THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
VOLUME 71, NUMBER 19
Relief effort stands for Japan Marketing minor
Jenn Orr
Journal Staff
Suffolk students showed
their support for Japan on
April 5 in the opening cer-
emony for Stand for Japan, a
Suffolk University relief ef-
fort presented by the Office
of Diversity Services. The
kickoff was part of Asian
American Heritage Month,
a four-week celebration of
Asian culture and pride, and
now because of the tragedy
nside Mirembe encourages, creates awareness
ournal
the
News
"Dump and run collects
items, prevents waste'
pg. 5
International
"Syria shows solidarity"
pg. 7
Arts
"Boston gets all 'Together'
now" pg. 13
Opinion
"The cruelty toward one
woman in Libya" pg.15
Sports
"Suffolk student plays im-
portant role for department"
pg. 18
Photo by Jenn Orr
that struck Japan on March
11, April will be a month de-
voted to raising donations
to aid the nation in need.
Three Suffolk students af-
fected by the events in Japan
spoke, including Ezra Polland,
who was studying abroad and
teaching English in central
Tokyo when the earthquake
struck. Although the tsu-
nami did not hit central To-
kyo, where he was living, the
tremors from the earthquake
were enough to cause panic
Gianna Carchia
Journal Staff
Dedicated to promoting
equal human rights, social
justice and peace, Mirembe
On My Mind is an organi-
zation at Suffolk that holds
events to increase awareness
about these causes and to
fund raise to help communi-
ties in need. “Mirembe” is the
Lugandan word for “peace.”
“We denounce the use of
violence against humans, and
work towards goals of help-
ing those in post-traumatic
situations, and in danger of
being trafficked, through
raising funds and aware-
ness,” said Meghan Davis,
president of the organization.
Events generally focus on
one topic per week. Topics
WWW.SUFFOLKJOURNAL.NET April 6, 2011
complements CAS
and fear throughout the city.
“It’s the sort of thing where
you’re worried about yourself,
but you’re more worried about
Angela Bray to three marketing electives.
people in worse peril,” Pol-
Journal Staff “This was put together
land told those in attendance.
to help students for their ca-
Polland talked about how
The marketing minor has reers and futures,” said Mc-
people began to run when
always existed, but has been Cabe. “The minor is a comple-
buildings started swaying,
underestimated by College of ment to many CAS students
including the one where he
Arts and Sciences (CAS) stu- because their careers will
taught. He stayed – refus-
dents due to the Sawyer Busi- have to do with marketing.”
ing to leave an 85-year-old
ness School (SBS) three-credit Another new develop-
woman who could not exit the
courses (compared to CAS ment for the minor is the
building without assistance.
four-credit courses). However, grouping of elective cours-
Polland left Japan March
it is now a reasonable option. es into four concentrations:
16, but his heart is still there,
“In the past, it has been sports marketing, market-
as he emphasized just how
challenging for CAS students ing innovation and new me-
much the Japanese people
because of scheduling with dia, brand marketing, and
need our support, stating
the credit difference,” said marketing consulting. The
that “any support we give
Catherine McCabe, chair of concentrations, new to both
is going to be fully utilized
the marketing department. the marketing major and
in an organized manner.”
“Also, in order to be a business minor, allow students to
The ceremony began with
minor, CAS students had to choose their electives in a
an introduction by Craig Cul-
take a management course.” way that meets their interests.
linane, associate director of
A new option to minor in The sports marketing
Diversity Services. Next was
marketing has been designed path includes the business
a screening of an AP news
uniquely for CAS students, al- of sports and the media, the
broadcast presented by USA-
lowing them to skip the man- business of sports, sports mar-
Today.com that spoke of the
agement requirement and in- keting consulting, and a gen-
severity of the situation in
stead take the core Principles eral sports marketing course.
Japan. We all know about the
of Marketing course. The Marketing innovation and
earthquake and subsequent
structure involves that core
see JAPAN page 4 principles class in addition see MINOR page 5
this semester have included diers in northern Uganda.” has been making a big impact
global poverty and home- The paper pearls, hand- on the campus community.
lessness, women’s rights,
Egypt, Libya, and Japan.
made of recycled paper by
northern Ugandan women, are
“We always welcome
new faces,” she said, as reg-
“Mirembe encourages used to make necklaces and ular meetings currently at-
anyone interested in current bracelets. Although Mirembe tract about 20 to 30 students.
world events, human rights, is a young organization at the
and peace and justice to at-
tend the
university, Davis believes it see MIREMBE page 3
events,”
said Da-
vis. “In the
past, we
have sold
Ugandan
p a p e r
pearls to
benefit the
building
of a reha-
bilitation
center for
former
child sol-
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POLICE BLOTTER Venture showcases university-wide work

Derek Anderson
Wednesday, March 30 Journal Staff
Every year, Suffolk’s Ven-
11:03 p.m. ture Magazine is published to
10 Somerset showcase the talented works
Report of a simple assault in front of 10 Som- of students, alumni and fac-
erset Street. Report filed. Case closed. ulty, whether it is literature-
based, photography, poetry or
any other art-based creation.
“Venture really is a place
where you can get your
Thursday, March 31 voice out and express your-
self,” said Venture Editor
7:53 p.m. in Chief Jillian Canavan.
With the collection of
Public
works and production taking
A suspicious electronic device located on a all year long to produce the
fire hydrant in the corner of Washington and publication, a
West Street. Report filed. Case closed. lot of work goes
into Venture be-
hind the scenes.
Submissions
usually are due
Friday, April 1 by the third or
fourth week
of November,
11:03 a.m.
but this year,
150 Tremont submissions
Suspicious person report at 150 Tremont were extended
Street. Report filed and case closed. to the week
before finals.
7:14 p.m. “Usually
we get about
150 Tremont
a hundred lit-
Alcohol confiscation at 150 Tremont St. Re- erature submis-
port filed. Judicial Internal. sions, maybe
a hundred art
submissions,”
said Canavan.
“This year was
Saturday, April 2 interesting be-
cause we had
6:28 p.m. fewer submis-
sions, so I had
10 Somerset more room for
Odor of marijuana, Report filed. Judicial artists. Last
Internal. year we had two
hundred-some-
thing art sub-
missions and only had room
Sunday, April 3 for 25 of them. It was really
hard. This year it was easier
1:23 p.m. and so much better that there
was room for these submis-
Donahue
sions. It was the same thing
Unwanted person in Donahue. Left without with the literature. I didn’t
incident. have to worry about cutting
out long fiction pieces that
1:59 p.m. would take up a lot of space.”
Donahue With the submissions
comes the editing of hun-
Annoyance complaint report from a Holiday
dreds of pieces, which
Inn Resident. Report filed/open case. Canavan said was the most
challenging process
composing the magazine.
“[The biggest challenge]
selves and indirectly with the veins and/or roots and then
authors, to go and grammati-
cally edit them. Whether they
it moves into a tree that’s
blooming and then it makes
are revised with my e-board a pattern going back into
or if it’s just simple punctua- the EKG line. It represents
tion, I have to make sure their our natural rhythm of life.”
piece matches the English The magazine will be
language but it doesn’t lose release at Venture’s launch
the voice and feeling of the party on April 20, in the Do-
author. So that is the hardest nahue Café at 6 to 8:30 p.m.,
part. Making sure I keep the something Canavan and her
author and keep the author E-Board have been working
in their piece, their photo- toward all year. Meagan Da-
graph, their drawing [with- more, the Fiction/Non-Fiction
out changing their voice].” Editor, Alex Ali, the Poetry
Along with the edit- Editor, Alex Wikoff, the Art
ing of pieces, the book itself Editor, make up Venture’s E-
must be designed. Canavan Board and ensure that the
magazine is
published.
“I can’t
wait to see
these books
printed,” said
Canavan. “I
am really ex-
cited to not
only see my
year’s work,
but to be
proud of all
my fellow stu-
dents and my
fellow alumni
and staff and
community
and to be a
part of that.”
W i t h
Canavan still
a junior this
year, she in-
tends to make
changes to
the magazine
next year. She
mentioned the
author and
Photo courtesy of Jillian Canavan artist’s con-
tract needs
let the Journal in on what the clarifying, so submitters and
cover design may look like. the staff know exactly what
“I’ve based the design they need to do and expect.
of the cover off the fact that Canavan also mentioned
you use your voice and your another main goal was to
expression to be yourself put Venture Magazine online.
and to show who you are,” “I also would like to put
said Canavan. “Who you Venture online. It’s a project
are is part of your existence that I was going to start this
and its part of your purpose summer but never had time
in life, and without it there to. But since I’m graduat-
really is no existence. Our ing in next spring and will
voice and words are what have a lesser class load in
gives us existence and life.” the spring, I’m hoping to
of “From that, I was think- put it together. Starting from
ing and drew from the Tree 2006, I have all the books on
of Life and also drew from file and I’m going to archive

Monday, April 4 is making sure the integrity of

10:52 a.m.
Public
Individual on Temple Street harassing stu-
dents for money. Report filed/case closed
the authors and artists is not
sacrificed in compiling the
book,” said Canavan. “I have
an editing staff that select the
pieces and then work with the
authors, or the pieces them-
the fact that yours generally them and put them online.”
come from your heart,” con- With the potential of
tinued Canavan. “It incorpo- Venture joining the digi-
rates the natural rhythm of tal world and their launch
life. It moves from a regular event on April 20, there’s
EKG line into an EKG line a lot to look forward to
with wisps that look like for the magazine’s future.
 PAGE 3
Interfaith center unites Suffolk community
Angela Bray
Journal Staff
Suffolk’s interfaith center,
an office of the Division of
Student Affairs, provides re-
ligious events and resources
for all students, faculty and
staff of all religions. An inter-
faith room and a meditation
room unite University Chap-
lain Reverend Amy L. Fisher
with the Suffolk community.
“I would like to say my
vision of what it means to
be a university chaplain is
what facilitated the office as
an interfaith center,” said
Fisher, who has served as the
university’s chaplain since
the interfaith center came to
Suffolk in 1999. “My vision
was to create a center where
all religions could commu-
nicate, not just one or two.”
She also works with her
two interns, Moira Pulit-
zer-Kennedy, a student at
Harvard Divinity School,
and Kathryn Henderson, a
student at Andover New-
ton Theological School.
“We start new religious
clubs as frequently as we are
invited to create them,” said
Fisher. “This is the interfaith
center for the entire univer-
sity—law school, arts and sci-
ences, business school, grad
and undergrad students.”
Existing groups, whether
based through the Student
Presidential search update
In a recent email to the
entire university, Suffolk’s
search for a replacement
president has moved forward
by selecting a Search Consul-
tant company to aid in the
Search Committee’s efforts.
“Given the important role
Search Consultants play in
such a selection process, our
Committee considered five
and interviewed four consul-
tants,” stated the email from
Trustee and Search Commit-
tee Chair Dennis M. Duggan,
Jr.  “We unanimously chose
Greenwood/Asher & Associ-
ates, a woman-owned inter-
national search firm with 30
consultants and affiliates.”
The women heading the
company, Dr. Jan Greenwood
and Dr. Betty Asher, were stat-
ed in the email to have both
been university presidents
in the past. Their team has
also been stated to have com-
pleted over 1,000 searches.
Leadership & Involvement
(SLI) office or the interfaith
center, include Eastern Tradi-
tions and the Muslim, Roman
Catholic and Jewish commu-
nities. The Jewish community
Yesterday's stainability and religion panel
is sponsored by Suffolk Hillel,
directed by Ailene Gerhardt.
“We try and have a
variety of events open to
members of all faiths,” said
Pulitzer-Kennedy. “We edu-
cate; it isn’t all a worship
service. People learn and
have a new experience. Ev-
erything is totally inclusive.”
“The structure of events
“With Greenwood/Ash-
er’s assistance and guidance
we are planning the search
process,” the email went on to
say. “We will be placing an ad-
vertisement in the Chronicle
of Higher Education and oth-
er publications and are devel-
oping a position description
for use in candidate solicita-
tion, review and interviews.”
In efforts of finding ex-
President Sargent’s replace-
ment, there will be “town
meeting” type forums for uni-
versity constituents to com-
municate challenges, changes
to be made, success opportu-
nities, etc. This is to enable
participation from anyone
wishing to be involved and
voice thoughts or concerns.
A website is currently be-
ing created to track Search
Committee progress. “In the
meantime,” stated the email,
“Search Committee Mem-
bers welcome your input."
is two-fold,” she explained.
“One fold includes weekly
events—Qur’an study, Torah
study, Christian Bible study,
Breathe, and meditation.”
Breathe consists of spiri-
tual readings for contem-
plation and meditations
are done through spiri-
tual readings as well as the
more traditional Buddhist
format led by an expert.
Overlapping the weekly
events are interfaith panel
discussions held on Tues-
days, which focus on religion
and faith in addition to a
Organization promotes human
rights, justice, and peace
from MIREMBE page 1
“This past week, Mirem-
be worked with the Suffolk
Democrats to hold events
centered around raising
awareness about global pov-
erty and homelessness,” she
said. “We had a great turn-
out. Both Mirembe mem-
bers and Dems came out, as
well as people from the Suf-
folk University campus and
the greater Boston area.”
The events included a
canned food drive, a virtual
foodbank to benefit the Great-
er Boston Food Bank, show-
ings of the documentary One
Day at a Time and the movie
The Pursuit of Happyness, and
two guest speakers Professor
Chun spoke to address the
food crisis in North Korea.
“We are confident we
weekly topic. Past topics have
included LGBTQ and envi-
ronmental issues. Students,
staff, faculty, and a variety
of faiths are represented, ac-
cording to Pulitzer-Kennedy.
Photo courtesy of Amy L. Fisher
A remaining panel of the
semester regards civility and
the use of modern media.
“The civility panel will be
about how civility and use
of modern media and social
network sites brings people
of different faiths together to
build different boundaries
and diversity,” said Pulitzer-
Kennedy. “Civility is some-
raised a fair amount of mon-
ey to donate to the Greater
Boston Food Bank through
the canned food drive, the
virtual food drive, and do-
nations,” she said. Davis be-
lieves students left inspired to
make a change in the world.
Mirembe On My Mind
receives its funding through
a budget and initiatives from
SGA. The group has also been
working with a public rela-
tions class this semester to
help raise awareness about the
organization and its events.
“Mirembe works to build
relationships with students
of Suffolk,” said Davis. “And
working with the PR class
has been a great opportunity.
We really try to work with
another club or organization
on campus for each event.”
The students in the PR
class have helped the orga-
April 6, 2011
thing you can talk about in the
context of religious beliefs.”
Next Tuesday will host a
pre-Passover chocolate sed-
er, a model liturgy that has
been created for universi-
ties to use as an educational
tool to teach about the seder
ritual in an informal context.
Both Fisher and Pulitzer-
Kennedy agreed the par-
ties, most specifically the
Hanukkah party, attract the
most students. “The par-
ties get people together for
socialization and educa-
tion,” said Pulitzer-Kennedy.
“Kathryn even did a beading
workshop, which was very
hands-on for the students.”
“You don’t need to
come to an event or pan-
el, this can be just a place
to sit and think,” she said.
“Students come with
universal questions want-
ing to hear other perspec-
tives outside their own,”
said Fisher. “This is a time
in their adult lives to truly
mix and mingle with oth-
ers outside their traditions.
Fisher serves as a coun-
selor, spiritual guide, educa-
tional advocate, and ethical
voice and will speak with
anyone about things like
spirituality, religion and ra-
cial issues to ethics and mo-
rality. She is available daily
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by ap-
pointment in Donahue 540.
nization put together post-
ers and advertisements for
the events to increase stu-
dent understanding of the
causes that Mirembe takes on.
“Mirembe feels it’s impor-
tant to promote around cam-
pus and make people aware
of how many homeless people
there are, within our Suffolk
community and along Bos-
ton too,” said Alexis Eliopou-
lus, one of the PR students.
The organization is plan-
ning a few more events before
the close of the semester, in-
cluding an event centered on
the emerging right to access
safe and affordable drinking
water for health and well-
being, as well as equitable
sharing of water resources.
Weekly meet-
ings are held on Tuesdays
at 1 p.m. in Sawyer 133.
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Ceremony speakers, broadcast elaborates on tragedy abroad
from JAPAN page 1
tsunami that horribly af-
fected the north-east region.
We also know about the wor-
ries and uncertainties tied to
the Fukushima nuclear power
plant situation. But what we
don’t know are exact num-
bers of people affected or how
long it will take to rebuild
the most hazardous areas.
After the news broadcast,
Mr. Hisashi Nakatomi spoke
about exactly what happened
the day the earthquake and
tsunami struck. Working as
Deputy Consul General –
Japanese Consulate, Mr. Na-
katomi has been educating
others about the gravity of Ja-
pan’s situation and the impor-
tance of international aid. The
Japanese Consulate in Boston
provides cultural resources,
visa information, events cal-
endar, and business infor-
mation, with a list of Japan
specialists in New England.
With 134 countries tak-
ing part in relief efforts, Mr.
Nakatomi noted both his
gratitude and the gratitude
of the Japanese people, say-
ing, “We appreciate the huge
help and support of the Unit-
ed States” before mention-
April 6, 2011
ing the life-long friendship tact a week after the quake. people receive more aid, a ers and giving free food to
between the U.S. and Japan. “People are suffering, statement that has sparked those traveling several miles
Following Mr. Nakatomi’s people are dying, and I can’t some optimism. “Hopefully by foot just to make it home.
speech were words from the believe what is happening everything will be better,” “I just want to share nice
three Suffolk students, one of in my city,” Ohyama said. Ohyama said. “I’m sure [of stories of people helping each
whom was Takako Ohyama, a She spoke about so many it], especially with all the do- other,” Goshima concluded.
Suffolk nations.” The ceremony ended with
senior Fol- a video message from Tomo
f r o m lowing Honda, a Suffolk alum liv-
t h e Takako’s ing in Japan and working for
north- words Fukushima Renaissance, an
east re- was Kei organization that is active in
gion of G o s - the Fukushima power plant
Japan. hima, a disaster control. Honda too
S h e Suffolk emphasized the importance
s a i d g r a d and appreciation of donating:
she re- student “We are aware of, and we
ceived from To- are grateful for all of the sup-
word kyo who port from the international
of an has been communities. Thank you Bos-
earth- a c t i ve l y ton, and thank you Suffolk.”
quake work- The main event in the Suf-
from a ing with folk relief efforts this month
friend Ohyama will be Stand for Japan, a
late at on the fundraiser that will take place
Photo by Jenn Orr
night Suffolk on the entire fourth floor of
Pictured above Ezra Polland (Left) and Takako Ohyama
while Stand for Donohue on April 14. All
studying here in Boston. people not knowing where Japan relief effort. Goshima money for earthquake and
She said she wasn’t really to go because so many fami- noted how the quake was so tsunami relief will be sent to
worried at first since earth- lies have been displaced. Af- vast that in Tokyo where her Japan through the Red Cross,
quakes are common where ter three weeks of rescue ef- parents live, the piano in her Suffolk’s choice as the best
she’s from, but the follow- forts, 15,000 people have yet house moved a significant dis- organization to work with.
ing day she saw the news to be found. “It’s hopeless tance. Trains were shut down, Although the opening
on TV and was shocked. She for people who are missing.” her friends had to walk eight ceremony for Stand for Japan
could not reach her parents A friend back home told miles to get home, but every- occurred just yesterday, “Your
or friends for a while but was Ohyama to tell others that one was helping one another – kindness has already reached
finally able to establish con- things are getting better as opening their doors to strang- my heart,” Mr. Nakatomi said.
 PAGE 5
Dump and Run collects items, prevents waste
Michael Christina
Journal Staff
For the past four years
Suffolk University has worked
with an organization called
“Dump and Run”. The rela-
tionship, started by Campus
Sustainability Coordinator
Erica Mattison, was intended
to reduce waste at the uni-
versity and provide students
with an easy way to contribute
items as they prepare to move
out of the residence halls.
Dump and Run, an organi-
zation operating out of Brook-
field, is committed to helping
colleges and universities with
waste prevention techniques.
One way of achieving this
goal is extending the usabil-
ity of items students no lon-
ger need at the end of each
school year. The organization
also sets out to create rev-
enue for any non-profit envi-
ronmental and social groups
that are willing to take part
in the projects. Education
concerning the issues of us-
ing natural resources and the
need to conserve them is an-
other priority of the program.
The plan has been a suc-
cess overall in achieving its
main goal. “Suffolk has been
able to dramatically reduce its
trash output, thanks in part to
the initiative,” said Mattison.
CAS meets SBS minor Executive on marketing, research success
from MINOR page 1
new media offers
new product develop-
ment, the business of so-
cial media, high tech mar-
keting, and e-marketing.
Integrated marketing
communications, services
marketing, brand marketing,
and the business of social
media make up the brand
marketing concentration.
The marketing consult-
ing concentration focuses
on sports, global (Shang-
hai) and honors marketing.
McCabe said the con-
centrations reflect what’s
currently happening in the
business world. “There are
a lot of ways for students to
choose courses with their in-
terests. In the next few years,
we will add more, different
types of electives,” she said.
However, any three elec-
tives will meet the qualification.
According to McCabe, the
department hopes to see more
new students declaring the
The program has also
been successful in helping
with local charities, such as
ABCD North End, which is
part of Boston’s antipoverty
agency. According to Matti-
son, the university has con-
Students collect items in last year's program at 150 Tremont
tributed thousands of pounds
to local charities. The accept-
ed items include gently used
clothing, shoes, books, kitch-
en and home goods, furniture,
unused toiletries and cleaning
supplies, unopened food, and
gently used sheets and towels.
Mattison first heard about
marketing minor. “As we com-
municate and connect with
CAS and design students, we
will learn more,” she said. “It
all makes a good diversity in
the classroom discussions. Es-
pecially with the NESAD stu-
dents; there is a great need for
students with those skills.”
Students have land-
ed marketing internships
with places like Hill Holi-
day, HubSpot and the Bos-
ton Celtics. In addition, in-
ternships and projects are
opportunities available
through the department.
The Professional Mar-
keting Association (PMA) is
also open to CAS students
with marketing minors. The
student organization brings
marketing professionals
and speakers to the univer-
sity for resume help, work-
shops and career advice.
“The better we connect
to our business community,
the better for our students,”
said McCabe. “It comple-
ments the experience.”
the program while working
in Suffolk’s facilities office. “I
wondered what Suffolk did in
terms of getting rid of items
from the dorms, and it turned
out there was not any type of
program for reducing waste
during move out. I heard
about Dump and Run and
thought it was a great idea.”
The program has reached
its fifth year at Suffolk and,
according to Mattison, has
more student participa-
tion than ever. “We have
learned a lot about how to
Soleil Barros
Journal Staff
Last Wednesday, Rick
Ruffolo visited Suffolk Uni-
versity to present “Using
Marketing Research to Cre-
ate Winning Products and
Brands” as part of Suffolk’s
speaker series. Ruffolo is a
seasoned executive with more
"... you always have a good opportunity to learn how to market."
than 20 years of experience
providing growth and profit
for top consumer brands at
leading specialty retail and
consumer goods companies.
Ruffolo is an expert on
the essential elements of cre-
ating and optimizing innova-
tion strategy and process to
successfully launch brands.
He was invited to Suffolk to
share his marketing research,
products and branding.
“All great marketing ei-
ther leads to a program that
fails or one that does really
well,” he explained. “Mar-
April 6, 2011
run this program and how
to overcome some of the
challenges, and we are very
excited for the fifth annual
Dump and Run,” she said.
But more help is always
welcome and needed. “We
Photo courtesy of Erica Mattison
need a lot of hands on deck
to run the neatest, most orga-
nized program yet, so we are
recruiting volunteers in early
April and offering gift cards
to those who successfully
complete five hours of work
in late April or early May.”
Commuter students are
keting doesn’t do just aver-
age stuff, it's either going
to work or it's not going to
work. You’re going to return
the investment you put into
marketing or you’re not.”
Ruffolo opened his pre-
sentation mentioning how he
was appreciative to have the
opportunity to arrive early
and visit the city. “It was nice
to walk around and enjoy the
city of Boston without my
kids trailing behind me,” he
joked. He also mentioned the
excitement of having lunch
and an ice cream sundae.
“Marketing is every-
where. You came to this speak-
er series, some how or another
it was marketing that brought
you here,” said Ruffolo.
Ruffolo continued his
lecture with a slide show
presentation bringing Suf-
folk students and staff along
his journey through school-
ing and work experience. He
being encouraged to join in
as well. “We are trying to pro-
vide more guidance than ever
to students who live off cam-
pus and are going to be mov-
ing,” said Erica. “There are
many waste reduction oppor-
tunities in that regard and we
are working with OCHO and
others on providing informa-
tion to off-campus students.”
Lead Eco-Rep for the
project, Careese Peters, is
planning for a hectic few
weeks. “The project is go-
ing to pick up soon and cur-
rently we are looking for re-
liable volunteers who will be
in or around Boston around
exam week to help box up
items and unload goods.”
Students interested in
becoming involved will soon
have their opportunity, as
Suffolk is planning to have its
largest Dump and Run event
this month. Starting on April
20 and continuing all the way
through the end of the mov-
ing process, students will be
able to drop off items at des-
ignated locations throughout
the residence halls. Students
who volunteer for five hours
with the sorting and pack-
ing of items will receive a $10
gift card to the Suffolk Book-
store. To volunteer, students
should email kmrooney2@
yahoo.com by April 10.
talked about his career start
in brand management while
working for Procter & Gam-
ble, being assigned the prod-
uct Metamucil. Ruffolo has
also worked with Crest tooth-
paste and Wonder Bread,
along with senior brand direc-
tor roles at SC Johnson Wax,
Ralston Purina, Bath & Body
Works, and most recently
working with Yankee Candle.
Read the rest of this
article online! Scan or go
to suffolkjournal.net!
 PAGE 6 April 6, 2011

Questioning the future of Libya

Ryan Powell
Journal Staff
Over the past few weeks,
headlines have erupted with
news on the Libyan conflict,
exuding curiosity with con-
stant research in order to
achieve an up-to-date con-
sensus. Civilian revolt in Af-
rica seems to be a precedent
unwelcomed from the rest
of the world, but the times
could not be more conducive
to the atmosphere. Corrup-
tion fills these authoritarian
regimes while the democratic
states are unable to carry out
free and representative elec-
tions. Such strife is present
in countries such as the lib-
erated Egypt, Tunisia, Syria,
and Bahrain in the Middle
East. Each example upholds
similar roots but the over- Photo courtesy of flickr user B.R.Q.
all claim to rebellion varies
in oppression of their par- Libya which is in the north- Of late, the Western pow- towards action in Libya, but In most recent events, the
ticular governing bodies. eastern corner of the country. ers have debated a means of without consent from either North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
Concerning Libya, the Gradual expansion and interaction, especially along of them, a no-fly zone would zation (NATO) has been grad-
initial altercation was a prod- acceptance of the idea devel- the lines of a no-fly zone. create even more contention. ually taking over the reins in
uct of Muammar Gadhafi’s oped a full-fledged opposi- The enforcement of this pol- With the pro-Gadhafi Libya. This includes all mili-
strict control Libyan ideol- tion to Gadhafi. Of late, the icy, along with not allowing forces gaining sufficient tary deployment and final
ogy. He forces upon all of rebels (opposition force) have any flight throughout Libya, ground on rebel headquar- decisions on actions taken by
society his point of view, been successfully taking over would give France, Eng- ters, the UN found dire need any outside force within. Be it
and censors education facili- regions such as Benghazi, land, and any other propo- to act with civilian lives at humanitarian or military aid,
ties with other industries in the second largest city after nent probable cause to “dis- risk. Gadhafi’s plan to at- the rebels need overwhelm-
order to dissuade rebellious the capital, and surrounding arm” any opposition to the tack over this past weekend ing help to dilute Gadhafi’s
movements. Furthermore, his military bases and airports. no-fly zone. The deterrence compelled the UN Security military power, and it will
practice of public executions Although the rebels have ex- from imposing this initially Council to beseech a no- unquestionably take some
of those opposing his regime uded continuity towards a came from China and Russia fly zone with readily avail- time. On campus, debate on
do not allow for a stable and common cause, the pro-Gad- who both hold veto power able attack forces on any of Libya and the potential out-
comforting environment. In hafi forces have proven to amongst the United Nations Gadhafi’s military. This was comes have been prevalent
mid-February of this year, overpower them with an over- Security Council. This body only possible because China especially in classes, but the
protests began in Tobruk, all larger military capability. has been the driving force and Russia decided to ab- facts and realities are hard to
stain, or refrain from voting. come by, especially without
With this drastic move, feeling the true demise one
Gadhafi was coerced into can only grasp in the midst
proclaiming a “cease-fire” to of such disruption. Without
avoid intervention from out- formal leadership and inex-
side forces. Only after a few perienced military presence
days recognizing this, a co- the rebel forces, even with
alition was formed, initially air support, have failed to di-
between Great Britain and minish loyalist threat. Many
France, but now involving questions on Libya’s future
the U.S. and any Arab allies pose themselves in light of
they can conjure. The coop- the recent NATO takeover,
eration between the Arab the final outcome must be
world and the West seems determined by the rebels and
to manifest the amicable re- their willingness to overcome
lations between the two. Colonel Gadhafi’s presence.

Anti-government protestors (above) carry the coffin of

a Libyan killed in heavy fighting.

Libyan rebel fighters (left) hold their old national flag

Photo courtesy of flickr user B.R.Q. as they walk at sunset.
 PAGE 7
Syria shows solidarity
Ryan Powell
Journal Staff
Located in the hub of the
Middle East, Syria is subject
to contrasting religious and
ethnic ideologies proving to
be the single most decisive
means to controversy. Over
the past few weeks, not only
has strife between the Kurds
and Arabs caused conflict-
ing demonstration, but Syr-
ians together are raising
hostilities toward govern-
ment practice. Syrian Presi-
dent Bashar al-Assad and
his government are being
criticized for lack of reforms
and overly austere censor-
ship producing many unnec-
essary political prisoners.
The ubiquitous protests
in Northern Africa and The
Middle East have given even
the most oppressed citizens
the wherewithal to join in
protest. Commencing in the
southern city of Deraa, pro-
tests began in mid-March
as a result of a build-up of
military intervention against
minor instances of anti-
Headway in Japan
Sarina Tracy
Journal Staff
On Wednesday, the op-
erators of Japan’s crippled Fu-
kashima Daiichi nuclear com-
plex say they have stopped
the leak of radiation-filled
water into the ocean. The tsu-
nami that caused the initial
destruction, a by-product of
the 9.0 magnitude Japanese
earthquake on March 11, trav-
elled six miles inland, caus-
ing three nuclear reactors to
flood, and eventually explode.
Tokyo Electric Power en-
gineers had been struggling
for weeks to stop the leak,
which consists of a large
crack in a nuclear reactor as
they battle the worst nuclear
crisis since Chernobyl. On
Sunday, the foreboding as-
sessment of Japanese official’s
and engineers included an es-
timate of “numerous months”
before the crisis, as well as
the leak, was under control.
It is unknown, as of
Tuesday night, what means
government propaganda.
Recognizing that two gen-
erations of the Assad family
have acted as president since
1971, the oppression does not
go without blame. The Syr-
ian government statistic that
al-Assad achieved 97.29 per-
cent of the vote when elected
seems skeptical at best when
questioning whether or not
democratic elections were
applicable. The atmosphere
throughout the world is giv-
ing those who experience in-
justice hope that democracy
will prevail. With enough
reason to believe democracy
is being avoided and severe
authoritarianism in place in-
stead, the United Nations
and other world leaders are
expected to intervene which
occurred in Libya. Unfortu-
nately, this will not necessar-
ily be the case because of a
lack of credible information
and the question of whether
or not Assad has directly or-
dered the armies interven-
tion and protestor killings.
With social networking
resources such as Facebook,
were used to stop the leak,
but recent reports of mix-
ing sawdust and newspa-
pers with polymers and ce-
ment have been reported..
Although reports on
Wednesday say the radioac-
tive leak has been stopped,
the government of the Ibaraki
Prefecture banned the fish-
ing of Sand lances, a small
fish caught in waters off the
coast of Ibaraki on Tuesday,
after they were found to
contain radioactive contami-
nation of cesium above the
legal limit. The contamina-
tion was reportedly 526 bec-
querel per kilogram, com-
pared with a health ministry
standard of 500 becquerel,
Makato Osodo, of the Ibaraki
prefectural government said.
It is the first time that high-
er-than-permitted levels of ce-
sium have been found in fish.
Officials are hoping that with
this recent bit of good news,
Japan will gradually regain
control of their country, and
recover from the chaos that
has destroyed their country.
the protests have gained
support throughout the
world. Sympathy is pro-
claimed through messages
and posts on these web-
sites updating the status in
varying nations. Countries
Photo courtesy of flickr user freeedomania
such as Norway, Germany,
and Egypt have supported
the protests through dem-
onstrations in their capitals.
Videos of protests in ma-
jor cities of Syria, such as De-
raa, and the capital Damas-
cus, have been leaked onto
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the web. A BBC article linked
to a video showing the shock-
ing death of a simple protes-
tor coming into the city for his
cause. These videos portray
the dismal realities that citi-
zens in these oppressed coun-
tries are exposed to on a daily
basis. Be it mild censorship, or
more severely being thrown
in to protest for being pointed
at for having said one mere-
ly anarchist comment, the
outcome is rarely favorable.
Despite the opposition
April 6, 2011
throughout Syria, their capi-
tal Damascus has held pro-
al-Assad demonstrations in
order to set off the balance.
Whether they were bribed
or forced into this, no one
knows, but this inevitably
promotes al-Assad’s cause
and gives western powers
less of a reason to intervene.
Given that the demon-
strations are promoted on
such a world-wide basis with
sympathy demonstrations
throughout, countries outside
may be more inclined to inter-
vene. Without this, the pro-
testers seem to have a bleak
outcome with al-Assad’s
overbearing authoritarian re-
gime. Whether or not the U.S.
will intervene is unclear, but
Obama has condemned the
killing of innocent protes-
tors. Promises of reform from
al-Assad make it difficult to
formally object on the inter-
national stage. The only hope
is that al-Assad will initiate
reform in favor of his people
in order to stop demonstra-
tions. However, the crucial
decision is solely up to him.
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April 6, 2011
9, 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
Journal Staff
Fluffy pillows held in the
hands of thousands descend-
ed upon Harvard Square last
Saturday afternoon. As 2:55
p.m. rolled around, they had
migrated to the Cambridge
Commons, united for one
cause: controlled chaos. Be-
wildered bystanders, how-
ever, had no idea the source
of such comradery. At 3:00
p.m. exactly, they were let in
on the secret. At the sound of
a battle-cry by a man charg-
ing through the crowd with
a crimson flag, pillows were
uncovered from their hid-
ing places, including the in-
sides of sweaters, jackets,
and large, nondescript plas-
tic bags, and became fluffy
weapons of mass excitement.
“Pillow Fight Day: Bos-
ton” was organized by a lo-
cal, non-profit, secretive
group named Banditos Mis-
teriosos, whose aim to get
Bostonians “participating in
ways just a little out of the
ordinary,” while utilizing the
city’s great open spaces. This
has been their main goal since
2007. Pillow Fight Day ac-
complished this, and more,
Five m inutes to win it
Angela Christoforos
Journal Staff
Can you make a five-min-
ute film in a week? Appar-
ently the contestants in the
Campus MovieFest can! This
national student film festival
contest
chal-
lenges
s t u -
dents
to make
a film
of ex-
actly five
minutes in length, and even
provides students with the
necessary tools to do it: an
Apple laptop, HD camera,
and 24/7 support. The con-
test started on March 23
with dozens of other cities
joining in, including Buda-
pest, London, Paris and New
York, among many others.
Word of the event origi-
nally spread like wildfire
through Facebook earlier
this year, with nearly 4,000
people vowing to attend,
and even more telling their
friends to join in. The venue,
however, remained a mys-
tery to all, until 11:59 p.m.,
on April 1, when Banditos
and ended at approximate-
ly 6:00 p.m. on March 29.
“It’s basically a five-min-
ute movie about anything you
want. Last year about 10-15
people submitted scripts and
a video. But it can’t be even
a second over five minutes
or you will be immediately
disqualified,” says fresh-
man Jake Athyal, who is an
actor in a five-minute Suf-
folk student produced film.
This national contest is
Misteriosos announced the
location on their website. All
attendees were urged to “re-
main inconspicuous to the
Photo by flickr user Pie_Is_Good through Creative Commons
best of [their] abilities,” and
to “hide pillows in bags, big
jackets, and random trees,” at
the request of the Banditos.
People of all ages, includ-
ing the tiniest Bostonians,
turned out to the Cambridge
Common, whipping their pil-
lows through the air, striking
mighty blows to anyone lucky
the world’s largest student
film festival, and is opened
up to student filmmakers
from universities and col-
leges across the country.
This year it is celebrating its
ten-year anniversary. Ac-
cording to campusmoviefest.
com, “During this year's tour,
100,000 students will partici-
pate in over 50 events, earn-
ing $400,000 in prizes and the
chance to see their movies on
the big screen at school red
enough to be in their range.
“The little kids are the
most epic!” laughed 24-year-
old Matt Jerod. “They come
out of nowhere, right at
your knees, all giggling.”
Many pillow-fighters
came in costume, including
a pair in a Winnie-the-Pooh
and Tigger ensemble, a man
in a horse suit, and the leg-
endary Banana suit. How-
ever, the majority of people
came clad in their daily garb,
carpet finales and one huge
year-end International Grand
Finale, in addition to show-
cases on AT&T phones and
in-flight on Virgin America.”
In addition to student
participants in the compe-
tition potentially winning
Logo courtesy of Campus MovieFest
prizes like iPads, Final Cut, ieFest International Grand
or paid trips, they also have Finale will take place in
the opportunity to have their Hollywood from June 23-
five-minute films exposed on 26, when the screening of
different media outlets such the short films will occur.
as The Today Show, ABC World
April 6, 2011
including school-pride ap-
parel from practically every
college and university in the
Greater Boston area. The fi-
nal feather-assailant count
ended up at around 1,400.
As feathers flew through
the air, and thousands of
pillow whacks were heard
throughout the grounds, by-
standers stopped in their
tracks, bewildered by the
sudden action. Photogra-
phers and videographers,
some with cameras attached
to hard-hats, were there to
document the action, while
the fighters did their duty.
The fight, which lasted
almost an entire hour, ended
with feathers scattered on
the Common ground, and
many attendees out of breath
from the ferocity of combat.
The endless laughter might
have had a huge hand in
the lack of oxygen as well.
“Honestly, this is the
best,” said 19-year-old Em-
ily Brothers, of Cambridge.
“Where else can you get
this, everyone’s laughing,
having a good time, being a
kid again in this Spring fe-
ver. A pillow fight mob is
the coolest thing ever, and
so worth this messy hair.”
News Tonight, and CNN.
The Campus MovieF-
est is a great opportunity for
students to showcase their
film-making skills and garner
attention on a national scale.
Will any Suffolk students
make a big impression this
year with
their five-
minute
films?
T i m e
will tell.
The 2011
C a m -
pus Mov-
 PAGE 11
God should've
sunk t h is A RK
Jenn Orr
Journal Staff
If you haven’t been able
to get the exasperatingly
catchy song “Friday” by Re-
becca Black out of your head,
just wait. There are more little
pop princesses waiting for
their YouTube moments, and
a vanity record label known
as the ARK Music Factory
plans to bring them all to an
unfortunate
computer
near you!
Pa t r i c e
Wilson,
a former
c h u r c h
s i n g e r /
medical
school stu-
dent/2000
Olympics
track and
field train-
ee, founded
the ARK
Music Fac-
tory in 2010. The name ARK
“was based on the idea of
Noah's ark,” Wilson told the
L.A. Times. “In other words, a
place to gather people togeth-
er, where they could be safe.”
After a slew of career
prospects, Wilson chose mu-
sic, and from there toured
with Eastern European pop
star Ibrahim Maiga as a back-
up singer. He then studied
the business side of music
at Whitworth University in
Spokane, WA before moving
to Hollywood, because, “if
you're going to try to make a
dream in music happen, Los
Angeles is where you need
to be,” Wilson told the Times.
In a nutshell, this is
how the ARK Music Factory
works: starry-eyed superstar
hopefuls audition for ARK,
often with help from parents.
For a fee of between $2,000
and $4,000, clients are given
a song to record, promotion,
a music video, a photo shoot,
and even image consulting.
Wilson works with producer-
engineer Clarence Jay, who
also serves as his business
partner in ARK. Wilson writes
songs for the tween celebrity
hopefuls, so if there’s anyone
to blame for “Friday” and its
April 6, 2011
arts
brain-staining sound, it’s him.
Wilson says that he writes
age-appropriate lyrics for his
clients, which is probably
about celebrity status, and
the songs and videos – which
tend to scream, “Hey I can
relate to you, and we’re to-
BRIEFS
R.I.P. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
why they are so damn an- tally cute” – of artists in the After 10 years, popular indie-electro disco-punk band
noying to any listener who ARK community are absolute LCD Soundsystem has broken up, performing their last
is not between ages seven proof that fame is the game. show on April 2 at Madison Square Garden in
and 16. But although Black’s An ARK favorite who New York City. The band has had much
song “Friday” (which Wilson may be the next Rebecca success, catering to the college-aged
wrote and takes full respon- Black is CJ Fam, a pre-teen crowd. The show, which streamed on-
sibility for) has been ripped with big golden locks of hair, line for free, included cameos from
apart and mocked by many, a wardrobe that looks like acts such as the Arcade Fire. They
it still managed to peak at tween store Limited Too ex- played their hearts out with origi-
ploded on her, nals as well as covers of songs such
and a voice as Yes’ “Heart of the Sunrise.” The
to match the show had been sold out within seconds.
mental image
of a Limited
Too explosion
(Does that
Chinese food makes me sick
NKOTBSB: a combination of Boston’s own New Kids
store even ex-
on the Block and 90s teen idols the BackStreetBoys. The
ist still?). Her
two biggest boy bands of their own respective generations
debut song, “I
have joined forces to go on the road this summer. They
Wanna Be an
will hit Boston on June 4, playing at the TD Garden. Some
Ordinary Pop
may say that this is too much, but it was bound to hap-
Star,” talks
pen. An album will be released on May 24 including new
about how
renditions of favorite New Kids and BSB songs, such as
she is so down
“Please Don’t Go Girl” and “Larger Than Life.” As of now,
Photo courtesy of OK Magazine to earth that
there are no plans for either New Edition or N*Sync to join.
fame would
No. 19 on the iTunes’ charts never make her unordinary.
and has logged more than The video shows differently.
64-million views on YouTube. In CJ Fam’s debut video, Memoria, Memoria
Pop song lyrics are meant the tiny diva participates in Yesterday marked the 17-year anniversary of late
to be catchy, simple, and photo shoots, tries on clothes grunge-rocker Kurt Cobain. Originally from Aberdeen
sweet, according to Wilson, and funky sunglasses, rides in and later Seattle, Washington, Cobain was the front man
who works with clients and limos, and walks out of build- for the band Nirvana, which reignited the Seattle rock
their parents on the perfect ings only to be cheered on by scene once the world caught on. MTV would constantly
tune to suit their almost-al- adoring fans (child actors). play their hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from their Nev-
ways bubbly personalities. The best part of the video is ermind album, and even Weird Al took the song on with
He defends himself against seeing Patrice Wilson and “Smells Like Nirvana.” Cobain apparently enjoyed the
accusations of exploiting little Clarence Jay watching sassy parody so much that he wrote Yankovick a letter, saying
rich girls for personal gain, little CJ on a monitor, hap- that he knew he was successful because of it. Eventu-
saying that he’s not in this to pily nodding and seeming in- ally, Cobain “committed suicide” although the book is
make millions, but instead credibly impressed, thinking, still way open, and mystery still surrounds
to give aspiring performers “Man, we’ve got ourselves the death. For instance, the “suicide note”
a chance to work in a stu- the real deal on this one.” is pretty positive until the handwrit-
dio and in front of a camera. It seems that only Pa- ing used in the letter changes and
“I'm getting a lot of criti- trice Wilson and Clarence subject matter starts going down-
cism saying I'm exploiting Jay know the true motives of hill. Also, the amount of heroin
rich kids and their parents, the ARK Music Factory label, in Cobain’s system at the time
but find me another com- which depicts itself as indie wouldn’t have allowed him
pany that would do all this on its Myspace page, a de- to even pick up a shotgun.
at a cost this low, ” Wilson scription that doesn’t really Nevertheless, we mourn.
told the Times. “I don't prom- seem to fit when considering Related, Geffen Records is
ise anyone fame. In fact, if the ultra-glam image it tries releasing the Nirvana EP
someone approaches me with to convey to little girls. Time Hormoaning for the first
their only goal to ‘get fa- can only tell, but in the mean time in the U.S. for Record
mous,' I tell them they're not time, check out the ARK Mu- Store Day on April 16.
in this for the right reasons.” sic Factory’s website for more
However, it may not information (and a good
seem that way when look- chuckle perhaps), as well as
ing at Wilson’s clientele. Very “Sergio Cilli’s White Hot Top
few little girls (as well as 5: ARK Music Factory Art-
adults) delve into Hollywood ists,” at current.com/shows/
with the intention of better- infomania (for a side-splitting
ing themselves as artists. It’s fit of hysterical laughter).
 PAGE 12 April 6, 2011

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
original grungy bars in which
they got their start as care-
lessly brilliant party boys,
their wild energy and enthu-
siasm made it clear that, after
a long hiatus, they were glad
to be home. I was pleasantly
surprised to find that in spite
The Mountain Goats of the clean, overproduced
"Tallahassee" sounds of their new album,
Rich, delicious angst and the new “mainstream,”
-Sarina Tracy sober-and-settled-down im-
age seen in their latest video
for “Under Cover of Dark-
who played a brief but epic set. of Darkness,” “Hard to Ex- as if having just shared a re-
Before anyone could catch plain,” “Last Nite,” and their ligious experience. Leave it to
their breath, The Strokes got new 80s-influenced “Life Is The Strokes to create solidar-
on stage. Relief washed over Simple In The Moonlight,” ity between teeny boppers,
old fans like myself when it’s safe to say that everyone jazzy parents, and hipster mu-
they opened with their very was feeling intoxicated on sic snobs. Personally, though I
first single “Is This It,” stick- the music—or maybe it was doubt anything can compare
ing it to anyone who believed the varying types of smoke to the divinity of their first
that they would be playing drifting through the air, such two albums, after seeing their
only their new hits, or anyone an anomaly in a venue such show, I am more than will-
who doubted whether lead as MSG that one can only as- ing to give “Angles” (which
singer Julian Casablancas has sume that the security guards I must give props for its ex-
still “got it.” His signature turned the other way in com- perimentation) another shot.
soulfully bellowing croon, memoration of The Strokes’
which was almost muted in wild legacy (somehow the
 PAGE 13 April 6, 2011

Boston gets a ll 'Together' now

Angela Bray
Journal Staff
Boston’s Together festi-
val is on its way back, aiming
to blow over last year’s. On
its way to a full launch
on Monday, April 18,
the week-long series of
events will be showcas-
ing electronic music, art
and technology through
art installations, dis-
cussion panels, film
screenings, technology
demonstrations and
evening shows of local,
national and interna-
tional musical talent.
Daily events are set
around the greater Boston
area at spots like Northeast-
ern, Yes.Oui.Si, MassArt,
Berklee, Atlantic Wharf,
and the Goeth-Institute.
Evening shows will be
throwing down at everyone’s
favorite venues, including the
Enormous Room, the Middle
East, Phoenix Landing, Mid-
dlesex, and Royale. It doesn’t
stop there; even more of the
best musicians, DJs, and
producers are taking over
Church, Zuzu, Wonderbar,
Goodlife, and Savant Project.
And of course, after-
parties resume the galli-
vants of Friday and Satur-
day nights at RISE, Boston’s
After-Hours. From 1 to 6
a.m., partygoers can, and
will, drown in the sounds of
SWITCH and Anton Pieete.
Panels are pitched to
discuss the electronic music
community, live electronic
music, stereo sound, motion
sensitive technologies, cre-
ative economy, dubstep, and
production. Notable speak-
ers worth checking out in-
clude Eric Marcelino (aka
E-Marc), DigBoston editor
David Day, and reps from
Wobblesauce, 6one7 Produc-
tions, Fashion Week Boston,
and Blue Boy Productions.
Deconstructing Dad:
The Music, Machines &
Mystery of Raymond
Scott and VILLALOBOS
will hit the film screens.
The DrumLab demo
checks the mixing of live
drums and custom software,
while the New England Con-
servatory opens up its elec-
tronic production studios.
There will be a demonstra-
tion on motion sensitive mu-
sic technologies as well as a
Chiptune demo and concert.
But we all know music
is the central allure. Pantha
Du Prince, Above & Beyond,
Trentemøller, and Hot Pink
Delorean are just a few of
this year’s impressive line-
up. Wolfgang Gartner will ducer competitions are cur-
be at The Middle East to rently deep in progress. The
top off his performance last DJ mix competition allows a
year at RISE. City natives 30 to 70 minute mix entry to
may even recognize locals be judged on track selection,
The Wig, Rick O’Halloran, transitions, flow and listener
engagement. Produc-
ers may trace their skill
and creativity through
a three to ten-minute re-
mix of a selected track.
Though the prizes are
to be determined, we
do know winners will
receive a year’s supply
of VitaminWater. Last
Logo courtesy of Together
year’s competition bus-
tled out over $3 million
in gear and software.
Volvox, and Die Young. The best part? The Togeth-
Already-weekly parties er pass ($95) allows holders
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St a f f Editoria l
An April 2 New York Times
article titled, " An Iowa Stop
in a Broad Effort to Revital-
ize the Religious Right" not-
ed a recent religious romp
in Iowa among Evangelical
pastors, hosted by the one
and only Mike Huckabee.
Pastors/ministers and
their spouses were invited
to an all expenses-paid two-
day trip for a Pastor's Brief-
ing at a Sheraton Hotel. It
was all a part of the Iowa Re-
newal Project, a program that
features several right-wing
"superstars" as well as four
presidential contenders in an
effort to bring more evangeli-
cals into the political arena.
The recent meeting in
Iowa was only one of at least
14 similar meetings in the last
several years in which pastors
and their spouses are treated
to an all-expenses paid trip
that is basically a conservative
ego trip. And we have Mike
Huckabee to thank in large
part for all of the nonsense that
comes with these "meetings."
At the meetings, right-
wing leaders and public fig-
ures speak, as well as lead-
ers of the church. They talk
about conserving the America
that once was -- the America
where people had to hide
from themselves and real life
in a sense. The meetings are
completely counterproduc-
tive, emphasizing the sanc-
tity of marriage between a
man and a woman in a world
where it's finally OK, if not
pretty cool, to be openly gay.
They talk about the human-
ity that lies within an unborn
baby and the importance of
abolishing abortion in the
country completely. They talk
of the importance of restoring
America as a Christian na-
Hi-Lo memory vs.
Whole Foods in JP
tion, truly "one nation under
Jason Kenosky
God." They talk of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency
Journal Staff
spreading lies, and even say
The recent closing of Hi-
that the Obama health care
Lo Foods in Jamaica Plain
law is one step closer to the
sparked community sad-
U.S. becoming a dictatorship.
ness and a sense of loss. The
And the scary thing is,
store, which operated for 47
people are buying it. Lots of
years at the same location,
them. So far, these meetings
offered foods and household
have been attended by nearly
goods from various Latin
10,000 pastors from across
America origins. Not only
the nation, who then spread
did Hi-Lo offer home com-
their Republican enlighten-
forts and foods to Jamaica
ments to their parishes. And
Plain’s diverse and trans-
as if the Evangelical commu-
planted Latino community, it
nity weren't involved enough
did so at an affordable price.
in politics (or batshit radical
With the ending of a com-
about them), fools like Huck-
munal staple, local residents
abee and Michelle Bachmann
turned dejection into outrage.
are calling out for more. 2012
They have recently started to
may be a very scary year, and
voice concerns over the pro-
we may be one step closer
posed introduction of a new
to becoming a one religion,
tenant to the former Hi-Lo
almost Puritanical society.
site: Whole Foods Market.
Hi-Lo occupied an inter-
esting location that has ob-
vious appeal to a company
that prides itself on attract-
ing customers by offering di-
verse and funky food options.
The former family-operated
supermarket straddled the
imaginary border between Ja-
maica Plain’s Caucasian and
Hispanic neighborhood sub-
groups. Moreover, where the
two communities merged, a
growing crowd of young and
adventurous hipsters flocked
to enjoy the affordability of
Hi-Lo’s low cost produce and
creature comforts. Unfortu-
nately, Whole Foods opening
in this mix of classes is viewed
by many as the final push into
the total gentrification of JP.
And you know what
they say about gentrification:
White people sure don’t mind
it. Whole Foods operates each
individual store in a man-
ner that meets the needs of
the local community. So, the
JP Whole Foods will more
than likely specialize in La-
tino food items. In addition
to this, they also hire team
members from the particular
locale in order to promote
their image of being a mem-
ber of the neighborhood.
On the outside, it seems
harmless enough. Seeing as
how Whole Foods pays em-
ployees better than average,
job creation and decent wages
April 6, 2011
are good things. Add to that
benefits and profit sharing
for full-time employees on
top of a 20 percent discount
[for all employees] and it is
easy to lose sight of concern.
Many of the residents,
in particular recent immi-
grants, cannot afford to do
much of their shopping at
Whole Foods. Hi-Lo did
not just offer the commu-
nity what the community
wanted in terms of product,
they also did so at a price
that the community could
afford. A shopper spending
$100 at Hi-Lo could walk out
with eight bags of groceries.
At Whole Foods, that shop-
per might leave with three.
So while those loyal to
Hi-Lo may take their business
elsewhere out of protest or eco-
nomics, where does that leave
Whole Foods? The answer is
simple: Whole Foods is going
to attract shoppers who are
more comfortable with that
style of shopping, yet, who
would otherwise not venture
into that particular area of Ja-
maica Plain. In essence, it will
be a safe haven for “whitey.”
There are many Cauca-
sian residents in JP, many
of whom celebrate the di-
verse backgrounds of Ja-
maica Plain’s residents. They
would not only go to a place
like Hi-Lo, they would also
patronize the many local in-
dependent shops dotting
the vicinity. They help sup-
port community businesses.
The new location of
Whole Foods will attract the
type of shopper that will
now feel comfortable enter-
ing Jamaica Plain to pick up
“authentic” Latino fare while
avoiding the real authentic
boutiques and shops imme-
diately surrounding the store.
These shoppers will support
Whole Foods and not the com-
munity. That is the concern.
The upscale, organic, gro-
cer will definitely bring more
traffic into JP, but what is the
point when those shoppers
are making one individual
store their only destination?
How does that build com-
munity? Only time will tell.
 PAGE 15
The cruelty toward Cleaning the
one woman in Libya streets in the
Lexis Galloway
Journal Staff
Last week it was report-
ed that a woman in Libya
was dragged away from a
Tripoli hotel after trying to
tell foreign reporters that 15
of Muammar Gadhafi’s mili-
tary men raped her. After
undergoing 72 hours of bru-
tal interrogations, she has
only recently been released.
And although reports as of
Monday afternoon stated
she had been freed, her fam-
ily has no idea where she is
and has not heard from her.
How does something like this
happen, and why is nobody
doing anything?
Eman al-
Obeidy, 29,
told
nalists
jour-
she was
detained
in Tripoli
by
ernment
gov-
t r o o p s
who tied
her up for
two days,
gang-raped
her, peed on her
and filmed her, all
because she is from
an area in east Libya known
for strong anti-Gadhafi re-
bellions, a distressing, but
all-too-common reason for
detainment. Filmed by many
who were present, al-Obeidy
started a brawl, while jour-
nalists tried to help her by
physically blocking many of
the workers there who pulled
knives on her, smashed re-
porters’ cameras, and called
her a traitor. Only after un-
dergoing relentless inter-
rogations was she suppos-
edly released when a doctor
verified that she was tortured
and raped -- an unimagi-
nable, horrendous situation.
It’s been more than a
week already and nobody
seems to be helping this
woman after she was repeat-
edly captured by Gadhafi’s
forces to try and prevent her
from taking her case to police.
Officials say they’re unsure
of what to do with her be-
cause she’s not charged with
a crime, but why on earth
should she be charged with
anything? In such a hostile
environment, I find it hard to
believe that a woman would
make such allegations and
put herself in a room full of
journalists to tell her story if
it wasn’t true. Although no
news networks have been
able to verify her story, vis-
ible injuries and recent tele-
phone interviews with al-
Obeidy support her claims.
Journalists have often
heard and even witnessed
similar incidents of brutal-
ity in Libya since the upris-
ing began several weeks ago,
but because of strict controls
over independent reporting,
stories like these have been
unable to be told
-- a sad reality in an
era where
journal-
ists are supposed
to be the watchdogs. I
can understand that report-
ers are subject to harsh laws
and regulations outside their
home countries, but I just
think that something more
can be done, especially in
situations like this where al-
Obeidy clearly went to great
lengths to get her story out.
The Libyan regime has
been trying to discredit her,
calling her a prostitute, men-
tally unstable, and a drunk.
Al-Obeidy’s family members
have even been under harsh
pressure from the govern-
ment to publicly denounce
her as insane and ruin her
reputation. After being tak-
en away from the hotel, she
claims she underwent in-
tense psychological abuse,
and even had food thrown at
her and water poured on her
by interrogators who were
Gadhafi loyalists -- an inex-
cusable offense after what
she had just gone through.
After being detained once
again on Sunday for break-
ing an agreement with the
attorney general to not speak
with the press in order to not
compromise her case, she
supposedly did a telephone
interview on Monday with
CNN. Although she stated
she was no longer in custody,
reporters are uncertain that
she was released because she
has yet been seen, and there
is no way to confirm that the
caller was al-Obeidy herself
-- a horrific and unbeliev-
able situation if true -- due to
government officials trying to
make the allegations go away.
On a slightly
better
note, al-
Obeidy
is quick-
ly
coming
be-
the face
of the
anti-
Gad-
h a f i
move-
ment,
giv-
i n g
voice
t o
those
who
have
been
forced
to experience abuse un-
der the harsh regime. Many
Libyans are hailing her as a
hero and people are, right-
ly so, demanding to know
where she is and fearing for
her life. Her repeated deten-
tions are adding fuel to the
movement, gathering sym-
pathy and support for her
and the Libyan opposition.
Although it’s heart-
wrenching that something
like this is what it takes for
people around the world to
pay attention to the cruel
regime people are under
in Libya, maybe something
meaningful will finally be
done to help al-Obeidy and
the situation, which at pres-
ent have been unable to
come up with solutions and
preventions to keep treat-
ment like this happening.
North End
And what it can cost you
Angela Christoforos
Journal Staff
To most, the months of
March through December are
enjoyable ones – after all, in
that time span are the highly
anticipated seasons of spring
and summer. But for those
drivers that frequent the
North End and residents of
the North End, these months
mean aggravation every other
Making the innocent
mistake of not realizing – or
simply forgetting – that it’s
a street cleaning day ends
up costing you $175
Tuesday or Thursday – the in-
famous street cleaning days.
The street cleaning pro-
gram in the North End is run
by the Public Works Depart-
ment. Each street has differ-
ent street cleaning dates: Hull
Street is the second and fourth
Tuesday of the month from 12
to 4 p.m., while Prince Street
is the first and third Tues-
day of the month and starts
earlier in the morning. Ac-
cording to CityofBoston.gov,
the street cleaning program
is executed because “It will
provide cleaner streets in the
neighborhood and a reduc-
tion in rodent food sources.”
Although the inten-
tions of the street cleaning
are good, if your car is on a
North End street during its
street cleaning hours, then
the outcome is not so good
for the owner of the vehicle.
“I didn’t even realize
Tuesday was a street clean-
ing day on Hull Street. The
words are printed really
small on the signs too so I
didn’t even think to read it,”
said North End resident
Ryan Leonard. “And when I
left for work in the morning
April 6, 2011
at 10 a.m. my car was still
there so I didn’t even think
twice about street cleaning.
“Later that afternoon,
my girlfriend realized the car
wasn’t there and it was such
a hassle. We had to go all the
way to East Boston to pick
up the car, pay a $135 fine,
and they even gave me a $40
ticket on top of it. Go figure.”
Making the innocent
mistake of not realizing – or
simply forgetting – that it’s a
street cleaning day ends up
costing you $175. As if the fee
of $135 to get the car from the
tow company wasn’t enough,
the city of Boston generously
slaps on a $40 ticket viola-
tion for street cleaning too.
Towed cars and ticketing
in the North End are both in-
convenient and pricey. Fortu-
nately, there is now a tool on
the CityofBoston.gov web-
site that provides a search
to look up the schedules for
street cleaning dates of dif-
ferent streets in the North
End, and even offers the op-
tion of registering for “No-
Tow” emails that send out
reminders about the street
cleaning day the night before.
It is vital that North End
residents and visitors use
these tools or pay close at-
tention to the neighborhood
signs. If not, they should brace
themselves for a long aggra-
vating day of locating their
car and finding a way to the
tow company to get it. Didn’t
think it could get any better?
Of course it does – the cherry
on the cake – an inconvenient
$175 dent in your wallet.
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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.

Rooney appeals two-game suspension

Wayne Rooney is once again making headlines, but
this time for something he would probably like to take
back. During Manchester United’s victory over West Ham
on Saturday, the 25-year-old forward (who currently has
10 goals and 11 assists in 22 premier league games) cursed
into a nearby television camera after scoring his third goal
of the contest. According to ESPN.com, he was subse-
quently handed a two-match ban, but he is not appealing
it. "Whilst the use of foul and abusive language is not con-
doned, there is an acceptance by all parties within the game
that 'industrial language' is commonly used," Gordon Tay-
lor, chief executive of the players’ union, said. "It becomes
an issue when directed toward match officials. However,
when used in a spontaneous way in celebration or frustra-
tion then it is not normally expected to merit a sanction."
If his appeal fails, he runs the risk of further discipline.

NFL awards money to player charities

The NFL may be in the midst of ugly negotiations
between the owners and players, but that doesn’t mean
it can’t hand out some money for a good cause. Accord-
ing to ESPN, the league has awarded $1 million in grants
to charities of nearly 90 current and former players. Star
players Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger,
and Philip Rivers were among those receiving money for
their charities. NFL charities have given more than $17
million to player foundations over two decades. Brees,
for one, is getting $100,000 to build an athletic facility at a
New Orleans high school destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
 PAGE 18
Suffolk student plays important role for department
Matt West
Journal Staff
You can usually catch
Christopher Cercone stand-
ing above the court or off to
the side of the field, behind a
camera, watching each Suf-
folk athletics game unfold.
This 19-year-old fresh-
man from Salem, Massachu-
setts, thoroughly enjoys tap-
ing game footage as part of
a work-study program for
the university. He works very
hard to procure game footage
for the coaches and players.
“I did a lot of videotap-
ing of athletics in high school.
It’s something I really like to
do; and I’m a media major,”
says Cercone. “I’m also a
sports fan so, the two things
came together really well.”
Cercone did not waste
any time getting involved.
He sent Athletic Director Jim
Nelson a quick email this
summer, before his first se-
mester in college had even
commenced, inquiring about
possibly doing behind-the-
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scenes camera work for the
department. When Nel-
son responded in the affir-
mative, this Salem-native
jumped at the opportunity.
So far, he has done work
the fall, winter and spring
sports teams. And while
Nelson serves as a liaison-
type between himself and
the coaches, everyone knows
who he is and what he is
doing for them each game.
“It’s largely just me do-
ing the videotaping. There
are a couple other kids, but
they’re just kind of like back-
ups,” he explains. “It’s just
kind of me being by myself,
[and] sometimes the work-
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load is real heavy, and I’m
doing a bunch of stuff.”
“I mean it’s kind of like
off and on. [And] because
it’s largely just me, some of
the things that the coach-
ing staffs might want, they
can’t necessarily get be-
cause I might be busy.”
Being someone who en-
joys media and communi-
cation studies, Suffolk has
proven to be a good place
for him to harvest his talents
and aspirations. He spoke
about location being a big
reason for coming to the city
to study. He then lauded
the school’s environmental
practices, which served as
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an important staple in his
decision to come to Suffolk.
“I’m a very environmen-
tally friendly person. So when
I saw all the [recycling] stuff
all over campus, and I knew
the university was going
green, that really appealed to
me,” he explains. “That was a
big reason why I chose to come
here in the first place. It’s re-
ally kind of a big deal to me.”
Doing this work is also
a great opportunity for him
to figure out what he wants
to do after school. While
many students flinch at the
idea of getting involved and
doing school-related ac-
tivities, Cercone is working
hard to create connections.
“I kind of want to work
in sports media, [but] I don’t
Sox off to rough start
Matt West
Journal Staff
After an offseason in
which they signed two of
the biggest free agents in
baseball, the Red Sox didn’t
exactly jump out of the gate
like many expected. Starting
the season 0-3 is no reason to
sound the alarms, but after
getting walloped in Texas to
start the 2011 campaign, fans
of the team have reason to
question how good this pitch-
ing staff can ultimately be.
Red Sox pitchers surrendered
11 home runs in the three-
game set against the Rangers,
the most ever in a season-
opening series for the team.
The offense, meanwhile, was
anything but fluid, with left
fielder Carl Crawford strug-
gling in the early going.
A glaring caveat to this
tumbling start is the team’s
opponent: the Texas Rang-
ers. The Rangers were World
Series participants last sea-
son, and made some impres-
sive moves in the offseason.
Yes, they lost on the Cliff Lee
sweepstakes, but they signed
April 6, 2011
know exactly what,” he says.
“There’s always video stuff at
colleges or what not. I think
that would be something re-
ally cool to do. [I’d enjoy]
even working for, say, a news
network and their sports pro-
gram, something like that.”
While gaining valu-
able experience and being
an integral component to
the athletics department is
important, he is striving for
something more. And, so far,
he has found it in bunches.
“Even beyond the expe-
rience [are] the people I’ve
gotten to know. Between
the coaching staff and the
student athletes, and other
guys in the media depart-
ment, I’ve gotten to know
some really cool people,” he
says appreciatively. “And I
think that’s something way
more important to me than
experience. Just being able
to build relationships with
people through something
I love doing [is important].
He may not be the most
noticeable figure in the de-
partment, but he is an im-
portant piece to the puzzle,
and he is just getting started.
Adrian Gonzalez and pos-
sess a good, young rotation
that could lead them into
the playoffs yet again. (That
ballpark is also a breeding
ground for home runs.) If
this was a three-game sweep
at the hands of the Kansas
City Royals, then I could un-
derstand a major uprising.
But it is obviously way too
early to even be questioning
the makeup of this team. The
162-game marathon season is
long an arduous, and won’t
be decided in April. Starter
John Lackey likely won’t give
up 10 runs every outing for
the rest of the season, and
Crawford and the rest of the
lineup will find themselves
a groove at some point. Un-
less a serious a season-ending
injuries suddenly ravages
the integral components of
this team, they will be fine.
The nation may be fret-
ting already, but this team
is too deep and talented to
wilt this early in the season.
Keep the faith, Red Sox fol-
lowers. Everything will right
itself before you know it.
 PAGE 19 April 6, 2011

Bolster succeeding on offense, defense for Rams

Mary McCrossen
Journal Contributor
Sometimes, pitchers in
the game of softball need
to be patted on the back or
kicked in the butt to be mo-
tivated. The one person on
the field who best has a feel
for that is the catcher, and
it is often thought of as the
hardest position to play in
the sport. It is easily the most
taxing, physically and men-
tally, out of all the positions.
Ultimately, they are
critical to the success of any
softball team and often get
little recognition or glory.
Behind the plate you have
to inhabit a strategic defen-
sive performance. And of
course, defense wins games.
It’s almost a surprise that
catchers have any offensive
power at all. After squatting
down on and off for several
hours everyday for a majority
of the year, it’s amazing that
they can even swing a bat.
For Karina Bolster, those
problems don’t seem to apply.
The junior has succeeded on
both sides, and currently holds
the third highest slugging av-
erage on the softball team.
You have to applaud her
toughness and stamina after
Junior catcher helping Rams through early rut
Bolster (above) is currently hitting .400 with two triples and one home run.
catching fastballs in the palm
of her mitt at 60 mph, hit-
ting bone over and over and
continuing to play the role
of on field administrator. At
the same time, Bolster con-
tributes her bat in the bulk
of the line-up while keep-
ing team chemistry positive.
“I try to push each per-
son to their highest potential
and make sure everyone can
come talk to me if they have
any problems,” says Bolster.
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
With no captains, the Suf-
folk Softball team has to rely
on each other and work as a
single unit. The team does
look to their two seniors,
Clara Conklin and Monica
Cioffi, for questions, concerns
and a certain spark of enthu-
siasm that’s needed during
practice and games to help
pump up the team. It is ex-
tremely vital that the team
has a strong relationship with
each other to get that cer-
ster comments that it’s early
in the season and there is a
great deal of time to grow.
Although the team would
ultimately like to place in
the top four in the confer-
ence, they are looking at
each game one at a time.
“We all hope to make
playoffs this year,” adds Bol-
ster. “We have a great con-
nection on and off the field
and potential to go far if we
all play together cohesively.”
With over 10 games left in
April the softball team’s mind-
set will intensify as the season
progresses. Bolster knows
that her coaches expect a lot
from the team because they
see the potential. The hope is
the team can execute through-
out the rest of the season.
“Coach Lemasters knows
tain chemistry on the field.
the game of softball. She
“The team chemistry we
played for Michigan State
have this year is something
University and on several Na-
that was lacking in the past
tional teams as well. So her
couple seasons,” Bolster says.
knowledge of the game is top
“We are not afraid to tell each
notch,” explains Bolster with
other how it is and will always
a smile. “She and our other
be there to pick each other up.”
two assistant coaches expect a
Bolster has strong expec-
lot out of us, and I agree. We
tations for this year’s softball
have a lot of talent on the team
team, with hopes of making
that just needs to be released
it to the playoffs. Currently,
from the cage, and that's what
the team is 4-10 overall and
they keep pounding into us."
1-3 in the GNAC, but Bol-

Infielder carrying early offensive load for Rams

Alex Mellion
Journal Staff
The Suffolk University
baseball team may be just one
game over .500, but they have
had some pretty impressive
contributions from their play-
ers so far this season. One of
those players, Devan Jones,
has been shouldering much of
the team’s offensive load thus
far, leading the Rams in nu-
merous offensive categories.
Jones, a transfer from
the University of Maine, has
been a bright spot offensively
this season, and has already
been named to the GNAC
Weekly Honor Roll and he
was also recognized as the
GNAC Rookie of the Week.
“I think all the work I’ve
put in off the field is start-
ing to pay off,” Jones said.
Jones’s work has been evident
in his production at the plate:
on March 17, Jones blasted
what would turn out to be the
game-winning grand slam the rest of his teammates to thing he has most certainly All gaudy stats aside,
against Curry College at the be the big bat in the lineup. done this season. Through Jones is still a team-first kind of
RussMatt College Invitation- “I thought that I had a re- 17 games this season, he is player, and wants the Rams to
al in Win- advance far in both the GNAC
ter Haven, and the NCAA tournaments.
Florida. He “Personally, I want to get
credits the a hit every time I walk up to
time that the plate,” Jones explained.
he’s spent “But what it comes down to
practicing is winning, if we don’t do that
indoors and then it doesn’t matter what I
lifting at do. As a team we want to win
the weight the GNAC and go to a region-
room to his al.” He believes that this team
on-the-field is a force to be reckoned with
success. in the GNAC conference and
When can see them advancing deep
joining a in the conference tournament.
team as a Ultimately, if Devan Jones
transfer stu- continues his torrid pace, the
dent, it may sky is the limit for the Rams,
be hard to Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
and the team can easily win
figure out the GNAC title and advance
where you far in the NCAA tournament.
fit in and what your role ally good preseason,” Jones the team leader in batting Regardless, the team has to
with the team is going to be. said. “So by the time we took average (.455), runs scored be happy with what they
Jones has not had that prob- off for Florida I was pretty con- (22), hits (30), triples (3), runs have seen out of their infield-
lem so far this year, and is fident that I was going to pro- batted in (17), and is tied for er to start the 2011 season.
consistently counted on by duce.” And produce is some- the team lead in home runs.
 PAGE 20 April 6, 2011

Tennis team picking up right where they left off

Mike Giannattasio
Journal Staff
After finishing last year
with a perfect 11-0 record
and capturing their second
consecutive Great North-
east Athletic Conference
championship, the Suffolk
University men’s tennis has
showed no signs of slow-
ing down. The Rams have
opened this season winners
of their first three matches
and are trying to prove again
that they are the team to beat.
Suffolk crushed Nor-
wich, 9-0, in their first match,
and then went on to win
8-1 against both Wentworth
and Emerson. The Rams
were selected as the GNAC
men’s tennis preseason fa-
vorite in a vote conducted
by GNAC coaches, and so
far they are certainly liv-
ing up to those expectations.
In Saturday’s match
against Emerson, junior
Chris Staley won the sec-
ond doubles position for the
Rams in straight sets, 6-0.
Staley also teamed up
with junior Sean Cullen
and the duo picked up their
third victory in the top dou-
bles match as they were 8-4
winners. Cullen also won
his singles match, 6-0, 6-2.
Sophomore Harlan Strad-
er was a multiple winner for
the Rams, too, as he won his
match in the third singles
game in consecutive 6-0 sets.
Stader then teamed with Al-
bert Beruga for a 8-0 win
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
in the third doubles match.
Senior John Samander
won a 10-8 tiebreak in the third
set of the fourth singles play
for his third win of the season.
Samander and his doubles
teammate, freshman Hubert
Cromback, moved to 3-0 on
the season with an 8-4 victory.
Senior Justin Ayoub
finished out the success-
ful day for Suffolk with his
third singles triumph of the
year as he won, 6-4, 6-1, in
the fifth singles position.
In Suffolk’s second win
against Wentworth, Staley
won his singles position for
the Rams, 6-2, 6-0. He also
won the top doubles match
along with Cullen, 8-3.
Strader won his third
singles position, 7-5, 6-2,
and also was a winner in
the third doubles match
along with Beruga, 8-3.
Samander and Cromback
partnered for their second win
of the season in the second
doubles position as they were
8-0 winners. Ayoub picked
up Suffolk's eighth win of the
day as he won his match in
the No. 6 singles spot, 7-5, 6-2.
Suffolk players got rec-
ognition from the GNAC
right after their first match
against Norwich, as Staley
was named GNAC Player of
the Week and Cromback was
named Rookie of the Week.
Staley was a winner in
both singles and Staley pre-
served the shutout for the
Rams by winning a 7-6 tie-
breaker in the No. 2 singles
position. Additionally, he was
victorious in the top doubles
match with his partner, Cullen.
Cromback won his match
in the No. 4 singles position,
6-2, 6-3, and then partnered
with Samander for an 8-0 win
in the second doubles match.
It will be interesting to see
where the team goes after
their torrid start to the season.

Baseball team fighting through tough stretch

Alex Hall
Journal Staff
After starting the season
5-4, the Suffolk University
baseball team now find them-
selves with a record of 9-8 after
losing four of six games dur-
ing a tough stretch last week.
The good news for Suf-
folk is that all of the last
week’s games were against
non-conference opponents.
Ultimately, the Rams’ op-
ponents proved to have too
much offense for the blue and
gold to overcome, as they lost
handily to UMass Boston and
E. Connecticut State early
in the week, then finished
with close losses to Brandies
and Bridgewater State Uni-
versity before receiving a
much needed two day rest.
The high-scoring theme
of March continued for the
Rams into the last week of
play, with the four games
played adding up to 38-25
combined score. The one
game that may have skewed
this stat a bit was the tilt
Freshman Jake Cintilo (above) is currently batting .450 with 14 RBI.
against Bridgewater State
this past Thursday, where
Suffolk lost, 12-11, while fall-
ing short of completing their
ninth-inning rally on the
road, where they scored five
three runs batted in. The
runs with just their last three Bears committed six errors
Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.
outs of the game to spare. during the game, ostensibly
The game proved to be opening the door for a Rams’
an impressive showing for come-from-behind victory.
freshman Jake Cintolo, who Ultimately, however, the sev-
went 5-for-5 at the plate with en runs scored by Bridgewa-
ter in the first three innings
of play turned out to be too
much for Suffolk to overcome.
The week ahead will
provide a few more non-
conference opponents for the
Rams, who are desperately
looking to show that last
week was just a speed bump
on their way to first place
in the GNAC conference.
By far the most impor-
tant games for Suffolk dur-
ing this stretch will be played
this coming weekend, when
they take on conference ri-
vals Johnson and Wales
and Norwich University.
Johnson and Wales cur-
rently hold the No. 1 ranking in
the GNAC, with 11-9-1 record.
Norwich is currently
on the opposite end of the
conference standings, with
a 0-9 record on the season.
The Rams will hope that the
stagnant start to the season
for the Cadets will continue
during their double-header
at home against Norwich.