Article by: Derek Anderson Zombieland (Sony, 2009) hit up theaters with a bloody bang Friday, drawing crowds of zombified fans looking for some undead action. Seeing the film on its midnight premiere, and judging by the crowds’ reactions, movie-goers got exactly what they were looking for.
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The business behind getting high
October 7th, 2009 
Ethan M. Long Article by: Ethan Long SUNORML hosted a showing of the Canadian documentary The Union: the Business Behind Getting High (Peace Arch Home Entertainment, 2007) Last Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the C. Walsh Theater. A question and answer session featuring documentarian Adam Scorgie and Harvard Professor Dr. Lester Grinspoon followed the showing. In attendance were about [...]
Fad following will lead you to stupid things like leggings
October 7th, 2009 Matthew Altieri Article by: Brayden Varr Originality in fashion is something that never seems to be quite obtained. As soon as one person finds the new “fad,” everyone quickly catches on. Then there are those people who complain about how they originated the style, and how everyone else is “copying” them. Additionally, the massive, widespread trendiness of [...]
Chicago Olympics Point / Counterpoint
October 7th, 2009 Jeff Fish President’s showboating yields no results Article by: Jeff Fish President Obama’s trip to Copenhagen last week to secure Chicago as the location for the 2016 Summer Olympics was a vain attempt to flaunt his star power and distract the American people from the real issues this country faces, including an ailing economy, two wars abroad, [...]
Sex is ‘tuft’ stuff
October 7th, 2009 Matthew Altieri Article by: Summer Gerry Tufts University has put a ban on sex when roommates are present, but not a complete ban on sex itself. The ban was put in place quickly and with no known consequences of breaking the rule. After Tufts received a dozen or so complaints over three years, according to the Tufts [...]
Staff Editorial Oct. 7, 2009
October 7th, 2009 Matthew Altieri The Suffolk Journal received Citation No. 1 for noncompliance with our “Office Space Lease Agreement” as we were finishing up our production of this newspaper last night. The Student Leadership and Involvement office has created a (mostly) effective way of dealing with the fact that almost all clubs on campus now have office space in [...]
Ugandan peacemaker travels to Suffolk
October 7th, 2009 Jeff Fish Article by: Jeff Fish Last summer, a group of Suffolk students, led by Government professor, Judy Dushku, travelled to the African country of Uganda to study its attempts of reunification after a brutal civil war that lasted over twenty years. The victims of this war were the children of Uganda who were forced into battle [...]
World Briefs Oct. 7, 2009
October 7th, 2009 Matthew Altieri KABUL, Afghanistan Over 2,000 artifacts were returned to their original home in Afghanistan this week, after being smuggled into Britain during the recent years of war. The pieces were displayed for the first time in Afghanistan’s National Museum. According to the New York Times, “the items from Britain are not the first to be returned. [...]
Sorority founded at Suffolk
October 7th, 2009 Angela Bray Article by: Angela Bray Suffolk University, freshmen Jessica Meana, Amber Bellon, and sophomore Jaden Nazarian are embarking on the task of developing a new sorority; Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA). There is currently only one sorority at Suffolk, Theta Phi Alpha. The idea of adding another sorority arose after a separate group of Suffolk students recently [...]
Police Blotter October 7
October 7th, 2009 Matthew Altieri Tuesday, September 29 5:00 p.m. 150 Tremont St. Received report of a simple assault at 148 Tremont St. by McDonald Restaurant. Report Filed.
Panel discusses the future of newspapers
October 7th, 2009 Derek Anderson Article by: Derek Anderson The present and future survival of Print Journalism was discussed at a Ford Hall Forum event hosted at the Suffolk University Law School Thursday night. The night began with an introduction by Alasdair Roberts, a professor at Suffolk Law, who summarized the discussion, and introduced the speakers. The guest of honor, [...]
Students trapped in elevator
October 7th, 2009 Matthew Altieri Article by: Matt Altieri Seniors Caitlin Milley, Courtney Crocker, Carolyn Milley and Brittany McKallagat waited 45 minutes until the Boston Fire Department freed them from the left elevator on the fourth floor of Ridgeway yesterday evening. Professor Ken Martin’s photojournalism class was in session from 5:30 to 8:10 p.m. on the fourth floor.
