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THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Seriously Bent, Suolk

Universitys improv com-

edy troupe, beat Yale and

Tus to win the Chicago Im-

Bending Chicago, seriously

Photo by Angela Bray

prov Festivals annual Col-

lege Improv Tournaments

northeast regional nals.

Seriously Bent stays fun-

ny with its 12 members; how-

ever, representing Suolk at

the tournament were sopho-

mores Hollie Hart and Ethan

Bukowiec, juniors Christian

Roberts and Alec Lawless,

and senior Cavan Rogers.

The way we determine

Angela Bray

Journal Staff

see IMPROV page 8 see ECSTASY page 3

This article is part 2 of 2 in

a story concerning ecstasy useamong college students. All stu-

dents quoted used pseudonyms

for anonymity. All schools

and class years are accurate.

Within feet of a nightclub

rope, the ground is already vi-

brating with bass. A spine chill

sparks excitement to pass the

bouncer and enter a territory

of music, dance, VIP tables,

and people. Upon entrance,

the DJ is spinning under lights

that wont pause, especially

those long, narrow laser lights.One would think everyone

is there for the same reason:

to enjoy the atmosphere and

music. Or, a club could just

be someones place to roll.

Could the guy dominating the

dance oor be on something,

perhaps ecstasy? What about

the shy one standing in the

corner? Who is or isnt under

Angela Bray

Journal Staff

an inuence is anonymous.

With nightlife a staple

for college students in Bos-

ton, one cant help but won-

der whos on ecstasy and whoisnt. I love clubbing. The

bass, the ashing light eects.

Id love to try a trip, said

Sarah, a Suolk sophomore.

But it could get bad. Who

knows how youll react?

Campuses and the Club

Drug Ecstasy by Amy Pow-

ell is from a study by the

U.S. Department of Educa-

tions Higher Education Cen-

ter for Alcohol, Drug Abuse,

and Violence Preventions.

The piece refers to ecstasyas a club drug, explain-

ing the categorization comes

from its widespread use at

clubs, concerts, and raves.

Whos on it, we dont

know, said a city nightclub

employee who frowns upon

use, as with all drugs. Liabil

Partygoers asking fordanger in a night outOnce again, Seriously Bent will y to nationals

Sodexo starts to clean up its act

Photo by John Gillooly

see SODEXO page 3

Reacting to several

health violations and un-

der close scrutiny from Suf-

folk ocials, Sodexo, Suf-

folks food and cafeteria

provider, is cleaning up its act.

While most of the viola-

tions were minor, there was a

critical violation that involved

mouse droppings, forcing

a re-inspection of the facili-

ties. These marked failures

were recorded in September.

Now the mouse droppings

are gone and the other mi-

nor violations such as le out

towels, unlocked cabinets and

open rice containers have been

remedied. The re-inspection

was done and completed with-

in a 10 day period of Sodexos

initial health inspection, where

they passed with ying colors.

On a recent tour of the

dining halls and Sodexo fa-

cilities at Suolk, the Jour-

nal got a closer look of what

happens behind the scenes.

Derek Anderson

Journal Staff


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ity is also a major concern.

According to Clubdrugs.

gov, a service of the Nation-

al Institute on Drug Abuse(NIDA), Club drugs are be-

ing used by young adults

at all-night dance parties

such as raves or tranc-

es, dance clubs, and bars.

Other club drugs refer-

enced are GHB, ketamine,

methamphetamine, and LSD.

Essentially, [ecstasy] en-

hances sensations, especially

if theres lights and music,

said Liz Drexler-Hines, MPH,

CHES and assistant director

of Health & Wellness Ser-vices at Suolk. Thats when

people like to dance with it.

I always see it at con-

certs, said Eric, a Suolk se-

nior. Theres the techno and

dub step scene, then Phish

shows. Phish isnt techno, but

rock-based and they play all

kinds of dierent genres.

Eric rst tried ecstasy

during his rst semester of

freshman year. He was at

a New Deal concert at the

Middle East in Cambridge.

There was a group of us,

everyone was drinking. The

majority of us were on ec-

stasy. I denitely enjoyed

the feeling I got from it.

Its a feeling of eupho-

ria for a while. You cant

help but smile. Even when

the music stops, you wantto keep dancing, he said.

Eric believes the college

students who do try it, do so

when theyre either a fresh-

man or sophomore. Theyll

be like OMG someone has ec-

stasy. Then when youre old-

er, its not such a surprise.

Eric feels ecstasy is easy to

get, and said its used at parties

around Boston, Cambridge,

Somerville, and Allston. In

Allston, [the parties] get

prey wild, sometimes out ofhand. But you cant just point

to a few people and know

theyre on ecstasy, especial-

ly because everyones usu-

ally drinking as well. Thats

when it gets dangerous.

A NIDA article, Club

Drugs Arent Fun Drugs,

says research has shown

harmful eects of club drugs

include hallucinations, para-

The club drug, as used in social scenefrom ECSTASY page 1 noia, amnesia, and in some

cases, death. When used

with alcohol, these drugs

can be even more harmful.

Some club drugs work on

the same brain mechanismsas alcohol and, therefore,

can dangerously boost the

eects of both substances.

With a specic refer-

ence to ecstasy, the article

states, Young people may

use ecstasy to improve their

moods or get energy to keep

dancing; however, chronic

abuse of MDMA appears to

damage the brains ability to

think and regulate emotion,

memory, sleep, and pain.

You denitely feel likeshit [the next morning] and

dont want to do anything

that involves thinking,

said Eric. When you use

ecstasy, you have to know

youll feel like shit aer, es-

pecially if youll be drink-

ing. It will be a hangover

plus a crushing migraine.

Michelle, a sophomore

at Roger Williams Univer-

sity, does not personally

have friends who do ecsta-

sy. But my friend says he

knows people here who go

to underground raves all

the time in Providence and

that theyre really common

and popular. And they all

do ecstasy there, she said.

Justin rst tried the drug

at a frat party last year as afreshman at Plymouth State

University. Another time was

at a rave-like event at Bostons

House of Blues. Id say [ec-

stasy] is used on all college

campuses. Ive used [ecstasy]

multiple times, he laughed.

Its enjoyable, but not

something I do constantly.

Raves, clubs, dance par-

ties, apartment parties... peo-

ple do it there, he said. The

music, the lights, the beat. I

feel like a lot of music inuenc-es people to use it. He used

electronic, house, and heavy

bass music as a few examples.

When youre on it, you

want to dance, said Jus-

tin. Party music is geared

to dancing and having a

good time. Those things

are geared to the drug.

I think a lot of kids who

are into [the club and rave]

scene do it, said Sarah. You

see these huge raves on TV,

in movies, in videos online

where people are on crazy

trips and look like theyre

having the best time. Likethe nightclubs here in the

city and those big parties in

Allston with crazy lighting

and glow sticks. Everyones

constantly moving. In that

environment, I sometimes

just assume people are on it.

If people see other people

having a good time doing [ec-

stasy], theyre more inclined

to try it, said Eric in response

to ecstasy being portrayed in

the media. But if youre gon-

na try it, you should knowwhat youre geing into.

Its denitely dangerous.

He said the powder

form (also known as Molly)

is pure MDMA if you have

a good source, and thinks

more users choose it over

pills. Pills can involve co-

caine, meth, and others, so

thats why I avoid pills.

Eric said he doesnt think

people have discussions about

the drug. You just bring it up

if you wanna do it. But if you

have a bag of powder, and

have some le over, the next

night its tempting to use it.

Sam, a junior at North

Shore Community College,

said he knows a lot of peo-

ple, at least 15 and counting,

around his age that have usedecstasy a few times. How-

ever, he does not know any-

body who is a constant user.

I think most people try it

for the rst time just because

its something new and they

know its supposed to be a

great feeling. They want the

experience at least once.

He has not used at a rave

or club. But Ive talked to

several people who have

gone to a rave while on it

and they said it was great.Sam rst tried the drug

with his friends at age 18,

when somebody they knew

had some to sell. I like it be-

cause its an amazing feeling

that takes over your body and

it stimulates all ve senses, but

I dont because of long-term

eects on the brain and spine

if youre using too much.

"You see these huge raves on TV, in movies, invideos online where people are on crazy trips..."


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Professor taps into social networking

Suolk University Profes-

sor and Director of Gradu-

ate Program in ComputerScience Dr. Dan Stefanescu

was recently featured in the

U.S. News and World Re-

port for his research on so-

cial networks. Stefanescu, an

MIT graduate, is heading up

a research project at Suolk

that seeks to gather massive

amounts of data from sites

like MySpace, Facebook, and

LinkedIn. With this data, Ste-

fanescu and his students can

analyze and identify trends

that help to predict many dif-ferent facets of human behav-

ior. According to Stefanescu,

everything from economic

trends to election results could

be derived from such data.

Stefanescus interest in

the subject arose about two

years ago. Since then, Suf-

folk University has received

a three-year grant of $319,917

from the National Science

Foundation to conduct the

research, making Suolk an

ocial REU (Research Ex-periences for Undergradu-

ates) site. Obtaining these

grants is a very competitive

process, said Stefanescu.

Im very happy we were

able to bring this to Suolk.

Enrollment in the researchproject is equally competitive

and eligibility is not limited

to Suolk Students; the se-

lection process invites only

eight talented students yearly

from all over the country who

excel in

m a t h ,

c o m -

p u t e r

science,

or psy-

chology.

Psychology is a key com-ponent in our research be-

cause we are studying social

interaction, Stefanescu said.

We are using technology to

predict human behaviors.

The research team col-

lects huge amounts of data by

crawling the network from

online social network sites

and siing through it, while

searching for trends and re-

curring themes. Once these

trends have been identied,

Stefanescu and his studentsanalyze the results from mul-

tiple vantage points that can

reveal personal tastes of dif-

ferent social groups. Identi-

fying trends also helps con-

nect people who have similar

tastes that may not know eachother. Social network data

can establish compatibility

between two parties or con-

nect two parties with similar

interests for a wide variety of

applications such as buyer to

vendor, perspective employ-ees to employers, and so on.

The data can also gauge feel-

ings of certain social groups

about candidates in elec-

tions and political opinions.

Online social network-

ing is more ecient than face-

to-face social networking. It

allows a dierent level of

friendship. Our data can act

as an intermediary, connect-

ing two parties that may have

otherwise never come in con-

tact with each other withoutthe internet, says Stefanescu.

There is enormous inter-

est in the business eld for

such information, as well.

And rightfully so. With

such information businesss

can rene their marketing ap-proach and maximize produc-

tivity. Viral marketing thrives

o such data and according

to Stefanescu, will continue

to be a major use for social

network data now and in the

f u t u r e .

A

ne ex-

a m p l e

of such

research

in action

is a website called Last.FM.Last.FM connects friends

by way of their choice in

internet radio, videos, pho-

tos, stats, charts, biographies

and concerts, according to

their website. It essentially

cuts out what would be the

geing to know you stage

of a real-life peer to peer re-

lationship. They do this by

observing peoples online

habits and tastes, then con-

necting compatible friends.

A Google search, for ex-ample, doesnt take into ac-

count your individual pref-

erences, said Stefanescu.

When you type something

in on Google, the search re-

sults you see are what is most

popular among everyone.With our research we could

give you search results based

on your own preferences.

When asked about possi-

ble privacy issues and the val-

ue of face-to-face social net-

working, Stefanescu said that

its hard to call it positive or

negative. Any online activities

can have drawbacks. If you

post something on Facebook

it doesnt belong to you, it be-

longs to Facebook. The fact is

that online networking, andthe Internet, as a whole opens

so many doors in both person-

al and public applications.

Dr. Stefanescu and his

colleagues will continue

their research, and the se-

lection of new students will

begin soon. Additionally, in

the spirit of merging com-

puter science with psychol-

ogy, as well as traditionally

opposing elds of study, Ste-

fanescu is the director of the

new Interactive Media andGame Development program.

Tom Russo

Journal Staff

from SODEXO page 1

Dining services fix "fails," passing re-inspectionAlthough seemingly de-

signed to show the bright side

of Sodexo, the tour did shine

some light on the situation,

providing information about

their previous failed violations.

Quality comes with safe-

ty, but [food] safety always

comes rst, said Cli Martin,

the general manager of Sodexo

Suolk University Dining.

Martin showed the Mill-

er Residence Hall Caf, the

Sawyer Caf and the Dona-

hue Caf throughout the tour

of the Sodexo facilities. He

was accompanied by Chef

Stephen P. O Hare and Da-

vid LaFleur, the executive

campus chef, throughout

Miller. Here, protocol was

discussed as well as cleanli-ness and safety precautions.

The tour highlighted many

safety precautions that the So-

dexo sta follows, including

color-coded cuing boards to

reduce cross contamination.

Also, things are forbidden to

be le on the oor, which is

swept and mopped daily, and

temperature logs are diligently

kept on all food requiring them.

The rules are strict re-

garding the health inspec-

tion requirements, but Chef

OHare welcomed the chal-

lenge. We actually embrace

the strictness of the rules.

Anything less than that and

someone could get hurt.

According to Martin, So-

dexo is also in charge of the

physical environment of their

dining areas and facilities as

well. Martin explained that al-

though they cannot x things

like ceiling tiles themselves,

it is Sodexos responsibility to

call the Suolk maintenance

crew to amend the issue.

Regarding the critical

violations of the mouse drop-

pings, Martin explained that

precautions have taken to the

extreme. Everything has to

be kept up o the oor, ex-

plained Martin. Each week,

pest control comes in to re-set

traps. The oor is swept and

mopped every night as well.

Sodexo also has made the

change to environmentally

safe cleaners, as explained

by LaFleur. Everything from

dish soap to the mopping

cleanser used on the oors

are green and have been

green for the past two years.

All of Sodexos violations

were explained and xed.

The main issue, however, was

the failure of notication to

the SGA of said violations

in September. According to

Karl Homan, a member of

SGA, Sodexo struck a deal

two years ago to inform the

SGA of violations so they

can inform the student body.

I was never notied. No

one, as far as my knowledge,

was notied [about the Sodexo

violations], explained Ho-

man. That

is something

that they are

going to work

with the uni-

versity now as

far as notifying

SGA to help

us notify the

student body.

They werent

aware of the

promise that

was made two

years ago. I

think it was an

honest mistake

on that aspect.

I really think it was a commu-

nication slip-up. I dont think it

was malicious or that the uni-

versity was trying to hide it.

Homan also said that

a new dining commiee has

been formed to help keep So-

dexo and the university on the

same page. We have dining

services meetings at least once

a month. This one is Dec. 8 in

the cafeteria at 73 Tremont.

Among those involved, there

is a representative from resi-

dence life, Amy Fisher, a rep-

resentative from health and

"...Online networking, and the Internet,as a whole opens so many doors in both

personal and public applications."

wellness, Homan, as well

as Dave DeAngelis, and Cli

Martin, who collaborate and

communicate to help improve

Sodexos presence at Suolk.

In the end, Martin stressed

the idea of suggestions from

the student body. Homan

also agreed with the statement.

A lot of the times, people

dont always tell us whats

going on. Were not perfect,

concluded Martin. The key is

safety. We have to be open and

honest. It helps us get beer.

Photo by John Gillooly


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The New England Schoolof Art Design at Suolk Uni-

versity (NESAD) has recently

received recognition by be-

ing ranked as one of the Top

10 best interior design pro-

grams in the United States by

DesignIntelligence Magazine.

NESAD was selected

among a few of the nations

leading design schools and

noticeably displayed on the

2011 Americas Best Archi-

tecture and Design Schools

list, featured in the Novem-

ber/December 2011 issue of


The support and direc-

tion that our administrativesta has provided has been

a contributing factor, as has

been the support of CAS

Dean Ken Greenberg and the

University as a whole, said

NESAD chairman Bill Davis,

part of NESAD for almost

40 years. I am especially

proud of the role that NESAD

has played over the years in

helping prepare students for

professional employment in

the art and design elds.

DesignIntelligence Maga-zine conducted its twelh-

annual survey to select the

best interior design programs

across the nation. The De-

sign Intelligence rankings

were based on a survey of 220

leading architecture and de-

sign rms, who were asked

which college and university

programs are best preparing

students for professional em-

ployment. Design graduates

as well as selected profes-

sional practice leaders withdirect experience in hiring

and evaluating the perfor-

mance of recent architecture

were invited to participate

in conducting the research

used for these rankings.

The quality of New Eng-

land School of Art and Design

programs have improved

dramatically since the school

merged with Suolk. Origi-

nally named New England

School of Art , the school was

recharged and renamed New

England School of Art and De-sign or NESAD, aer merg-

ing with Suolk University

in 1996. As a small, strug-

gling independent art school,

the original school was not

provided with the adequate

resources nancially, ad-

ministratively and academi-

cally to aain national rec-

ognition. In short, Suolk

has been a wonderful host

that has provided the kind

of environment and support

that NESAD needed to thrive

and succeed, praises Davis.

The nal rankings of the

Top 10 Interior Design Pro-

grams in DesignIntelligence slisted NESADs undergradu-

ate program h nationwide,

while the graduate program

secured a sixth place stand-

ing. In the Interior Design

Skills Assessment category,

the overall NESAD program

was ranked number one in the

area of Communication. New

England School of Art and

Design also nished second in

the Design category and third

in the area of Sustainable De-

sign Practices and Principles.The success of our grad-

uates was the determining

factor in our ranking with


We feel that we are success-

ful when our graduates suc-

ceed. said Davis. Aer

many years of hard work, it is

very gratifying to have our in-

terior design programs recog-

nized as among the best in the

nation. In my opinion, such

recognition is long overdue.

In the fall of 2011, NESADwill launch its rst post-pro-

fessional degree, a Master of

Fine Arts in Interior Archi-

tecture. This degree brings

interior design education

to the highest level with

in-depth research in Sus-

tainability, Environmental

Graphic Design, Advanced

Lighting and/or Design Studies.

Soleil Barros

Journal Staff

The SuolkGOP carepackage drive for the 181st

Infantry of the Army National

Guard serving in Afghanistan

began at the start of the se-

mester, and will be collecting

donations until December 3.

With the donations, we

go to a store with the soldiers

shopping list, buy everything

in bulk, package in boxes and

bring to the post oce, said

Sco Zalatoris, a sophomore

and vice president of Suf-

folkGOP. Packages are re-ceived just before Christmas,

when the commanders on the

grounds divide them up.

Items purchased include

those hygiene-related, such as

razors, along with snacks and

candy bars. The Student Gov-

ernment Association (SGA)

covers the shipping costs.

I think the drive shows

student spirit; how we cel-

ebrate and thank those who

ght for us, said Nicholas

DiZoglio, senior and SGA vicepresident. The time put into

[the drive] makes the Suolk

community proud for sup-

porting the yellow ribbon.

The drive has been pro-

moted through Facebook,

yers and word of mouth.

A lot has been the tablingeorts in the Donahue and

Sawyer lobbies, said Zala-

toris. When were siing

in the lobby, people see us

and realize this is some-

thing worth donating to.

Im happy Ive had the

chance to give back to the men

and women who sacrice so

much for us on a daily basis,

said senior Andrew MacDon-

ald, an active member of Suf-

folkGOP. I wish more peo-

ple were understanding andgrateful for their services.

The rst kicko event

for the drive was a basket-

ball game sponsored by the

college Democrats and Re-

publicans. The requested

door donations totaled $400.

Last night, SGA sponsored

the Pizza, Pastries and Pack-

ages event which was held

for the rst time in Donahue

403. Aendees wrote leers to

soldiers while enjoying pizza

and cannolis. A lot of peoplehave worked hard this year to

raise money. This is a wrap-

up, a last chance to donate

and write leers as a thank

you, said Zalatoris. Its

good to see students here, rec-

ognizing soldiers services.

We wanted to help con-tinue [the drives] success

and growth as a whole, said

Courtney Porcella, a senior

and SGA public relations chair.

Weve really grown.

This is a leading charitable

event for [SuolkGOP]. The

amount of generosity Suolk

shares is inspiring, said Za-

latoris. Its a good way to get

support from the Suolk com-

munity and SGA. We couldnt

have done it without SGA.

According to Zalatoris,$1,000 was raised in checks

and the event was expected

to raise a few hundred in

cash. The total now is over

$2,100, he said, which ex-

ceeds the goal of $1,000.

I think its great a lot

of people are coming [to the

event]. Its important were

writing these leers said

junior Karl Beckstein as he

wrote one himself. None

of this would be happening

without them. If it wasntfor them, we wouldnt be

here studying and learning.

Angela Bray

Journal Staff

"The success of our graduates wasthe determining factor in our ranking

withDesignIntelligence Magazine.We feel we are successful when our

graduates succeed."

NESAD interior designranks in national top 10

SuffolkGOP gets generous

Photo by Ryan Boyle

Photo by Jason Kenosky

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week's International

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December 1, 2010

Asia

Europe

Africa

PARIS, France Pierre Le Guennec, a 71-year-old re-

tired electrician in France has revealed that he has 271 pre-

viously unknown works by Pablo Picasso, his lawyer said

Tuesday. Claude Picasso, the artists son, as well as ve

other heirs, are ling a lawsuit against this man, claiming

the works are stolen. Le Guennec worked for Picasso for

three years, until the artist died in 1973. Aer his death,

he continued to work for Jacqueline, his widow, until

she died 13 years later. Le Guennec asked Jacqueline for

pieces of Picasso's work and she gave them to him over

a period of time, his lawyer said. Aer contacting the

Picasso estate seeking certication of authenticity, the es-

tate deemed him a thief. The French government seized

all pieces from Le Guennecs home on the French Riv-

iera and they are now being held in a vault in Nanterre.

JERUSALEM, Israel Preliminary approval for 130

new apartments in east Jerusalem was given Monday. Pal-estinians want the area as the capital of their hoped-for

state. The Palestinians are at a letup over the Jerusalem city

authorities decision to build in the West Bank and east Je-

rusalem. According to City Hall spokesman Elie Isaacson,

the new housing was approved for Gilo, a housing devel-

opment in east Jerusalem. Switching a planned hotel into

an apartment complex, the project is awaiting approval

from Israels Interior Ministry in order to proceed. Isaacson

said there is no freeze in Jerusalem, as there is building in

all parts of the city. The Palestinians say they will not re-

start negotiations without a building freeze, as they believe

continued Israeli selement construction on their claimed

lands shows Israel isnt serious about pursuing peace.

BOUZNIKA, Morocco- At least 24 people died in Mo-

rocco on Tuesday when a bus fell into a river, needing im-

mediate emergency and rescue units. Three people wereinjured, and two were swept away by the waters. The acci-

dent took place south of the nations capital of Rabat, near

Bouznika. The passengers of the bus were factory work-

ers travelling from Bouznika to the Atlantic coast city of

Casablanca aer a night shi. It was the result of torren-

tial rains that Morocco has seen this past week. The rain

reached a record of seven inches in just one day in Casa-

blanca on Tuesday. This rain has disrupted ights from the

Casablanca airport, hampered communication systems of

banks, and closed schools. Rescue eorts remain underway.

North Korea, possible nuclear strike

against the U.S.: an unlikely scenario

In 1994, President Clin-

ton considered launching an

air strike against North Korea

as an aempt to extinguish

North Korean nuclear sites.

Appreciating the severity

of the situation, North Ko-

rea agreed to abandon their

desire to become a nuclear

state. Despite United Na-

tions interests, and although

North Korea is a member of

the U.N., in 2000 the North

decided to resume its nuclear

program. It became the 8th

country to successfully devel-

op a nuclear device in 2006.

Like Clinton, President

Bush too considered strik-

ing North Korea when he la-

beled it as part of the Axis

of Evil in 2002 -- although

Bush favored a ground inva-

sion instead of limiting en-

gagements to air capabilities.

The invasion of Iraq that be-

gan one year later scrapped

any plans Bush might

have had for North Korea.

U.S. spy satellites rst ob-

served North Korean nuclear

reactor sites as early as the

1980s. At the time, the C.I.A.

believed at the time that the

North could possess one or

two nuclear weapons by the

early 1990s. North Korea

currently has between eight

and 12 nuclear warheads.

In April 2009, North Ko-

rea demonstrated its sec-

ond successful nuclear test.

Around the same time, it at-

tempted to launch a satellite

into orbit. The launch cameunder scrutiny from the U.N.

under the thought that if a

country could eectively

launch a satellite into orbit, it

would have a capable delivery

system for a nuclear warhead.

The launch was consid-

ered a success by North Ko-

rea; claiming the satellite is

now "broadcasting patriotic

tunes from space" according

to a 2010 New York Times

article. However, data cap-

tured by military and pri-

vate satellites that tracked

its course supposedly show

the rocket -- and its pay-

load -- falling into the ocean.

President Obama pro-

claimed the U.S. and its allies

would "stand up" to North

Korea one month prior to the

second nuclear test. This sec-

ond event came with the dec-

laration by North Korea that

it was casting o any notion

to halt its nuclear program.

On Nov. 12, U.S. nuclear

scientist Dr. Hecker was al-

lowed to view a new pro-

duction site in North Korea.

According to Dr. Hecker, the

site was an ultra-modern fa-

cility with hundreds upon

hundreds of centrifuges. He

was prevented from conrm-

ing varying claims that the

new site was already produc-

ing low-enriched uranium.

Intelligence claims the

U.S. has been aware of North

Koreas uranium enrichment

for many years, adding the

possibility that other sites may

exist. The uranium enrich-

ment is being carried out with

spent fuel rods from a nuclear

[energy] reactor at Yongbyon.

The Korean War that began

in 1950 did not end in 1953.

An armistice was agreed to

-- a cease re -- but a formal

declaration ending the con-

ict has yet to be reached.

Technically, the two Koreas

are still at war. Small acts of

arition, aempted assassina-

tions, and other accounts of

provocation have occasion-ally been hurled at each oth-

er ever since. Most recently,

over these last few weeks.

North Korea has deemed the

U.S. its sworn enemy since the

Korean War. The likelihood

of North Korea going to war

with the U.S. is prey slim,

although the likelihood of a

new North-South Korean war

is always a possibility. There

has been a lot of concern in

the U.S. recently over Dr.

Heckers latest ndings. The

main concern, as read on vari-

ous forums, is the possibil-

ity of a nuclear strike against

the U.S. This is an unlikely

scenario, and here is why:

North Korea is a self-pro-

claimed military state with

just over 9 million military

personnel. As a military state,

it believes it has the right-

and duty-to ex its muscle

against anyone it deems to

be weaker. South Korea is the

only country that the North

really views as "weak." It

is also the only country the

north can eectively provoke

without any serious threat of

repercussion outside of the

sanctions already imposed.

Despite what U.S. news agen-

cies report, we are not leading

the way to peace on the Ko-

rean Peninsula. It is actually

China that is urging the Six-

Party nations (China, Japan,

North Korea, Russia, South

Korea, and the U.S.) to nego-

tiate an end to North Korea's

nuclear desires. In fact, North

Korea's only allies, China and

Russia, have been pressur-

ing North Korea for many

years to improve relations

with its southern neighbor.

Unless the U.S. provokes

North Korea, any engage-

ment between the two coun-

tries would leave North Ko-

rea duking it out alone. North

Korea has no theocratic be-

liefs; at least not openly by

any individual. The concept

of heaven and hell does not

exist amongst leadership; noaer-life in which leaders

muse over accomplishments.

Their legacy and military su-

periority is solely dependent

on keeping the country alive.

It would take some serious ni-

hilism to provoke a situation

that could result in eectively

erasing them from the planet.

Jason Kenosky

Journal Staff

"As a military state, it believes it has the rightand duty to flex its muscle against anyone it

deems to be weaker."


6/16


Wikileaks is at it again.

Founder Julian Assange, who

is not we repeat not a sex

oender, decided to play

Robin Hood of the Internet

once more, and this time the

United States looks quite silly.

The rst two batches of docu-

ments released by Wikile-

aks and then the New York

Times gave real insight into

the wars in Afghanistan and

Iraq (remember the video of

the soldier shooting innocentpeople from a helicopter?)

and caused international out-

rage, as they should have.

But this time around, theres

something dierent some-

thing comparable to a high

school scenario where the big

time jock gets painfully em-

barrassed aer the computer

Staf f Editoria l

Ive been feeling nostal-

gic lately. It seems like just

yesterday I was entering col-

lege as a wide eyed freshman

and with the blink of an eye;

Im over halfway done with

collegefrighteningly close

to living in the real world.

Hanging out with myhome friends over Thanks-

giving break exaggerated

these feeling as we remi-

nisced about old times, talk-

ing about how dierent

things used to be, and how

some things havent changed.

That might be why on Sun-

day morning, while watching

TV with a friend who slept

over, I was overcome with

the urge to go to Toys R Us

when a commercial came on.

I want to go to Toys RUs, I said abruptly, thinking

about how magical the place

used to be, with seemingly

endless rows of action gures.

Lets go, she replied.

So we hopped into my

car and headed over to the

home of Georey the Gi-

rae, which is just not

the same as it used to be.

First of all, it has clothes

now, which is just wrong.

From a marketing stand-

point it makes sense; parentscan get clothes and toys for

their kids all in one stop. But

what kid wants to see clothes

when they go to a toy store?

But another sad realiza-

tion came over me. There

was hardly anyone there on

the weekend aer Thanks-

giving. Surely, when I was a

kid, going to Toys R Us with

leover Black Friday sales

would be a nightmare, but

going in and out was a breeze.

Kids dont play with toysanymore. I didnt realize it

then, but when I was lile

and picked up the toy ver-

sions of my favorite Power

Rangers characters, I was

coming up with plots, dia-

logue, and dierent situa-

tions for them to be in, even

if they were rudimentary.

The toys helped culti-

vate my imagination. I con-

stantly played scenarios over

in my head, and I still do to-

day without the help of toys.

Although I havent had

the chance to write cre-

atively in way too long, Im

always daydreaming about

some TV show, movie, or

book that Id like to create,

and I can trace that back to

the toys I used to play with.

Kids dont have thatanymore. They have the In-

ternet now to tell them how

to think, to engross them in

a world that moves them

from one thing to another in

a maer of seconds, instead

of leing them soak things

in and focus on one topic.

My age group is one of

the last to remember a time

where the Internet wasnt a

huge part of daily life. Even

kids a few years younger cant

remember a time without it.The Internet has revolu-

tionized the world and pro-

vided countless benets and

conveniences. But it has also

contributed to a generation of

kids who rarely hold real con-

versations, and who accord-

ing to a recent article in the

New York Times, are too dis-

tracted to focus long enough

on their homework to nish it.

I rely on the internet

just as much as the next per-

son, but sometimes I missthe time when I would have

to dial my friends num-

ber on our new cordless

phone to make plans. Things

were simpler. Less hectic.

I didnt nd anything

worth buying at Toys R

Us. But I did go to my near-

est T Mobile location and

drop some serious cash on

a shiny new G2 Android.

nerd outs him as someone

who cant read. Something

like that. Something childish.

The cables released this

time around primarily dealt

with diplomatic aairs no

unauthorized wars, no sto-

ries of good cop/bad cop,

nothing that hasnt crossed

the average persons mind.

And a lot of what Wikileaks

released was as controversial

and juicy as a tacky tabloid

on the supermarket oor.Was it really necessary

to publish half of that crap?

What is the ultimate intention

in releasing a quarter-million

cables regarding private dip-

lomatic maers? It would

be dierent if the informa-

tion from these cables had

the capacity to incite posi-

tive change, but all that this

release did was piss people

o. Who is Julian Assange to

decide about the release of

any classied documents in

the rst place? He recently

told Forbes, "If you know

what a government is doing,

that can reduce tensions."

Tensions for whom, exactly?

Its as though Assange is

the annoying lile brother

who was never threatened

with the old saying, Snitchesget stitches, and therefore

prances around just trying to

stir up something. As James

Rainey recently wrote in

the L.A. Times, Your fam-

ily may note how big and

fat the neighbor is geing,

but that doesn't mean you

rush next door to tell him.

A trip downmemory lane

Jeff Fish

Journal Staff


7/16


Just last Thursday, while

the world as we know it (and

by the world I mean the U.S.)

was celebrating the American

yearly ritualistic slaughter-

ing of our would-be national

bird, the U.S. Deptartment of

Homeland Security nished

its touches on its newest secu-

rity alert update. Produced in

conjunction with Costcopoli-

tan Magazine, a magazineborn in response to the devel-

oping literary movement his-

tory is calling the Movement

Of People Who Buy Maga-

zines For The Prey Pic-

tures, Not All Those Stupid

Articles (MOPWBMFTPP-

NATSA), the department of

the Obama administration

has released Four Ways

To Know If You're Dating

A Terrorist, an inoen-

sive, question-based

guide to strayingaway from

the kind of

b o y f r i e n d

who may wage holy war on you.

In accordance with a

2009 bill that forces Ameri-

can publications to print any

national security update pub-

lished by the nice people at

Homeland Security, weve

brought you said update to

employ during your usual

dating security measures:

1) Does He Only Buy Hid-eous Shoes?

A recent poll taken by

Princeton University, in con-

junction with the Depart-

ment of Defense's "Fear Your

Peers" campaign, shows that

92.6 percent of terrorists ex-

clusively buy hideous shoes

oen at lower prices than an

aesthetically pleasing pair of

shoes. Department ocials

have commented on the trend,

citing the limited amount of

time terrorists usually spend

with their shoes as the logic

behi nd the ter-

r o r -istic

t r e n d .

Robert Blacken, spokesman

for the "Fear Your Peers" cam-

paign, conrmed it earlier this

week on CNN, telling Wolf

Blitzer, "I wouldn't waste

$60 on shoes if I were going

to blow up next week either.

It's a good economic move in

these rough economic times."2) Does He Usually Have A

Face? If So, Does He Lease

What happened to the

days where we all vented

about how the IRS is steal-

ing money from our pay-

checks and calls it taxes? Did

everybody all of a sudden

decide to lash out at the TSA

because they put some fancy

new machines in 375 airports

that dont have to touch us?

And we reply with, Hell no!

They aint beaming me up!

One would think a new

machine that doesnt require

someone to get in your per-

sonal space is ecient. Its

a nuisance to walk back and

forth through a detector be-

cause you forgot you had a

nickel in your pocket, or to

have a person who you dont

know touching you more

than your signicant other.

I understand the concern

that they can somewhat see

your private areas, but its

all blurred! Its just an X-ray,

and on top of it being just an

X-ray, the person is locked

away in a room somewhere

with a computer and a desk.

The poor TSA ocer prob-

ably cant even eat or drink in

Or Own?

Investigations into terror-

ist organizations across the

world have led investigators

spanning the length of the

international community to

note that most terrorist at-

tempts foiled or otherwise

are enacted by persons who

either own or lease a face, the

laer being much more prom-

inent. Consuela Biblio-

theca, a lead investi-

gator part of the U.S. and

Spains joint venture "CreditChecks for Cheeks," recently

spoke with Bill O'Reilly on

the maer of the increasing

numbers of the facial

leasing markets of

the world, focus-

ing exclusively

on the billion

dollar industry

of the Ameri-

can Facial Leas-

ing Market.

"From 2000

to 2010, the number of leases

signed per year has increased

exponentially. It's up 217

percent from what it was in

2005." Developments in cheek

and chin leasing have been

responded to with calls from

the le to regulate the market,a prospect Republicans and

scally conservative Demo-

that room, let alone have the

ability to look at computers in

there. If anybody should be

complaining about the new

machines its the TSA agents

who get stuck in a room star-

ing at a screen for hours.

Lets address those crazy

theories of people leaking

images, the TSA pedophile

working the machine, the

TSA agent geing o to the

images on the machine. First

o, if that crowd of coo-coos

ew over the nest, the rest

of us would be long through

the security lines and sit-

ting in our seats waiting for

takeo. Like basically all

employers these days, TSA

conducts background checks.

And like basically all other

jobs, you go through training

and agree to abide by certain

rules. So the whole idea that

we have huge creeps behind

the machine -- sorry, Im not

buying it. And once again,

they dont see you; they just

see the X-ray on the screen.

In all honesty, I dont

think the machines are that

big of a deal. So when asked

to step into one, I will gladly

accept. Because seriously,

who in their right mind wants

to get touched all over by a

stranger when you can stand

there for a few seconds and

thats the end of it? If you have

medical conditions, or are try-

ing to transport drugs, sure

its inconvenient, but such is

life. Regardless of what tech-

nology or man power we use

to screen our passengers, ev-

eryone siing next to you is

safe. All you have to worry

about now is grabbing that ex-

tra bag of pretzels before the

ight aendant disappears.

crats oppose altogether. "It's

a building crisis," concluded

Mrs. Bibliotheca. "Most ter-

rorists have been throwing

o authorities by leasing to

own, clearly with every inten-

tion of breaking their leases."

3) Does He Wear Weird/Un-

usual Clothes?

A recent interview with

controversial terrorist turned

activist Kerri Jestwin caught

the eye of millions across the

country. Sean Hannity sat

with Mrs. Jestwin on Oct. 14to discuss why she le the Hi-

Pster terrorist organization

(an organization

funded ex-

clusively

b y

k n o w n

t e r -

r o r i s t

organi-

zat ions

the world

over) dur-

ing her

tra ining

before she was able to break

any laws in the name of the

Hi-Pster holy war on the

American Square. I cannot

do it, Sean. I simply will not,

Mrs. Jestwin said to Hannity.

"Terrorism, in my experience,

Sean, is for those with lile to

no fashion sense. I don't meanto be oensive, but that's what

my experience is saying.

Mr. Hannity proceeded to

straighten his tie in response

to a suspicious look Mr. Jes-

twin posed as he signed o.

4) Does He Spend Several

Months/Years Planning To

Execute A Violent Act With

The Intent Of Murdering In-

nocent Civilian Bystanders?

The latest numbers from

studies done at universities

across the world, including

Harvard, Princeton, Univer-

sity of Cambridge, Oxford,

and Yale, have come to theconclusion that anyone meet-

ing said criteria is a terror-

ist and should be treated as

such. Furthermore, the stud-

ies show that there are abso-

lutely no benets to gener-

alizing the idea of a Middle

Eastern Muslim, or a Muslim

of any ethnicity for that mat-

ter. When asked if proling

would be an eective means

of security, Professor of Glob-

al Politics Edward Army,

a lecturer on the subject ofhomeland security, was quot-

ed as saying: "You have to be

sh***ing me.... The answer is

no, please leave my oce."

So? How did you fare?

Is your boyfriend a terrorist?

The Department of Home-

land Security asks that you

share the questions with your

friends and family over a nice

fun dinner! Also, please con-

tact the Dept. in the event of

large, socially relevant realiza-

tion at 1-888-NOT-REALLY.

Flying? Through the scanner, pleaseRyan Boyle

Journal Staff

Ronald Baez

Journal Staff

Four ways to know if you're datinga terrorist: an easy checklist


8/16


who will be performing

really depends on experi-

ence, said Roberts. The new

members usually won't get

the chance to perform until

the second semester, however

ultimately it

depends on

your level of

improv ex-

perience. Im-

prov is not

meant to be a

competition,

so it was im-

portant for

us to go into

the compe-

tition and

treat it as a

regular show

like we do

on campus.Hart said

the freshman

and new team

m e m b e r s

most likely

need training

before go-

ing on stage.

A l t h o u g h

improv is

spontaneous

comedy, there

are a lot of

rules! Oncethey start to

get it, then

they can

perform, she said.

This is only my second

year, so I still have much to

learn! said Hart. But hon-

estly, we are all a team, and

its not about one person

over the other. We go in to-

gether, and go out together.

The competition was held

November 20 at the Improv

Asylum in Bostons NorthEnd. Two aernoon rounds

were followed by a mid-

night round in which the af-

ternoons winners returned

to the stages. Seriously Bent

made its rst appearance in

the round against Cheap Sox

of Tus University and Se-

ahawk Down of Salve Regina.

Trevor Livingston and

Kelly Dooley, who both grad-

uated Suolk last year and

were members of the improv

group, hosted the tournament.

Dooley said the team

rehearses twice weekly

to gure out a structure.

The story feeling moves

it, its casual, she said.

Livingston said the

structure they followed in

the tournament was new.

We prepared for the

weekend of the regionals

by really just practicing dif-

ferent structures of improv

until we found something

easy to do but would make

us stand out, said Roberts.We just want-

ed to have fun and

not force the jokes

which was unfortu-

nately what a lot of

other groups did,

said Roberts. They

tried too hard to ap-

peal to the judges.

Seriously Bent placed

rst, Cheap Sox second. The

round was judged by Me-

lissa Paradice, Mike Desco-

teaux and Steve Kleindler.

In a performance, Paradice

said she looks for character

choices, scene objectives, and

that the performance is mov-

ing in a direction. Descoteaux

judges on ensemble support,

variety, understanding of the

format, and of course, humor.

I watch for support

and respect for each other,

a shared sense of together-

ness, polish, pacing, and that

theyre having fun, said

Kleindler. If you do all of

those, you will be funny.

This is Paradices third

year judging. In my rst

year, I was surprised, in

a good way, by [Seriously

Bents] quality. Every year I

can see the group has grown.

The following round

was between Boston Univer-

sitys Liquid Fun, Northeast-

ern Universitys Improvd,

and Yales The Purple

Crayon. Yale placed rst,

Boston University second.

Seriously Bent beat

Yale and Tus in the mid-

night round, winning

the regional tournament.

What now? They will y

to Chicago to compete in the

nals on February 26 with

other schools throughout the

country who won their re-

gional tournaments. The win-

ner of the nals will be named

the best college improv troupe

in the United States. Last

year, Seriously Bent lost in

Chicago by only a half point.

Tus team has the wild

c a r d ,

m ea ni ng

they have

a chance

to per-

form in

Chicago.

T u f t s ,

a l o n g

with the

o t h e r

r u n n e r -

up teams,

will be

e n t e r e d

into a vid-

eo con-test. The

w i n n e r

c h o s e n

by judges

will also

cont inue

to Chi-

c a g o .

I re-

ally felt

like it was

a great

group ef-

fort thisy e a r ,

said Bu-

k o w i e c .

No one person really carried

the performance, and that is

great. We are all very close as a

group and I think we showed

that in our performance.

We were one of the

original groups in the tour-

nament, and its good to see

the tournament grow, said

Livingston. From what I

can see, [Seriously Bent] hastoo, said Livingston.

Ethan and Hollie

were only freshmen

last year, they have

grown so much. [Kel-

ly and I] are proud.

Their next per-

formance will be

at the Performing

Arts Oces holiday con-

cert on December 8 at 7 p.m.

'Bent ' on Ch ica go

"We just wanted to have fun and not forcethe jokes, which was unfortunately what a

lot of other groups did."

Seriously Bent to compete in Chicago for third year in a row

Photo by Angela Bray

from IMPROV page 1


9/16


Well folks, it is the begin-

ning of the end. On Novem-

ber 19, the epic lm saga of

this generation, based on the

literary genius of J.K. Rowl-

ing, reached the rst half of

its two-part nale with Harry

Poer and the Deathly Hallows:

Part I (2010, Warner Broth-

ers). With scarlet and gold-

striped scarves and lightning-

scarred foreheads, millions

of Poerites scrambled to

theaters for the midnight

premiere, laden with excite-

ment, great expectations,

and biersweet sentiments.

Director David Yates,

a veteran to the Harry Pot-

ter lms having directed the

previous two installments,

prepares an especially dark

environment as Harry, Ron,

and Hermione aempt a

dangerous search for the ob-

jects known as horcruxes.

These magically evil objects

keep Lord Voldemort alive,and their existence is the only

thing barring Harry from

destroying the arch nem-

esis, and ridding the world

of his wrath. First, how-

ever, they must nd them-

which proves to be dicult.

This lm most notably

shows a change in scenery.

Hogwarts and its crowded,

tapestried hallways and mov-

ing staircases are nowhere

to be seen. In its place stand

spanning vistas of picturesque

forests, cracked rock clis and

snow-glazed meadow, as the

trio treks across the English

countryside, with incredible

cinematography and breath-

taking backdrops. They are

in solitude- albeit a scary one.

Yates does an incredible job

at exhibiting just how much

our heroes have grown, and

just how much has changed.

No longer are they concerned

with trivial maers, such as

schooling. For the time in

which they live, they have

greater things to worry about,

and heavier responsibilities

on their shoulders- namely

the future of their world, and

by extension, the entire globe.

As Daniel Radclie (Har-ry), Rupert Grint (Ron), and

Emma Watson (Hermione)

have goen older, their acting

has improved exponentially.

In fact, the Deathly Hallows

showcases some of their best

acting yet. This lm gives

theatrical cred-

ibility to three

young adults

who genuinely

deserve it, and

have clearly

worked hard to

that end. The

rest of the leg-

endary cast, in-

cluding Helena

Bonham Carter

as the delicious-

ly evil Bellatrix

Lestrange, Bill

Nighy as the

well-intentioned

but sadly inef-

fective Minis-

ter of Magic,

and of course,

Ralph Fiennes

as the genuine-

ly frightening

Lord Voldemort,

only add to

the ensemble.

To be fair,viewers who are not avid

readers of the Harry Pot-

ter series may feel a bit dis-

placed and unaected with

certain areas of the lm. A

large amount of the previous

lms did not mesh with the

books, therefore successful

and epic execution of impor-

tant scenes and relationships

are incredibly squeal-wor-

thy for those who read the

books with love. Harrys nal

goodbye to the cupboard un-

der the stairs, and

his long forgoen

soldier gurines?

Dobby, in general?

Ron and Herm-

iones budding ro-

mance? Perfection.

Harry Poer

and the Deathly Hal-

lows: Part Itook the

nearly impossible

task of ing to-

gether the rst half

of the seventh book

cohesively and poi-

gnantly, with suf-

cient plot chains,

character endeav-

ors and beauti-

ful scenes in the

midst of darkness.

This lm not only

does J.K. Rowling

proud, but the mil-

lions of Harry Pot-

ter fans worldwide

who dread saying

a nal goodbye tothe trio in 2011, and refuse

to uer mischief managed.

Leslie Nielsen was a

man who brought laughter

to many people. His pass-

ing on Monday marked the

end of his y-year-long ca-

reer. Nielsen starred in many

hilarious movies such as

Airplane! (1980, Paramount

Pictures), The Naked Gun tril-

ogy (1988, 1991,1994, Para-

mount Pictures), and numer-

ous other lms. Nielsen did

not start o as a comedic ac-

tor though: he also starred

in Forbidden Planet , (1956,

MGM) a quintessential sci-

lm, and The Poseidon Ad-venture , (1972, 20th Century

Fox) which was the number

one lm of that year. Any-

one who grew up watching

the lms of Mr. Nielsen could

feel nothing but inspired

aer viewing his humor.

Born in Regina, Saskatch-

ewan, Canada in February of

1926, Nielsens mother was of

Welsh decent and his father

was Danish. Nielsen also

had two brothers and a half

uncle, Jean Hersholt, whos

own acting inspired Nielsen

to chase his dream and

become an actor himself.

Aer a brief stint in the

Royal Canadian Air Force,

Nielsen worked as a disc

jockey and was enrolled at

the Lorne Greene Academy

of Radio Arts, Toronto. He

received a scholarship to

the prestigious Neighbor-

hood Playhouse School of

the Theatre in New York

City, and later went to

study at the Actors Studio

until 1948, when he had

his rst role on Studio One(CBS Television, 1948), a

dramatic, anthology series.

Nielsen then went

on to be featured in over

50 programs in 1950

alone. Aer Forbidden Planet,

Nielsen was signed to a long-

term contract with MGM

studios. During his time at

MGM Nielsen acted in the

lms Ransom!(1956) The Op-

posite Sex (1956) and Hot Sum-

mer Night (1957). Aer work-

ing for MGM, Nielsen went

on to act in many episodes

of dierent shows like Al-

fred Hitchcock Presents (Revue

Studios/Universal TV), The

Fugitive (CBS Television Dis-

tribution), and many more.

In the 1980s Nielsen ap-

peared in Airplane! which

skyrocketed him into star-

dom. His deadpan delivery,

and unique wit and style,

became the fore-

front of his career.

From this point

on, Nielsen started

to do mostly com-

edy lms because

it was something

he truly wished

to do. In 1982, we

were introduced

to Detective Frank

Drebin on the far-

ahead-of- i ts- t ime

show, Police Squad.

Spoong 1970s

cop dramas, PoliceSquad broke new

comedy ground.

Sadly it only lasted

six episodes be-

fore it was can-

celled but it did get Nielsen

an Emmy Nomination.

It would be another ve

years before we saw the re-

turn of Detective Frank Dre-

bin and during that time

Nielsen would appear in Prom

Night (Embassy Picture,1980),

a slasher ick that would help

the career of young Jamie Lee

Curtis, and Creepshow (Warner

Bros, 1982), an anthology hor-

ror lm in which he starred

with Ted Danson. In 1988, The

Naked Gun was released and

it returned us to the wacky

adventures of Frank Drebin.

The movie was a box oce

hit and it was well-received

by critics and moviegoers ev-

erywhere. It later spawned

two sequels, and solidied

Nielsen as a comedy Icon.

He continued to ap-

pear in a number of other

comedy lms and televi-sion shows throughout the

1990s and this past decade,

including a performance in

Scary Movie 3 that proved to

be very popular. He died in

Fort Lauderdale due to com-

plications with pneumonia.

He leaves behind his wife

Barbaree Earl and his two

daughters Maura and Thea

from a previous marriage.

Leslie Nielsen: 1926 - 2010

Voldemort ca n't smel l fea r(Because he doesn't have a nose)

Photo courtesy ickr.com user Ome Les

Photo courtesy Warner Brothers

Sarina Tracy

Journal Staff

David Frederick

Journal Staff


10/16


Saturday, Novem-

ber 20 marked the unveil-

ing of the Museum of Fine

Arts highly-anticipated,

thought-provoking wing,

the Art of the Americas.

The new wing, which

consists of a massive four

levels, 53 galleries, and over

5,000 works of art, is the heart

and soul of a larger, innova-

tive expansion project aimed

at enhancing the viewers

experience of the museum.Among the new addi-

tions to the museum are the

Ann and Graham Gund Gal-

lery; the glass-encased Ruth

and Carl K. Shapiro Court-

yard, which serves as a bridge

between the new and old

wings; and other renovations

to the historical building.

What sets the Art of

Americas wing from the old-

er portions of the museum

is the story that unfolds as

viewers walk through the

galleries and journey to each

level. Every level has its

own theme and is arranged

chronologically, taking the

viewer forward in time as

they travel through each one,

oering insight into the for-

mation and accomplishments

of the Americas through art.

Within each level is a vari-

ety of mediums including

paintings, sculptures, cloth-

ing, furniture, silverware,

and even parts of the interi-

ors and exteriors of houses.

The ground level, for

example, is a tribute to theancient civilizations, Native

Americans, and 17th cen-

tury maritime arts. The rst

level then takes the viewer

to the Revolutionary art of

the 18th century as well as

the early 19th century. Visi-

tors traveling through time

as they walk through the sec-

ond and third levels, which

oer 19th and 20th cen-

tury art through the 1980s.

Organized by theme, art-

ist, period, or culture, the gal-

leries found within each level

oer smaller stories that add

to the eectiveness of each

level as a whole. Each gallery

has an introductory panel,

w h i c h

gives the

v i e w e r

the back-

g r o u n d

informa-

tion nec-

e s s a r y

to gain

the full

meaning

of eachdi sp l a y ,

and is

decorat -

ed to create an authentic atmo-

sphere (the wallpaper in the

Revolutionary Boston gallery,

for example, is a copy of au-

thentic 18th century wallpa-

per). As one moves from one

gallery to the next, they are

encouraged, provoked even,

to draw connections between

the galleries as they slowly

form a coherent idea of arts

inuence on the Americas.

The rst level, for example,

oers galleries like Revolu-

tionary Boston, Pennsyl-

vania Art, Latin America,

and Americans Abroad,

which establishes an impor-

tant connection between the

exploration and trade world

and the art of colonies .

The striking aspect of

the new wing is the way in

which the nine period rooms,

exemplify the typical styles

from their time. Each room

contains authentic furniture

MFAs new wi n g honors the pastArt of the Americas looks towards the future

Photo courtesy Flickr.com user Alun K. Wu

and decorations or replicas

from that period, resulting

in a simulation of a room in

a house, such as a bedroom

or parlor. On level one, three

period rooms were

constructed from the

rooms of Oak Hill,

the country estate of

Captain Nathanial

West and wife Eliza-

beth Derby West,

an estate that the

MFA considers the

pinnacle of Ameri-

can Interior Design

during the 1800s.The result of this

multimedia mixture

of American art and

culture is an astounding rep-

resentation of over 500 years

of history and 22 countries

from North, South, and Cen-

tral America and other parts

of the world that have inu-

enced American art and cul-

ture. This additional 121,307

square feet of display space

is sure to change the Mu-

seum of Fine arts forever.

Bianca Saunders

Journal Staff


11/16


Late last week, I sat in my

living room writing an ar-

ticle on my MacBook Pro on

the evolving face of contem-

porary art, while download-

ing James Joyce's Dubliners

on my Ipad and listening to

music on my $200 Bose ste-

reo system. My roommate,

who desired anonymity in

accordance to a recent cocoa

plant excursion, entered our

living room with the ivory

fruits of her journeys and

a couple other new posses-

sions amounting to a copy

of Milton's Paradise Lost , and

a quill to match the small jar

full of ink she had bought

just days before. It was a

sign from the patron saint of

irony, as I thought, "Milton's

paradise is lost indeed." The

fact is that art has changed

drastically from the days of

Milton, Joyce, and even Von-

negut. So the question stands,

are these developments detri-

mental? Have we established

such a lack of connementof expression through these,

our Jetson-esque technologi-

cal assets, that our expression

is in turn made languid in

depth and substance? Oen,

the answers of such inquiry

are subject to mutation via

generational gaps. The fact

is that we, the willing and al-

most able youth, see these de-

velopments as integral to the

evolution of contemporary

art as a whole a post-post

modernist agenda of sorts.

The argument usually takes

place between my beloved

Jon Stewart subscribing Gen

Y, and the surviving corner-

stones of the ever impressive

twentieth century art scene,

lighting red candles on the

mantles of giant radios in

lieu of Catholic saints, to call

back that re side chaing

voice. With that in mind, let

us navigate the two sides of

this argument point to point

before casting it to the re the

in the court of public opinion.

Most obviously, the tech-

nological development that

has had the greatest inuence

in contemporary art has been

the internet. This PC-charged,

MacBook Pro world has mu-

tated the once organic chem-istry of the creative process.

Now that information is avail-

able at the click of a mouse,

whatever the damn thing is,

people can perform the tasks

of informed judgment, criti-

cism, and learning with the

ease and clarity once aorded

by a renaissance brush stroke.

Sharing artistic history, inu-

ence, ideas and developments

are of highest priority in the

photoshopping sophistica-

tion of contemporary artistic

culture. But is it eective?

Many argue that the

abundance of information

owing through the G.W. en-

titled "Internets" lead many

to assume the false identities

of articulate, well read art

critics. The fact of the mat-

ter is, to the many support-

ers of said argument, that

reading several articles and

memorizing famous names

of works and artists who con-

tributed in large to artistic

movements does not consti-

tute an art expert. But is art a

medium dictated by experts

and critics exclusively? Was

not Duchamp the son of a no-

tary? The fact is that many of

the celebrated artists of the

last century have buried the ballast of their fame in the

grounds, outlying the estab-

lishment. So does expertise

make good art? Obviously,

Duchamp could paint in the

classicist style with the best

of them, and thus one may

argue that one cannot break

the rules one does not know.

But art is more than rules and

the lack thereof. Art is an ex-

ercise in cognition, expres-

sion, and communication.

One of which, the MacBook

generation, surely knows a

hell of a whole lot more about

than any "Great Generation"

artist may hope to learn.

Artistic rendering of cog-

nition, expression, and com-

munication in this technologi-

cal heyday is not ill-aorded,

or so it may be argued. Peo-

ple in large, with the grand

schemes of information at

their near and present dispos-

al, may educate themselves

on a level unseen by history.

This grand education, in turn,

realizes a broad cognition of

human and universal condi-

tions. It is in the expression

of said cognitions, brought

forth by these extensive sys-

tematic means of communi-

cation, that art may ourish;and it damn sure doesn't hurt

to have a means in which art

may be made further aestheti-

cally stunning. This is the

stem of the pro-technological

artistic movement which uses

the many previously men-

tioned assets as well as de-

velopments to the tune of 3D

lm, digital photography, and

digital sound engineering to

bring forth tools to employ at

the whim of any artist. While

one can see the obvious det-

riments of said technologies,

even Jay-Z would agree "Au-

to-tune" has overstayed its

welcome. These are precious

assets to the artistic commu-

nity that can amount to just

as much progressive works,

in a similar fashion as the ad-

vent of canned paint amount-

ed to in the realms of Pol-

lock's abstract expressionism.

Whether one stands rm

against the technological

developments, or employs

them intelligently and cre-

atively in one's own work,

it is impossible to disagree

with the idea that the worlds

means and artistic manifesta-

tions are changing. But not

all change is bad. As a re-

cent cell phone ad campaignon the train pronounced:

Some change is 4G.

Ronald Baez

Journal Staff

The a r t of our t ime: l ike i t or not


12/16


The Weekly Crossword!

Our Ever ImprovingLiving Room

By Kevin Budnik

The JournalTakes OnIssues...

- Condi is lecturing at Harvard aftercanceling at Suffolk

Minus 600 points

- Derek Anderson = trending Twitter topic

Plus 300

- People stole our pizza...

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- Last week's Journal study group was a

complete success

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Plus 2010- Iz gon rain tomorrow

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Total points this week = -1048


13/16


Sports briefs

Team standings

Finnegan, Johnson fined $25,000

Texans wide-receiver Andre Johnson and the TitansCortland Finnegan got into an ugly ght during their game

on Sunday, and now are paying the consequences. These

nes are relatively small, however, considering the two

almost went to sticus over a dispute during the fourth

quarter, a game the Texans went on to win 20-0. The NFL

has ned each player $25,000, but no suspensions will be

handed out. The scue was initiated by Finnegan, who was

pushing and shoving Johnson, aempting to rip his hel-

met o. "He kept doing lile things and I told him: 'Just

because you're frustrated, you need to stop what you're do-

ing,' Johnson told ESPN on Sunday. "I guess he thought

it was funny." Finnegan, meanwhile, is known for tak-

ing cheap shots at players, having been ned for person-

al fouls in three consecutive games earlier in the season.LeBron reportedly unhappy with coach

LeBron James is not having a great start with his new

team, the Miami Heat, and is reportedly frustrated with

Head Coach Erik Spoelstra. An incident last week, in which

James inadvertently bumped into the coach on his way to

the bench, has sparked a highly-sensitive debate around

the league. James has openly said he is not having much

fun this season, and reports recently leaked that the play-

ers in the locker room are unhappy with Spoelstras coach-

ing style. When asked about any incidents behind closed

doors, Spoelstra sounded unmoved by the news. "I call

these 'healthy conicts,'" Spoelstra told ESPN. "I truly be-

lieve these are good for a team. As long as you can survivethese, it'll make you stronger. It'll make your bond stronger."

Brees named Sportsman of the Year

Saints quarterback Drew Brees was named Sportsman

of the Year Tuesday by Sports Illustrated, making him the

h quarterback to garner this award all-time, and the third

in the last six years. (Tom Brady won the award in 2005.)

Brees led the long-suering New Orleans Saints to their rst

Super Bowl ever last February, and in the process helped

shed a positive light on an area that had been ravaged by

Mother Nature not three years prior. "The more that I've

learned about the award and that it goes well beyond what

you accomplish on the eld, that it's very much about whatyou do o the eld as well, with community service and

your family, makes the award even more special to me,"

Brees told ESPN. The Brees Dream Foundation, which was

founded by himself and his wife, Briany, has been instru-

mental in helping over 50 schools in the New Orleans area.

Bowden to coach military f lag football game

Former Florida State Head Coach Bobby Bowden, who

coached the team for 44 seasons40 of which resulted in a

winning recordwill be coaching one more game, but this

time for American soldiers. The 81-year-old former coach

will join other football greats to an undisclosed military lo-

cation in the Persian Gulf, where a ag football game will beplayed. The event, titled the Connect to Home Bowl, played

its inaugural game last year. The event will be sponsored by

Tostitos and USO, and will include other football luminaries

such as Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Ron Dayne and Jevon

Kearse. "It's very exciting ... because there couldn't be a beer

cause," Bowden told The Associated Press. "My belief in our

military and our men that are over there, what they're go-

ing through, that's what means as much as anything to me."

Men's baseketballDec. 2 at Mass.-Boston, 7:30 p.m.Dec. 4 vs. Johnson & Wales (RI), 3:00 p.m.

Dec. 6 at Eastern Conn. St., 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 11 vs. St. Joseph's (Me.), 1:00 p.m.

Women's basketballDec. 2 vs. Endico, 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 4 vs. Nichols, 1:00 p.m.

Dec. 7 at Regis (Mass.), 6:00 p.m.

Dec. 9 vs. Curry, 7:00 p.m.Men's hockeyDec. 2 at Curry, 7:35 p.m.

Dec. 5 vs. Wentworth, 5:00

Men's hockey

(ECAC) Northeast

1. Johnson & Wales (RI) 2-0-0

2. Becker 1-0-2

3. Wentworth. 1-1-1

4. Nichols 1-1-0

5. Western New Eng. 1-1-0

6. Suolk 1-1-0

7. Curry 0-1-1

8. Salve Regina 0-2-0

Men's basketball

(GNAC)

1. Suolk 1-0

2. St. Joseph's (Me.) 0-0

3. Emerson 0-0

4. Rivier 0-0

5. Albertus Magnus 0-0

6. Mount Ida 0-0

7. Emmanuel 0-0

8. Johnson & Wales (RI) 0-0

9. Norwich 0-0

10. Lasell 0-1

Women's basketball(GNAC)

1. Simmons 0-0

2. St. Joseph (Conn.) 0-0

3. Albertus Magnus 0-0

4. Emmanuel 0-0

5. Suolk 0-0

6. St. Joseph's (Me.) 0-0

7. Johnson & Wales (RI) 0-0

8. Pine Manor 0-0

9. Norwich 0-0

10. Rivier 0-0

11. Emerson 0-012. Lasell 0-0

13. Mount Ida 0-0


14/16


Opinion: Pats-Jets set to clash for AFC EastBoth teams ghting for division, conference supremacy

Michael Christina

Journal Staff

It may sound clich, but

you really could not have

scripted this upcoming

Jets-Patriots game any bet-

ter. This oseason, the Jets

brought in an inux of talent

not seen since the free agent

frenzy of 2007, when the Pa-

triots achieved an undefeated

regular season. The dier-

ences only add fuel to the

re when it comes to these

two teams squaring o in aheated, must-watch bale.

To examine how deep

these distinctions go, you rst

have to start at the top. Rex

Ryan savors the spotlight.

He is unlike your prototypi-

cal NFL coach. The big man is

bold, brash and full of con-

dence, and has made it clear

since his arrival that he ex-

pects to beat any team in the

league. Not since the days of

Bill Parcells have New York

fans latched onto a coach likethey have with Ryan. You

have the feeling that if it was

up to Rex, that HBO docu-

mentary Hard Knocks would

be in New York every year.

Unlike Ryan, Bill Belich-

ick is not known for his sound

bytes. In fact, he is probably

most well known for never

saying anything. Always

the consummate preacher of

team football, Belichick has

one of the coolest and ruth-

less demeanors of any coach

the league has ever seen. He

is never afraid to part wayswith a player, even shipping

o veterans when he deems

it necessary. Where Rex Ryan

allowed wide-reciever Bray-

lon Edwards to play, despite

being arrested, Bill Belichick

traded Randy Moss aer a

halime argument with the

quarterbacks coach. Where

Belichick would never even

consider wearing a costume to

any football-related activity,

Ryan did it at a press confer-

ence to have a lile fun at theexpense of his brother. And

where Belichick would never

try to get into a war of words

with another head coach,

Ryan has consistently tried

prodding him into doing so.

In a sense, he is extending the

rivalry Eric Mangini began in

2006, only this time around,

instead of an upstart protg,

Ryan provides the perfect

nemesis for the hooded one.

The two oenses certain-

ly do not have any shortageof talent, however, but the

youthfulness is what distin-

guishes the two. Tom Brady

and the oense, with the

departure of Randy Moss,

have had to completely shi

to a young receiving corps.

With Wes Welker coming

o knee surgery and Deion

Branch having to readjust

to his old team, this oense

has been consistent, and is

currently the highest scor-

ing unit in the league. A lot

of the credit for this produc-

tion should be given to the

veteran leadership of Brady.

On the other side, you

have Mark Sanchez. San-

chez is surrounded by an

extraordinary group of vet-

eran talent. With the o sea-son acquisitions of Ladainian

Tomlinson and Santonio Hol-

mes, the Jets have the capabil-

ity of being one of the most

explosive oenses in the NFL.

While he has played well of

late, he still has lapses in his

progress, seeing as he has

thrown at least one intercep-

tion in his last six games.

The defensive side of the

ball is a tale of Jekyll and

Hyde. One is a veteran-clad

group, while the other is a

young, rookie-driven set of

players. With the oseason

acquisitions of Patriot-killer

Jason Taylor and cornerback

Antonio Cromartie, the Jets

have been touted early as

one of the most formidable

defenses in the league. High-lighted by Darelle Revis and

Bart Sco, their strong group

has lived up to the expecta-

tions, with the team ranked

No. 4 overall in total defense.

The Patriots defense, on the

other hand, has not faired as

well. Currently ranked No.

30 overall, the young defense

has adopted a bend but dont

break mentality. When they

have been tested, however,

they have risen to the occasion.

It is a young Patriots

defense going up against

a young quarterback, sur-

rounded by veteran talent. It

is a veteran Jets defense going

up against one of the greatest

quarterbacks of all-time. Its

two coaches that could not be

farther apart in terms of over-all demeanor. It is New York

against Boston for northeast

bragging rights, continuing

a bier rivalry. Oh yeah, and

they both happen to be 9-2,

ghting for control of the

AFC East. Everyone knew

this Monday Night matchup

was going to be special, but

no one expected this. One

thing is for certain though:

these teams will sele their

dierences on Dec. 6 in what

is shaping up to be a classic.

Photo courtesy of Keith Allison/Wikicommons

Bill Belichick (above) and the Patriots will look to avenge their Week 2 loss to theJets, and move closer to another postseason run.

Coach should not be blamed for mess

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