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Suffolk University Digital Collections @ Suffolk Suffolk Journal Suffolk University Student Newspapers 2012 Newspaper- Suffolk Journal vol. 73, no. 9, 11/15/2012 Suffolk Journal Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.suffolk.edu/journal Recommended Citation Suffolk Journal, "Newspaper- Suffolk Journal vol. 73, no. 9, 11/15/2012" (2012). Suffolk Journal. 549. https://dc.suffolk.edu/journal/549 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Suffolk University Student Newspapers at Digital Collections @ Suffolk. It has been accepted for inclusion in Suffolk Journal by an authorized administrator of Digital Collections @ Suffolk. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Ifews IntematHinal Alts Opinion Sports "New trading room built "Difficulties identified "Veterans' Home "Proposing free "The Rams set to for Sawyer Business in LGBT communities Sweet Home" market roads in slam-dunk the School" abroad" pg.4 America" GNAC after facing pg.2 pg.6 pg.3 D-1 WUdcats" pg.8 iB THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER SUFTOIK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON JOURMAL VOLUME 73, NUMBER 9 SUFFOLKIOURNAL.NET November 15. 2012 Slight changes in 2012 Election sin, and even a three-way race two months away on January gressmen born in the 1980s. brought a few unexpected sur­ Miles Halpine in Maine. 3, 2013. In Massachusetts, particu­ prises, mainly with how Obama Journal Staff On the other side of Con­ For women, this election larly Boston, students lined was able to capture the Cuban gress, Republicans managed was historic in numerous ways. up along other voters to - for vote in Florida, which is a de­ On Tuesday, November 6, to maintain their majority in For starters, the 113th Con­ many Suffolk students - cast mographic that tends to vote Americans across the United the House of Representatives. gress will have more women their ballot for the first time. Republican. Where President States visited to their poll­ However, even while holding than any other—ever. Along For the Suffolk Democrats, Obama was able to capitalize ing locations and waited in onto the majority. House Re­ with various ethnic and racial it was a great night as they cel­ was the Latino vote, which he line, some up to nine hours in publicans lost eight seats as minorities, women will help ebrated the results of Obama beat Romney on by 40 points.” battleground states like __ Finley went on to add, Florida. “We need to keep building Elected to a second this country economically, term with a final tally of while continuing to pro­ 332 electoral votes to for­ tect the rights of our citi­ mer Massachusetts Gov­ zens. We will keep moving ernor Mitt Romney’s 206 forward on the progress senabor jiaiP-v..Carolina electoral votes. President new Oregon -fe ^ poiwical ■ we have made with Presi­ loui^na micnigan . r m " Obama has much to ac­ 03 south a iafat dent Obama.” complish in the next four Ifmaryland AJ Applegate, vice years—but that won’t be II UUdl I president of the Suffolk too easy with a divided ■% "besiBiessee.c BoaminnesoDd2 College Republicans, ex­ Congress. Before the elec­ >rnn6ij| %i vs| plained “the election ob-„ tion, Democrats had 51 I i% mcnbana® g> viously didn't go the way seats in the Senate - the Uteh.* 2^ .'L.-vinnmj.: ^ ^ jerseu sanborum S te that we hoped it would, bare minimum for a ma­ but SuffolkCOP members jority. The Senate now ■p ~C- W.'!I jS *■ ' /krrrfi3rlP> volunteered alongside has Democratic majority other College Republicans with 53 elected Senators __ __ from across Massachu­ having finished with a setts, and we are proud of net gain of two Senate seats. Democrats gained five when create the first ever majority being re-elected. In addition, our efforts.” There were a handful of states at least 218 are needed for made entirely of minorities; Elizabeth Warren, a political The Suffolk Libertarians that had highly contested Sen­ one party to be considered the first openly gay Senator, newcomer, beat Senator Scott were not available for com­ ate races including Virginia, the majority and the other the the first Hindu Congresswom ­ Brown. Conor Finley, presi­ ment on the Election results. Ohio, Massachusetts, Connect­ minority. The 113th Congress an, the first bisexual Congress ­ dent of the Suffolk College icut, Arizona, Florida, Wiscon­ tentatively begins less than woman, and even four Con- Democrats, said, “the election Greek Life attends discussion on hazing happy with excitement as they United States,” Barcelo said. might not be a problem right made by a group of guys as Ellie Hawkins greeted each other and talked. With a PowerPoint now in Suffolk University a joke, but it still showed the Journal Staff After the pizza was provided, slideshow, he then continued Greek Life, but all it takes is importance of how to address the presentation began. with the definition of hazing: someone who wants to make hazing. A speech at Suffolk “They think that it will not ‘any conduct or method of things more interesting for it “You need to know what University began with fun and involve them because we do initiation into any student to change. to look for if something laughter, which soon turned not have hazing, the examples organization whether on “You can go back to your does happen,” said Arianna into a grave realization of we have do not represent us,” public or private property chapter in 10 to 15 years and Sanfilippo, 18, a new TPA what goes on in other Greek said Emily Swartz, the TPA Risk which willfully or recklessly it can completely change, ” he member. chapters around the country. Manager, who is concerned endangers the physical or said. “I will report hazing to the Mike Barcelo, an alumnus of that people would not take mental health of any student After this, the risk chapter president if I see it. Delta Chi, gave a speech to the this speech seriously, because or another person.’ managers handed out hazing It is unnecessary, stupid and Theta Phi Alpha sorority and hazing is prohibited at Suffolk. Barcelo showed a 20-minute scenarios and the members disgusting. ” Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity First, Barcelo introduced video about how hazing is broke up into groups. They Throughout the entire about hazing awareness. himself with the two risk a major problem on college discussed how the situation speech Barcelo explained how Barcelo gives this speech managers in TPA and SAE, campuses. The video, which would be addressed if they or important it is to be educated to many fraternities and and then continued by was focused on a death that anyone else was put into that about hazing and how to sororities. asking about what images happened in Boulder, Colorado circumstance, and then they handle it. Held on November 7, 2012, hazing brought to students' at a Phi Chi fraternity, explained shared their answers with the “Education is what will help at 7:30 p.m. in the Sawyer minds. Images like binge that many Greek life members rest of the members in the stop hazing; they will be less building, every TPA and SAE drinking, physical harassment, think that new members have room. likely to haze. Showing the member was required to emotional harassment, and to earn the right to be initiated Lastly, the members harmful and deadly effects of attend, which totaled about Greek life were brought up. by physically and emotionally watched a more humorous hazing will cause them not to 100 Greek life members in the Barcelo stated that this was harassing them. The Suffolk video that showed members haze,” said Swartz. classroom. the typical image that people Greek life grew quiet and stepping in to stop hazing; Before the speech was given, have when they hear the word serious as the video continued the comedy of the video made some of the Greek members "hazing." to play. people laugh and it lightened brought pizzas in for everyone. “It is a serious issue at Once the video was over up the mood in the classroom. The room was laid back and college campuses across the Barcelo explained how hazing The YouTube video had been PAGE 2 T he Suffolk Iournal November 15, 2012 .POLICE BLOTTER New Trading Room Bull for Wednesday, November 7 Sawyer Business School 8:02 p.m. researching Melissa Hanson Donahue a stand to Assistant News Editorhold the Larceny from building. Inactive-allleads dual-screen exhausted. One of the newest editionscomputers to Suffolk’s Sa-wyer buildingin the lab. is the trading and financial “You’d be center on the fifth floor. surprised,” Wednesday, November7 Praneeth Machettira, director he said. 10:00 p.m. of technology for the Sawyer The team Business School, calls the spent such Back Deck Restaurant-West Street room a multipurpose lab for a long time Other agency assist-disorderly. Case business students. focusing on closed. “This is a wonderfulthe center resource for [business piece by students],” said Machettira. piece to The center was thought of in secure Thursday, November 8 early 2012. Machettira and his longevity 1:09 p.m. team in the technology office, in the along with three students, products. Law School Scott Paiva, Dan Feyock, and Machettira Disorderly conduct. Case closed. Johanna Gaviria, "championed also spent the cause,” spending most of months Photo by Melissa Hanson spring 2012 researching and researching --------------- planning the center. While the the different software products to Machettira. He says the Friday, November9 students were more involved they could have in the center. timing had a lot to do with 7:51 a.m. with planning thedesign of the “[The software] ultimately the pricing of the center’s AshburtonPlace room, Machettira visited other drives the room,” said fixtures.

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