Amendment Fuels Conflict SGA Debates Over Diversity and Cultural Seats Matt Altieri and Alex Pearlman Said Lefort
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SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY • BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Dancing the Drum Page 8 VOLUME 70, NUMBER 6 WWW.SUFFOLKJOURNAL.NET October 28, 2009 Amendment fuels conflict SGA debates over diversity and cultural seats Matt Altieri and Alex Pearlman said LeFort. “We have to start the original to be unfair. Journal Staff to recreate what was there.” “CAS, the dorms, and PAO The amendment that was can run people to represent their An SGA amendment was passed last year calls for nine faction of the campus. If they passed last year that would new senate seats: one from the want to run they can. Instead appoint new Senator-at-Large College of Arts and Sciences of handing seats out, let’s keep seats for several different stu- (CAS), one from the Sawyer it free and fair,” said Hoffman. dent groups across campus. Business School (SBS), one The group of senators who Now, the amendment faces from the New England School back this second amendment tremendous controversy from of Art and Design (NESAD), have fallen under fire for call- a number of Senators, and one commuter student seat, ing the bill “affirmative ac- another proposed amend- one seat that is at the discre- tion” in editorials in the Suffolk ment by SGA Senators Jim tion of the board, and four seats Journal and the Suffolk Voice. Photo by John Gillooly Wilson, Karl Hoffman and to represent diversity clubs. Jessica Ross, President of KyQuan Phong was written What many feel needs to be the Black Student Union (BSU), opposed to the original one. clarified within the amendment as well as several other diversi- The original, passed is the approval process for the ty groups, have openly opposed Modern Theatre amendment, lost since last year, Senator-at-Large positions that them. “It is imperative that this has been reconstructed from has been laid out, as well as what amendment stay in place to the memories of the senators qualifies a student as “diverse” provide more equitable oppor- project topped off who wrote it and SGA Presi- for the cultural seats. Currently, tunities and support services Boston Mayor, Thomas Menino (left), John Nucci, Vice- dent Brain LeFort has been SGA also has three Senator-at- to our members and other his- President of External Affairs (middle) and David Sargent, working with the SGA execu- Large seats, which are voted torically marginalized students Suffolk President (right) speak at a recently held topping- tive board in order to prop- on by the SGA board, as the on campus,” said Ross in an off ceremony for the Modern Theatre resident halls. The erly rewrite it as it was passed. new Senator-at-Large seats email to members of the BSU. halls is located on 525 Washington St. providing 197 “It was one of those things will have to be configured to “Giving four seats to any where something was mis- fit with the three original seats. particular group is unfair, but suite style student rooming and a theater seating 184 placed. There was no foul Senators Jim Wilson, offering the seats to everybody guests. The building is the fourth resident hall facility for play. We have something on Karl Hoffman and KyQuan opens a wider range, which the university and is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Envi- the books that was passed, but Phong have proposed a new would better represent the stu ronmental Design) certified, meaning it is designed to be we lack the actual document,” amendment, as many feel see AMENDMENT page 3 environmentally friendly and green. the nside Suffolk MBA program Shooting at Mass. General ournal ranked in top ninety-five building leaves one dead Shoshana Akins and yer Business School, Mike Bar- Clay Adamcyzk on forensic and ballistic tests Eleanor Kaufman retti. “They are putting their Journal Staff as well as multiple witness ac- News whole reputation behind this counts, as is procedure for all "News Brief: Suffolk student Journal Staff so it needs to be thorough.” A 37-year-old psychiatric unnatural or unintended death. stabbed in common " pg. 2 Financial Times recently The ranking is compiled patient was shot by an off duty The physician was rushed to ranked the Sawyer Business according to the results from security guard after repeatedly MGH in critical condition, School in the top ninety-five best two sets of surveys: one that stabbing his female physician but was updated as stable lat- Opinion Executive Master Business As- is sent to alumni that gradu- shortly after 2 P.M. Tuesday ter in the evening. Though her "Welfare woes" pg. 6 sociation programs worldwide. ated three years prior and one at a MGH bipolar clinic and name is currently being with- The Financial Times (FT) is that is sent to the university. research center located at 50 held, the Boston Globe, citing a UK-based business newspa- “We’re very excited to be Staniford St., just a block from a relative, identified the vic- per that is known as one of the ranked and also very hap- Suffolk’s Ridgway building. tim as Dr. Astrid Desrosiers. Arts & world’s leading business news py the alumni community The patient, identified as Jay Staniford St. was closed Entertainment organizations. It has published wanted to be involved,” said Carciero, was later pronounced off for almost an hour as doz- its ranking of top Executive Kristin Polito, Director of the dead at Mass. General Hospi- ens of police descended upon "Anal Cunt" pg. 10 MBA programs for the past nine EMBA program. “I’m glad the tal. The off duty security guard the area and news crews gath- years, this being the first year alumni and now the FT have and special officer, fired on -Car ered. During this time, employ- that Suffolk has placed the list. recognized the value of go- ciero after he refused to drop ees and visitors of 50 Staniford “It is a very elaborate ing through our program.” the knife, according to Boston were asked to remain inside Sports process and a serious under- Police Commissioner Edward until it was deemed safe to "Griffin continues to lead by The data from both ques- taking for the FT to do this tionnaires are used to judge F. Davis. He was not identified, exit and re-open the facility. example" pg. 16 ranking,” said Director of Ex- the university’s placement and detectives are currently in- ecutive Education at the Saw- see MBA page 3 vestigating the incident based see photos on page 4 PAGE 2 October 28, 2009 news Professors react to new part-time union BRIEFS Alex Pearlman munications and Journal- Also, the current contract On Wednesday, October 21 around 7:50 p.m., Journal Staff ism Chair, Dr. Bob Rosenthal. doesn’t forbid the school from Suffolk University of- having lecturers teach classes a student walking through the Boston Common Since 1997, a group of Col- ficials involved in the of fifty students for the same was stopped by what the suspect described as lege of Arts and Sciences ad- talks declined to comment amount of pay as for teaching two white Hispanic males. The two men then as- junct faculty have been work- for this article, however. twenty students, a provision saulted the victim with a knife. They got away with ing toward getting a contract Rosenfeld and Professor that other adjunct unions in his cell phone and backpack before fleeing on with the Suffolk University ad- Ken Martin, who is President the area have in their contracts. ministration for a more stable of the union, were joined by The contract, which is a foot. SUPD asks that if anyone has information to employment situation. Now, a number of other adjuncts dense 23-page document in 25 contact them or the BPD. SUPD also recommends over ten years later, their dream from departments such as sections, also specifies a new, using caution when walking during the nighttime has been realized. As the Jour- NESAD, Government and multi-stage grievance policy. hours in the city. They strongly encourage using nal reported in its Oct. 14 issue, English who came together “Whenever someone has the University Police escort services. SUPD can be Suffolk’s adjuncts have formed hoping for pay raises, health a problem, the first thing they their own chapter of the Ameri- coverage, better job security, want to do is call the union reached at (617) 573-8111. can Association of University academic freedom, and a bet- – and that was happening be- POLICE BLOTTER Professors union, the Suffolk ter defined grievance policy. fore the contract,” said Martin. Wednesday, October 21 "But the hard work has just begun, 9:08 p.m. as many involved in the SAF/AAUP Public hope to revisit this contract in a few B.P.D dispatcher called to have one of our of- ficers responded to the monument in the Bos- years, citing specific areas that need ton Common in regards to a stabbing that took work." place earlier. Report filed. Affiliated Faculty (SAF/AAUP). Now, the negotiations “We had to tell people we’re Thursday, October 22 “Official recognition is have ended, a contract, which powerless without a contract.” 12:39 p.m. something we hadn’t had,” took effect on Sept. 1, has been Now, the policy encour- Public said Professor Robert Rosen- signed and many professors ages an initial, informal dis- feld of the Philosophy De- are excited about the conces- cussion of the problem, then, B.P.D reports individual was robbed of her partment. “[Before the agree- sions guaranteed to them. if it isn’t settled, it gets taken iPhone inside the Boston Common Coffee ment], we depended on "I think what most peo- to the college’s dean, then the House.