-
-Matt West nitude. For- ment that is sure
tunately, last to make rock
Friday I was n’ roll history.
given what After a short
some might break the band
call a chance played a chill-
at redemp- ing five-song en-
tion, when core, which con-
The Strokes, sisted of “Ask
following the Me Anything,”
release of their “The Modern
fourth and Age,” “Gratisfac-
(supposedly) tion,” “I Can’t
final album Win,” and “Take
Eric B & Rakim Angles, re- It or Leave It.”
"Paid in Full" turned to their As elated audi-
Pump up the volume. roots to play ence members of
-Ethan Long NYC’s Madi- all sorts streamed
son Square out of the gigan-
G a r d e n . tic arena, they
While the smiled at each
sold out venue Photo by flickr user Solly_Darling through Creative Commons other knowingly,
was infinitely larger than the who played a brief but epic set. of Darkness,” “Hard to Ex- as if having just shared a re-
original grungy bars in which Before anyone could catch plain,” “Last Nite,” and their ligious experience. Leave it to
they got their start as care- their breath, The Strokes got new 80s-influenced “Life Is The Strokes to create solidar-
lessly brilliant party boys, on stage. Relief washed over Simple In The Moonlight,” ity between teeny boppers,
their wild energy and enthu- old fans like myself when it’s safe to say that everyone jazzy parents, and hipster mu-
siasm made it clear that, after they opened with their very was feeling intoxicated on sic snobs. Personally, though I
a long hiatus, they were glad first single “Is This It,” stick- the music—or maybe it was doubt anything can compare
to be home. I was pleasantly ing it to anyone who believed the varying types of smoke to the divinity of their first
surprised to find that in spite that they would be playing drifting through the air, such two albums, after seeing their
The Mountain Goats of the clean, overproduced only their new hits, or anyone an anomaly in a venue such show, I am more than will-
"Tallahassee" sounds of their new album, who doubted whether lead as MSG that one can only as- ing to give “Angles” (which
Rich, delicious angst and the new “mainstream,” singer Julian Casablancas has sume that the security guards I must give props for its ex-
-Sarina Tracy sober-and-settled-down im- still “got it.” His signature turned the other way in com- perimentation) another shot.
age seen in their latest video soulfully bellowing croon, memoration of The Strokes’
for “Under Cover of Dark- which was almost muted in wild legacy (somehow the
PAGE 13 April 6, 2011
SUMMER INSTITUTES:
Session 1 July 11 - July 22
Session 2 July 25 - Aug 5
www.suffolk.edu/summer
St a f f Editoria l
An April 2 New York Times that is basically a conservative America as a Christian na-
Hi-Lo memory vs.
Whole Foods in JP
article titled, " An Iowa Stop ego trip. And we have Mike tion, truly "one nation under
Jason Kenosky are good things. Add to that
in a Broad Effort to Revital- Huckabee to thank in large God." They talk of the Envi-
ize the Religious Right" not- part for all of the nonsense that ronmental Protection Agency
Journal Staff benefits and profit sharing
for full-time employees on
ed a recent religious romp comes with these "meetings." spreading lies, and even say
The recent closing of Hi- top of a 20 percent discount
in Iowa among Evangelical At the meetings, right- that the Obama health care
Lo Foods in Jamaica Plain [for all employees] and it is
pastors, hosted by the one wing leaders and public fig- law is one step closer to the
sparked community sad- easy to lose sight of concern.
and only Mike Huckabee. ures speak, as well as lead- U.S. becoming a dictatorship.
ness and a sense of loss. The Many of the residents,
Pastors/ministers and ers of the church. They talk And the scary thing is,
store, which operated for 47 in particular recent immi-
their spouses were invited about conserving the America people are buying it. Lots of
years at the same location, grants, cannot afford to do
to an all expenses-paid two- that once was -- the America them. So far, these meetings
offered foods and household much of their shopping at
day trip for a Pastor's Brief- where people had to hide have been attended by nearly
goods from various Latin Whole Foods. Hi-Lo did
ing at a Sheraton Hotel. It from themselves and real life 10,000 pastors from across
America origins. Not only not just offer the commu-
was all a part of the Iowa Re- in a sense. The meetings are the nation, who then spread
did Hi-Lo offer home com- nity what the community
newal Project, a program that completely counterproduc- their Republican enlighten-
forts and foods to Jamaica wanted in terms of product,
features several right-wing tive, emphasizing the sanc- ments to their parishes. And
Plain’s diverse and trans- they also did so at a price
"superstars" as well as four tity of marriage between a as if the Evangelical commu-
planted Latino community, it that the community could
presidential contenders in an man and a woman in a world nity weren't involved enough
did so at an affordable price. afford. A shopper spending
effort to bring more evangeli- where it's finally OK, if not in politics (or batshit radical
With the ending of a com- $100 at Hi-Lo could walk out
cals into the political arena. pretty cool, to be openly gay. about them), fools like Huck-
munal staple, local residents with eight bags of groceries.
The recent meeting in They talk about the human- abee and Michelle Bachmann
turned dejection into outrage. At Whole Foods, that shop-
Iowa was only one of at least ity that lies within an unborn are calling out for more. 2012
They have recently started to per might leave with three.
14 similar meetings in the last baby and the importance of may be a very scary year, and
voice concerns over the pro- So while those loyal to
several years in which pastors abolishing abortion in the we may be one step closer
posed introduction of a new Hi-Lo may take their business
and their spouses are treated country completely. They talk to becoming a one religion,
tenant to the former Hi-Lo elsewhere out of protest or eco-
to an all-expenses paid trip of the importance of restoring almost Puritanical society.
site: Whole Foods Market. nomics, where does that leave
Hi-Lo occupied an inter- Whole Foods? The answer is
esting location that has ob- simple: Whole Foods is going
vious appeal to a company to attract shoppers who are
that prides itself on attract- more comfortable with that
ing customers by offering di- style of shopping, yet, who
verse and funky food options. would otherwise not venture
The former family-operated into that particular area of Ja-
supermarket straddled the maica Plain. In essence, it will
imaginary border between Ja- be a safe haven for “whitey.”
maica Plain’s Caucasian and There are many Cauca-
Hispanic neighborhood sub- sian residents in JP, many
groups. Moreover, where the of whom celebrate the di-
two communities merged, a verse backgrounds of Ja-
growing crowd of young and maica Plain’s residents. They
adventurous hipsters flocked would not only go to a place
to enjoy the affordability of like Hi-Lo, they would also
Hi-Lo’s low cost produce and patronize the many local in-
creature comforts. Unfortu- dependent shops dotting
nately, Whole Foods opening the vicinity. They help sup-
in this mix of classes is viewed port community businesses.
by many as the final push into The new location of
the total gentrification of JP. Whole Foods will attract the
And you know what type of shopper that will
they say about gentrification: now feel comfortable enter-
White people sure don’t mind ing Jamaica Plain to pick up
it. Whole Foods operates each “authentic” Latino fare while
individual store in a man- avoiding the real authentic
ner that meets the needs of boutiques and shops imme-
the local community. So, the diately surrounding the store.
JP Whole Foods will more These shoppers will support
than likely specialize in La- Whole Foods and not the com-
tino food items. In addition munity. That is the concern.
to this, they also hire team The upscale, organic, gro-
members from the particular cer will definitely bring more
locale in order to promote traffic into JP, but what is the
their image of being a mem- point when those shoppers
ber of the neighborhood. are making one individual
On the outside, it seems store their only destination?
harmless enough. Seeing as How does that build com-
how Whole Foods pays em- munity? Only time will tell.
ployees better than average,
job creation and decent wages
PAGE 15 April 6, 2011
HOLLYWOOD:
FROM BIG IDEA TO
BIG SCREEN
JOIN US AS MOVIE PRODUCER
DAVID HOBERMAN
REFLECTS UPON THE ESSENCE OF
STORYTELLING WITH AUTHOR
JAMES CARROLL.
HOBERMAN’S CAREER INCLUDES
FILMS AS DIVERSE AS THE ACADEMY
AWARD-NOMINATED, THE FIGHTER,
TO HIS LATEST PRODUCTION,
THE MUPPETS, STARRING
JASON SEGEL AND AMY ADAMS,
DIRECTED BY JAMES BOBIN.
THE MUPPETS
DAVID HOBERMAN
Producer of the Academy Award-nominated film The Fighter, David Hoberman is the
head of Mandeville Films and Television, the production company he founded in
1994 after serving as president of the Motion Picture Group at Walt Disney Studios.
Mandeville Films has been responsible for such films as The Negotiator, Bringing
Down The House, Eight Below, The Proposal & Surrogates. On the television
side, Mandeville has produced the award winning series Monk and currently the
network television series, Detriot 1-8-7.
Sports briefs
NCAA title game proves to be a dud
The 2011 NCAA men’s national championship game Men's baseball
came and went on Monday, leaving many fans bewildered
and a bit underwhelmed. For one of the more exciting March
April 6 vs. Roger Williams, 3:30 p.m.
April 7 vs. Fitchburg St., 7 p.m.
Women's softball
April 6 vs. Brandeis (double), 3:30, 5:30
Madness tournaments in recent memory, the title game al- April 9 at Johnson & Wales (double), 12, 2:30 p.m.
p.m.
most made you want to close your eyes forget it ever hap- April 10 vs. Norwich (double), 1, 3 p.m.
April 7 at Wheelock (double), 3, 5 p.m.
pened. The University of Connecticut ultimately prevailed, April 12 at Salem St., 3:30 p.m.
April 9 at Pine Manor (double), 12, 2
53-41, over the Butler Bulldogs, but not after one of the more
ugly offensive displays in recent memory. For starters, the Men's tennis p.m.
April 7 at Mass.-Boston, 3 p.m. April 10 vs Norwich (double), 12, 2
final score was the lowest point total in a title game since
April 9 at Albertus Magnus, 1 p.m. p.m.
1949. In addition, Butler converted only three two-point
April 11 at Salem St., 3 p.m. April 12 vs. Mass.-Boston (double), 3,
field goals all night, which is something that has never been
5 p.m.
done. The team also shot 18.8 percent from the floor, which
was the lowest in title game history. A bright spot, however,
is the fact that Connecticut Head Coach Jim Calhoun became
the oldest coach to win a national championship, and now
Team standings
just one of five to have won three in his illustrious career. Men's baseball Softball Men's Tennis
Giants fan in critical condition (GNAC)
(GNAC) (GNAC) 1. Suffolk 2-0
2. Johnson & Wales (RI) 1-0
In a sign of things gone horribly wrong for the Los An- 1. Emerson 7-0
1. Johnson & Wales (RI) 4-0 3. Norwich 0-1
geles Dodgers, word is surfacing that the Giants fan, Bry- 2. Simmons 6-2
2. Suffolk 2-0 4. Albertus Magnus 0-1
an Stow, that was beaten at Dodger Stadium in last week’s 3. Pine Manor 3-1
3. St. Joseph's (Me.) 0-0 5. Emerson 0-1
opening game is showing signs of brain damage and re- 4. Rivier 4-2
4. Albertus Magnus 0-0 6. Anna Maria 0-5
mains in critical condition. According to a report on ESPN. 5. Lasell 4-2
5. Norwich 0-0
com, detectives are looking into Dodgers fans who report- 6. St. Joseph's (Me.) 3-3
6. Lasell 0-2
edly had confronted other fans before settling on Stow. 7. St. Joseph (Conn.) 3-3
7. Emerson 0-2
Stow is a 42-year-old paramedic and father of two from 8. Norwich 3-3
8. Rivier 0-2
Santa Cruz, and suffered a severe skull fracture and bad 9. Johnson & Wales (RI) 2-4
bruising to his brain’s frontal lobes. With efforts from the 10. Emmanuel 2-5
Dodgers, Giants and various other people, $100,000 is being 11. Suffolk 1-3
posted as a reward for information on the assailants. "Dur- 12. Mount Ida 1-5
ing the game, my wife received a text message from him ... 13. Albertus Magnus 0-6
He basically said he was scared inside the stadium," John
Stow, his cousin, told ESPN. The hope is Stow can make
a recovery and his attackers are found and prosecuted.
BU SUMMER‘11
like many expected. Starting City Royals, then I could un-
the season 0-3 is no reason to derstand a major uprising.
sound the alarms, but after But it is obviously way too
getting walloped in Texas to early to even be questioning
start the 2011 campaign, fans the makeup of this team. The
• 700 undergraduate and graduate courses in over 70 subjects of the team have reason to 162-game marathon season is
question how good this pitch- long an arduous, and won’t
• Faculty of leading scientists, authors, and scholars ing staff can ultimately be. be decided in April. Starter
Red Sox pitchers surrendered John Lackey likely won’t give
• 60 courses in 17 foreign languages 11 home runs in the three- up 10 runs every outing for
• Summer internships in Boston organizations game set against the Rangers, the rest of the season, and
the most ever in a season- Crawford and the rest of the
opening series for the team. lineup will find themselves
The offense, meanwhile, was a groove at some point. Un-
Summer 1: May 24–July 1 anything but fluid, with left less a serious a season-ending
fielder Carl Crawford strug- injuries suddenly ravages
Summer 2: July 5–August 12 bu.edu/summer gling in the early going. the integral components of
A glaring caveat to this this team, they will be fine.
tumbling start is the team’s The nation may be fret-
opponent: the Texas Rang- ting already, but this team
ers. The Rangers were World is too deep and talented to
Series participants last sea- wilt this early in the season.
son, and made some impres- Keep the faith, Red Sox fol-
sive moves in the offseason. lowers. Everything will right
Yes, they lost on the Cliff Lee itself before you know it.
An equal opportunity, affirmative action institution.
sweepstakes, but they signed