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Suffolk University Digital Collections @ Suffolk Suffolk Journal Suffolk University Student Newspapers 2012 Newspaper- Suffolk Journal vol. 72, no. 13, 1/25/2012 Suffolk Journal Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.suffolk.edu/journal Recommended Citation Suffolk Journal, "Newspaper- Suffolk Journal vol. 72, no. 13, 1/25/2012" (2012). Suffolk Journal. 532. https://dc.suffolk.edu/journal/532 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]. THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON, MASSACHUSEnS IN BRADY WE a* TRUST C rui j iy Lr (U ir ^ ' i D/ai Mk THE SUFFOLK OURNAL VOLUME 72, NUMBER 13 WWW.SUFFOLKJOURNAL.NET January 25, 2012 Suffolk to start new chapter Jeff Fish McCarthy, born in Wa- and the law school. [He will] the founding of the imiversi- anyone. In those days, area Ethan M. Long terbury. Conn., spent time lead us to a period of excit ty. It was founded to provide schools had a history deny Derek J. Anderson in Massachusetts while pur ing and dynamic growth." opportunity to people for ing admittance to immigrants. Journal Staff suing a bachelor's degree in McCarthy applied for the whom access to higher educa "So I think that history sociology at Worcestor's Col position at Suffolk last summer. tion for any one of a number of providing opportunity is One week from today, lege of the Holy Cross before "1 was very interested in of reasons was closed off." a noble history, and that's Suffolk's new president, spending time at Indiana Uni coming to Suf James McCarthy will be versity (Masters) and Princ folk because of ; a ■ gin his tenure at the univer eton University (Ph.D). He's it's long histo sity more than a year after worked many jobs since then, ry of outstand David Sargent retired. The whether it be a research as ing urban edu Journal spoke with McCar sociate, visiting academic, or cation. What thy in a phone interview professor of public health at attracts me to Monday about his plans for Columbia. Most recently, he Suffolk I think Suffolk moving forward. served as Dean of the School are probably "I think on a general of Health and Human Ser two things," level what 1 need to do is vices at the University of New said McCar- make sure that we preserve Hampshire and later Provost thy. "One is all those wonderful things at Baruch College, a member the combina about Suffolk's history and of New York's CUNY system. tion {^-profes its mission, and we enhance "He has the perfect com sional and arts those as much as we pos bined elements of under and sciences sibly can," said McCarthy. standing Suffolk and its stu education that "We have to reconfirm dents in a way that will really characterizes who we are, what our mis resonate to help us move for the university. sion is, we have to ask what ward and achieve even more I'm really ex our focus should be," he success," said Provost Barry cited about the said. "The first thing on my Brown, who has served as fact that Suf agenda is launching and then Suffolk's acting president folk has a busi T !• quickly completing a strate since Sargent's retirement. ness school, gic plarming process so that "[He has a] substantial a law,^ school, we answer some of those fun background in urban educa and a school damental questions - set the di tion. Baruch mirrors Suffolk of arts and sci rection that we should follow." and the needs of our stu ences. I spent Board of Trustees Chair dents," said Brown. "He's led my whole ca man Andrew Meyer said that that school as provost and se reer in profes McCarthy has "all the quali nior vice president, led school sional educa ties we've been looking forin to increasing levels of national tion, but all my __________ Photo courtesy ot Suffolk University a new president. We're very prominence. [He's] sensitive training is in arts and scienc When Suffolk was first very attractive," said Mc- optimistic about his ability to to the needs of students in es. I really see great value in founded by Gleason L. Archer Carthy. "If you will, a kind effectively lead this univer the college [of arts and sci the way Suffolk is structured. in 1906, the classes tookplace sity into the next generation." ences], the business school. Second reason goes back into in his parlor room — admitting sec MCCARTHY page 2 3hisibr tlu' Journal iSehJsi Snternatitinal Srtsi #pmton Sports! "MBTA to put in place service "Car bomb in Baghdad "Wordly:' quirky art at "Freedom of Speech or "Women's Basketball cuts, fare hikes: What you kills 14" NESAD'" pg. 4 Free Content?" fighting for GNAC lead" need to know" pg. 2 pg. 3 6 pg. 8 iSU^IHBUSy^lllsiaFA^I January 25, 2012 McCarthy to take MBTA to put in place Suffolk's helm Feb. 1 from MCCARTHY page 1 cluding the Ford Hall Forum service cuts, fare hikes: series — where Bill Murray of mission, history, and lo is scheduled to appear this cation that are what really semester, according to their What you need to know attracted me to Suffolk." official website — as well as As an institution that has the events being held all the A.P. Blake the public hearings which were imposed as mitigation time been voted in the top 10 best at the University's re JournalStaff will be occurring in multiple for emissions during Big Dig schools for international stu cently renovated Modern Greater Boston communi construction. The MBTA also dents by U.S. News and World Theatre. "We ought to be The MBTA kicked off ties over the next few weeks. suffered severe funding cuts Reports, a candidate with supporting programs that 2012 by announcing upcom The public meetings are open as the Big Dig's cost contin worldly experience is ideal. bring Boston residents to us." ing fare hikes and service to all citizens and a sched ued to balloon and siphoned McCarthy notonly worked in McCarthy will take the cuts in order to close a $185 ule of the public meetings away transportation funding. Dublin, Ireland, but in many helm at Suffolk, closing a million deficit and control can be found via the MBTA Numerous groups have other countries as well. His chapter that was marred the growth of the agency's website, along with docu risen to fight the cuts and professional career has taken by controversy surround whopping $8 billion debt. The ments detailing the impacts hikes including Occupy Bos him to the every continent ed by President Sargent's MBTA has presented two op of each scenario. The MBTA ton and the T Riders Union. except Australia and Ant salary, but he is commit tions to gauge public opinion has been very active in get On Monday, a spirited rally arctica, spending time in the ted to remaining positive. and consider customer input ting riders to their website in was held outside the State Middle East, Egypt, Lebanon, "It's very clear that Suf at a series of public hearings. order to get involved, includ House which proceeded to Belgium, England, as well as folk has had the great advan Both of the scenarios present ing playing announcements march to the Transportation a lot spent in Latin America. tage throughout its history ed include the elimination in stations, and even post Building in order to voice Until his appointment as a of having wonderful people of MBTA ferry services, Dean at the University of lead it for long periods of time weekend and late-night New Hampshire, McCarthy and David Sargent was clear commuter rail service, Fare and Service Changes figures about half of his en ly one of those people," said and weekend train ser MBTA tire career was spent globally. McCarthy. "He was respon vice on the Green Line's Join the discussion. Suffolk, smack dab in the sible for the transformation of 'E' Branch and Red middle of the city's finan the university from a Boston Line's Mattapan High- cial and government center, Institution to a global insti Speed Line extension. spreads itself out throughout tution. There were undoubt The difference be every community and neigh edly issues that arose but tween each scenario pri borhood through its students. those are things that I don't marily comes in the mag "I think both in the ac really know about, but what nitude of fare increases ademic realm and in the I want to focus on is the very and the number of bus student life realm, Suffolk positive historyof the univer routes cut. In the first should spend a lot of time sity and the people who con scenario, fares are raised capitalizing on its location. I tributed to that and I want to 43% for CharlieCard us really do see the location as carry those legacies forward." ers. A subway fare goes so important," said McCar Suffolk students Jake Pi- from $1.70 to $2.40, and thy. "1 have a strong belief tochelli and Brian Carey were buses raised from $1.25 that there's no one way to ac optimistic when the Journal to $1.75. The first scenar complish any one thing, so asked them about the univer io is expected to reduce I'd like to make sure Suffolk sity getting a new president.