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News"Vieira loses powers, leavescity in hands of new hero'pg. 3

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THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Suolks Presidential

Search Commiee namedGeorge Feeny, a well known

professor from Pennbrook

University in Philadelphia, as

David Sargents successor as

the universitys president, ac-

cording to an email sent to the

Suolk community yesterday.

We are pleased to an-

nounce that George Feeny, a

beloved educator truly devot-

ed to his students, will mark

the beginning of a new chap-

ter at Suolk, Acting Presi-

dent and Provost Barry Brownis reported to have said.

Feeny began his ca-

reer as an English teach-

er at John Adams High

School in Philadelphia, and

then principal in 1994. In

1998, he became an Eng-

lish Professor at Pennbrook.

Over the years, Feeny has

grown notable for his meth-

ods of becoming personally

involved with his students

lives, to help them

make achievements

both academically andpersonally. I think

its important to un-

derstand and nurture

my students and I rel-

ish the opportunity

to do that at Suolk,

said Feeny in an inter-

view with the Journal.

Chants of FEEN-

AY! FEE-HEE-HEE

FEENAY, echoed

from the Common

and could be heard

for miles as studentsgathered to celebrate

the announcement.

Psychology profes-

sor Cory Mahews is

a former student and

neighbor of Feeny. He

was my sixth grade

English teacher, then he was

my high school principal, then

he was my college professor,

and now hes coming to Suf-

folk, said Mahews scratch-

ing his head. Come to think

of it, thats kind of weird.

Junior Sco Zalatoris,

America's favorite principal is here

Power Rangers mentor toaddress graduating class

don of Eltar, a wise sage and

mentor to the Power Rangers,

agreed to deliver the com-

mencement speech to the

Class of 2011. Its really a

deep honor to have Zordon

impart his vast wisdom upon

our graduates, said Gatlin.

Zordon, who has led

see SARGENT page 2

see ZORDON page 2

Farkas Bulkmeier

Eugene Skullovich

Journal Staff

Stuart Minkus

Journal Staff

That being said, the one at

hand, Harry Poer, seemed

to have a strong hold on him.

A lile too strong, maybe.

An unknown Suolk

student was able to take a

snapshot of Sargent at the

midnight premiere of Harry

Poer and the Deathly Hallows:

Part 1 at the AMC Theatre on

Tremont Street in November.

In the photo, Sargent is seen

in an uncanny representation

of the character Dumbledore,holding a magic wand and

whispering incantations to the

screen. This was on November

19- less than three weeks aer

Sargents abrupt resignation.

He was being pulled in

another direction. He started

to talk in a British accent, and

requesting something called

Since the end of October,

when the abrupt resignation

of Suolks long-standing

president of 21 years, David

Sargent, sent shockwaves

throughout campus, stu-

dents have been eager for a

crucial answer to the most

important question: why?

On Friday, the thirst was

quenched. The Oce of theProvost, aer the viral release

of a photograph showing Sar-

gent donning a long robe, a sil-

ver beard and a magic wand in

hand, decided to come clean.

David Sargent is appar-

ently not immune to cultural

trends- even those of a young-

er generation, said Acting

president and provost Barry

Brown, acting President.

the student representative

on the presidential search

commiee, said

choosing Feeny,

who was voted inunanimously, was

an easy decision.

As a student

here at Suolk,

Feeny just put me at

ease, he said. He

seems so warm and

neighborly. I can

just imagine walk-

ing into my back-

yard and geing

life advice from

him as hes tend-

ing to his garden.Among the

other candidates

was Richard Beld-

ing, principal of

Bayside High

School in Los An-

geles, who visited

Suolk in 2009 and was titled

Americas favorite principal.

We chose Feeny because

aer interviewing both can-

didates, the commiee de-

termined that Mr. Feeny is

actually Americas favorite

principal, said Zalatoris.When Feeny was hired,

he was oered $3 million

including salary and bo-

nuses, but he opted to take

a pay cut and redistribute

the money to the students.

That money could be bet-

ter used to help students bale

the outrageous costs of college

tuition, said Feeny, who add-

ed that he will make it a prior-

ity to be visible on campus and

maintain an open door policy.

I believe connecting withthe students is the most impor-

tant part of my job, he said.

Nothing we do here means

anything unless its in the

best interest of the students,

so I welcome any feedback

from the Suolk community.

George Feeny steps in as university president

Sargent, Dumbledore?Cynthia Fig NewtonJournal Staff


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Sargent spotting

buerbeer. He ordered

magic sets and jellybeans.

Some higher power was

calling to him, and his timehere was through. The si-

ren song, however, was

something that none of us

expected, said Brown.

As the photograph made

its rounds throughout the

student body, students be-

gan to connect previous

strange occurrences that

made their way onto Suf-

folks campus weeks earlier.

On a certain Monday

morning in early October,

dozens of snowy owls were

released in Sargent Hall with

no explanation. They perched

themselves onto the banisters,

amidst the happy confusion of

the students, while John Wil-

liams conductions swirled

through the loudspeakers.

Where are we, on a Harry

Poer set? joked one student.

The next morning, the

words Dumbledores Army

were etched into the marble

pavilion on the Boston Com-

mon. Later on in the aer-

noon, a completely random

sum of $2.8 million was

given to Suolks quidditch

team, as an anonymous gi.

Yes, these instances are

connected to each other, aswell as Sargent, said Brown.

While the average demo-

graphic of a Harry Pothead

is of a much younger genera-

tion, this seemingly obsessive

fandom at the hands of a Pres-

ident is something that stu-

dents, and administration, are

le to digest in their own way.

I am asking those of you

who are drawing Dark Marks

throughout the campus to

please stop, said Brown.

That goes for the Mud-

blood grati as well. What

does that even mean any-

way? And whats a Hagrid?

For now, things have

calmed down. Brown is now

the universitys headmas-

ter and none of the stair-

cases are moving. Portraits

on the walls are not com-

ing to life, and there are no

three-headed dogs hidden

behind closed doors. Suolk

University is now, for the

time being, full of muggles.

many teams of young war-

riors over the millennia, will

speak about the inner hero in

all of us and how with cour-

age, integrity and teamwork,

anyone can save the world

from the forces of evil, accord-

ing to Zordons spokesman

and trusted assistant Alpha 5.

I cant believe Zordon

is speaking at my gradua-

tion, said senior T.J. John-

son. Ever since I was a kid I

wanted to be a Power Rang-

er, and this is the guy that

was there from the begin-

ning and taught the Power

Rangers! This is the guy who

gave the ultimate sacrice

to rid the universe of evil.

Zordon led the ght

against evil 10,000 years ago

before he was trapped in a

time warp by Rita Repulsa,

who was later trapped in a

space dumpster with her min-

ions. Repulsa returned and

aacked the City of Angel

Grove, Calif., in 1993, lead-

ing Zordon to recruit a team

of teenagers with aitude.

In 1997, the wizard Lar-

igot of the planet Liaria,

freed Zordon from his time

warp and sent him back to

his home world, Eltar. Zor-

don was captured months

later by the Grand Monarch

of Evil, Dark Specter, who be-

gan to drain Zordons power.

During the great galactic

bale of 1998, Zordon instruct-

ed the red ranger to shaer his

energy tube, unleashing his

good energy across the uni-

verse and eradicating all evil,

and killing him in the process.

Zordon was recently

brought back to life through

eorts of Alpha and Billy

Cranston, and revealed him-

self as the original blue ranger.

Using an inter-dimen-

sional particle detector, I was

able to locate Zordons energy

particles spread throughout

the universe, collect them,

and rematerialize them, in-

side a new energy tube,

said Cranston, who rebuilt

the Command Center in

the deserts of Angel Grove.

For Zordon to speak

at graduation, Suolk will

have to build an energy

tube at Westin Copley Place,

where the graduation will

be held. The project is esti-

mated at nearly $ 2.8 trillion,

but the university declined

to comment on the cost.

2.8 trillion is ridicu-

lous, said SGA senator and

former Suolk GOP Presi-

dent Karl Homan. Suf-

folk has spent far less money

on great commencement

speakers, like Gary Busey

and Billy D. Williams!

Rumors are circulating

that the true purpose of Zor-

dons visit is to observe and

select a new team of Power

Rangers to ght evil. John-

son said he hopes the rumors

are true. T.J. Johnson, Red

Ranger. Has a nice ring to it.

Zordon denied the ru-

mors in an interview with

the Journal through the Com-

mand Centers viewing globe.

Earth is safe from the forces

of evil for the time being, he

said. Im just coming because

I truly believe in the power of

young people to change the

world. If circumstances ever

do arise where I need to as-

semble a new teammay

the power protect them.

from SARGENT page 1from ZORDON page 1

Zordon of Eltar honored to speak


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Vieira loses powers, leaves city in hands of new hero

Suolk SGA President

Mitch Vieira was alleg-edly debunked last year as

a masked vigilante, who

fought to bring justice to

Temple Street and the rest of

the Beacon Hill area. Alas,

the areas potential hero may

have met the end of his career

with a recently broken leg.

It ruined my night-life

career, thats for sure, said

Vieira aer returning to the

university from the injury.

Finally admiing to his mid-

night masked adventures,Vieira continued, I know

my facial hair is what held

the magic powers, but how

can a guy keep the street

clean when he cant walk

around? Sadly, its impos-

sible. My crime-ghting ca-

reer has met an abrupt end.

Although Vieira has

stopped patrolling the streets

at night, it doesnt mean

that crime can run free yet

again. Vieira hinted to a fu-

ture vigilante who very wellmay already be in action.

I made sure to leave the

job in good hands, Vieira

said with

a smile.

I cant

divulge

m u c h ,

but lets

j u s t

say the

s t r e e t s

will stay

c l e a n .Someone with even stron-

ger powers than I can

keep up with it all.

Unfortunately, Vieira re-

fused to give the Journal any-

thing more than that regarding

his successor. Not completely

in the dark, however, some

students, faculty and locals

have mentioned someone

making quite the ruckus

around the neighborhood.

I swear I saw some-

one running on the rooopsthe other night, said local

George Turner. I was walk-

ing my dog and someone tried

to steal my wallet. But before

I turned around to face my at-

tacker, the thief was knocked

out cold by a rock with a fact

about the Democratic party

on it. I was perplexed but

appreciated the saving

Other sightings around

campus of a new masked

avenger circulated quickly

with Vieiras public resigna-

tion to the crime ghting life.

I saw him in the streets

once. He had curly hair andglasses that he wore over his

mask, said freshman Tom

Thompson. Honestly, he

could be

anyone.

T h e

vigilante

thwarted

a recent

r o b b e r y

of the Te-

d e s c h i s

at the end

of TempleStreet just two weeks ago. The

robber was questioned, but

refused to talk. The only thing

the suspect had to show was

his jacket, which had the ini-

tials D. M. cut into the back.

Authorities are still working

out who the avenger could be.

I dont know what this

guy is thinking or doing, but

he seems to be doing a good

job, said Ocer Paul Paul-

son of the Suolk Police.

But even with this newcrime ghter patrolling

the nights, is the area safe

without the retired Vieira?

Vieira seems to think so.

I wouldnt retire unless I

thought things were going to

be okay, responded Vieira.

Ive had my fun and served

my time. I remember when

I got into this business. Past

SGA president Brian LeFort

had been wrongly frozen in

carbonite I had to do some-

thing. But now, someoneelse is stepping up. Its kind

of nice to be able to relax.

Although Vieiras re-

tirement is sudden, so are

the resumed duties by a

new vigilante. The Journal,

along with the rest of the

public, can only watch for

the new recruit and wait.

Although Christine

ODonnells loss in her run for

Senate in 2010 was a harsh one,

the crazed Republican hasnt

completely gone o the grid.

Suolks new Paranor-

mal Club has recently

decided to endorse

ODonnell, but not in

the area of politics.

Christines su-

preme interest in

witchcra really in-

trigued us, said Dr.

Raymond Stantz, a

member of the Para-

normal Club. We

gured she would re-

ally be in tune with

what happens af-

ter death. What bet-

ter way to study the

paranormal than to

work with someone

who has truly experi-

enced all of it before?The club has been

interested in inves-

tigating allegedly haunted

parts of Boston as well as

exploring the world beyond

the living. With the addi-

tion of ODonnell to the

team, the club says they are

excited to see more results.

Obviously we were

skeptical at rst, said

Paranormal club endorses Christine O'DonnellStantz when asked about

ODonnells legitimacy.

Even I thought she was a

show-boater on television.

It seemed like a joke. But we

did some serious veing be-

fore endorsing her and decid-

ed it was denitely worth it.

Looking back through

her old records, the Para-

normal Club discovered

that ODonnell had been ly-

ing when she said that she

never joined a coven. In fact,

she had and was respected

for her heavy involvement.

I was blown away by how

intense she really was with

her witchcra, said Stantz.

I was even more blown

away by how well she hid it.

Aer speaking with mul-

tiple members of the organi-

zation, the general consensus

was the ODonnell would

help contact spirits of the un-

dead and convince them to

appear in front of an audience.

ODonnell was contacted

for interview, but declined

to comment on the situation.

The Journal was only given

her voicemail, which relayed

You have reached Christine

ODonnell, full time prac-

ticing witch, please leave

a message aer the beep.

Stantz said that he spoke

with ODonnell person-

ally and that she signed a

contract stating she would

help the organization.

We think she may

still be trying to avoid

the public recognition

of witchcra. Her old

interview with Bill

Maher really screwed

things up with her

political life. I can

see why shed want

to keep a lid on her

powers, said mem-

ber Dr. Egon Spengler.

When Stantz was

confronted about

ODonnells scrutiny

for embezzlement

charges regarding the

last three years of cam-

paigns, he laughed

and waved the issue

o. ODonnell isntbeing paid with mon-

ey, so she cant really

steal anything from us besides

our time. Were compensating

Christine with Runic scrolls

we received from a local

pawnshop. Im denitely not

concerned about her past. Im

really just hoping this is a step

into a new future for her.

"I know my facial hair iswhat held the magic powers,but how can a guy keep thestreet clean when he can't

walk around?"

Colin Batty

Chief Executor of Awesome

Dr. Peter Venkman

Journal Staff


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Sacri f ic in g Ra mmyKane Abel

Journal Staff

On Wednesday, March

23 around 8 p.m., Boston

Police were called out to an

apartment located on Pra

Street in the Boston neighbor-

hood of Allston in response

to an open-container com-

plaint received. When they

entered the doors, accord-

ing to the report, the ocers

heard smashing in a back-

room, complimented by Dios

Holy Diver being blasted in

unison on every speaker in

the apartment. When they

reached the back room, they

found former Suolk Uni-

versity mascot Rammy the

Ram, who was recently re-

placed by a much younger

Ram. According to police,

Rammy was unresponsive

and seemed to be in a drug-

induced haze. The apart-

ment smelled like cannabis

smoke and furniture was scat-

tered throughout the rooms.

Last semester, Rammy

received word that he was to

be put into forced-retirement

as the school had found a

much more nimble successor.

Since then, he was evicted

from his Beacon Hill apart-

ment because he couldnt

pay rent. Moving to

one of the most notoriously

rowdy streets in Allston, it

seemed as if his life was start-

ing on a downward spiral.

It all began in 2009, when

I was captured by a group of

terrorists based at Emerson

College, said Rammy, refer-

encing an incident two years

ago which le him trauma-

tized. The terrorist group,

known as the Tightpants

Underground, was no threat

to security, and has since

stopped all activity. However,

their sole purpose at

that point

maruana, which many of

the students at the Univer-

sity seemed to use to calm

their nerves. It worked

wonders for me, and pret-

ty soon I was recovering.

But his recovery was

too late. Within the rst few

weeks of last semester, the

school not only announced

a new logo, but they an-

nounced his replacement.

I hated it. I had to move

o u t to the trashiest

neighborhood

in the city, and

I soon fell into

the maelstrom

of drugs in the

same way that

actors past their prime

have, Rammy said. Thats

actually how I met Charlie,

through my cocaine dealer.

C h a r -

lie Sheen,

w h o s

personal

life has

hit the

s p o t -

light in

recent weeks, had been seen

leaving Rammys house many

times by neighbor Danny

Tanner. Tanner, who changed

his name in honor of the great

TV dad, commented that he

rst noticed Sheen around

Valentines Day. I was just

like, isnt that the guy who re-

placed Marty McFly on Fam-

ily Ties? said Tanner. Nev-

ertheless, things like this just

prove why I hate Allston.

Rammy has now been

given the choice of either

jailtime for possession of

controlled substances, or a

month-long trip to rehab.

I chose rehab because

Ive made it my mission to get

back on top. I hear that theres

a middle school out in Mon-

tana thats been looking for

a new Rammascot, and I

think Im just

their guy,

Rammy said.

The life

of sex and

drugs may

be over for

Rammy, but

we here at the

Journal hope

that one day

hell be able

to once againRock-and-roll on the court.

Photo by Yesit Issugar

The inside story of Suffolk's former mascot, replaced and self-sabotaged

was to shake up Suolks mas-cot, and they suc-

ceeded. Rammy

started to aend

happy hour at

the Red Hat

almost every

day, which

seemed like a

good move to

his fans who

also frequent

the bar. With-

in two years,

Rammy wasbut a shadow of the once

spirited mascot Ridgeways

gymnasium once knew.

I guess you could say

that I changed from school

spirit to alcoholic spirits,

R a m m y said. Aer

t h a t sha ke up,

I also

started

to in-

ves t

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Over the years there has

been much speculation as to

who Banksy really is. The illu-

sive street artist is famous for

his anonymity, and although

many people have claimed to

know who he is, it isnt un-

til just recently that his true

identity has been revealed.

Thanks to a Brit who was

once part of Banksys close

inner circle and was willing

to be paid o in exchange

for answers, all the details of

the famous grati artist have

been exposed. Born in Bristol,

England in 1974, Roy Banks

is the son of Daniel and Me-

linda Banks and has been un-

covered to be the true Banksy.

Youngest of 3 siblings, Roy

grew up in a middle class

family, his father a carpen-

ter and his mother a nurse.

Banksy is 6 tall with dark

brown hair, slim build and

has taoos on both his arms.

Roy, who grew up during the

Bristol Underground Scene,

began doing grati art in

the early nineties as a teen-

ager. Aer aending college

at the University of Bristol

and graduating with a de-

gree in which he majored in

Art History and minored in

Politics, Roy began to focus

on his street art, which slowly

started to gain popularity and

recognition. He soon start-

ed to go by the street name

Banksy, as a modication of

his last name, to stay under

the radar from authorities.

Before becoming wide-

ly known in England and

around the world, Banksy

took a design job at the House

of Commons in Parliament to

make a living, while continu-

ing to do grati art on the

side. His art took a turn for

the beer when he became

aware of how much easier it

was to use stenciling instead

of freehand in his work. His

work that started popping up

all over southern England.

Roy soon quit his job and

began doing street art full-

time, leaving his birth name

behind and becoming more

secretive about his true iden-

tity. He began doing his art

solely at night and hiding his

Meestur Braynewash

Journal Staff

staffSOUNDS

Bruce Willis

"The Return of Bruno"

This is a real album.

-Ethan Long

The Beatles

"Penny Lane"

Why would anyone ever

wear a Mac in the pouring

rain? Very strange.

-Steve Jobs

Various Artists

"The Big Chill Soundtrack"

Makes me feel like the goodold days, huntin' bears and

taking neighborhood strolls

to Russia.

-Sarah Palin

Michael Buble

"Let it Snow!"

I love snow!

-Charlie Sheen

Ba nksy revea ls tr ue identit y

Take a guess at who was

spoed decked out in Gaga

gear at Lady

Gagas concert

on March 8 at

the TD Gar-den. If you

guessed John

Silveria, then

you guessed

right! The as-

sistant dean

of students at

Suolk was

found amongst

thousands of

screaming fans,

but nobody

screamed loud-

er than Silveria,who was even-

tually escorted

out of the show

for shouting

too loudly

and dress-

ing too risqu

for fourth grade girls to

handle, a la Gaga style.

I was just trying to make

face to remain unidentied

while becoming secluded,

only known to a few people

inside his personal circle.

Banksys parents and siblings

continued to be in touch with

him, although they were un-

der the impression that he

was still a successful designer.

For close to a decade now,

no one has spoken a word

as to Banksys true identity,

except for the fact that hes

British and wishes to remain

anonymous. Although many

reports have come out claim-

ing who he really is, those

who supposedly work for

him or deal with the public

aspects of his career have al-

ways denied it. Banksy has

somehow always eluded re-

porters and ocials around

the world, even through

his latest project, a lm he

made called Exit Through the

Gi Shop, which was nomi-

nated this year for an Acad-

emy Award. Throughout the

lm, he is only shown on

camera with his face blurred

out and voice distorted.

Banksys street art com-bines the use of social com-

mentary and political activ-

ism with satire on modern

pop culture and dark hu-

mor. His inspiration comes

from the strong relation-

ship between music and art

in the Bristol Underground

scene and the education he

received on art and politics

when he aended university.

Some of his famous

pieces include the image of

a Guantanamo prisoner at

Disneyland in California, the

sculpture of the murdered

telephone booth, numerous

rat stencils, and the notable

drawings on the barrier of the

West Bank. He has also been

known for replacing famous

works in some of the most

prestigious museums with

his own work without being

noticed for days at a time.

Although Banksy will no

doubt go into hiding or be-

gin denying this identity af-

ter reports start to reveal his

true identity, the insider as-

sures people that this is ulti-

mately who he really is and

plans to provide documented

information and photos to

prove it in the coming days.

Facult y member goes 'Gaga'Lucious Merriweather Corpone

Journal Staff

it hot, showing them what I

got, Silveria said upon be-

ing kicked out of the con-

cert. I had my poker face

on for a while, but then Lady

Gaga came on the stage and

I began to weep hysteri-

cally. I just couldnt help it.

Silveria compared the in-

cident to a bad romance,

claiming that he received

the ugly from the TD Gar-

den security team. Security

begged to dier, stating that

Silveria was not only scream-

ing and dressed scandal-

ously, but also would not

stop taking pictures which

was forbidden at the show.

Its like the guy thought

he was paparazzi; just dis-

turbing said

Barney Stub-

ble, who works

security andcame down

on Silveria

for his actions

and apparel.

Regardless of

the trouble

he got into,

Silveria said

that he has

only one re-

gret about the

entire night:

My big-

gest disap-pointment was

that I couldnt

just dance da

da doo-doo-

mmm, con-

cluded Sil-

veria. I just

wish I could shut my play-

boy mouth, oh oh oh-oh.

Photo by Charlie Sheen


6/16


Sta f f Editor ia lLorem ipsum dolor sit

amet, consectetur adipiscing

elit. Proin pretium odio ac

elit adipiscing volutpat.

Maecenas ut dictum magna.

Praesent et quam vel nisl

consequat tincidunt. The

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Maecenas gravida dapibus

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of us. Nunc gravida turpis

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iaculis nec, ultrices vel nisl.

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Fusce vel eros lorem, at pel-

lentesque est. Did I men-

tion we won second place

at the ACP conference in

L.A.? Maecenas venenatis

metus ac erat egestas non

euismod mauris luctus. Prae-

sent et ante eros, nec posuere

lorem. Donec fermentum,

lorem vel volutpat tristique,

lectus dui tristique metus, ut

poritor nisl lectus in diam.

What a clever group! Nul-

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ac ultrices neque vehicula.

Sed ac dolor nibh, sit amet

pellentesque orci. The New

York Times should hire

all of us. Aliquam quis plac-erat odio. Suspendisse sed

odio a nibh venenatis ullam-

corper quis sit amet lorem.

Nam tempor enim in leo

egestas ornare. We work

hard for no pay to bring

you news each week! Sed

vel nulla eget ligula sem-

per volutpat. Duis eu lacinia

diam. Aenean congue, augue

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ula ultrices massa, feugiat

egestas justo velit a lectus.

Vestibulum nulla diam, dic-

tum sed egestas vel, semper

sed neque. Fusce scelerisque

diam vitae neque commodo

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doesn't regularly read The

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tra pellentesque. Nulla porta

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this issue? Integer a libero

metus. Nulla condimentum

sapien vel lectus congue vitae

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molestie pulvinar at, lacin-

ia non orci. Happy April

Fool's folks! Pellentesque

egestas, nibh ac ullamcorper

posuere, mi nisl sodales elit,

ut auctor arcu tellus ut orci.

In a sad turn of events,

Tom from Myspace.com has

lost all of his friends, and

I cannot even fathom how

this happened! The Myspace

founder who has forced

every member of the site to

be his friend has been un-

friended by every single per-

son in the community in an

uprising that is comparable to

that of Libya.

A massive Internet pro-

test erupted earlier this week,

as many members of the

Myspace community decided

that enough was enough. Who

is this guy to just decide that

he is friends with millions of

people? He was friends with

everybody even eighth

grade kids which is quite

creepy if you ask me. In fact,

I think Tom might even be a

pedophile. And pedophilia is

not cool unless you're John

Wayne Gacy because clown

costumes are totally rad.

In an eort to nd new

comrades who don't hate him

for forcing friendship upon

them, Tom has joined the

Facebook network under the

alias Mark Suckerburger. He

has yet to receive a friend, the

poor soul! So far, "Mark Suck-

erburger" aka "Tom the Mo-

ron" has made friend requeststo everybody and their moth-

er literally, because moms

dig Facebook these days.

Nobody knows what the

future holds for Tom or pro-

spective friendships, which is

somewhat unfortunate. I say

somewhat because Tom used

the same prole photo from

his Myspace for Facebook,

and anyone can recognize

that photo. I'm a recluse and

even I know it. What a jerk.

Times are tough for

Tom from MyspaceLucious Merriweather CornponeJournal Staff


7/16


Sports briefsFavre speaks on family values

Bre Favre may be done playing quarterback in the

NFL, but hes not shy when it comes to grabbing head-

lines. According to multiple sources, Favre and his beau-

tiful wife, Deanna, made a surprise appearance at a rec-

ognition ceremony for retired players in New York City

over the weekend. Favre even got a chance to speak to the

crowd at one point, and waxed poetic about his strong

marriage, impressive nal season with Minnesota, and

charitable work he has planned for the future. For many,

Favres nal season on the big stage was the perfect end-

ing to a remarkable career. Although many in the Wiscon-

sin area would have preferred him to play his nal games

as a member of the Green Bay Packers, you would be hard

pressed to nd a Cheese Head who isnt happy for him

and his family, who seem to be the picture of tranquility.

Tebow spotted at brothel in Florida

What happened to Tim Tebow? The Broncos quarter-

back, who just nished an impressive rookie season with

the team, is now fully entrenched in a very ugly, unseem-

ly controversy. Tebow, according to multiple sources, was

spoed outside of a brothel last Saturday night in Mi-

ami, Florida, stumbling toward his car with at least two

women in tow. When probed by a few reporters who had

seen him leaving the building, Tebow yelled and pushed

them away. This comes as a surprise to many who have

followed him during his college days in Florida. Tebow

has always been known as a religious man, and spoke

openly about his belief in saving himself for marriage.

Heat 'Big Three' cheered in New York

The Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and

Chris Bosh have not only found success on their home court

in their rst season together with the Heat, but o of it as

well. Its not oen you go to another teams domain and hear

chants of Go Heat! and LeBron for MVP, but thats ex-

actly what was emanating from the Madison Square Garden

crowd last week. For a collection of people oen associated

with derisive chants and hostile environments, it was a shock

to many to hear them embrace this new collection of stars.

Even Spike Lee, the most celebrated Knicks fan in the world

and known rabble-rouser (see: Reggie Miller, circa 94), was

seen laughing and joking good-naturedly with LeBron. We

can only hope the nd a way to cheer for their own team.

Sheen joins Cleveland Indians;promises lots of 'winning'

Although the dust is

still seling on his recent

departure from Two and a

Half Men, Charlie Sheen

has now found himself a

new job: as starting pitcher

for the Cleveland Indians.

This city has needed a

superstar of my caliber ever

since Lebron [James] le

town, said

Sheen in a

recent inter-

view withthe Journal.

What bet-

ter way to

replace a

king than

with a Vati-

can assassin.

P l a y -

ing in the

big leagues

is one thing

Sheen said he

would love to

do someday,and what bet-

ter time than

the present.

The self-pro-

claimed war-

lock is a noted fan of baseball

and was one of the top play-

ers on his high school team in

Santa Monica, California. The

actor played shortstop and

was arguably the teams top

pitcher during his four years

at Santa Monica High School.

Not only will I be theIndians best pitcher, but I

can be the No. 1 pitcher,

Willy Hayes

Journal Staff

said Sheen. If [Head Coach]

Manny Acta wants, I can

pitch every game. For anymortal that would be a ridicu-

lous statement, but Adonis

DNA is more than capable

of handling the work load.

This move has been

criticized by many in Major

League Baseball as a simple

gimmick to increase stadium

revenue, with New York Yan-

kees co-owner Hank Stein-

brenner calling the signing

A ridiculous aempt to try

and make people waste their

time watching a talentless ball

club in a rundown stadium.

In his exclusive in-

terview with the Journal,

Sheen explained his rea-

soning for returning tobaseball aer so many

years away from the sport.

I was watching Major

League the other night with

the goddesses, and it got methinking about dusting o the

old No. 99 jersey one more

time, he said. When you

have the god-given talent to

throw 150 mph fastballs, then

itd be a waste not to bring

your skills to a team in need

like the Cleveland Indians.

With veteran Fausto Car-

mona returning to his usual

spot as

the second

starter in

the rota-tion and

y o u n g

h u r l e r s

like Mitch

T a l b o t

and Justin

Masterson

now en-

t r e n c h e d

in a rota-

tion that

now in-

cludes a

veteran inw i n n i n g

like Sheen,

the Indi-

ans hope

to im-

prove upon their disappoint-

ing campaign last season.

This move is one that Cleve-

land management hopes will

increase aendance at Pro-

gressive Field, hoping to im-

prove upon their abysmal sta-

dium revenue over the past

few years. If nothing else itwill be one hell of a spectacle.

Photo courtesy of the Angela George/Wikicommons

Report: Rams to battle Mighty Ducks in upcoming Disney ClassicWolf Stansson

Journal Staff

Gordon Bombay and the

District 5 Mighty Ducks

will be making a guest ap-

pearance in Boston next

week. No, theyre not coming

to sign autographs or drop

the puck for the local Bruins.Instead, Bombays rambunc-

tious group of underdogs

will be taking on the Suolk

Rams in the opening round

of the Disney Classic. The

game will be held at Walter

Brown Arena, and tickets are

expected to sell out within

minutes of going on sale.

The Ducks will be go-

ing with their usual starting

lineup, minus one big-bodied

goalie: Greg Goldberg. Ac-

cording to reports Goldberg

got into a minor scue with

rising star, Julie The Cat

Ganey, at practice the other

day. Bombay, who has han-

dled this eclectic assortment

of players with great aplomb

over the years, has stated thatGoldberg may have to sit

out the entire game. It is not

known how much this change

will aect the morale of the

team, seeing as Goldberg was

the teams original goalie.

Weve also been told to

keep an eye on the teams two

stars: Charlie Conway and

Adam Banks. Sources have

conrmed to the Journal that

the two have not been geing

along, and that Conway is

still upset with the way Banks

handled the situation at the

Goodwill Games in Min-

nesota. Most people know

that Conway, upon hearing

that Banks was healthy and

cleared to play in the cham-

pionship game against Ice-land, removed himself from

the roster so Banks could

rejoin the team. This self-

less act cemented Conway

as the face of the Ducks,

but Banks haughty person-

ality has driven a wedge

between the two of them.

On the ice, the Ducks

seem to present a multitude

of match up problems for the

Rams. Aside from Banks and

Conway, Bombay has at his

disposal an array of talented

goal scorers. The speedy Luis

Mendoza is a classic mis-

match for the Rams defen-

semen, who are known for

their physical, in-your-face

style of play. Suolk players

have already said they willnot be afraid to play physi-

cal with him and Ken Wu,

who are known for avoiding

contact. Russ Tyler and his

famed knuckle puck will be

a source of concern as well,

seeing as he can score from

almost anywhere on the ice.

Bombay, known for his

vitriolic distaste for the me-

dia, had a few funny mo-

ments when he spoke with the

Boston contingent on Mon-

day. One reporter even joked

about the bars in downtown

Boston, and if he was going

to be taking a cab around the

city. (Bombay vehemently ex-

plained his prior drunk driv-

ing case is a thing of the past,

and that he no longer drinks.)The coach wouldnt di-

vulge any plans he has for

aacking Suolks potent

defense (he laughed when

asked if the ying V would

be dusted o for the game),

but one thing is for sure:

This team usually nds a

way to win tough games. Af-

ter all, ducks do y together.


8/16


Celtics to play at Ridgeway Gym this Sunday

Exciting news has sur-

faced on the Suolk Univer-

sity campus, as the Celtics

will indeed be playing their

next home game against the

Detroit Pistons this Sunday in

the Suolk Ridgeway Gym-

nasium. A problem with the

TD Garden parquet oor and

the downtown location of

the gym prompted the pow-

ers that be to work in con-junction with the university.

The Celtics assured a

press gathering recently the

problem would be resolved

aer Sunday, but they do

have many concerns about

playing at Suolk. To be-

gin with, many Celtics play-

ers are concerned about

using the Ridgeway eleva-

tors, which are notoriously

known for not working.

I hope I dont get stuck

in an elevator, said one Celt-ics player. I heard one per-

son got trapped in there and

didnt get out for a few days.

Celtics Coach Doc Riv-

er is warning all players

to take the stairs down to

the gymnasium, so players

dont get trapped on the el-

evator and miss the game.

Rick Pitino

Journal Staff

We did hear various re-

ports of the Ridgeway eleva-

tors always being trapped and

then never geing repaired, so

we will be advising all play-

ers to take the stairs down to

the gymnasium, said Rivers.

Another issue the Celtics

are concerned about is locker

room space. Ridgeways lock-

er room is a very conned

area, and there are also not

enough showers for players to

use aer the game. Therefore,

students living in the nearbyMiller Hall are encouraged

to let players use their room

for showering and changing.

Students and players

would still have to abide

by all resident life poli-

cies, including signing in

only two guests at a time.

The Ridgeway basketball

court, located four oors be-

low street level, is used by

visiting NBA teams for pre-

game practice when they are

in town playing the Celt-ics. Many NBA players and

coaches have complained

about using the gym, includ-

ing Michael Jordan, who once

complained that the gym was

cramped and poorly lit.

Because of the negative

comments received in the

past by former star athletes,

Suolk installed a state of the

art lighting system that will

address any concerns of the

players not being able to see.

Approximately three percentof next year's tuition increase

has been allocated to this im-

provement, and we can all

agree that this was the most

wise and justiable upgrade.

Since there is very limit-

ed seating in Ridgeway, only

season ticket holders will be

allowed to aend Sundays

game, which will still be start-

ing at 6 p.m. People who had

individual tickets to the event

got their money refunded and

the Celtics also generouslygave them each a coupon for

a medium French fry at Mc-

Donalds and season tickets

Suolks mens and womens

basketball games next year.

Chairs and desks from

Ridgeways classrooms will

also be moved down to the

gym to accommodate more

Suffolk Quidditch team qualifies for World CupRita Skeeter

Journal Staff

The Suolk University

Quidditch team has some-

how managed to qualify for

the Quidditch World Cup.

The Snidgets beat their rivals

from Emerson College on Sat-

urday night in front of a sold

out crowd on the Boston Com-

mons to advance to the pres-

tigious event. Team captain

Jenn Losco explained this is

huge, and the rest of the team

immediately responded backwith: Thats what she said."

For all you non-Harry

Poer experts out there,

Quidditch is a sport played

on broomsticks while oppos-

ing players use three types

of balls to score points for

their respective team. The

three dierent types of balls

in play are the quae, vari-

ous bludgers, and, of course,

the elusive golden snitch.

The positions that the playersplay are chaser, beat-

er, keeper, and seek-

er . Whichever

seeker catches the

golden snitch rst

scores 150 points for

their team and es-

sentially wins the

game for them. Ul-

timately, its a whole

lot of nonsense.

The game against

Emerson was basical-

ly the sport of Quid-ditch at its nest,

as the Snidgets dis-

played some of their

best broomwork in

keeping Emerson at

bay. Losco was deter-

mined to nd the snitch, and

spoed it ying around about

20 minutes in. She soared

over on her Firebolt (all

broomsticks were donated to

Suolk by the estate of Albus

Dumbledore) and managed to

snag the snitch. The team im-

mediately ew into a raucous

celebration, and dumped a

jug of buerbeer onto coach

Ronald Weasley Jr.s head.

This is denitely the best

moment in the prestigious his-

tory of the Suolk Snidgets,

Weasley said emphatically.

The team celebrated their

victory inside the Great Hall

with a feast, complete with

live music and a magic show

cosponsored by the SuolkUniversity Paranormal Club,

and SUMA (Suolk Univer-

sity Muggles Association).

Suolk acting headmaster

Sir Barry Brown also echoed

Weasleys excitement, calling

the Snidgets world cup berth

Unfreakingbelievable." The

Snidgets also received a large

monetary sum as a reward

for making the World Cup,

a reward that Brown said he

will take care of and put

to good use." Brown thenimmediately got into his

solid gold BMW and drove

o into the Boston night.

The Snidgets rst round

game will be on April 12

against Huepu. No word

yet on the status of Huepu

star, Cedric Diggory. His sta-

tus will have a huge impact

on the outcome out the match.

Photo courtesy of the Omar9od/Wikicommons

seating for spectators. To

enhance season ticket hold-

ers experience at the game,

some of Sodexos high qual-

ity food will be served.Rammy the Mascot will

be cheering on the Celt-

ics, alongside Lucky, who

is the Celtics cheerleader.

Hopefully playing at Suf-

folk will bring the Celt-

ics some luck and get them

the much-needed victory.

Photo courtesy of Ryan Boyle


9/16

PAGE8March30,2011

BaseballteamhaskeeperinAssistantCoach

AlexHall

JournalStaff

Theweatherischang-

ing,Aprilisapproaching,

andthatcouldonlymean

twothings:springand

baseballarenallyhere.

TheSuolkUniversity

baseballteamstartedthe

earlyportionoftheseason

witharecordof7-6.Moreimportantly,manyplay-

ersseemtohaveimproved

theirgamefromlastseason.

Oneofthereasonsforthis

growthamongtheplayers,

especiallythepitchingsta,

isduetothehardworkof

AssistantCoach,Anthony

DelPrete.Hehasputmany

hoursintoworkingwiththe

Ramspitchers,anditseems

likeitisbeginningtopayo.

CoachDelPreteisa

formerpitcherforSuolk,havingplayedfortheteam

duringhistimeattheuni-

versitybeforegraduatingin

2004.Sincethen,DelPrete

hasspenthispost-college

yearsplayingwithseveral

dierentbaseballclubs,in-

cludingastintwiththeMel-

villeBravesinAustralia.

PlayinginAustralia

wasagoodexperience,but

thebaseballovertherewasa

lotdierentthanbaseballin

America,[especially]onhowpeopletreatedthegame,

DelPretesaidofhistimeas

aMelvilleBrave.MostoftheteamsweremadeupofAus-

tralianplayerswhowerein

thefarmsystemsof[Major

LeagueBaseball]teamsplay-

ingwinterballorguyswho

justlikeplayingthesport.

Althoughhistimewith

theBraveswouldproveto

beaninterestingexperience,

itwasnothismostmemo-

rable.DelPreteexplained

thathisfavoriteteamtobea

memberofsincehistimeat

SuolkwastheEvansvilleOt-

tersoftheFrontierLeague.

Wewontheleague

championshipin2006,anditwasthesecondseasonI

wasoutthere,hesaid.We

endedupplayingsome-

thinglike104gamesin110

daysduringthatseason.

DelPretewouldeven-

tuallyreturntoBostonand

hisalmamaterandgainhis

currenttitlewiththeteam,

specializinginworkingwith

theteamspitchingsta.

AerInishedplaying,

coachingiswhatIwantedtodo

tostayinvolvedinthegame.

Thisseason,thecoach

hasseentherewardsofa

hardoseasonprogram.Now,theRamsareotoan

impressivestartandwill

looktosustainthatsuccess

throughoutthelongseason.

Wevegotalotofdepth

oensively,bothinourlineup

andothebench,saidDel

Prete.Sofarthisseason

wevedoneagoodjobbat-

tlinginouratbats,working

highpitchcountsandforcing

pitchersintohierscounts.

TheSuolkalumnusalso

explainedthathefeelsthat

theteamhasanimpressive

pitchingstaontheroster,

onethatcancontinuetoim-

provethroughouttheyear.

Wehaveapreydeep

stathisyearleadbySenior

AlexTorres.JuniorTimBe-

langerandSophomoreMa

Slineyhavebeenaddedcom-

plimentstoourrotationand

JuniorBrianSvenssonand

SeniorCharlesKilgorehave

doneanicejoboutofthebull-

pensofarthisseason,hesaid.Weareonlygoingtogo

asfarasourpitchingtakesus

anditsimportanttheseguys

comereadytogoeveryday.

TheRamsaregoingto

needtheirpitchingstato

beontopoftheirgameatthe

beginningofAprilwhenthe

teamhasitsrsttasteofcon-

ferenceplayagainstthelikesof

RivierandEmersonCollege.

Oneofourgoalsisto

nishasoneofthetoptwo

teamsintheGNACstand-ingssoweavoidthatplay-in

gameintherstroundofthe

leagueplayos,thecoach

explained.Nextweekend

willbeabigweekendforus

togetoontherightfootand

showwereoneoftheteams

tobeatwithintheGNAC.

Withapitchingstatu-

toredbysomeonethecali-

berofDelPrete,andahigh

scoringoensetoboot,the

Ramslookprimedtoaccom-

plishtheirgoalofreachingthetopoftheirconference.

PhotocourtesyoftheSuffolkAhtleticsdept.

Themen'sbaseballteamhasstartedtheseason7-6,andwilllooktocontinuetheirimpressivestartagainstupcomingconferenceoponentsRivierandEmerson.

DelPretelookingtomakeimprovementsasyeargoeson

Freshman,sophomoreearnweeklyGNAChonors

Themensbaseballteam

madetheirannualtriptoWin-

terHaven,Florida,tokicko

thenewseasononMarch11,

andintheprocesswonveof

theirrsteightgames.Withtheirimpressiverstweek

ofgamesalsocamesome

accoladesfromtheGreat

NortheastAthleticConfer-

ence.FreshmanDevanJones

wasnamedGNACRookie

oftheWeekforhismon-

strouseight-gamestretchto

startthe2011campaign.The

rookieinelderhit.382dur-

ingtheteamssoutherntrip,

leadingtheteamwithve

extrabasehits.IntheRams'

MattWest

JournalStaff

PhotocourtesyoftheSuffolkAhtleticsdept.

Jones(left)andSliney(right)haveplayedextremelywellintheearlyportionoftheseasonfortheRams,andwilllooktosustainthatthroughouttheseason.

11-7victoryoverCurryCol-

legeonMarch17Joneshitthe

go-aheadgrandslaminthe

sixthinning.Healsodrovein

eightrunsandtotaled13hits.

Inaddition,sophomore

MaSlineywasnamedto

theGNACWeeklyHonor

Roll.Sliney,ale-handedpitcherfortheRams,picked

upawinandasaveduring

theteamsopeningstretch

ofgames.DuringtheRams

13-7winoverStevensInsti-

tuteonMarch13hepitched

veinningswhilegivingup

threeruns.IntheCurrywin

hecameoutofthebullpento

recordhisrstcareersave.

Theteamopensupan

importantstretchofgames

againstconferenceopponents

onApril2.Havingplayed

alltheirgamesagainstnon-

conferenceteamssofar,their

8-5recordisveryrespectable.

Withthatsaid,theteamsup-

comingfourgamesintwo

daysagainstRivierandEm-

ersonwillcertainlygivethe

teamabeerideaofwhere

theystandintheGNAC.

Withtheseasonstretchingall

thewayuntilMay8,theteam

hasplentyoftimetocreate

anidentityforitself.Nowis

thetimetowintheimportant

games,andgetaleguponthe

restoftheteamsintheirvery

toughconference.Regardless,

theteamhastobehappywith

theearlyreturns,andwilllook

toexpandonthatsuccess.


10/16

PAGE7March30,2011

TeamstandingsSoftball

(GNAC)

1.Emerson4-0

2.Simmons4-0

3.PineManor2-0

4.Rivier3-1

5.Emmanuel1-1

6.St.Joseph(Conn.)2-2

7.Norwich2-2

8.Lasell2-2

9.Johnson&Wales(RI)1-3

10.Suolk1-3

11.St.Joseph's(Me.)0-212.MountIda0-2

13.AlbertusMagnus0-4

Men'sTennis (GNAC)

1.Suolk1-0

2.AlbertusMagnus0-0


4.Emerson0-0

5.Norwich1-0

6.AnnaMaria0-3

Men'sbaseball

Overall

1.Lasell9-5

2.Suolk7-6

3.St.Joseph's(Me.)6-7


5.Emerson5-10

6.AlbertusMagnus3-9

7.Norwich0-7

8.Rivier0-7

Men'sbaseballMarch30atBrandeis,3p.m.

March31vs.BridgewaterSt.,3:30p.m.

April2atRivier(doubleheader),TBA

April3atRivier(doubleheader),3p.m,5p.m.

April5atMIT,3:30p.m.

Women'ssoftballMarch30atBecker(doubleheader)

3p.m.,5p.m.

April1atAlbertusMagnus(double

header),5p.m.,7p.m.

April2vs.Johnson&Wales(RI),

(doubleheader),12p.m.,2p.m. Men'stennisApril2atEmerson,1p.m.

April5atRhodeIslandCol.,3:30p.m.

Men'stenniskickoff2011season

Themenstennisteam

comesintothe2011sea-

sonwithveryhighexpec-

tations.Justlastseasonthe

teamwent11-0,winning

theGNAChandily.Hav-

ingnotlostasinglematch

lastseason,onewouldex-

pecttheteamscondence

leveltobeextremelyhigh.

Inaddition,theywere

onceagaintabbedasthepre-

seasonfavorites,andbegantheirseasononMarch26with

a9-0victoryoverNorwich

University.JuniorChrisStal-

eyputthenishingtouches

onthewinwitha7-6tiebreak

victoryinthesecondsingles

slotfortheteam.JuniorJohn

SamanderandfreshmanHu-

bertCrombackearnedtwo

victoriesinsinglesplay,with

seniorJustinAyouandsoph-

omoreDachuanZhuearn-

ingtheothertwovictories.

Toaugmentagreatopen-ingwinfortheteam,the

GNACannouncedthattwo

Ramsearnedweeklycon-

ferencehonors.Staleywas

MattWest

JournalStaff

namedGNACPlayerofthe

Week,aerwinninghissin-glesanddoublesmatchesin

theopeningmatch.Cromback

alsoreceivedrecognition,

havingbeennamedGNAC

RookieoftheWeek.The

freshmanalsowonhissingles

anddoublesmatchesinthe

teamswinoverNorwich.

Ultimately,thisisaveter-

an-ladenteam(sevenofthe

teams15membersareupper

classmen)thatwillbecom-

petinginatoughconference.

Lastseason,theteamwentunimpededthroughtheregu-

larseasonandintothetitle

game.Winningall11oftheir

matchesisnoeasyfeat,and

lastseasonshouldberemem-

beredasoneoftheteams

best.However,withafresh

slateofgamescomesanew

challenge.Iftherstgameis

anyindication,thisteamap-

pearsprimedtomakeanoth-

errunattheGNACcrown,

andmakethenextsteptothe

NCAAtournament,wheretheycouldcompeteagainst

thebestintheentirecountry.


11/16

PAGE6March30,2011

MBTAproposes"Red-BlueConnector"tolinkblueandredlinesatCharles/MGH

BOWDOINSTATION,

laststopontheBlueLinein-

boundonlyifyourerid-

ingonaweekdaybetween

5:15a.m.and6:30p.m.,that

is,andifyoucatchitbeforetheproposedBlueLineex-

tensiontotheRedLineat

Charles/MGHStation:aproj-

ectdubbedtheRed-Blue

Connector.Ibelievethisex-

tensionshouldbeplacedasa

prioritytotheMBTAsother

serviceextensionproposals.

TheRed-BlueConnec-

tor,whichwouldconnectthe

onlytworapidtransitlinesin

theMBTAwhichdonotmeet,

isaprojectwhichtheMBTA

islegallymandatedtocom-

pleteasenvironmentalmiti-

gationtotheinfamousBig

Dig.However,suchaproj-

ectdoescomeatacost,and

thatcostisBowdoinStation.

BowdoinStationislocat-

edinBowdoinSquare,where

Cambridge,Bowdoin,and

NewSudburyStreetsmeet,

about1,000feetfromGovern-

mentCenter,andjusta950-footwalkfromtheSawyer

BusinessSchoolmakingit

theshortestwalktothebuild-

ingfromanyotherstationen-

tranceinthesystem.Thepro-

posedconnectorwouldmake

aconnectiontotheRedLine

atCharles/MGH,about2,000

feettothewest.Everyday,

passengerstrytondaway

tobridgethis2,000-footgap.

Anestimated10,000pas-

sengersperdaywhowould

usetheconnectorarecur-

rentlyusingtheOrangeand

Greenlinestogetbetween

theRedandBluelines.This

putsagreatdealofstresson

thesystembetweenthefour

downtowntransferstations,

andreducescapacityoverall,

especiallyinthesechoking

points.Ontopofthis,there

areafewdedicatedpassen-

gerswhoactuallymakethetrektoCharles/MGHStation

andMassachusesGeneral

HospitalfromBowdoinon

footeverycommute.Forthose

withamonthlypass,making

theconnectionbyfootmere-

lymeanslostcalories,but

foranyoneelse,itcertainly

meanslostdollars.Inaddi-

tiontotheconvenienceand

increasedsystemcapacity,the

Red-BlueConnectorisexpect-

edtoconvert1,500vehicle

tripstotransittrips,reducing

autoemissionsintheregion.

Theexpectedreduction

ofemissionsresultingfrom

theRed-BlueConnectoristhe

reasonforthisproject,and

otherMBTAprojects,being

legallymandatedinturnfor

BigDigfunds.AertheMBTA

satontheprojectformore

thanadecade,acourtrul-

ingin2006nallyforcedtheMBTAtobegintheplanning

processfortheproject.Since

2007,numerousstudieshave

beenunderwaytodetermine

thebestmethodtolayoutthe

newtracks.Todaythereare

threeprimaryalternativeson

thetable;thosealternatives

areNoBuild,Alterna-

tive1,andAlternative2.

NoBuildinvolvesuti-

lizationofallexistinginfra-

structure,includingabout500

feetoftailtrackswestofBow-

doinStation.Thenewtunnel

wouldbeginwherethesetail

tracksleaveo,andthenpro-

ceedunderCambridgeStreet

toCharles/MGHStation.

AlthoughBowdoinwould

bepreservedfornowunder

suchanalternative,thesharp

curvesfollowingBowdoin

createagreatdealofwearon

thetrainsandthatmeans

moremaintenanceandhigher

long-termcosts.Itshouldalso

benotedthatcurrentlyonly

fourofeachtrainssixcars

canpickuppassengersonthe

eastboundplatform,which

certainlycarriesconcernsre-

latedtofutureoperations.

Alternative1isthepre-

ferredalternativebytheMas-

sachusesExecutiveOceof

Transportation(MassEOT)

andwouldmeanthecom-

pleteclosureanddemolition

ofBowdoinStation,withno

plansforreplacementorre-

location.Althoughthesta-

tiondoesfacelowridership,

muchofthismaybecontrib-

utedtoitslimitedhours,poor

location,andcloseproximity

toGovernmentCenterSta-

tion.Alternative1wouldac-

tuallybeaverypoorchoice,

andmeanslessservicefor

thoseinorcommutingto

theWestEnd,BeaconHill,

GovernmentCenter,andour

veryownSuolkUniversity.

Alternative2,although

morelikelythanNoBuild,

stillfacesastiarmfromthe

MassEOT.Thisalternative

callsfortherelocationofBow-

doinStation,approximately

500feetwestofthecurrent

station,andatthecenter

pointbetweenGovernment

CenterandCharles/MGHsta-tions.Consideringthewalk-

ingdistancebetweenthetwo

aforementionedstationsis

3,000feetcomparedto2,300

feetfromGovernmentCen-

tertoStateStreettoAquar-

iumthestationisclearly

justiedandwellneeded.

Theresidents,business-

es,andcommutersofthearea

woulddirectlybenetfrom

thisplacementwhichlands

roughlybetweenStaniford,

TempleandHancockstreets

evenmoresothanthecurrent

location.Theservicetothe

SuolkCAScampuswould

undoubtedlyimprovewhile

stillbeingthecloseststa-

tiontotheSawyerBusiness

School,albeitthenequaled

byGovernmentCenter.At

nearlyanygiventimedur-

ingBowdoinsoperations,

oneislikelytondaSuolk

studentexitingorwaitingfor

atrain.Bowdoinisagemto

thearea,andshouldcertainly

notbelost,especiallywith-

outthegreatsupportitsure-

lydeserves.TheRed-Blue

Connectorisaprojectwhich

mustgoforward,butnotat

theexpenseofourstation.

Alternative2isthebest

option,andintheeventthat

itpasses,thecurrentBow-

doinStationshouldremainas

aplaceforstoringBlueLine

trainsovernightorfortaking

disabledtrainsotheline.

Alternative1isdetrimental

tothesystemandtheneigh-

borhood,withtheelimina-

tionofalreadyexistingin-

frastructurewhichIndto

stillbeusefulasthesystem

changesshape.IndthatAl-

ternative2wouldbestsatisfy

theneedsofthecityaswell

astheMBTAscommuters.

AugustBlake

JournalContributor


12/16

PAGE5March30,2011

Onceinabluemoon,a

bandcomesaroundthatis

diculttoclassify.Thegenre

escapesthemindwhenlis-

teningtothem,butyetits

sonicallyandaesthetically

pleasing.EntertheLoveLan-

guage.Betweentheirmixof

folk-ishfeel,alongwithpop

andasprinklingofambient,

themusicalgroupisstamped

withthelabelIndierock.

Withlo-recordingsand

soothinglayersofinstru-

mentsandmassdelayand

reverb,theLoveLanguage,

outofRaleigh,NorthCaro-

lina,oodedT.T.theBears

withmusiconMarch8.

ThebandrockedCentral

SquareinCambridge,bring-

ingquiteastagepresence

withthem.Openingwiththe

trackBlueAngel,thegroup

builtuptheintroductionwith

ameldingofnoiseandde-

laybeforebreakingintothe

track.Fromthereonout,the

audienceknewwhatkindof

performancetheywereinfor.

Playingwithheadlining

bandTelekinesis!,theLove

LanguagebroughttheirA-

gamebothperformance-wise

aswellasmusically.Theper-

formance

wasnear

identi-

caltotheir

recorded

tracks,ex-

ceptwitha

fewplanned

alterca-

tionsmade.

They

played

amixof

songsfrom

theirrst,

self-titled

albumand

theirnewer

albumLi-

braries.TrackslikeHeartto

Tell,TwoRabbits,This

BloodisOurOwnand

Pedalsallgotthecrowd

cheeringasthesmallvenue

waslledwithmelodies.

Whatisperhapsthemost

interestingaboutthebands

musicalityistheiruseofped-

alsandeects.Betweenthe

guitarist,BJBurtons,useof

reverbandfuzz,andthekey-

boardist,MissyThangs,sus-

tainednotes,themusicblends

intooneentitythatbecomes

thesong.Allofitseemsa

lileunorthodoxforwhat

theLoveLanguagecreates.

Inaninterviewwith

MergeRecords,thebandsla-

belcompany,StuartMcLamb,

thevocalist/lyricistandback

upguitaristsaid,TheLove

Languagewasneverintended

tobeaband.Thosesongswere

neverintendedtobeforany-

oneexceptmyex-girlfriend.

Thatwasmyoutlet,andat

onepoint,itcaughtre.

Withsongsaboutheart

breakandhiingboom,

thelyricscreateaninterest-

ingcontrasttosomeofthe

moreupbeatmelodiesused.

Lalita/Don'tyouhate

thesekisses?/Iknowthat

we'renotin/Butwe'rein

lovewitheveryonethatis/

We'retalking/Tinyconversa-

tions/Likethey'reharmless/

Butyouknowthatain'twhat

yousellsangMcLamb

totheaudienceastheband

playedtheirtrackLalita.

Althoughalilesad,the

bandspresencedenitely

wasnt.Betweenthebass-

ist,NickSanborn,stepping

upontheampandgroov-

ingwiththedrummer,Jor-

danMcLamb,whowasus-

ingamaracaforadrumstick

andthepowerfulvocalsof

McLamb,thestagewasalive.

Thereissomethingabout

theclassic,simplefeeltothe

LoveLanguagesmusicthat

makesitsoeasytolistento

andsoaccessible.Thelyrics

arerelatableandthechords

arebasic,butthecombina-

tionofinstruments,voices

andlayersofsoundturnthe

bandsmusicintosomething

muchmore.Thegroupisbe-

yondtalentedanditdenitely

showedonthesmall,wooden

stageatT.T.theBears.The

seingwascramped,butin-

timateandthemusicwasall

thatmaered.Itwascaptivat-

ing,somethingthatcouldnt

beshuto,butyoudont

wanttoshutoanyway.In

theend,itcomesdownto

this:Whatsthepointofbe-

ingfreethesedaysinlove?

PhotobyEthanLong

Willweeverlearntoswim? DerekAndersonJournalStaff


13/16

PAGE4March30,2011

Thisweekend,theThe-

atreDepartmentwillputon

CarTalk:TheMusical,which

isguaranteedtobelots

oflaughsandagood

time.Anoriginalplay

wrienanddirected

byWesleySavick,the

showalsofeaturesan

originalmusicalscorebyMichaelWartofsky.

BasedooftheNPR

radioshowCarTalk,the

musicalcentersaround

RustyFenders,abald-

ingloserwhos93KIA

isgivinghimtroubles.

However,hemeetsMia-

taC.LaChassis,whotakes

himtotheEmeraldGarage

wherehendstheWizard

ofCahs.Fromhismid-life

crisis,toShielathewom-

anHybrid,tondinglove,andcarrepairs,thisshowis

suretobeawinner.

TheNPRprogramCar

Talk,whichthemusicalwas

ultimatelyinspiredby,fea-

tureshilariousautomechan-

icsandbrothersTomand

RayMagliozzi,whogivead-

vicetovariouscarowners

byprovidingadiagnosisfor

theirDodges,Fords,etc.The

musicalhasthesameself-

deprecatinghumorinmind,accordingtoAssistantDirec-

torRyanBegan,aseniorat

SuolkUniversity.Therewill

bedreamsequencesfeatur-

ingextravagantballetpieces

andwise-crackhumorby

recordingsofRayandTom,

dealingwitheveryonescar

problems.Theshowdeals

withissuessuchasagingand

learningtovaluewhathas

alwaysbeenrightinfrontofyou.Theyreallywanted

tondsomethingthatwas

strictlyBoston,saidBegan.

However,therealenter-

tainmentcomesfromthemu-

sic,whichcoverseverything

fromshowtunestotheblues,

withanaddeddoseofquirki-

ness.Therewillevenbe

parodiesofother,clas-

sicBroadwaymusicals,

suchasAnnie,Cats,and

theSoundofMusic.There

arealotofbigspectacular

thingshappening.Mostlypeoplewilljustlaughand

haveagoodtime,saidNael

Nacer,aSuolkAlumniwho

willbestarringintheshow.

Nacerdescribedcoming

backtoactintheshowasa

greatexperience,especially

withthenewadditionofthe

ModernTheatre.Theyve

doneagreatjobatkeeping

upthespiritoftheoldthe-

atre.Youcantellyouarein

agreattheatre.However,

theydidencountersomeob-stacles,suchasworkingon

thesets,thatscommonfor

anyonedealingwithanew

location.Therearesome

challengesbecausewhenyou

aredoingsomethingthatis

brandnew,therearegoing

tobechanges,saidNacer.

Thismusicalwillbedif-

ferentfromthedepartments

pastproductionsbecauseof

itsupbeatnature.Therewill

beplentyofhumorousdia-

logue,aswellasacharming

Broadwayvibe.FansoftheNPRradioshowwillenjoy

watchingitbroughttolife

onthestage.Itsverylight-

heartedandhumorous,said

Began,Itsalotoflaughs.

Themusicalissettopre-

miereatthenewModernThe-

atrefromMarch31through

April3withshowingsat2

and8p.m.Peoplewillbeable

topurchaseticketsatmodern-

theatre.comorbrownpaper-

tickets.com.Pricesare$10.00

fortheSuolkCommunityand$25.00forthepublic.

Meetyourfriendly

neighborhoodcomicbook

expertswithWeGotIssues,

anew,hard-hiingcriticalwebshowinwhichSuolk

UniversityseniorPaulDavis

Lyons,andhisteamofside-

kicksusetheirverbalsuper

powerstountangletheissues

ofrace,gender,sex,andvio-

lenceintheworldofcomics.

Inaneorttoghtthe

stigmasthatHollywood

blockbustershaveinstilled

inmainstreamcomicbook

knowledge,Lyonscre-

atedWeGotIssues,anon-

linetalkshowconcerningcomicbookorientedtopics.

Readingintotheshow

likeacomicbookseries,its

protagonististallandthin,

frequentlyseeninacharcoal

leatherjacketandwithdirty

blondespikedhair.Avery

approachable,slightlyquirky

character,Lyonsmakesa

dynamicleadingman,with

theeloquenceandthedrive

touncoverdebatabletopics

inanygivengraphicnovel.

Iamabigbelieverthat

comicbooksareaformof

communicationthatneedsto

beexamined,saidLyons.I

thinkhowthesecharactersthinkandliveisdenitelya

reectionofourtimeandour

politicalviewsandsociety.

Thecharismatichostof

WeGotIssues,concievedthe

showonawhimaerspend-

ingeveryWednesdaynight

atComicopia,acomicbook

storeonCommonwealth

Avenue.Hisweeklytrip

broughttogetheradynamic

groupofpeople,conversa-

tionallydrivenbythewrit-

ingandillustrationincomics.

Itwaslikeanepisodeof

Cheers.Wewerealljusthang-

ingoutatthestoretalking

aboutwhatwasgoingonin

comics.Lyonssaid.Ijust

suddenlysaid,Youknow

what,thiscouldbeareally

kick-assshow.AsfarasI

knew,noonewasreallydis-

cussingthesekindsofissues.

WeGotIssuesanalyzes

recentcomicissues,making

referencetooldereditions

andthehistoricalrepresen-

tationsofthecharacters.

ThoughLyonsschoiceof

commentatorsvarywitheach

episode,thehighenergyand

constantowofconversa-

tionalwayskeepstheshow

movingatasteadypace.

Themostintriguingas-

pectofWeGotIssuesisthe

commentaryfromitstwofe-

maleguests,AngelaOutlaw

andMaggieCurtis.Break-

ingthroughthestereotypeof

comicbookshavingamale

dominatedfanbase,Outlaw

andCurtisprovidestrongand

validinsightsintothegender

rolesincomicbookcharacters.

Itsnotoenthatyou

haveabunchofchickstalk-

ingaboutcomics,saidMag-

gieCurtis,anemployeeat

Comicopia.Ithinkwhat

weredoingisunique,having

awebshowaboutcomics.Its

newtotheBostonarea,espe-

ciallywithwomeninvolved.

Theyprovidequick-wit-

tedcriticismonhowwomen,

inbothAmericanandInter-

nationalgraphicnovels,have

beenportrayedinwritingand

illustrationovertheyears.

Ilovecomics.Igrew

upwiththemand,asa

woman,Ithinkitsimpor-

tantbecausethisissucha

maledominatedindustry,

notedAngelaOutlaw,afel-

lowemployeeatComicopia.

IfIeverhaveanopportu-

nitytotalkaboutit,Iwill.

Inoneoftheearlierepi-

sodes,theshowinvitedlocal

artistDirkTiedetotalkabout

hiswebbasedparanormal

graphicnovel,ParadigmShi.

InOctober2010,Lyons

traveledtoNewYorkCitys

annualNewYorkComic

Con,whereLyonswalked

aroundtointerviewsome

ofthecomicbookindustrys

mostacclaimedcontributors.

TheseincludedDavidFinch,

AdamHughesandDwight

JonZimmerman,whotalked

abouttheireortsinDCand

Marvel,andprovidedraw

insightintothebusiness.

AccordingtoLy-

ons,theshowsworksas

abridgebetweencomic

bookartistseverywhere.

Wehavethebalanceof

localartiststryingtogetat-

tention,andthenwehave

theseartistswhohaveal-readygoenaention[in

theindustry],hesaid.

Sofar,therehavebeen

sevenepisodeslmedinStu-

dio73onTremontSt.,anda

seriesofinterviewswithwrit-

ers,artistsandillustrators

inthecomicbookindustry,

bothlocallyandnation-wide.

Allofthiscanbeviewedon

theshowsYouTubechannel,

username:wegotcomicissues.

Savingtheworldone

roundtableatatime,Ly-

onshassuccessfullycon-

ductedafastmovingcomic

booktalk-showthatisboth

informativeandentertain-

ing.Usingamulti-media

approachinreachingoutto

hisviewers,theprotagonist

wontsleepuntilhismission

isknown:thereisacomic

bookoutthereforeveryone.

AplaybasedonTomandRayChelseaSzmania

JournalStaff

JeanaSullivan

JournalStaff

Andyouthoughtyouhadissues


14/16

PAGE3March30,2011 PAGE3


15/16

TheStudentGovern-

mentAssociationrecently

announcedthenextE-Board

fortheupcomingyearat

theirweeklymeeting,Thurs-

day,March10,butnotwith-

outsomeshockingnews.

SeniorNickDiZoglio

wrotealeertotheSGAstat-

inghisresignationfromhis

positionasvicepresident.

SGAPresidentMitchVieira

readhisleerofresignation

atthemeeting,whichstated:

DearStudentGov-

ernmentAssociation,

MikeMurdockoncestat-

edleadersmakedecisionsto

createthefuturestheydesire.

Duetomydecisions,along

toobligationsandpriorities

outsidetheSGAthatneedmy

absoluteaention,eective

asoftodayat12noonIwill

beresigningasvicepresident

oftheSGA.Fortherestofmy

life,Iwillregretthisdecision

andthefactorsbehindit.I

thankyouforthededication

andcontinuedsupport.Best

ofluckwiththeremainderofthesemester,andcongratula-

tionstonextyearsboard.

DiZogliowasnotatthe

meeting,butshedsomelight

onthesituationinaninterview.

Thisallgotinvolved

somehowinSuolk.Itwasnt

aSuolkmaer,itwasa

personalmaer,reiterated

DiZoglio.Ifeltobligated

resign.Imverydisappoint-

edthatIwasdodgedbymy

PAGE2March30,2011

Strangeandseemingly

frightening,theU.S.Envi-

ronmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)recentlyidentiedmin-

isculeamountsofradiation

inrainwaterin12states,one

ofwhichisMassachuses.

Detailedlteranalyses

from12RadiationNetwork

(RadNet)airmonitorloca-

tionsthroughoutthecoun-

tryfoundthattheradioac-

tiveisotopeswereconsistent

withthatoftheFukushima

nuclearplantoccurrence

inJapan,buttheEPAisas-

suringAmericancitizensthattheyneednotworry

aboutanysafetythreats.

Accordingtothestate

website,Mass.gov,There

isnohealthimpacttostate

drinkingwatersupplies

asaresultofthesend-

ings,andstateandfederal

healthocialsemphasized

thattherearenoanticipat-

edpublichealthconcerns.

Mass.govalsonotedthatanyI-131concentrations

foundinrainwatersamples

aremuchhigherthanany-

thingdetectedinalakeor

pond,mainlybecauseany-

thingfallingwithprecipita-

tionwouldbesignicantlydi-

lutedonceinthesurfacebody

ofwater.lic

RainlinkedtoJapan JennOrrJournalStafftionandstandard-

izehowwehandlestu-

dentcomplaints.

Executivereliabil-

itytothestudentbodyis somethingthatRobaina

isdeterminedtoenhance.

Itensuresthatmembers

areactuallyservingthestu-

dentswhoelectedthem,he

said.Unfortunately,weve

seensomegreatpiecesof

legislationfallthroughthe

cracksaerbeingpassed,

suchastheSGAFreedomof

InformationAct.Itcalledfor

therecordingandpublishing

ofourmeetingsonline,which

wehaveyettodo.Thisisjustoneexampleofwhatneedsto

beenforced,butitsoneofthe

rstonesIwanttocorrect.

Robainasalsohopes

toaddressstudent-

plaintsandcomments,as

Changesfornewsemester fromSGApage1

Newartmajor,illustration

TheNewEnglandSchool

ofArtandDesign(NESAD)atSuolkhasdecidedtojoinoth-

erartschoolsinBostonbyof-

feringanewillustrationmajor.

Wecreatedourmajor

inresponsetoademandfor

peoplewantingtostudyil-

lustration,saysNichole

Vatcher,assistantdirector

ofacademicandinstruc-

tionalservicesatNESAD.

Themajor,scheduled

tostartthisfall,isanap-

proved124-creditBachelor

ofFineArtsprogram,anditwillreceivefullaccreditation

onceNESADhasgraduated

someonefromtheprogram.

Thecurriculumforthe

majorwillberolledoutac-

cordingtothegradelevelof

incomingfreshmen,meaning

juniorlevelclassesforthepro-

gramwillnotbeoereduntil

thosefreshmenarejuniors.

Theboomlineis,any-

onewantinganillustration

majoriswelcometodoso,but

theywontbeabletogradu-atefromtheprogramun-

tilspringof2015,shesaid.

Butshedoesntwantthisto

discourageanybodywhois

interestedinachangeofma-

jor,sayingthatshewould

bemorethanhappytoas-

sistanystudentwhowishes

togooverthepossibility.

Theillustrationmajor

coversthebasicsofdesign,

andthenpuingthatknowl-

GiannaCarchia

JournalStaff

edgetopracticeforoccupa-

tionalsuccess.Thosestudy-

ingillustrationatNESAD

maycontinuetocareerslike

graphicnovelists,animatorsorchildrensbookauthors.

Mainlyitsforstudents

whoarethinkingabout

graphicdesign,thinking

aboutnearts,andnotnd-

ingagoodtineitheroneof

thoseprograms,saidVatch-

er.Illustrationiskindof

themiddlegroundbetween

thosetwoeldsbecauseitin-

corporatesdesignandmore

traditionalstudiopractices.

Vatcherhighlightedthat,

apartfromotherformsofart,illustrationisaboutusingvi-

sualsasnarrativesratherthan

visualsasastatementabout

yourideas,asinnearts.

Shebelievesthisallowsstu-

dentstoassimilatetheirart

workintothebusinessworld.

Forillustration,itsde-

nitelyforsomeonewhostill

wantstoremainartisticand

independentwiththeirart-

istry,butalsowhowantsto

getagigsomewhereand

thenmakessomemoneyattheendoftheday,shesaid.

Themajorwillprogress

likemostoftheartmajors

atNESAD.Vatchersaidaf-

terthebasicsarecovered,

studentswillbegintotake

moreintricateollustration

classes.Studentswillbe-

ginbylearningtodoev-

erythingbyhand,andwill

thenmoveontocomputers.

Theprogramwillin-

cludealotoftheneartde-

partmentsguredrawing

classes,shesaid.Someex-

trapaintingclasseswillbe

requiredforIllustrationma-jors,aswellassomegraphic

designtypographycourse

work,likehand-leering

typeandthingslikethat.

DanielaWong-Chiulli,a

Suolkalumnusandcurrent

graphicdesignprofessorat

NESAD,willbeoneoftheil-

lustratorsteachingtheclasses

requiredforthenewmajor.

Vatchersaiditisrequired

ofthestatobeillustrators

themselves.Sheisexcitedto

pullfromBostonswiderangeofprofessionalstoteach

variouselectivesandthe

coursesrelatedtobusiness.

Vatcherforeseesahighde-

greeofinterestintheprogram

forthecomingyear.Shedoes

recruitingforherdepartment

atNESAD,andgainedearly

insightbyaskingstudents

whattheirinterestwouldbe

inanIllustrationmajor.She

saidtheyalreadyhaveapile

ofapplicationsfornextyears

incomingfreshman,andthatcurrentstudentshave

beenbuzzingaboutaswitch.

Werendingalotof

studentsfeelitsreallyexcit-

ingtobepartofourinaugu-

ralclassofIllustrationma-

jors,saidVatcher.Weve

beensellingitanddoinga

goodjobsowellseewhat

numberscomeoutinthe

fall,butwereveryoptimis-

ticthatitwillbesuccessful.

SGAVPDiZoglioresignsDerekAnderson

JournalStaff

fellowE-Boardmembers.

DiZogliodidnot,how-

ever,knowthathisres-ignationleerwouldbe

readtotheentireSGA.

Recently,Iwasnotnoti-

edthattheleerwasgoing

tobesharedtoday.Iasked

overandoverandoverandI

wasignored,saidDiZoglio.

Fouryearsofdedicationto

theorganizationandfour

yearsofcountlesshours

IwasveryupsetandImac-

tuallyveryhurtbywhathas

happened.Thetruthisthere

ismoretruthtotheliesthatweretold.Iwontgetinto

detail,buttherewerealot

ofliestold.Thetruthwasnt

outthereandIdidntget

achancetotellthetruth.

ToreplaceDiZoglios

vacancyattheSGAmeet-

ing,thedecisionwasmade

tohaveTomasRobaina,the

SGAvicepresident-elect,to

takeoverthepositionforthe

remainderofthesemester.

PhotocourtesyofNickDiZoglio

wellastheirfollow-up.

Inthepast,wevenever

communicatedthisbacktothe

studentsbutIplantochange

that.Assoonaswehear

something,theywilltoo.

SophomoreSamienta

Pierre-VilwaselectedSGA

secretary.Pierre-Vil,inter-

estedinthepromotionof

SGAawareness,hasplanned

toaendvariousSuolk

clubmeetingsandevents

inordertoexhibitthein-

volvementoftheExecutive

Board.Thisreliabilityand

presenceissomethingthat

isimperativeinhergoals.

FreshmanConnorFinley,

inanunchallengedrace,waselectedasTreasurer.Fin-

ley,19,ofDurham,CT,isa

publicrelationsmajorwith

aminorinpoliticalscience.

Finleysgoalsinvolvenot

onlythecompetentmanage-

mentofstudentfunds,but

theabilitytobeapersonthat

thestudentbodyfeelscom-

fortabletoapproachforhelp.

Myhopesfortheposition

istotakecareofthestudents

money,spenditverywisely

andbesuretofundthings

thatbenetthestudents,

Finleysaid.Peoplecancount

onmetobearoundwhenever

theyneedme.Imhonoredto

beontheE-boardofSGAand

Iwantstudentstoknowthat

TurmoilconsumesLibya

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News"SGAVPDiZoglioresigns'pg.2

Opinion"MBTAproposes'Red-BlueConnector'"pg.6

Arts&Entertainment"Andyouthoughtyouhadissues"pg.4

Sports"BaseballteamhaskeeperinAssistantCoach"pg.8

THEAWARD-WINNINGSTUDENTNEWSPAPEROF

SUFFOLKUNIVERSITYBOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS

OnMarch11,Suolk

proudlypresenteditsnew-ly-electedStudentGovern-

mentAssociation(SGA)for

the2011-2012schoolyear,

aerextensivecampaigning

anddebatebyallcandidates.

Theelectionforpresident

cametoaheadwithMegan

Caronbeatingoutherfel-

lowjuniorScoZalatoris

with267votesoverhis16

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