Archive for February 24th, 2010

ECO-reps help clean up Suffolk

Article by: Angela Bray Suffolk University launched the ECO-Rep program in the Fall 2009 semester. The program promotes environmental outreach and education to students living in the residence halls. “We push recycling and green living, as it is easy to make small changes to make the environment better than it is,” said Suffolk freshman Neha [...]

Story of the Year back with ‘Constant’ release

Article by: Ashley Maceli The post-hardcore band Story of the Year, is back with their fourth album The Constant (Epitaph, 2010), although it may not be an album to break them through once again. The band was best known in the early 2000’s for their singles “Until The Day I Die” and “Anthem of Our [...]

China Town rings in New Year

Article by: Tom Russo Hundreds flocked to the streets of Boston’s China Town last weekend to witness the China Town Lion Dance Parade, which capped the second of three weekend celebrations in honor of this year’s Chinese New Year, the year of the tiger. The Lion Dance is similar to and commonly confused with the [...]

Police Blotter February 24

Wednesday, Feb. 17 11:39 a.m. 150 Tremont St. Larceny report at 150 Tremont Street. Report filed.

Suffolk to host Unity Week

Article by: Cait O’Callaghan The third annual Multicultural Summit, a full-day workshop designed to train people on how to build skills and communicate effectively, will kick off Unity Week this Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Donahue Café. The Office of Diversity Services is offering this workshop to all Suffolk students, facility [...]

College Republicans host economic forum

Article by: Ryan Boyle “…straight out of the Communist manifesto.” The College Republicans hosted an economic forum Tuesday featuring Suffolk professor and chairman of the Beacon Hill Institute David G. Teurck, PhD. Prior to his work at Suffolk and the B.H.I., Teurck was a director in the Economic Analysis Group at Coopers and Lybrand, in [...]

Vienneau a key part of Lady Rams’ surprising success

Rookie point guard fitting right in during her first season at Suffolk Article by: Matt West With five freshmen currently on the women’s basketball team, there were certainly lessons to be learned and experience to be gained as this past season progressed. Despite the reputation Suffolk has earned for its women’s basketball program and the [...]

World Briefs Feb. 24, 2010

Africa DOHA, Qatar – A truce between the Sudanese Govern­ment and the most dangerous rebel group in Darfur has been made just in time for the first national election the country has had in decades. The truce was signed yesterday in Doha, Qatar between the rebel Justice and Equality Movement and the government with the [...]

Celebrity obsession creates superficial, irritating Americans

Article by: Leslie Harold It is certain that people live in a superficial world. What makes a world superficial, you may ask? There is no doubt that America worships celebrities. This, sadly, includes Hollywood actors, musicians, and even people who are only famous for being famous.  In my opinion, the life-saving doctors who work those [...]

Staff Editorial Feb. 24, 2010

As a commuter school with a blue collar reputation, Suffolk students should be jumping for joy all over President Obama’s promise to increase the availability of Pell Grants and make them an entitlement program, like Social Security and Medicare. In this budget, Obama is increasing Pell Grants by 92 percent, which will allow students to [...]

We are the next great generation

New magazine devoted to Gen Y launched Article by: Shoshana Akins Generation Y. Millennial Generation. Echo Boomers. This demographic can’t even pin down a name for itself, so how can anyone be expected to understand them? Encompassed in this name-shifting group are those following Generation X, or those approximately 15-35 years old. Fresh, changing, and [...]

Emerson screens filmmakers’ efforts

Article by: Julia Dawidowicz You don’t need to fly all the way to Cannes or Sundance to watch screenings of today’s most innovative films. On Monday, Feb. 22, The Experimental Cinema Exposition, TIE, held a special screening of short avant-garde films at Emerson College that featured the works of various contemporary filmmakers, many of whom [...]

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