Suffolk University Digital Collections @ Suffolk Suffolk Journal Suffolk University Student Newspapers 2007 Newspaper- Suffolk Journal Vol. 67, No. 22, 04/25/2007 Suffolk Journal Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.suffolk.edu/journal Recommended Citation Suffolk Journal, "Newspaper- Suffolk Journal Vol. 67, No. 22, 04/25/2007" (2007). Suffolk Journal. 470. https://dc.suffolk.edu/journal/470 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]. il Celebrating 70 years as Suffolk University’s official student ne\«spaper Suffolk.University • Boston, Massachusetts ' Volume 67, Number 22 www.suffolkjournal.net Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Suffolk expands with summer building plans Colleen Koperek munity review." Journal Staff According to Gerald Autler, Senior Project Manager/Planner Although students may be for the Boston Redevelopment done for the summer, Suffolk Agency, "we're really just getting University is not taking any time into that [permitting] processnow. off. The University will continue Obviously, the 10 West St pur­ with its expansion into the chase is being reviewed on a pret­ Downtown Crossing area in the ty fast track. Many task force hopes of having the proposed members felt that that was appro­ dorms at 10 West St. open when priate giventhe unique opportuni­ school begins in the fall. ty." He continued, "I thinkif I can A television studio to be built interpret what I've heard from on the groundlevel of 73 Tremont many people is that they feel like St. will also be finished in time for Suffolk can have the potential to classes next fall, officials say in be a good neighbor and contribute addition to numerous campus to someof the goals for the neigh­ wide renovations, including set­ borhood,"Autler continued. ting up a wireless network. The property at 10 West St, "We're in the permitting which is currently not in Suffolk's process, working with the Boston possession, is scheduled to hold Redevelopment Authority, the 270 students in apartment style Suffolk Institutional Master Plan dormitories and will house retail sub-committee, area residents and space on the groundfloors. interested parties [property own­ "It's too early to tell [which ers,]" said Michael Feeley, in- retailers will be housed]. We're house council for real estate devel­ working with the Downtown opment in the government and Crossing Association to find suit­ community affairs department. able and appropriate retail to help "The permitting Future residents of 10 West St. can expectcondo-style apartments when Suffolk plans to open the process...requires extensive com­ see EXPANSION, page 9 dorm’s doors In time for the fall 2008 semester. Chomsky speech Drugs intercepted delivers controversy from 150 Tremont John S. Forrester the Postal Inspector's case. We John S. Forrester talked to Dean Deliso and Dean Journal Staff don't have the item, we didn't see Journal Staff Smith the next morning, they the item." understood it was the great Noam Following the interception of a Maureen Wark, director of When Dr. Noam Chomsky Chomsky. Honestly the commo­ packagecontaining an unspecified Residence Life and Summer appeared at Suffolk University last tion was over." amount of illicit drugs sentfrom a Programs, which oversees mail week to discuss the relationship The false claim? According to university-owned building, the services in the university's dormi­ between the United States and the Dushku and another administra­ U.S. Postal Inspection Office is tories, explained that typically the Middle East, nearly 200 would-be tion source, the callers said that Dr. currently investigating the incident only material that, can be sent spectators waited in vain to see the Chomsky was a Holocaustdenier. with the cooperation of the Suffolk through the dormitory mail sys­ Noam Chomsky noted intellectual fromMIT. "There were people who raised Police Department, according to tems is school-related Presented by the Political that and that kind of joggled things Chief John Pagliarulo of the "Typically anything that is sent Science Association, a student for awhile. Once they [deans of the lecture, fi’eshman Ben James, had SUPD. from our mailbox is in a brown organization, on April 18, the law school] found out who he misrepresented the situation when The university police became inter-office envelope or in a event drew many Suffolk under­ is...then they were great about it booking the event. Dean Deliso aware of the attempted shipment Suffolk envelope, at least that's graduates, law students, graduate and said 'absolutely he belongs in elaborated that what caused the on April 20, when a U.S. Postal what goes out of our office. We students, and faculty to the Sargent Hall'," Dushku explained. Law School concern wasthat they Inspector called at 5: 23 p.m. to handle official business mail," said Tremont Street lecturehall. According to the Associate could possibly be booking an notify the SUPD of the seizure. Wark. But behind the scenes, the Dean of the Law School, John eventfor undergraduates only. "It came from Suffolk, from a While she acknowledges that a appearance was marked by confu­ Dehso, the decision to move the After that initial concern, he Suffolk address. That's what few pieces of mail may slip sion as the lecture was moved event to the Donahue Cafeteria said, "There was a misperception brings it to our attention," said through the cracks, Wark asserts from Sargent Hall to the Donahue was made because it was unclear that the law school was taking a Chief Pagliamlo, adding that the that such incidents are uncommon. Cafeteria and thenback to Sargent who was presenting the event or position as to the content of the Postal Inspector said the package "Could you send a package from Hall, shortly before Dr. Chomsky whoit was gearedtowards. speech and that was not at all what was mailed from the dormitory at Suffolk? Do you know what's in was scheduled speak.to "The perception in the law we were doing. When we learned 150 Tremont Street, which was the envelope?," asked Chief "Apparently, the day before school was that we were booking of that misperception and we let also the return'address. He would Pagliamlo rhetorically. Noam Chomsky was supposed to something that was a formal the event go ahead as scheduled." not specify what type of drugs, or Dean of Students, Nancy Stoll, come, there were some parents of request of the college. We gave The event, said Professor amount, were uncovered in the confirmed that the dmgs were sent students, or a group of students, some thought to asking the college Dushku, was never intended for package. from Suffolk property but declined who called the deans of the law . to meet its own needs. With that any one particular group, as long "It had a return address at a to comment further on the issue. In school, and made a false claim," the college said sure, given that it as they were a Suffolk undergrad, property at Suffolk University. It addition, attempts at obtaining said Professor Judith Dushku of was an undergraduate event," said law, or grad student, faculty mem- was sent from a property at details from the U.S. Postal the GovernmentDepartment. DeanDeliso. Suffolk University to a person," Inspector in Boston were unsuc­ "It was a lotof commotion that Affirming that the student who Chief Pagliamlo said. "It's really cessful. night, but I have to say that once I arranged to use the space for the see CHOMSKY, page 9 The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Suffolk recycles more than 9 tons of trash take part in the recychng project. Groups egory, finishing 32 out of 111 schools for and individuals ah around campus kept paper. watch for those making the effort to recycle. Recycle Mania has reached out to stu­ Anyone spotted recycling by these groups dents and campuses by creating a MySpace were rewarded with a $1 coupon goodfor a page containing updates about the chal­ purchase at any of the three Sodexho cam­ lenges, statistics and photos from their pus cafes. events. "It's a good way to appeal to students According to Erica Mattison, the and has given Suffolk ideas on how to Recycling Coordinator, the distribution of improve our recychng program," said these coupons provided positive reinforce­ Mattison. "We're always looking for new ment to those who were already recychng ideas because there's still a lot of room for and encouraged more students to join in on improvements." Next year, Suffolk hopes to the efforts. "We're trying to raise awareness have improved in the cardboard category constantly," said Mattison. "We want stu­ after finishing number 97 out of 104 dents and staff to pause and think about it schools. Photo courtesy of Erica MaWson and we're tryingto makeit as easyas possi­ Before Suffolk's recychng program Ian Finlayson, Program Manager (MA State Sustainability Program); Erica Mattison, ble for themto do so." expansion began last summer, only paper Recycling Coordinator (Suffolk University), Andrea Atkinson, NEXUS General Some facts and benefits of recychng was being recycled on campus. "We began Manager (Green Roundtable Inc.): Karen Clarke, Interior Design Professor (New were also listed on the back of the coupons the expansion of the recychng program in England School of Art and Design), Gordon King, Sr. Director of Facilities Planning to gain more interest and spread knowledge August of 2006 and since then our rates and Management(Suffolk University) about its importance.