Daily Archives: November 7, 2012

Boston Book Festival Celebrates the “Power of Words”

November 7, 2012 2 comments

Melissa Hanson  Asst. News Editor The Boston Book Festival (BBF) was held on Oct. 27 in Copley Square.  The event, sponsored by 90.9 WBUR, among others, had over 40 events spread over 13 venues for B...

Moakley Forum Elaborates on the Importance of Swing States

November 7, 2012 3 comments

On Wednesday, Oct. 24, the Suffolk Business School hosted a discussion on the potential swing states have to affect the outcome of the election this year. The Sawyer Business School’s dean, William J...

Majors and Minors Expo Lights the Path to Career Choices for Students

November 7, 2012 2 comments

Melissa Hanson  Asst. News Editor Thursday Oct. 25 was the majors and minors expo event of Career Fest 2012.  Held on the 9th floor of 73 Tremont, once students exited the elevators, there was a line...

S.O.U.L.S Hosts Homelessness Awareness Events Around Suffolk

November 7, 2012 5 comments

Lauren Spencer  Journal Staff Considering Suffolk’s location in the heart of the city of Boston, seeing a man curled up next to a building on a cold winter day or hearing the infamous “Got any spare ...

Student Political Groups Debate Pressing Topics of the Election

November 7, 2012 3 comments

On Tuesday, Oct. 23, three of Suffolk’s student political clubs came together for a two-hour debate on ten different issues in the C. Walsh Theatre at 6:00 p.m. Moderated by Professor David Tuerck, S...

Suffolk International Students from Senegal Voice Perspective on U.S. ...

November 7, 2012 1 comment

Dan Olson  Journal Staff Election season in the United States brings about similar feelings of anticipation, decisiveness, and political intellectuality for most Americans.  Every four years, the cou...

Obama Foreign Policy Shift Toward Asia

November 7, 2012 1 comment

Over the course of his first administration, President Barack Obama has subtly made a dramatic shift in American foreign policy. While notably drawing down the wars in the Middle East, he has quietly...

International Opinion – Currency War: Chinese Manipulation and U...

November 7, 2012 1 comment

Gareth Jones  Journal Staff China has been following a highly controversial and risky policy in recent years. China’s annual GDP growth in the last decade has hovered around an unprecedented eight pe...

RZA talks influence in directorial debut ‘Iron Fists’

November 7, 2012 4 comments

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs is the head on top of the Voltron that is Wu-Tang Clan, he has delved into Hollywood before, but countless projects later, Bobby Digital has finally taken the helm of his own ...

Boston Ballet presents First Fall Program Performance

November 7, 2012 no comments

Anne Walsh  Journal Contributor When you think of The Boston Ballet does the image of bun heads, pink tights and tutus come in your head? Well think again. The Boston Ballet’s new fall program is far...

Suffolk Hosts Annual FAB Drag Show

November 7, 2012 no comments

Two weeks ago, on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, close to 50 students and others attended the annual Drag Show at Suffolk University. The Donahue café was transformed into a theater, with colorful cove...

Kendrick Lammar debuts Good Kid, A Mad City

November 7, 2012 4 comments

Mackenzie Cummings-Grady  Journal Staff When Kendrick Lamar released his first album Section.80 back in 2011, the album was a concept piece, exploring societal ills through the point of view of two f...