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The Egyptian revolution “was kind of expected and not expected in a way,” said Joy Mihanni, an Egyptian student at Suffolk. “Everyone who knew Egypt pretty well [knew] there were people who said they would never revolt against the corruption that was happening. So a lot of people didn’t have any faith. But [there were also] a lot of people did and said that one day it will happen.”

“I was one of those people who believed that it would.”

Mihanni is a 19-year-old psychology major who experienced the revolution of her country here in the U.S. She was born in America and lived here until she was in second grade, when she then moved and lived in Cairo for four and a half years. Her parents are originally from Egypt. The Journal got an interview with Mihanni to get another perspective on the historical recent events in Egypt that displaced the President Hosni Mubarak after a 30-year reign.

Journal: So how do you feel about the revolution?

Mihanni: “It was pretty scary, because I have family over there, for the first few days that it was happening.”

Journal: Is your family safe?

Mihanni: “They’re fine. They cut off all Internet and phone services, so there was no way there was no way to contact them. We were just very worried and very tense the whole time. When we finally got what we got out of all the protesting and revolution we were all really happy and ecstatic. I know bunch of people who cried because they were so happy.”

Suffolk hockey player arrested on charges for home invasion Revolution.

Freedom.Egyptian student at Suffolk happy and hopeful for Egypt's future

Photo courtesy of Joy Mihanni

Derek AndersonJournal Staff

A Suffolk student on the men’s hockey team was charged in connection to an armed home invasion in Reading on February 8, ac-cording to a statement from Middlesex District Attor-ney Gerard T. Leone’s office.

Reading Police responded to a report of a home inva-sion at an Archstone Circle Apartment February 7 at about 12:45 p.m., and found a 19-year-old victim suffer-ing from facial injuries, ac-cording to the statement.

He told Reading Police that two men entered his apart-ment with a handgun and as-saulted him before stealing an $800 and fleeing in a vehicle.

According to the state-ment, police found Suffolk hockey player Jason Molle, 20, of Stoneham near Sum-

mer Avenue and King Street in Reading, driving a vehicle the victim described shortly after.

“Molle was uncooperative with police, denying all in-volvement in the crime. How-ever, a search of his vehicle revealed evidence of the crime as well as marijuana and pain-killers,” said the Police Report.

University spokesman Greg Gatlin said, “The Uni-versity is reviewing the mat-ter and will determine the ap-propriate steps consistent with our rules and regulations. We don’t discuss details of in-ternal disciplinary matters.”

A second assailant, Quinlan Junta, 21, of Read-ing turned himself in to Reading Police last Wednes-day his lawyer present.

The two are reported to have pleaded not guilty in their hearing in Woburn District Court Tuesday.

Molle was charged with home invasion, armed robbery,

three counts of assault and bat-tery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit a crime, intimidation of a witness, and possession of marijuana.

Junta was charged with home invasion, armed robbery, two counts of assault and bat-tery with a dangerous weapon, intimidation of a witness, and conspiracy to commit a crime.

They were initially or-dered to be held without bail, but were held on $5,000 cash bail or house arrest on Friday. Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday, ac-cording to the Leone’s office.

“These defendants are al-leged to have broken into the victim’s home, physically as-saulted him, and to have stolen a significant amount of money before fleeing the scene,’’ said Leone in the statement. “We allege that this was a violent, targeted, nonrandom act.”

Derek AndersonJeff FishJournal Staff

see EGYPT page 4

The North End’s Hanover Street is known for static ve-hicle traffic and consistent bustling among sidewalks and cafes. But a new propos-al might change this perma-nently: a surfacing proposi-

Hanover one-way havoc

Photo by Angela Bray

tion to turn the central main street into a one-way, as well as revamping with gasoline gaslight lampposts and trees.

A recent story in the Boston Globe stated Boston Transportation Department officials would be respon

see HANOVER page 4

Angela ChristoforosJournal Contributor

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POLICE BLOTTER

Wednesday, February 9

11:17 a.m.Sargent HallReport of suspicious under-age students consuming alcohol at a club. Report filed.

Wednesday, February 9

4:27 p.m.DonahueA passerby found a live round of ammuni-tion on Temple St. then turned it over to SUPD. Boston Police notified. Report filed.

Friday, February 11

1:22 a.m.150 TremontDrug offense in building. Report filed.

Sunday, February 13

4:23 p.m.73 TremontHarassment report at 73 Tremont St. Report filed.

Monday, February 14

2:34 p.m.150 TremontStudent receiving threatening text messages. Report filed.

After competing in three rounds of the American Mock Trial Association’s Regional Tournament at Suffolk Su-perior Courthouse, Suffolk University’s Mock Trial Team was faced with a tough deci-sion. The team experienced two heartbreaking losses and had already been eliminated from the next round of the tournament when Sunday’s fourth and final round ap-

proached. The future lawyers contemplated accentuating their Boston accents, trying to see who could say “America” the most, and using as many lines from A Few Good Men as possible throughout the trial. Then they heard they would be facing Harvard Univer-sity in the final round. With their fierce presence and out-standing prior performances, Harvard was considered to be the Goliath of the American Mock Trial Association, out-scoring their opponents by a combined 96 points after three rounds of the tournament.

Suffolk’s amateur litiga-tors had a brief team meeting. Junior witness Zack Montal-to offered inspiration in the form of Sun Tzu when he said “someone fights their hardest when their back is against the wall.” Right then and there, the team had an important decision to make. Should they throw in the towel or go

down swinging against the juggernaut? The result of the meeting was the decision not to go down without a fight.

The Suffolk University team represented the Defen-dant, HappyLand Toy Com-pany, while the Harvard team manned the side of the Plain-tiff, Andy Davis. The lawsuit involved the death of Andy Davis’ two-year-old son, Joey. Davis sued the toy company and claimed that his son had died after swallowing twenty-five “Princess Beads”, a prod-uct designed, produced, and

sold by HappyLand. Harvard alleged that the toy company made a “deadly decision” to put the chemical “1,4 Butan-diol” in their beads because the binding agent metabolized into the harmful Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid. When Suffolk University assumed the role of the Plaintiff in their two previous trials, they were represented by Senior At-torneys Alex Ritterhaus, Pat Pilette, and Junior Jim Duffy. Witnesses for the Plaintiff in-cluded Juniors Jill Guilfoyle, Zack Montalto, and Freshman Pat Munnelly. Suffolk’s Plain-tiff team argued that the De-fendant “chose” to use the le-thal chemical in their product.

As the Defendant, Happy-Land Toy Company, the young litigators brought forth an af-firmative defense where com-parative fault was the issue at hand. In other words, Happy-Land alleged that the Plaintiff, Andy Davis, and his babysit-

ter, Brett Miller, were at least half responsible for Joey Da-vis’ death. Suffolk’s Defense team argued that the case was emotional, but the Jury needed to set their emotions aside and concentrate on the facts as well as the law. They quoted Aristotle when they said, “the law is reason free of passion and because of this, you can’t find HappyLand li-able”. Senior Attorneys Alex Ritterhaus, Pat Pilette, and Junior Jim Duffy represented the Defendant. Witnesses for the Defendant included Ju-

Pat PiletteA Letter to the Editor

niors Lindsay Duffy, Huy Le and Sophomore Tom Logan.

The Suffolk University Mock Trial Team fought long and hard during the trial, hav-ing their backs against the wall the entire time. However, the persistent team never backed down from the mighty Har-vard. The trial resulted in a tie on one judges’ ballot and Suf-folk lost by only one point on another ballot. Junior witness Lindsay Duffy was very con-vincing and claimed first place on one judges’ witness rank-ing. Junior attorney James Duffy delivered his habitual stellar performance, taking second place on both judges’ attorney rankings. Suffolk’s young attorneys handed Har-vard University it’s only tie of the competition and pre-vented them from getting first place. David had brought down the mighty Goliath. Sor-ry Harvard, maybe next year.

Photo courtesy of Patrick Pilette

The Suffolk University Mock Trial Team

David v. Goliath

Correction:In the previous issue of the Journal (Feb. 9), there was an error in the article regarding Salamander Maga-zine. Their office is located in the Fenton Building, not the Archer Build-ing. The interns of Salamander also do a lot of the work credited only to Heather Madden in the article. These interns, some of them Suffolk students, deserve credit for the hard work they put into the magazine.

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If getting involved -- you know, actually giving a damn about what’s going on here at Suffolk -- is your thing, then perhaps the S.O.U.L.S. scholar program is right up your alley. According to Suffolk’s web-site, “Since 1997, Suffolk’s Or-ganization for Uplifting Lives through Service (S.O.U.L.S.) has organized long and short-term service opportunities for members of the Suffolk Uni-versity community.” The or-ganization contributes both on and off campus, and dedicat-ing oneself as a scholar means hard work with great benefits.

Molly Rodau, a Suffolk senior and S.O.U.L.S. scholar, knows a thing or two about community service. Last year, as a third-year transfer stu-dent, Rodau participated in alternative spring break and thought so highly of the ex-perience that she decided to join S.O.U.L.S. and ap-ply for its scholar program.

“It’s a really important role that you’re serving,” Ro-dau said. “You are also an AmeriCorps student leader in service, and it’s a really important title because you are serving your peers in your community. It’s a lot of work, but it’s a huge learn-ing process, and it’s really beneficial to students to work

in these positions and gain a lot of valuable experience.”

Scholars manage the weekly programs for stu-dents at large and work to partner Suffolk students with outside organizations. Ro-dau, who serves in the com-munity partnership posi-tion, says that her day-to-day work includes “finding out

what students are passion-ate about and where they can volunteer, and getting them involved in organizations.”

S.O.U.L.S. is accepting applications for scholars for next semester -- one for the community partnership posi-tion and one for the campus partnership position. The community partnership posi-

tion (currently upheld by Ro-dau) requires the scholar to work closely with the commu-nity and to connect students through service, encouraging them to participate in organi-zations outside of Suffolk. The campus partnership position entails reaching out to stu-dent groups and clubs, getting people involved in events,

Jenn OrrJournal Staff

S.O.U.L.S. to recruit for scholar programand recruiting students for volunteer opportunities.

“You get to be really in-volved in the planning process of all these programs we do, so you have a lot of input in what’s offered to students and what’s offered to you,” said Rodau.

Among other perks is a service scholar award of $5,000 that is divided up be-

tween weekly pay and schol-arship money. Scholars also receive the AmeriCorps Edu-cation Award for $1,000. Any-one can apply, whether or not you qualified for work study.

”We’re looking for some-one who is really passion-ate about the issues that we work with, with social justice, and with keeping good rela-

tionships with our neighbors outside,” said Rodau. “In ad-dition, [the scholar] would be someone who is a hard work-er. It’s really a lot of work here, but it’s great work and you get an awesome experience.”

The application process is that of the pretty standard form submission and follow-up interview. A service schol-ar information session will be held tomorrow from 1 to 2:15 p.m. in the S.O.U.L.S. of-fice (Donahue 209). Rodau and other student leaders will be present to speak with students and answer ques-tions about the program.

“I always say that if this was a full-time job position with a salary that I would work here [after graduating],” con-cluded Rodau. “I encourage students to apply and to find out about the position because it’s a really unique opportu-nity that’s unique to Suffolk. Getting involved in S.O.U.L.S. on any level is really beneficial to students, so get involved!”

"You get to be really involved in the planning process of all these programs we do, so you

have a lot of input in what's offered to students and what's offered to you."

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Journal: How was experiencing this in the U.S.? Was it difficult?

Mihanni: “It really was [difficult]. I have another friend here who I grew up with in Egypt and she goes to Northeastern. We were watching the news together almost every day and wishing we could be there even through the bad times just to experience it. Of course the experience on the 11th when we won was still kind of hard.”

Journal: We’ve heard some of the news coverage in the U.S. was tweaked and inaccurate. What did you think?

Mihanni: “We mostly stuck to CNN and everything was pretty legitimate as far as the fact that we already knew about Egypt. We especially stuck to Anderson Cooper because he was very very compassionate about the story and he was telling the truth about everything. As far as other news, I’m not too sure.”

Journal: Are you happy Mubarak is out of power?

Mihanni: Yes, very happy.

Journal: What do you see is next for Egypt?

Mihanni: “Hopefully what the people want is democracy and further rights, so no more corruption throughout all of Egypt and just for them to have a better life because I think they really deserve it.”

Journal: So following this from the U.S., did you partake in any of the social media aspects? From what we’ve kept up with the whole time, Twitter and Facebook and YouTube were huge tools for the revolution.

Mihanni: “I was following a few groups on Facebook. One was actually in Arabic that I followed and, once the Internet came back, they’d post videos of what’s going on in Tahrir Square. Another group was in English and they kind of did the same thing.”

“For Twitter, I don’t have an account but I did go on the site a few times and typed in ‘Egypt’ to see what came up and read a few of the tweets, but that was it.”

Journal: When there was the Internet blackout, how did you contact anyone in Egypt? Was there anything you could do?

Mihanni: “We tried so many ways to contact people [in Egypt], but we couldn’t. There was absolutely no way. I talk to a bunch of my friends over BBM (Black Berry Messenger) and that wasn’t working either. They were cut off from the rest of the world. It was awful.”

Journal: Are you headed back to Egypt anytime soon?

Mihanni: “I am actually, right after school is done. I usually go and spend the entire summer. I’m hoping to study abroad there for the fall at the AUC, the American University in Cairo.”

from EGYPT page 1

Student speaks about Egyptian revolution Student rep speaks on

presidential searchSince late October, when

President David Sargent’s abrupt retirement made shock-waves across campus, Suffolk University students have been left with unanswered ques-tions as to why Sargent’s de-parture was so abrupt, who will take his place, and when. Instead, students have re-ceived the occasional email, including one from Chairman of the university’s Board of Trustees, Andrew Meyer Jr., detailing the members of the Presidential Search Commit-tee, including trustees, admin-istrators, faculty, alumni, and one student representative.

Scott Zalatoris, a Suffolk junior and a Senator in the Stu-dent Government Association, is the newly appointed Student Representative for the Selec-tion Committee. An email was sent out outlining his plans and gratitude on February 7.

“Over the coming months I will be meeting with the com-mittee members and working to find the person who will best fill the role as the next

leader of Suffolk University,” Zalatoris said. “I will also be listening to the comments raised by students and report-ing back to you the progress that we as a committee have made. It is the goal of the com-mittee that this process be as open and transparent as pos-sible. We have a monumental task ahead of us and together we can ensure that the inter-ests of the students are heard.”

When asked if there are any specific qualities the board is looking for in a president, Zalatoris failed to mention any and pointed to the premature stages of the selection process.

“At this point, we have not created the criteria for a new president,” he said. “As a committee we are still in the process of hiring a search firm. Once a firm is selected we will work with them, and the dif-ferent constituencies here at Suffolk, to come up with a comprehensive set of job re-quirements. This is one part of the selection process where students will have the oppor-tunity to voice their ideas di-rectly to the committee. How exactly this process will take

place, is still to be decided.”At this moment, it seems

as if there has been no more progress now than in Octo-ber. The student body still has no concrete answers to their questions, and plans for their involvement in the appointment of a new Presi-dent are indistinct. The is-sues that need utmost at-tention are, for now, halted. However, Zalatoris makes it clear where his loyalties lie.

“…Ultimately, it is my job to represent the student body. If my ideals conflict with [the committee], then I will take the side of the students. I want to work to find a president that encompasses all aspects that students expect in a leader of their university. That is the goal that ultimately drives me.”

Sargent, 79, is one of the nation’s longest serving col-lege presidents, and his more than half a century of service to the university will be one that may be hard to replace. For now, that replacement, and the process, is lacking in punctuality at a time when Suffolk cannot afford to be.

Sarina TracyJournal Staff

sible for any changes made. With enough commu-nity support, they are open to consideration, although they have not yet seen the plan.

Chairman of the North End Chamber of Commerce, Frank De Pasquale, supports this change, saying he be-lieves it would improve the area. However, it is contro-versial among some North End residents who believe the chaotic aura of Hanover Street adds character to the Italian neighborhood and re-vamping it would eliminate the historical charm and tradi-tion of Boston’s “Little Italy.”

On the contrary, some be-lieve that changing Hanover to a one-way will help ease the traffic chaos and make the street more orderly in general.

“Growing up in the North End, Hanover Street has al-ways been like a landmark,” said Suffolk senior and cur-rent North End Resident Tay-

la Gobbi. “If it were changed, it would take away the tradi-tion of all of the chaos and loud Italians on each side of the street. North Enders don’t like change when it comes to their neighborhood.”

Other rising concerns ar-gue that turning the tumultu-ous street into a one-way will increase the number of people on the street during late night hours; the neighborhood is already notorious for noise complaints and commotion.

According to the Boston Globe, David Kubiak, head of the zoning committee for the residents’ association, wor-ries about more evening traf-fic contributing vandalism and more noise disruption.

“I definitely believe this would increase noise com-plaints in this neighborhood,” said Robert Dello Russo, busi-ness owner of Boston Barber Co. on Salem Street. “Realisti-cally, this idea sounds crazy.”

“I think the idea is ridicu-lous because every street in

the North End leads into Ha-nover Street,” he said. “Where are all of the cars supposed to go? It’s like a river; if you cut off all the streams then where is the water going to go? The North End will be a mess if Hanover becomes a one-way, this place will be like a maze. There are already enough-one way streets in the North End.”

“The fact that Hanover street is a two-way makes it very convenient, less cha-otic, and different from all of the other streets in the North End,” said Suffolk senior and North End Resident Jenna Matus. “It wouldn’t bother me if it were turned into a one-way street, but I think that it would cause a lot more traffic, especially on the weekends and in the summertime.”

The future status of Ha-nover Street lies in the hands of the Boston Transportation Department; which would handle the responsibility of making over the street if the proposal becomes a definite

from HANOVER page 1

New North End proposal underway

plan. Depending on commu-nity support and approval from the neigh-borhoods’ main groups (The North End Wa-terfront Neigh-borhood Coun-cil, the North End Waterfront Residents As-sociation and the North End Chamber of C o m m e r c e ) before the summer, Ha-

nover Street could officially be turning onto a new leaf.

February 16, 2011

Egypt gains freedom!After 18 days of massive

unrest across Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak ended his 30-year rule and resigned on Feb-ruary 11, handing over power to a military supreme council.

Protests and demonstra-tions, usually numbering in the hundreds of thousands, began January 25 all over the country and put Egypt at a standstill. The protesters were demanding the resig-nation of Mubarak, a demo-cratic transition, and blamed the country’s main problems

such as unemployment, low wages, and social inequalities on corruption and misman-agement. Mubarak replied with a media and Internet blackout, weak political con-cessions, and deployed “pro-Mubarak” protesters who violently clashed with the anti-Mubarak movement.

The Egyptian military chose not to confront the dem-onstrators, not because the military itself was split, but be-cause it agreed with the dem-onstrator’s central demand: the resignation of Mubarak.

Unrest and discontent within the military against

Mubarak began to form months before the upris-ing, when it became obvious Mubarak intended to have his son, Gamal, take his place.

The current Egyptian re-gime was founded by a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser and was intended to be secu-lar with democratic elements but controlled by the military. The regime was based on a military that would be the center of government institu-tions and a civilian bureau-cracy. Nasser saw the military as the most progressive com-ponent in Egypt that would modernize the country. It was

not a coincidence that the two rulers after Nasser, Anwar Sa-dat and Hosni Mubarak, were military men that had turned civilian after taking power.

Gamal Mubarak was not a military man and had no connection with the real power of the military regime. This handing of power would now make the regime one based on hereditarily rule.

The military had been hop-ing for a successful succession in the next elections and began to form a way for Mubarak to step down in order for them to choose a figure suitable for the senior military. But Mubarak’s insistence on handing power to his son and unwilling-ness to step down created a crisis within the military re-gime of Egypt. Ironically, it was Mubarak that was try-ing to overthrow the regime.

Some military officers were already demanding the protestor’s demand for

the resignation of Mubarak months before the protests. The military chose not to fight and suppress the anti-Mubarak movement because they were already serving the interest and continued rule of the military regime.

What happened was a mil-itary coup that used the cover of protests to force Mubarak out of office. Once Mubarak was forced out of office the military took re-control of the regime by establishing a ruling military council and taking control of ministries.

The Egyptian regime is still controlled by generals. They are committed to the same foreign policy. They have promised democracy, but it is not clear that they mean it. If they do mean it, it is not clear how they would do it in such a short time, meaning the crowds may re-emerge, demanding more and an in-crease in rapidity of change.

Harry LamJournal Staff

“This is the Internet Revo-lution,” said Wael Ghonim as he talked to CNN about the Egyptian revolution that just pushed President Hosni Mubarak out of office af-ter his 30-year reign. “If you want to free a society, just give them Internet access. I’ll call it Revolution 2.0.”

On leave from his job at Google in Dubai, Ghonim, 30, left to join the protests in Egypt. Many protestors know him as hero. Accord-ing to CNN, “Ghonim played a key role in organizing the

protests that have convulsed Egypt for more than two weeks. He was the adminis-trator of a Facebook page that is widely credited with calling the first protest January 25.”

The main question is: How much did the Internet and social media contribute to the revolution in Egypt?

Ghonmin would say it was the main fuel to the fire. Others disagree. Malcom Gladwell wrote a piece in the New Yorker claiming that social media would not be the cause of a revolution. He stated, “Social media can’t provide what social change has always required.” He then again reiterated the point early

Derek AndersonJournal Staff

Revolution 2.0 proves social media's worthin the month: “Please. People protested and brought down governments before Facebook was invented. They did it be-fore the Internet came along,” wrote Gladwell. “People with a grievance will always find ways to communicate with each other. How they choose to do it is less interesting, in the end, than why they were driv-en to do it in the first place.”

Tech Crunch writer Devin Coldewey also believes social media was not the cause, but feels that, “Twitter and Face-book are indeed useful tools, but they are not tools of revo-lution — at least, no more than Paul Revere’s horse was.” Col-dewey went on to write, “Peo-

"You shall rise, Egypt. 6th of February - I went to the demonstration today and it was one of the most peaceful events I ever attended. Truly, those demonstrators deserve all the respect and appreciation, for they are true fighters."

-Comment from the photographer

Photo courtesy of Flickr account "M. Soli"

ple are the tools of revolution, whether their dissent is spread by whisper, by letter, by Face-book, or by some means we haven’t yet imagined.”

But then again, one has to wonder, if the Inter-net and social media were not such a massive part of this revolution, why did the Egyptian government shut off its Internet completely?

A Mashable article quot-ed that “Just like Tunisia, Egyptian protesters have been utilizing social media to or-ganize their own protests, us-ing hashtags such as #Jan25 to communicate. In response to the protests, Egyptian au-thorities blocked Twitter and

Facebook." This blackout of communication only spurred a harder push for freedom.

After the Internet black-out, even the online group Anonymous got involved. According to Sarah Kessler at Mashable, Anonymous ended up hacking into the

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Sta f f Editoria lI was living in Minnesota

when Michelle Bachmann was elected to Congress. Dur-ing the same election, my district sent Keith Ellison to Washington, D.C. as well. As a Muslim, Ellison took national headlines as the first Muslim elected to a U.S. governmen-tal position. It seemed confus-ing to some, but those of us in Minnesota were faced with a different question: How the hell did Bachmann win?

Despite billboards adver-tising pro-life, country music, and right-wing radio pundits making up the landscape, the reason for Bachmann’s initial win was obvious to the rest of the country, and thus, not cause for alarm. She repre-sented family values and a de-sire to regulate federal spend-ing. But at the base, she aims to eliminate Planned Parent-hood and abortion for any reason outright, and to reduce government spending by cut-ting most, if not all, of feder-ally funded social programs.

For those in Minnesota, even by conservative stan-dards, Bachmann was noted as batshit crazy. She makes Sarah Palin look [relatively] sane. Glenn Beck even went as far as to question her mo-tives after her rebuttal to President Obama’s recent State of the Union address. If it were not for the recent rise of the Tea Party, she more-than-likely would have been a one-term Congresswoman.

Having conversations with God through household appliances aside, which lends its hand to her brand of crazy, she is purposefully mislead-ing in an effort to promote party politics. There are two maxims she has used since Obama won the presidential election that fall into con-spiracy theory, both of which were applied to her recent rebuttal of Obama’s SOTU.

The first conspiracy theory is that Obama is on a not-so-secret mission to bring America into a one-world government, starting

with the elimination of the U.S. dollar as the world’s economic backdrop and the adoption of a one-world type of currency. According to Bachmann, such a move would “destroy America.”

Falling in line with this is Bachmann’s constant as-sertion that Obama, like the rest of the Democrats, are anti-American and want to tax us to death. Aside from the fact that such a maneu-ver is not happening, she is using a slippery-slope fal-lacy in which the end result (death of America) is so base and vile that taking a first step should be avoided (ac-cepting that Obama is and will continue to be president).

The second conspiracy theory she spouts is that the EPA should not only end its cap-and-trade policy, but that EPA -- and environmental protection in general -- are in fact, leading the U.S. down a path of destruction. As with the first theory mentioned, she attempts to instill fear into the minds of Americans that such “liberal” ideolo-gies are destructive and will ultimately lead to the end of America as we know it.

Since her being elected in 2007, Bachmann has warned the citizens of her home state to be “armed and dangerous” against the EPA and their en-ergy tax. In 2009, she went on record claiming that Thomas Jefferson told us that “a revo-lution every now and then is a good thing,” adding, “We the people are going to have to fight back hard if we are not going to lose our country... changing the dynamic of free-dom forever in this country.”

To add to the insan-ity, Bachmann has announced that she is going to run for President of the United States in the 2012 election. Despite tying her Minnesota buddy Tim Pawlenty for sixth place during the recent CPAC straw-poll convention in Washington, D.C., nationally she was deemed the winner by major U.S. newspapers, primarily -- like Palin -- as a re-sult of her “rock-star status.”

Bad BachmannJason KenoskyJournal Staff

We received a letter from Gordon King , Sr. Di-rector of Facilities Plan-ning and Management, last week and he had wonder-ful things to say to us that we'd love to share with you.

To the editor,

Your front page headline on the wild winter weather (Snow bombards Suffolk, Feb. 9, 2011) was spot on. This winter has in-deed been a season of "unrelent-ing snow storms." I want to espe-cially thank the men and women of the Facilities Department for their unwavering commitment to keep our sidewalks clear and sanded. Each time it snows, these

dedicated employees work, of-ten through the night to shovel, sweep, and keep clear the side-walks in front of our buildings.

This winter the challenge has been huge, and the forces of Mother Nature weren't always on our side, with snow starting during the night and often con-tinuing into the day. Our people deserve Suffolk's appreciation for their efforts. They have of our safety and welfare in mind.

Sincerely, Gordon King

Sr. Director of Facilities Planning and Management

Gordon has the right idea and the Suffolk Journal staff is right with him. Not that we're

know-it-alls or anything, but we understand that the fa-cilities staff has been busting their butts to make this uni-versity a habitable place for us to attend. From the bottom of our hearts, we are truly grate-ful for all the hard work. And now we wait for the warmth to enter our lives once again.

We also know it takes a lot of people to run a university and to upkeep it . We don't want to leave anyone out in our praising and admiration. So everyone involved with the runnings of Suffolk, thank you for helping us not only survive this god-awful win-ter that we've been experienc-ing, but for the year -round dedication to making this campus a better place to be!

PAGE 7 February 16, 2011

With the recent shooting in Tucson, many questions about political rhetoric have arisen. One major theme has been the combative tone. Di-rectly after the tragedy, a ma-jor blame campaign occurred with opponents from both the right and left pointing fin-gers at one another. It seemed as though both sides were holding onto their collective breaths, just waiting for any information related to the po-litical leanings of the shooter, Jared Loughner. What was found out was that Loughner is an atheist who thoroughly believes in conspiracy theo-ries pertaining to the United States. He is also a young man who had shown patterns of mental instability in the past. The shooting itself led to a major tone-down in Washing-ton, culminating with Repub-licans and Democrats sitting side by side during President Obama’s State of the Union Address in a show of good will toward one another. The question of whether or not po-litical rhetoric is being taken too far, however, still remains.

Politics has always been a dirty game in America. It is an arena unlike any other, where a person’s dirty laundry being aired out is just a routine part of the game. Political rheto-ric, whether liked or not, is a major component in the cam-paigning process. This, how-ever, is a new era in which information has never been

so easily accessible. It can be said that there is an informa-tion cycle for every type of po-litical leaning. With all these competing viewpoints out there, it is hard to fully grasp what is going on without hav-ing it be somewhat skewed by a political undertone. What it all comes down to is a ques-tion of fundamentals, which is where the problem lies.

Both the right and left wings of the political spec-trum have veered off into their own v e r s i o n s of funda-mentalism, with the classi f ica-tion of one-self being a liberal or a conser-vative be-ing the line drawn in the sand. This is not to say that d i f f e r i n g o p i n i o n s should not be wel-comed; for it is the essence of America that allows citizens the freedom to act freely in terms of what they believe. It can be said, however, that this is a completely new era that grants a voice to many who would have never had the opportunity to have their thoughts available to others. With the advent of the Inter-net and social media, people have been able to share infor-

mation at a rapid pace that has never been seen before. As has been shown recently with the political revolution of Egypt, these factors have a major role in the transferring of ideas and beliefs. But in providing all of these opportunities for free speech and opinions, the realization that more eyes are now looking upon informa-tion needs to be understood.

It has been easy for ma-jor media outlets to gain viewers throughout the past

decade by appealing to the sensibilities of particular po-litical leanings. Politicians have been able to take ad-vantage of this by appealing to their core bases through these media outlets. With this new territory has come an influx of information for whatever political group one may fall into. But what this has created is a polarization in concern to the right and the

left. Debates have fallen into the category of ratings wars, which has often led to inflam-matory statements coming from both sides. Often instead of hearing the other side out, debates turn argumentative with the entire political spec-trum trying to prove a point instead of trying to solve a problem. No doubt this is great for cable networks, but to what extent is it good for the country as a whole?

It can be said that politi-

cal rhetoric has and always will be a major part of Ameri-can politics. Our history is steeped with political rheto-ric back and forth between major politicians. The man who occupies the $20 bill, Alexander Hamilton, was killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr in 1804 due to a long standing politi-cal feud where the rhetoric was heated -- to say the least.

This is certainly not to say that this is an acceptable way for politicians to handle issues with one another. But to not acknowledge that po-litical rhetoric has been much uglier in this country’s past is a misstep. The political sys-tem has evolved into a much more civil institution than in times passed. The world has most certainly evolved as well. With that said, it is easy to see why politicians of this era take advantage of the tools at their disposal. And to believe that political rhetoric will die is pretty much wishful thinking, at least in this life-time. It is a question of how far is too far. As in the case with the Tucson shooting, it is a reminder that perpetra-tors of horrendous acts can come from any walk of life.

With media outlets being at an all time high, politicians are clearly at more risk than ever as far as exposure goes. It is this exposure that can lead to misunderstanding and sometimes violence. In times of uncertainty, such as the one we are in now, it is easy to ap-peal to the fears of people and inflame the minds of citizens with rhetoric. The under-standing needs to be that free-dom has certain costs, and one of the costs is that you never know who may be out there. So in an era of technology, it is easy to rile up the masses. It might, however, be a little harder to calm them down.

Rhetoric in today's America:Why words really mean everything

Michael Christina Journal Staff

Photo courtesy of Caitlinator, Flickr.com

PAGE 8 February 16, 2011

On Tuesday, the Suffolk Ramifications, Suffolk’s A Cappella group, were busy practicing their mash-up performance of Mr. Postman, Beauti-ful Girls, and a solo rap adapted from a Lil Wayne song. Down the hall-way from their rehearsal room, there was no way to tell that it was solely voices producing the el-egant beats and sounds. Each voice was confident and polished, giving their routine a captivat-ing strength and energy.

This year, under the new direction of Alfredo Austin, a member of the professional A Capella group “Overboard,” the group will be compet-ing in the International Championships of A Cap-pella (ICCA), in February. But besides this exciting event, they’ve recently received other honors as well. Their al-bum has been nominated for Best Mixed Collegiate A Cap-pella Album of the Year, as well as Best Mixed Collegiate Solo, for Lisa Cronin’s rendi-tion of “Ain’t No Other Man.” They round off their nomina-tions with Best Mixed Col-legiate Song, Michael Jack-son’s “Don't Stop ‘til You Get Enough.” Competing against UCLA, NYU, Duke, and Emo-ry, they sent in their CD in the hope that their efforts would be recognized. The decisions

will be made on April 1.The ICCA is a six-region

championship that takes place between January and

April every year in the West, Midwest, South, Mid-Atlan-tic, Northeast, and Europe. From the quarterfinals, the top two groups move on to the semifinals round, and the winner from the region travels to the Lincoln Cen-ter for the Performing Arts to compete in the finals for the title of Grand Champion.

“I think the compe-tition is really going to push our group to a new level of excellence,” com-mented junior Bryan Pytka.

The Northeast region ICCA competition will take place on February 26 at Brown University, and the ex-

citement is building as they get closer to the big competi-tion. Laughter erupted from the close-knit group as one

member blurted out, “And Emma Watson will be there!”

The group plans to sing a mash up of Mr. Postman, Lollipop, and Colorblind at the competition, and they’re currently working on their choreography. Many mem-bers quickly compared it to Glee, saying that it is not just the singing that earns them points. They are rehearsing three times a week to en-sure that they will be ready when the big day comes.

“I’m not as scared any-more. Everyone reassured me there was no reason to be,” said Gabby Womack, one of the group’s four freshmen.

Although the group hasn’t performed in a com-petition like this since 2006, and none of the current

members were in the group at the time, they are excited to compete. They previously placed second in the region-al competition and are ea-ger to showcase their skills.

“I think we have swag,” said sophomore Adam Shomer, “And we’re not very traditional and uni-form. We’re diverse.”

But their “swag” is not the only thing that makes them special.

“We thrive off our in-dividual style,” added ju-nior Alex Ginsberg. “We’re really big on appearance.”

Despite bringing their own style to the table, the

process of selecting songs to sing is a collaborative effort. The members bring in songs that they know they can sing,

and the group votes for the ones they think would be performed well as a capella. Then they audition for the solo. Right now, they’re also working on senior songs. Seniors brought in ones they wanted to perform, and the director is current-ly putting in effort to ar-range three or four of them.

The Ramifications are also hosting a festival on April 5. They will be invit-ing A Capella groups from different schools to come and perform at Suffolk in the C. Walsh Theater. There is a sense of community rather than competition between the schools in the area. They frequently invite each other to perform at their colleges.

“We’ll just invite peo-ple we’ve sung with be-fore,” said senior and Mu-sic Director Kayla Hopkins.

The festival will be open to the public and is free admission for any-one wishing to attend.

Besides competitions and festivals, the group has gigs around the city of Boston where they sell their CDs. They recently had a perfor-mance in Duxbury, and they perform once every two to three weeks. All of their per-formances at Suffolk are free admission and their al-bum is available through the Performing Arts Office.

Ra mificat ions sta r t 2011 of f with h igh hopesCompetition plus reception of new album helps A Capella group shine

Gianna CarchiaJournal Staff

Last weekend, The Suffolk University Theatre Department held it’s annual Spring Showcase. The show ran from Thursday February 10 through Sunday Febru-ary 13 in the Studio Theater located on the fourth floor of the Archer Building. There were five different perfor-mances of the show in total,

each of which included four different sketches that were all written and directed by students. Each sketch con-sisted of it’s own unique themes which allowed for the actors and actresses to dis-play a vast array of emotion.

The first sketch, entitled “The Audit,” was written and directed by Talia Bashan. The story focused on a quarterly review at the fictional Bank of the People, that becomes

incredibly intrusive into its employees personal lives. Heading off the cast was Kai-tlyn Flynn who played Tova, a bank employee with a trou-bled past. Things came to a head when a representative from the Bank of the People, named Ms. Montgomery (played by Ashley Hevey), interviews Tova and pro-vides a very harsh evaluation.

“The Shax Sessions” pro-vided a new take on some

classic characters. Written and directed by Jennifer Losco, the story took four of Shake-speare’s most well known characters and placed them in a life after death situation. It is there that Romeo, Juliet, Oph-elia and Hamlet come to terms with what they really are.

In the third sketch, en-titled “The Blue Hour: City Sketches”, characters pro-vided a glimpse into the ir-ritable time of day when

no one wants to deal with anything. Directed by Bryan Pytka, the series of sketch-es focuses on four different characters who are each just trying to make it through the rest of the day without any hassles. Unfortunately, some people in the city make it a little bit harder than desired.

Wrapping up the sketch-es was “There’s No Grilled Cheese on the Menu.” Written

Sprin g Showcase shows of f student ta lentMichael ChristinaJournal Staff

see THEATER page 11

Photo courtesy of The Ramifications

PAGE 9 February 16, 2011

arts BRIEFSArcade Fire wins 'Album of the Year' at Grammys

Dwayne "The Rock"Johnsonis back at the WWE

Finally given a chance beyond the Internet, lo-cal SoundClouders scored the opportunity to test their mixes on a bumping club sound system, gain fans and network, at Boston’s official SoundCloud meet-up. Hosted at RISE, Boston’s after-hours nightclub on Stu-art Street, DJs and producers con-nected in a milieu of beats and chatter.

Initially not intended to be g e n r e - s p e c i f i c , electronic music dominat-ed. Masters and mixers of house, tech-house, mini-mal, progressive, electro house, and pop/dance were joined by some who threw in hip hop, indie and rock.

“A lot of people are stuck in the bedroom producing,” said Sonja Todorović, meet-up organizer. “I think electronic musicians need a more inter-mediate realm; somewhere you have the freedom to be at the level you’re at. You need people with similar expertise, people who can critique you and give honest feedback.”

Boston-based DJ/produc-er Blake Harper uses Sound-

Cloud daily. “It’s a vital part of promoting my music.” Harp-er placed third in Together’s DJ competition last year.

“I [organized] expecting this to be a small event with mainly friends. Based on the Facebook response, it was

made bigger,” said Todorović. “The majority here is on SoundCloud and submitted their work, which is mostly original, to our DropBox.”

Featured artists included Ambalogic, André Obin, As-troDuck, Blake Harper & Vic-tor Radz, Bobroyale, Casey Desmond, Dark N Stormy. Established and from the area, their submitted tracks and sets ripped the speakers of the venue’s second-floor lounge. Also streamed in the playlist were DJ Chad-ley, Eeklo, Jeff Keenan, Loopus Amadeus, The Plan-ets Won’t Let You Sleep To-night, Provocateur, Symbion

Project, and Secret School. A nightclub party in a pro-

motional gathering setup: DJ/producer John Isaac consid-ers the scene a second market. “[Meeting local SoundCloud-ers] is cool; it’s personal. I like finding people nobody’s

heard of yet. You don’t run into these musi-cians every day.”

Developers and company reps connected to the industry made their way to RISE to check out what was up with users. “It’s great for everyone, both

SoundCloud users and mu-sic-related companies,” said Henrik Lenberg, SoundCloud business developer. Lenberg was joined by Johannes Wa-gener, SoundCloud develop-er, Victoria Kane of iZotope, Owen Williams, hobbiest DJ and developer for Mixxx, and Guarav Mehta, hobbiest DJ and developer of Dirty Water Labs (Andriod SoundCloud and SoundGarage apps).

“It’s targeted toward pro-ducers and local DJs; they can play tracks and get feed-back,” said Evan Langley, the guy behind the scenes of the next meet-up. “[Sonja

The Hard Rock’s Cavern Club space debuted its m a k e o v e r last Friday at the offi-cial grand o p e n i n g party of REWIRED, the new Hard Rock B o s t o n night club.

I n s i d e REWIRED, dance re-places rock over a killer sound system as a new lighting sys-

tem bounces off the walls. Plush booths say no to tables. Having its own side entrance, soundproof doors separate

the club from the restaurant. Word is a “green [VIP] room”

room will open eventually.Boston-based interna-

tional DJ Joe Bermudez holds the spot of resident, spinning

d a n c e , house, top 40, and r e m i x e s . Those fa-miliar with the guy, who re-mixes for R i h a n n a and Katy P e r r y , won’t pass up a rock-less Hard R o c k .

“Most people in the area

see INTERPIPES page 11

see HARD ROCK page 10

Angela BrayJournal Staff

Angela BrayJournal Staff

If you’ve missed the thunderous presence of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the world of professional wrestling, don’t worry: He’s coming back. Although he has made appearances here and there over the last few years, he will officially be making his return as the host of WrestleMania XXVII on Apr. 3. That doesn’t necessarily mean he will be battling in the ring like he used to, but if we know the WWE, anything is possible. He did make a surprise appearance on Monday night, during which he claimed he was “back home,” and that he was gun-ning for John Cena and The Miz. His seven year absence from wrestling was spent on the big screen, where he has become somewhat of a presence in films such as The Tooth Fairy and The Other Guys. According to Johnson, he is staying for good, so who knows what role he will ultimately find himself in with the WWE. Re- gardless, the man

is back, and ready to cook up some-thing for his many fans.

Ha rd Rock's new club, REWIRED, 'refresh in g'

SoundCloud meet-up gives fa i r crit icism a nd fun

Photo by Angela Bray

Photo by Angela Bray

Sunday night, many watching the telecast of the annual Grammy Awards were shocked to learn that the Arcade Fire had won "Album of the Year" for their latest release, "The Suburbs." The Montreal-based band, looking shocked as well, became the subject of mass confusion online, especial-ly on Twitter. Some tweeted how happy the win had made them like Kanye West, while others tweeted in anger. The cult-like followers of artists such as Lady GaGa and Justin Bieber asked the question, "Who the F@%$ is the Arcade Fire?" with some even trying to arrogantly correct

them, thinking the band's name was "The Sub- urbs." This event just proves that people are, in fact, idiots. In response to this "out- rage," we at the Jour- nal would

just like to point out that GaGa's

album came out in 2009. It is 2011.

PAGE 10 February 16, 2011

A student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts is determined to prove through art that the sky is the limit.

Jonathan Lizcano, 21, will be dropping poems at-tached to tiny parachutes out of a plane as a per-formance piece for bystanders to enjoy at the O, Miami po-etry festival in April.

O, Miami is a month-long poetry festival created by the University of Wynwood. Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight. Foundation, the O, Miami poetry festi-val was produced in the hopes that every-one in the Miami-Dade area would enjoy a piece of poetry.

With the month of April will come a variety of activi-ties and events, from tradi-tional poetry readings of international poets, to an integration of poetry into public places like restaurant menus, and educational po-etry lesson plans for schools. O, Miami hopes to break cul-tural boundaries as well, pre-senting multi-lingual events.

Lizcano, a third year stu-dent pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a focus on performative art works, has been writing for most of his life. He discov-

ered O, Miami through a friend and fellow student, Ximena Izquierdo, 19, who helped organize the festival.

While speaking with Iz-quierdo, he explained his idea to drop poetry out of a plane to her, and she suggested he propose it to the O, Miami Festival Organization. To

his surprise, O, Miami glad-ly welcomed the idea and in January, a friend of the orga-nization offered to let him uti-lize his plane for the occasion.

Lizcano gathered the in-spiration for the idea from other performance pieces he has created, such as installing sculptures on building ledges and climbing up to high sur-faces and using his own body as a sculptural component.

“I think it is sad and also telling that we don’t look up more often and so the work that I do is also an attempt at creating a break in the habits of predictability that many of us succumb to as

a result of our culture and customs,” sayid Lizcano.

The symbolism behind these high-in-the-sky art works, according to Lizcano, is to remind people to take note of the little things in life and of their responsibilities to their fellow citizens de-spite the influence of mass-

corporations and capitalism by calling attention to private property and skyscrapers.

“By doing the work that I do I hope to claim our verti-cal landscapes as one of the few communal shared spaces we have left for creative po-tential that has yet to be com-pletely reconciled or ‘bought out’ by any mass corpora-tions as of yet,” said Lizcano.

Lizcano’s performance will be somewhat different this time, however, as he will be dropping many little piec-es of art - poems written by others and perhaps himself - out of a moving plane flying over Miami. Lizcano is cur-

rently researching a way to make the poetry parachutes environmentally friendly and one-hundred percent biode-gradable, perhaps by printing the poems on starch paper.

The goal here, says Liz-cano, is to address the is-sue of war and bombing and to remind Americans that

the luxury of safe skies is a privilege that not many countries enjoy.

“Drop poems, not bombs, you know?” Lizcano suggests.

Lizcano is currently accepting poems from anyone desiring to sub-mit one. The only re-quirements are that they fit on a standard-sized sheet of paper and are be meaningful to the event occurring. He hopes to receive poetry from

writers of all walks of life so that each poem can bring something new to the table.

Lizcano believes that the effort will also demonstrate that there are endless possi-bilities where there is unity.

“If hundreds of people can come together sim-ply for the purpose of sharing their words think what else we can do.”

The deadline for poetry submissions is April 1. All poems can be submitted by emailing jonathan.liz-cano@smfa.edu or by mail-ing 381 Centre St. Apt. # 2, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.

have no idea that Boston even has a Hard Rock, let alone a Hard Rock with a dedicated club room featuring a state-of-the-art 25,000 watt sound system that thumps down the block,” said Bermudez.

Sharing the decks was guest DJ Greg Picariello, whose resume boasts such clubs as Avalon, UnderBar, Rise, Roxy and Pacha NYC.

“It was also nice to see how much dance music Greg and I were able to play, con-sidering it's located in the heart of Faneuil Hall where the bars are notoriously known for playing Journey and Bon Jovi mash ups. I think

we might actually be onto something,” said Bermudez

Only at its first night, RE-WIRED was InstantNightlife’s featured event for the evening. The Boston startup provides realtime deals within the city’s nightlife scene, cover-ing venues including Caprice, The Estate, Rumor, Umbria, and Royale. InstantNight-life President Kayvan Zain-abadi repped the source as he scoped the scene, blasting live updates on the line wait, dance floor activity, male to female ratio, and crowd type.

Dance/pop singer Scott Jamison released his track ‘Take It’ last week, and con-sidered the night at RE-

WIRED his unofficial release party. “It’s definitely refresh-ing for Boston to have a new night, especially one like this to keep dance music alive in Boston,” he said. “A lot of peo-ple have been around house/dance music for a while and want to feel it. Lansdowne isn’t really what it used to be; clubs are constantly chang-ing in Boston. I hope this is my new Friday. I’ll be here supporting Friday nights.”

“When I heard Joe was going to be the resident DJ, it gave credibility because of his reputation in the music scene,” said DJ Mario Leon. “Boston is such a tough city to play because you have so many

different nationalities and it’s such a college town. When-ever you play a room, you have to play to everybody at one point. House music caters to all of them, and it’s work-ing tonight. The international crowd doesn’t listen to all top 40 and Ke$ha’s ‘Tik Tok.’”

Young people on the dance floor favored the DJs and sound system even be-fore the venue bustled full. Trendy sounds varied from Swedish House Mafia to Taio Cruz and Pitbull to Ke$ha and Lady Gaga. No surprise if the bartenders’ ears are ringing until this weekend.

REWIRED at Hard Rock Boston, Fridays, 10 p.m.

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staffSOUNDS

Sir Mix-A-Lot"Jump On It"

What's Up, Chernobyl, What's Up? Chernobyl, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it. What's up, Nagasaki, what's

up? -Ethan Long

The RZA"The RZA Presents:

Afro Samuri"Beats, Wu-Tang, Samuri

swords, Samuel L. Jackson.-Derek Anderson

Various Artists"UKF Dubstep 2010"

Wommppp. Blast Bar 9's Piano Tune.

-Angela Bray

The Arcade Fire"The Suburbs"

Because, like, they won a Grammy! But WTF is an

Arcade Fire?-Jenn Orr

Bianca SaundersJournal Staff

O' Mia mi puts poet r y in mot ion

Are you a mod or a ha rd rocker?

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Lizcano

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and I] started off with two separate events, but now we’ve joined and are go-ing for one every month.”

“There are a lot of people who DJ, and it’s good to get them out of their houses. I want to get this group together and see what’s there,” he said. “[Boston’s scene] is really growing. A lot more peo-ple are doing events and parties, taking it to the next level. This really helps.”

As if it can’t get better than passionate sounds over a state-of-the-art sound system, it does. Ke-daar Kumar, Arthur Inasi (aka M-Cue), Chris Carchedi (aka Eelko), and Justin hunt held down the tables with a live electronic jam of pre-planned and improvisation-al mixes. Kumar and Inasi even featured the monome.

“There is this commu-nity of certain people- you know their names on Sound-Cloud, but not their faces in person,” said Carchedi. “[Boston electronic] is a good

scene because there’s a lot here, but it’s not as big as it could be. Some people think

it’s all house, which it’s not.”Also feeling out the in-

formal bash: DJ/producer Joe Bermudez, Zack Daoui, Andrew Sutherland aka Secret School and Dylan Castaldi aka Creative/ Com-mon. “Most of the people here are DJs and/or produc-ers,” said Sutherland. “It’s a great place to talk to people who are into the same thing.”

“[Producing] is an art form. I use SoundCloud to get my produced tracks to others

for feedback,” said Hunt, who dropped the last live set. “This is great, getting musicians to-

gether for exposure and hear-ing what everyone is doing.”

“It was great to see so many inspired and motivat-ed artists come together at RISE to share their music,” said Mike Swells, resident DJ and “general jack-of-all-trades” at RISE. “There is a wealth of talented produc-ers in this area, and events like this will help foster the learning, collaborations, and creativity that will continue to put Boston on the map.”

from INTERPIPES page 9

The interpipes a re leak in g

see THEATER page 8and directed Arissara

Chounchaisit, the story fo-cused on a group of New York-ers to figure out what is fall-ing from the sky. This comedy gave a glimpse into the lives of many different perspec-tives of characters coming to terms with what might pos-sibly be the end of the world. Or it could just begrilled cheese falling from the sky.

The show itself was a great success, providing the audience deep and intellec-

tual characters to carry them through the sketches. With each sketch being completely unique from one another, the show provided a variety of different aspects that made it thoroughly enjoyable. The set pieces allowed for the charac-ters to really come to life. Overall, the show was great in providing perspectives from relatable viewpoints and making them take full form. All that can be said now is “bravo” to all involved.

Theater showcase successfu l

Photo by Angela Bray

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Weekly Crossword

Our Ever ImprovingLiving Room

By Kevin Budnik

The Journal Takes On Issues...

- Arcade Fire won a Grammy! Plus... Wait, who is the Arcade Fire?-Egypt = free!Plus 6,000 points- Editors to LA in less than two weeks!!Plus 700 points- Word is Spare Change Guy is a huge sex offender...Minus 1,111 points - Bill O'Reilly existsMinus... forget it! We'll do it live!!! - Which came first, Gaga or the egg?Plus 400 points- Suffolkjournal.net now has broadcast coverage! Plus 3,000 points- Valentine's Day?No points awarded- Jeff is sick... or he faked it!!! Minus 400 points- New Radiohead album this weekend!Plus 1230 points- Derek's car blew upMinus 1,994 points

Total points this week = 7,825

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Sports briefs

Team standings

Pujols involved in contract drama

Whether or not Albert Pujols signs a major contract ex-tension before the baseball season starts is a major topic of discussion. Recently, Pujols has rejected long-term offers from the St. Louis Cardinals, and it is being reported he is looking for a 10-year deal. Now, his coach, Tony La Russa, is claiming that the Major League Baseball Players Associa-tion is pushing the star first baseman to sign a record-setting contract. "I'm not saying that if I was a union representa-tive I would do it differently,” La Russa told ESPN.com. "I'm just saying I think it diminishes the other factors that a player looks at. ... I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision -- taking everything into ac-count, not taking one thing into account." According to the report, because Pujols is widely considered the best player in the league, the union is pushing him to sign an exorbitant deal, which would raise the bar for the next great player.

Mets ownership in state of flux

The New York Mets’ ownership has been in the midst of turmoil recently. Fred Wilpon, owner of the team, is trying to sell a portion of the team to fund a settlement that is report-edly $1 billion. (Wilpon was an integral member of the Ber-nard Madoff Ponzi scheme, so will ultimately be forced to a large sum of money to the victims.) It is now being reported that Wilpon approached Donald Trump to have a face-to-face meeting to discuss purchasing 20-25 percent of the team. According to an ESPN.com report, Trump will only likely be interested in purchasing a majority share, thus allowing his say in day-to-day operations of the team. "The Wilpons are friends of mine, and I really hope it works out great for them," Trump said, according to ESPN. "But if anything doesn't work out for them, I'd be interested in the team."

Super Bowl seating fracas continues

The seating debacle at Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6 just won’t go away. Initially, the 400 fans that were removed from their seats were offered $2,400, which is three times the value of the actual tickets, and a ticket to next year’s Super Bowl. After that, the league offered a second op-tion, stating the fans could acquire a ticket to any future Super Bowl, with airfare and hotel costs included. Now, according to an ESPN.com report, the NFL has e-mailed the fans to offer either $5,000 or reimbursement for "ac-tual documented" Super Bowl expenses, whichever fig-ure is higher. "As you may know, we have been reaching out directly to those fans who regrettably and inexcus-ably were unable to watch Super Bowl XLV from a seat in Cowboys Stadium," said the email to fans. "In listening to your feedback, we have decided to offer a third option."

Griffey returning to Mariners

Many life-long baseball fans were upset to learn that Ken Griffey Jr. would be hanging up his cleats last sea-son. It seems he is now making a return, but this time as a consultant for the Mariners. The sure-fire Hall of Fame outfielder will likely be involved in other aspects of the or-ganization, including marketing, broadcasting and commu-nity relations. "I'm looking forward to staying very involved with the Mariners, working with the players throughout the organization, staying involved with the community and assisting in other areas of the organization," Griffey said in a statement from the club. "It's an exciting time and I'm very appreciative of the opportunity." Since retir-ing, Griffey has reportedly been adamant about return-ing to the team in some form, and will likely be a ubiqui-tous figure for the organization throughout the season.

Men's baseketballFeb. 17 vs. Lasell, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 19 at Albertus Magnus, 3:00 p.m. Women's basketball

Feb. 19 at Albertus Magnus, 1:00 p.m.

Men's hockeyFeb. 16 vs. Becker, 7:25 p.m.Feb. 19 at Western New Eng. , 3:35 p.m.

Men's hockey(ECAC) Northeast

1. Curry 9-1-2 2. Johnson & Wales (RI) 10-23. Wentworth. 8-3-14. Becker 5-4-35. Nichols 5-76. Suffolk 4-87. Western New Eng. 3-98. Salve Regina 1-11

Men's basketball(GNAC)

1. St. Joseph's (Me.) 13-32. Johnson & Wales (RI) 12-33. Albertus Magnus 11-44. Norwich 10-55. Rivier 7-96. Emerson 6-107. Mount Ida 5-108. Emmanuel 5-119. Suffolk 4-1110. Lasell 4-11

Women's basketball(GNAC)

1. Emmanuel 9-0 2. Suffolk 8-23. St. Jospeh (Conn) 7-34. Norwich 7-35. Emerson 7-36. St. Joseph's (Me.) 6-37. Johnson & Wales 4-68. Simmons 4-79. Mount Ida 3-610. Pine Manor 3-611. Rivier 3-612. Albertus Magnus 2-813. Lasell 0-10

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Opinion: Bruins looking to exorcise old demonsStrong goaltending could be difference for this year's squad

CJ HaddadJournal Staff

The expectations coming into this season for the Bos-ton Bruins were fairly high. In a sense, it was going to be a season of redemption. Af-ter their enormous collapse in the Stanley Cup playoffs last year against the Phila-delphia Flyers, Claude Ju-lien and his crew could not wait to restore dignity to a team that was so dramatical-ly and painfully eliminated from the playoffs last spring.

With the acquisition of rookie sensation Tyler Seguin, and a healthy ros-ter from top to bottom, the B’s were primed to return to the hard-hitting, tenacious form we saw in the 2008 sea-son. At this point, I think it’s fair to say that we are start-ing to see flashes of a team that once held the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference.

Despite a slow start to the season, the Bruins have found their stride. Having posted a 31-18-7 record with 69 points thus far, they find themselves atop the Northeast division and third overall in the East-ern Conference with 25 games remaining. As the stretch run approaches, the Bruins will look to lock up the No. 3 seed heading into the playoffs.

The main ingredient in the Bruins’ success this sea-son has been 36-year-old net-minder, Tim Thomas. Thom-as is boasting an incredible (and NHL-leading).940 save percentage along with a mi-croscopic 1.97 goals against average (His GAA is also tops in the league.) The top candidate for the Vezina trophy is tied for the NHL

lead in shutouts with seven, and even has three assists.

Thomas has been the one stable part of the Bruins’ core this season. After hav-ing hip surgery in the off-season, Thomas looks as if he has returned to the form he possessed in the 08’-09’ season, which earned him his first Vezina trophy. Af-ter losing his job last year to rookie Tuukka Rask, the roles have been reversed this season. With that said, the team will have to rely on Rask’s play as well as Thom-as’s if they look to achieve any success this postseason.

The biggest surprise this season has come from

the scrappy play of former fourth-line winger, Brad Marchand. Marchand, who was a vital piece of the Cana-dian World Juniors team in 2007, has emerged as a promi-nent part of the Bruins second line, alongside both assistant captains Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi. These three players can be the most ex-plosive and productive line for Claude Julien. Marchand has exploded with 16 goals and 14 assists so far this sea-son; his goal total is tied for third best on the team. His high-energy play has elevated him on the depth chart, giv-ing him a chance to play with probably the two most expe-

rienced Bruins on the roster. Another player who has

continued to show up night after night is left-winger Mi-lan Lucic. Lucic has tallied a team- and career-best 23 goals in 53 games. This is what all of Boston has expected to see from Lucic when they first ac-quired him in 2007. After be-ing able to play only 50 games last year due to an ankle in-jury, Lucic surged in the play-offs and hasn’t looked back since. He is a hard-hitting and physical presence, while also possessing the ability to score on any given night.

Other notable players for the Bruins this year have been newly acquired fourth-

Photo property of Dan4th/Wikicommons

Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas (above) is playing the best hockey of his ca-reer, and has the team in a position to make noise come playoff time. He currently leads the league in goals against average and save percentage.

line center, Gregory Camp-bell. Campbell was included in the deal that brought Na-than Horton to Boston and he has given the Bruins “energy line” just the spark that it has needed. His counterpart in the trade, Nathan Horton, started off the season show-ing everyone why he was sought after by GM Peter Chiarelli. Since his hot start, Horton has slowed down his scoring, but looks to turn it around in the second half.

The Bruins blue liners are, well, hanging in there. Without the presence of a puck-moving defenseman, the brunt of the workload is being distributed evenly throughout the defensive core. That is with the excep-tion captain Zdeno Chara. Chara is in the talks of an-other Norris Trophy nomi-nation and is playing almost 30 minutes per game against the opposing teams’ top line. The Bruins’ defensive unit is a relatively young group, with the exceptions of Chara, Andrew Ference and Den-nis Seidenberg. Johnny Boy-chuck, Adam McQuaid, Mark Stewart and Steven Kampfer are all under the age of 30.

With the loss of Marc Sa-vard due to continuing con-cussion issues, the Bruins will look to possibly make a trade for a big name to help the team in the last stretch of the season. The Bruins have all the right cards to make a trade, with Toronto’s first round pick, along with their own, and a lot of young tal-ent. We can only wait and see if Chiarelli can make his first blockbuster move, and whether the Bruins can make a move deep into the playoffs.

Thumbs up: Spring training means baseball is on the horizonMatt WestJournal Staff

If you’re a fan of the Boston Red Sox, chances are you’re aware the team began spring training workouts this past week in Fort My-ers, Florida. This is the time of year for the team’s many veterans to work out any last-minute kinks, and prepare for the marathon that is the 162-game season. It is also a time for fringe players, such

as left-handed pitchers An-drew Miller and Randy Wil-liams, to make an impres-sion on Head Coach Terry Francona and the rest of the behind-the-scenes decision-makers for the organization.

With fans flocking to the warm confines of Flor-ida to catch glimpses of Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford stretching for a day’s worth of workouts, the rest of us back home on the east coast can watch from

afar the first stages of what

could be a memorable sea-

son for the hometown team.The biggest storylines

floating around the team at this stage of spring train-ing seem to be whether Josh Beckett and John Lackey can have bounce-back seasons, and if closer Jonathan Papel-bon can coexist with another big-name reliever in Bobby Jenks. Or, if the team can rely on the likes of Jacoby Ellsbury and J.D. Drew to stay healthy throughout the greater part of the season. So

in essence, there is not much for fans to harp on with this year’s group of players. From top to bottom, the Red Sox have the most talented team in the league, and we should be thankful to have a chance to watch a team like this per-form throughout the summer.

It's that time of year again. The first preparations are being mader. Spring training is here: sit back and enjoy the first stages of an-other great season of baseball.

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J&W went ahead 3-2 with eight minutes left and nev-er looked back. The empty netter with 22 seconds left sealed the victory. The Rams got goals out of J. Andrew Wein and Charlie McGinnis.

In the next match against Curry, the Rams dug them-selves a deep hole from which they could not drag themselves out. Surrender-ing three goals in the first period proved to be too much for Suffolk, as Curry once again scored with just seconds left in the second period to bring the score to an insurmount-able 4-0. In the third, Suffolk did get on the board, cour-tesy of J. Andrew Wein’s sec-ond goal in as many games.

Déjà-vu struck the Rams the following game, as they once again fell into a 3-0 deficit against Wentworth. Bringing that 3-0 lead into the third, Curry added two more goals while Suffolk freshman forward Josh Go-ryl ended the shutout to

bring the final score to 5-1. There was a bit of a re-

versal in the score of the next game versus Nichols College, as the Rams found them-selves ahead 3-0 in the third period. Thanks to tallies by Andrew Monesi, Robbie Do-nahue, and Andrew Flynn, and 29 saves by Jeff Rose, the Rams cruised to a 3-1 win.

Two days later, on Feb.

14, the Rams beat Salve Regi-na, 5-1, to improve their over-all record to 8-14. Sophomore Andrew Flynn and freshman Charlie McGinnis lead the way with a goal and assist each.

After this imporant stretch, Head Coach Chris Glionna isn’t getting too down on his tired squad.

“I think we have played well in our last five games,” he said. “The first four were against the top-four teams in our conference. Though we only went 1-3 in those games, we played well enough to win in the other three. The

wins over Becker and Nichols were big for our confidence.”

Glionna also noted that he is not down on how this season has turned out, and is looking forward to the remain-ing games on the schedule.

“There is no denying we had high expectations for this season after all our suc-cess last year,” he added. “So far we have not met those

expec ta t ions . Now, if we se-cure a playoff berth, we may be able to fulfill

some of those expectations. I think we are starting to show that we can be dangerous.

“I think the last few games could make our sea-son a successful one. We are excited about honoring our seniors on Wednesday. The group has brought great pride to Suffolk Universi-ty both on and off the ice.”

The men finish their sea-son with bouts against Beck-er College and Western New England on Feb 17 and 19. The team is currently in sixth place in the tough ECAC.

from HOCKEY page 16

Men show support for breast cancer

"...We are showing we can be dangerous..."

The Suffolk men’s basket-ball team had a rough week, losing twice on the road to Johnson & Wales on Febru-ary 10 and Mount Ida on February 12. The team now sits at 6-16 with three games remaining in the regular season, and has lost eight of their last nine games overall.

Against Johnson & Wales, the Rams were never really in the game and were unable to overcome a balanced attack by the Wildcats, losing 95-77. Sophomore Colin Halpin led the Rams with 28 points, while fellow sophomore Matt Pepdjonovic poured in 27 points and 15 rebounds.

Leading the way for Johnson & Wales was ju-nior Lamonte Thomas [27 points, 10 rebounds, 6 as-sists] and senior Darren Faust [22 points]. With that win, the Wildcats improved to 12-2 in the GNAC confer-ence and are currently in second place, one-half game behind St. Joseph’s [Me.].

Two days later it was the same old story for the Rams, as they again were never re-ally in the game, falling to Mount Ida, 93-64. The Mus-tangs, who are trying to clinch one of the last remaining playoff berths in the GNAC, started off the game on a 19-2 run and never looked back from that. Pepdjonovic was once again the bright spot for the Rams, picking up his 14th double-double of the season with 24 points and 15 re-bounds. Mount Ida had four players in double figures, with junior Keith Jones lead-ing the way with a game-high 26 points and six rebounds.

Both Halpin and Pepdjonovic have been do-ing consistently well this season, and will be counted on to shoulder the Rams’ of-fensive load for the next two seasons. The Rams have three games left in the season, and all are GNAC contests. They have home games against ri-val Emerson on Feb. 17 and Lassell on the Feb. 17, and then wrap up their season at Albertus Magnus on Feb. 19.

Alex MellionJournal Staff

Men's basketball fights on despite tough season

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Men's hockey look to finish season strongAfter rough start, team gains late-season momentum

Hockey team supports breast cancer awarenessMatt WestJournal Staff

In most cases, it’s very difficult to get a large group of college students to agree on anything. For a college hockey team, especially one comprised of students from different parts of the coun-try, that task would seem even more challenging.

For the men’s hockey team, however, that belief doesn’t seem to apply, and their actions this past week provided as good an exam-ple as any that good things can come from a group of men with a singular goal.

During the team’s Feb. 12 game against Nichols College, the Rams decided

to wear pink jerseys to help raise breast cancer aware-ness. Eschewing the normal navy and gold jerseys, the men showed their support with specially-made sweaters with the traditional aware-ness ribbon, as well as pink game socks. The idea did not come from the coaches or parents of the players, but the players themselves.

The fact that the team won the game, 3-1, to jump-start an important end-of-season stretch is impor-tant, but almost secondary to the message being sent.

Head Coach Chris Gliona explained the team has a com-munity service requirement, and each year the coaches im-press upon them the impor-

tance of helping out. In years past they have held read-ings at local schools, but this year they decided to expand.

“I’m very impressed with the players,” said Gliona. “How it came about was last year we went out to play Becker College, and Becker had done it, and our kids got involved, and had raised some money and contributed to what Becker had done.”

The players decided to adopt that idea, and did all the work themselves: pro-moting the event and getting all the particulars in order.

“This year, they said wanted to do what Becker did, and raise money and awareness for breast can-

cer by wearing the pink jer-seys,” the coach added. “I sort of put it on them, and said, ‘you guys need to get in-volved and take care of this.’ And they went out and con-tacted the vendors and got the designs and the jerseys all made up, and they raised the money to pay for the jer-seys. And they got the word out about the game. Over-all, it was a huge success.”

The money donated at the team’s game will be distributed to local cancer charities. To find out more ways to get involved and help a good cause, contact Head Coach Chris Gliona at cglionna@suffolk.edu.

Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.

The men's team donned the pink for their game Feb. 12 against Nichols College.

Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.

Freshman Charlie McGinnis (above) shown wearing the custom jersey.

With only three games remaining in a difficult 2010-2011 season, Coach Glionna and the men’s hockey team look to fin-ish the stretch run strong.

In their last six games, the men have gone 3-3, win-ning games at Becker Collage and home against Nichols and Salve Regina. The Janu-ary 26 win against Becker came in overtime fashion, 3-2.

Suffolk Jumped out to a

CJ HaddadJournal Staff

1-0 lead 13 minutes into the game when Chris Boyd tal-lied his second of the year from Zach Barron and J. Andrew Wein. Zach Barron made it 2-0 Suffolk when he scored with five minutes left to go in the second period.

The third period was all Becker, as they put up two goals to tie the game at two, the second coming with just about three minutes left. But it was just 30 seconds into overtime when Charlie Mc-Ginnis netted the game win-ner. Jeff Rose had an impres-

sive 33 saves on 35 shots.The exciting win over

Becker could not provide the spark that the men needed to start a consistent run. In dis-appointing fashion, the Rams dropped their next three con-tests, 4-2, 4-1, and 5-1, respec-tively. (The losses came to Johnson and Whales, Curry College, and Wentworth.)

Against Johnson & Whales, the game was tied 2-2 in the third period, when

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Photo courtesy of the Suffolk Ahtletics dept.

Charlie McGinnis (above) in a game against Curry.