Monthly Archives: November 2012

Back from D.C. Trip, SUIAA Ready to Move Forward with Club Activities

November 29, 2012 1 comment

A few weeks ago the Model United Nations (Model U.N.) club began to change its name to Suffolk University International Affairs Association, a new-and-improved version of sorts, with some improvement...

Suffolk Program Council and O.C.H.O. Host Pre-Finals Carnival

November 29, 2012 2 comments

In a type of “calm before the storm” moment, Suffolk University Program Council and O.C.H.O. teamed up to bring a slice of bohemian life to the Downtown Boston campus. The fourth floor of Donnahue wa...

Suffolk Honors Students Attend NCHC

November 29, 2012 no comments

Melissa Hanson  Assistant News Editor The 47th annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) took place from Wednesday, Nov. 14 to Sunday, Nov. 18 held in the Sheraton Hotel in B...

Suffolk Student Abroad: Thanksgiving Lessons in Italian Politics

November 29, 2012 no comments

Sitting at the dinner table of an American ex-patriot living in Florence on Sunday night, for a belated Thanksgiving celebration, I was surrounded by turkey, stuffing, and political chatter. A famili...

International Opinion: U.S. Weapon Sales: A Necessary Evil?

November 29, 2012 2 comments

Gareth Jones  Journal Staff The United States has long been the chief weapons exporter in the world, with almost no real competition since the fall of the Soviet Union. However, as tensions rise in t...

Staff Editorial

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About a month ago, Boston City Council held a hearing on a new “Ordinance Regarding Nuisance Control,” which would beef up the consequences for “excessive and unnecessary noise̶...

A Word from the SGA

November 29, 2012 no comments

Dear students,   The Student Government Association would like to give you a couple of updates for this week. First we would like to give a warm welcome to two new organizations on campus, the I...

Police officers cross the line far too often

November 29, 2012 no comments

Police are getting away with murder – quite literally on occasion. In Spokane, Washington, a police officer beat, tasered, bound, and sat on Otto Zehm. Zehm was an innocent mentally disabled man, and...

Is Thanksgiving taking a backseat to Black Friday?

November 29, 2012 no comments

Chris Musk  Journal Staff Thanksgiving has a held a historical theme of being a time of thanks and compassion for our family and friends. This holiday is to remind Americans not to take for granted w...

Hostess demise long overdue: terrible food

November 29, 2012 no comments

Anya Batrakova  Journal Staff   Hostess – the old, beloved brand based in Irving, Texas – is finally going out of business, and it has stirred up quite a controversy. The union strike, and the e...

Rihanna makes headlines with new album Unapologetic

November 29, 2012 no comments

Mackenzie Cummings-Grady  Journal Staff It comes as no surprise to any pop-music follower to know that Rihanna has released a new album. The pop/dance diva has put out a continuous stream of albums s...

Bond proves to be still sharp in new Skyfall

November 29, 2012 1 comment

The critics have been tough on the James Bond films in recent years and it seems like the franchise was going to go up in smoke. The once so powerful and invincible James Bond character suddenly beca...