Venture: launched, available
After the launch party last Thursday in 73 Tremont, the Venture literary and arts magazine has hit the school shelves again and is now available to pick up around the university. The event, un...
Author Archives: Derek Anderson
Change is key for students
Currently, the average debt for a college student in America is $25,000. This is a record high, and it’s still climbing. Last year, $100 billion was taken out in student loans, only to be trumped by ...
SGA passes doughnut machine resolution
Suffolk University is getting a doughnut machine. Yes, a doughnut machine. And it’s for everyone. Originally starting as a joke, the Student Government Association (SGA) Financial Committee saw the o...
Seniors scramble to plan graduation as less tickets are available this...
As the anticipation for the class of 2012’s graduation steadily builds with each day inching closer to May 20, seniors have begun to feel the pressure of planning for the big event – more specificall...
career summit aims to alleviate anxiety about students future
With graduation inching closer each day for seniors, Suffolk’s third annual Senior Career Summit, being held this Friday, is ready to help graduating students kick off their job search and teach atte...
Progress is progress, especially with drugs
When first reading about the new bill the Massachusetts Senate was pushing through in efforts to beef up state regulations for tracking serious prescription drugs, I thought to myself, “Is this reall...
Vets organization on the horizon
The Suffolk Veterans’ Organization (SVO) is an up-and-coming club on the horizon for the university, with hopes of becoming a recognized group within the next week or two. Ryan Getek, 30, of C...
Twenty administrators cut as Suffolk attempts to reorganize
Suffolk cut 20 administrative staff members through the elimination of 35 positions in attempts to reorganize the University, on Friday. “These are challenging times for our nation and American highe...
Hit law school faster with the “Three-Three” program
If there was a way to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science on top of getting a Juris Doctor at Suffolk Law School in six years instead of seven, would it be worth it? Say hello t...
Commencement 2011: Seniors say goodbye
Dressed in caps and gowns, Suffolk’s class of 2011 piled into the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on May 22, ready to flip to the next chapter in their lives. In the enormous Conventio...
Osama bin Laden killed, Obama confirms news to nation
President Obama announced to the country late Sunday night that leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, who organized the Sept. 11 attacks, has been killed in a firefight in Pakistan. This operation end...
Senior profile: Kelsey Trenti
“My hobbies… hmmm…” Senior Kelsey Trenti sits pondering in the Orientation and New Student Programs Office, reclined in her chair. “I love wearing flip-flops. It has to be above 30 for me to wear fli...