February kicks off Recycle Mania for Suffolk, and over 600 other colleges across the United States. Recycle Mania is an online challenge where colleges can compete to see who has recycled the most materials. Any college from across the country can enter through the end of March. Students also have the ability to enter the [...]
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Interfaith center invites diversity
February 16th, 2012 
Bianca Saunders “I think it’s important that we meet the needs of a diverse community vis-à-vis their religious needs,” says Reverend Amy L. Fisher, Suffolk’s University Chaplain. The Interfaith Center, where Reverend Fisher provides spiritual guidance and other services, serves as a religious resource for the community.
Students celebrate Valentine’s
February 16th, 2012 Journal Staff Students celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Cupid’s Shuffle Festival hosted this past weekend at the Modern Theater. The Residence Hall Association joined forces with the Off Campus Housing Office and Suffolk Sustainability to provide the festive Weekend Program for students.
Suffolk polling in the spotlight again
February 16th, 2012 Journal Staff Paleologos has been busy since the beginning of the year, first with New Hampshire Primary, then the Florida Primary, and now the Senate race between the Brown-Warren race and beyond.
BSU students celebrate Black History Month
February 16th, 2012 Soleil Barros Black History Month, celebrated every February is a time where individuals nationwide celebrate and reflect African-American history, and its influence on everyday life. Members of the Black Student Union (BSU) have organized a series of events, intended to unite Suffolk students, not only to recognize black history, but also to celebrate achievements that members of [...]
Violence continues to spread throughout Syria
February 15th, 2012 Ivan Favelevic By Matt Bacon As violence continued to worsen in Syria this weekend, the Arab League proposed a joint peacekeeping mission with the U.N. This mission would oversee the rebuilding process after both parties agree to a cease-fire. The Syrian government rejected the proposal, claiming that any Arab League resolution is “non-binding” since the League suspended [...]
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Tension between Iran and Israel reaching a boiling point
February 15th, 2012 Ally Thibault Ally Thibault Iran and Israel have always had a tumultuous relationship, if one can call being sworn enemies a relationship, but today tensions are rising like never before. Iran’s secret development of nuclear weapons has been a hot topic of controversy over the last few months but has exploded as the hostile nation threatens to [...]
S.O.U.L.S. discusses sex trafficking in Boston
February 11th, 2012 Ally Thibault Ally Thibault Journal Staff S.O.U.L.S. held their monthly Food For Thought discussion Wednesday, which focused on sex and human trafficking in America and abroad. Featuring guest speakers Rebecca Merrill and Allison Duchcek, of the BostonInitiative to Advance Human Rights (BITAHR), the event aimed to raise awareness and advocacy for victims of human trafficking.
SU Dark Nights make space moves
February 11th, 2012 Soleil Barros Soleil Barros Journal Staff The newly founded Suffolk University Dark Nights Club hosts a weekly meeting for students interested in astronomy. As members of the e-board returned from studying abroad in Spain with Raul and Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, they reminisced on the lectures on supermassive black holes, pulsars, quasars, Uranus, and globular clusters. [...]
Suffolk shows interest in One Franklin
February 11th, 2012 A.P. Blake On Thursday it was announced that the developer Millennium Partners had purchased a 50% stake in the One Franklin project in Boston’s Downtown Crossing neighborhood. One Franklin is the name of the project which resulted in the demolition of the historic Filene’s building and left a crater in the ground for years. It has since been considered one of the biggest development blunders in the city’s history and has been Menino’s top development priority for getting back on track.
Suffolk students egg Sodexo on
February 11th, 2012 Journal Staff By Michelle Lim Journal Contributor If you are an undergraduate at Suffolk living on-campus, you probably know about the scrambled eggs and omelets served at 150 Tremont and Miller Hall for breakfast. But are you aware that Sodexo, Suffolk’s dining service, obtains their eggs from caged chickens? The topic has not gone unnoticed, thanks to senior [...]
Day One: President McCarthy takes office
February 1st, 2012 Derek Anderson Today marks the beginning of a new era at Suffolk as the university’s ninth president, James McCarthy, takes office. “I have the utmost confidence in McCarthy,” said Provost Barry Brown. “He is a person who will build on our progress because of his understanding of urban universities.” McCarthy had already begun working remotely from New [...]
