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Alyssa Falconer law students, and community Journal Staff leaders," says Raphael. Raphael stated that part of the On September 22, Attorney problem of wrongful convictions Neil Raphael held a diseussion at could be attributed to "an Suffolk Law School titled admirable, yet fallible criminal "Exonerations through DNA:: justice system". Sometimes eye­ Freeing the Innocent from Death witnesses may identify the wrong Row" as part of the New England suspect, or thereare "prosecutorial Innocence Project. misconduct and unreliable evi­ According to NEIP, their mis­ dence". Other times, those sionis to "identify, investigate and accused may admit to committing exonerate wrongfully convicted a crime in order to "avoid more individuals who are currently stress". Raphael also pointed out incarcerated in New England.” that fellow inmates might make Joseph F. Savage, Jr., Stanley false claims against another Fisher, Daniel Givelber, and inmate with the hopes that their David Siegal founded the New own sentence will be reduced for England Innocence Project in helping the police. 2000 . The New England Innocence According to theofficial NEIP Project receives cases through website the New England family members of inmates and Innocence Project is coordinated even inmates themselves. They by Goodwin Procter LLP and co­ also get "case files from Cardozo sponsored by the Massachusetts [School of Law] or other regional Association of Criminal Defense projects." Next, a case review Lawyers. committee comprised of "attor­ However, a large number of neys, professors, and NEIP team people involved with NEIP consist [members]" reviews the case and of volunteers, who are "a groupof Men In short shorts, hard hats, and feathers! Read all about karaoke night’s crowd pleaser on page concerned lawyers, academics. see INNOCENCE, page 2 2. Get smarts; honors at SU

Chris DeFillippi their credit requirements being in much of students for $500, when Journal Staff an honors course, study-abroad other students are getting over experience or for-credit internship. $15,000, you have to ask yourself Of the roughly 1,100 under­ "We continually look for ways 'is this equitable.'" Lerman works graduates that entered Suffolk as to improve the composition of the on the Griffin Oversight freshmen this semester, 18 will be entering class," Director of Committee and will be one of the attending Suffolkas members of a Admissions John Hamel said via administrators responsible for new honors program for the e-mail. "This includes looking for designing the new honors program College of Arts and Sciences new ways to demonstrate to aca­ for the SawyerSchool. (CAS). demically gifted students that we The CAS honors program will _ Students enrolled in the pro­ have programs in place that they admit non-entering students if they gram receive a full-scholarship,will find challenging while they maintain a 3.5 GPA or greaterand priority class registration and a are with us. These programs help if admitted students leave the pro­ guarantee of housing fortheir first to provide other prospective stu­ gram. two years at Suffolk. The Sawyer dents with visible evidence that we However, the honors program School of Management has are committed to an excellent is geared mostly towards freshmen watched the results,and a commit­ experience for our undergraduate and Lerman expressed concern tee is already planning to start its students." about rewarding students before own version of the program for The closest thing to an honors their college performance has been business students entering in the programSuffolk hasoffered inthe tested. fall of 2006. past has been the Archer Fellows "Having a high GPA in high "We had, for many years, some program for the College of Arts school doesn't translate into hav­ really highly qualified students and Sciences and the Griffin ing a high GPA in college," who had come to Suffolk and we Scholars program for the Sawyer Lermansaid. "Students have come felt that they were not always as School of Management. in conditionally [preemptive aca­ challenged as they could be when Bothprograms requirethat stu­ demic probation for applicants theygot here," said Director of the dents take at least 15 credits worth with low test scores and GPA's] Undergraduate Honors Program of of honors courses, and maintain at and graduated cum laude. And CAS Agnes Bain. "There was con­ least a 3.3 and a 3.0 overall GPA, between youand me, we've admit­ cern over not only getting those for Sawyer and CAS students ted students into our honors pro­ students but retaining those stu­ respectively. These programs offer grams that've had a great record dents." the students $500 a semester in and they weren't ready to go to In addition to full-scholarships scholarship, as opposed to a full- college." and housing, the program hopesto tuition scholarship. Despite concerns, Lerman saw attract and retain students by offer­ "It's fairness," said Assistant the new CAS honorsprogram as a Photo courtesy of Alex Kelly ing more challenging coursework, Dean ofUndergraduate Programs positive development, and is ready Students cast their vote for SGA Senators at the HUB. with about one out of every five of Myra Lerman. "If you're asking so see HONORS, page 2 The SuffolkJournal Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Meal plan: a sausage fest

Will Arsenault Suffolk, previously dealt with an to sleep in, but don't have time for Journal Contributor outside vendor, and they set up a a late breakfast. Breakfast will contract that allowed students to nowbe served at the Sausage guy, For years David Littlefield has use their school debit accounts to starting at seven a.m. when they supplied Bostonians with some of pay for food. The vendor lost open. For those students who feel the tastiest sausages and hot dogs money by continuing with the the need for a change in Sodexho available. Beginning in 1992 as a contract rather than making aprof­ routine, the Sausage Guy offers small, movable cart in Fenway, the it and it was discontinued. multiple kinds of sausages and hot Sausage Guy has gained tremen­ However there's speculation that dogs perfect for any style. Not in dous popularity throughout the Littlefield is interested in pursuing the mood for sausage? No prob­ years, by supplying Red Sox fans a similar process. Fuller wasn't lem. with some of the best hot dogs and exactly sure "where it stands at The Sausage Guy specializesin grilled food money could buy. this point" but stated "they're various kinds of grilled foods that 1 C The Sausage Guy gained so much exploring it as an opportunity, include hamburgers, French fries, m to,*- ^ momentum that the business was David is interested in moving for­ stir fries and of course the award­ H'lPw j-r-' r-h' able to expand to a permanent ward with this." winning "chosen one" rated as , -1 -___ y t ? location, and also keep the lucra­ Barett Dziok, a student here at Boston's best hot dog. tive cart in Fenway. Suffolk majoring in 'management, An employee of the Sausage R This cozy restaurant, located has been working at the Sausage Guy stated that although they on Cambridge Street near the Guy for three weeks and loves his aren't currently hiring, new faces ' Photo courtesy of Kevin Du Donahue building, has become a job. "It's close to school and [it] are welcome. There's been a big common dining place for Suffolk pays pretty good," said Dziok. need for Sausage girls, he said. Sausage Guy on Cambridge Street discusses possible usage of and Emerson students aUke. There Another staff member of the Carla Earlson is one female Ram cards at eatery. is now the possibility that, in the restaurant estimates that 30% of employee at the Sausage Guy and future, Suffolk students may be the customers are in fact Suffolk she says she is enjoying her expe­ able to pay for their meals with students. rience. She has been working at RAM accounts. The Sausage Guy will have the Sausage Guy for two weeks,as Honors Program Tom Fuller, General Manager new features available, especially well as attends Quincy College for of Sodexho catering services at for those of you students who like nursing. HONORS from page 1 130 entering students who apphed for it, 50 were chosen, and 18 ulti­ to work on a similar program for mately attended. For CAS, the Sawyer. program will only have 80 honors "We certainly will follow in students attending at any given Say what: karaoke their successful footsteps," said time. Lerman. "We want to try it for a "It is important tonote that [the Students dance, singand show talent in cafe competition year, and just make sure we don't honors program] does not com­ fv. create an elite within the honors promise our commitment of program." access to education for the major­ Mike Walsh concert. A particular audience colorfulor skillful in their acts. Bain said it was reasonable to ity of students interested in contin­ Journal Contributor favorite was Jeremy Shepard's One of the night's most cre­ expect the honors students to fit in. uing their studies with us," said rendition of "Sweet Caroline" by ative groups won an honorable "We hope they're integrated Hamel. "As upper-level honors "This is one of the most enjoy­ Neil Diamond in which the crowd mention for theu- excellent chore­ into the whole academic hfe of classes are added, all students will able events on campus all year," joined in during the refrain, at one ography andprops. Suffolk University," Bain said. have the opportunity to compete said Max Koskoff, Senatorfor the point taking it away from the per­ The group was comprised of "80% of the courses they take are for placement in the program." Class of 2007, who attended the formerat one point. Jeremy Shepard, Jorge Rivera, with other Suffolkstudents." The first course available event Program Council's Karaoke Other highlights of the show Larry Keagan, Adi Utama and The program is unlikely to sig­ specifically for the new honors Night on September 21, an event included Koskoff s performance of Conte, all of who dressed up as nificantly change the type of stu­ students is "The Age of Franklin," that brought out Suffolk's talented. "Ice, Ice, Baby" with senior The Village People to perform, dents Suffolk caters to or the gen­ a seminar course taught by profes­ Caryle Crosby of Program Brendan O'Halloran performing "YMCA," earning them Program eral goal of the University, in part sor Robert Allison about Council, the planner of the event, the dance moves to great comic Council t-shirts. T due to the small percentage of Benjamin Franklin's contributions said she was also pleased. She effect, including miming a DJ and The judges felt that this was honors students attending. Of the to politics andphilosophy. mentioned that far more people "mixing it up," as per the lyrics. particularly appropriate due to came than were originally expect­ The night's winners were divid­ Rivera's shirt and suspender trou­ ed. ed into two tiers, the special merit ble -during the performance that The crowd started the event by awards that received a t-shirt as a required him to take the shirt off. overflowing the expected seating prize, and the official winnerswho Last but not least, Shelia Doherty DNA and innocence capacity; fortunately, extra seats got free Holiday Ball tickets. The and Jenn Bagley took the final were available for all who came categories for the winners were award for their general outstand­ INNOCENCE from page 1_ put herself thi'ough college and out. top soloist and group. ing performance all night. decides what further action to entered law school in order to help The night started off with jun­ Tommy Gee, solo performer of The second-to-last perform­ take. ■ him. ior Michael Conte singing "Total "Ice, Ice, Baby," took home a tick­ ance was also noteworthy because During his discussion. As a result of a DNA test on Echpse of the Heart," with the et to PC's holiday ball at the it reunited the 2005-2006 Attorney Rapheal also told of evidence that she found, Kenneth evening picking up from there. Marriott Hotel on December 8. A Orientation Team. Conte and NEIP success stories such as Waters was exonerated on March The audience gotvery involved in trio won the evening's other Jeremy took the stage once again Stephen Cowans and Kenneth 13, 2001. the show, cheering, shouting and award; Alexandria Taylor, Melissa to perform "Shook me all night Waters. Sadly, Waters was accidentally singing along to several songs. Charles, and Joanne St. Louis long." Halfway through, in a Stephen Cowans spent 6 Vi killed after a falling accident During "Total Eclipse of the were awarded the winner slot for touching moment, the entire years in prison after being convict­ shortly after his release. Heart," an audience member took their enthusiastic and skilled per­ Orientation team went on stage ed in the shootingof a police offi­ However, his sister has devoted apart one of the table lamps to formance of "Say my name," by and sung in the background. cer along with other "various her hfe to helping others in the reveal an electric candle which he Destiny's Child. "It was a fun time, it was I'U, 1^ crimes" he did not commit. He same situation as her brother. waved back and forth in the air The honorable mention merito­ good," Conte said regai'ding the was convicted due to mistaken Through the use of DNA evi­ like a cigarette Ughter at a rock rious award recipients were no less show. eyewitness identification and his dence, the New England history of drug use that worked Innocence Project has currently against him. Eventually he was freed 157 individuals who have Interested in investigative iournalism? exonerated on January 21, 2004 been accused of crimes that they when DNA evidence proved his did not commit. innocence. For more information about Wonld you like to do some real reporting? One of the more remarkable NEIP, or if you would like to stories was that of Kenneth Waters become involved with this project, Come write lor us! You won’t be hired in who spent 18 years in prison after please visit the following website being wrongfully convicted of a http://www.newenglandinno- murder that he did not commit. cence.org or contact the Paralegal the real world without clips! Waters' sister was so convincedof Studies program here at Suffolk her brother's innocence that she University. [email protected] Wednesday, September 28, 2005 The Suffolk Journal New year, new curriculum Attention Suffolk

Four-credit classes for freshman to exj^lore subjects in depth Photographers!

Erica Lawton and the course studies the conflicts Franklin, the course will also take Journal Contributor that have risen from energy’s a look at other philosophers and Gather your Suffolk development. thinkers of the era. Allison also The entire academic program is The Media Literacy course pointed out that, "With Franklin's PHOTOS AND COMPETE about to change at Suffolk developed by Nina Huntemann 300th birthday approaching in University, and the freshman class from the Communication and January, it was also timely to will be the first to experience it. Journalism Department discusses begin preparingfor thatevent." FOR A PHOTO SPOT IN THE |i The College of Arts and Sciences how the media plays a role in the In addition to regular class will be making the switch from a lives of virtually everyone today. time, students taking a seminar three-credit based program to Students examine the way in will also participate in many out- Suffolk Journal. four-creditclasses. which mass media shapes society of-the-classroom events. The Age According theto director of the and changes modem culture. of Franklin students visited the We will accept any­ Seminar for Freshman Program, The Woodstock seminar with Massachusetts Historical Society English Professor Quentin Miller, Miller beginswith the famous 60’s this past week and were able to this will, "enable instructors and festival and then branches out to handle primary source documents thing Suffolk related students to delve deeper into their other "idealistic endeavors in and artifacts from the colonial subjects" allowing for, "less stress American culture," particularly in period. and more intellectual freedom." literature that explores the same The Woodstock classes also AND CANDID. The first step toward the four- topie. have several trips planned, includ­ credit system is giving students The course continually touches ingviewing a photography exhibit Photos must be e­ the choice between five ditferent on the theme of Joni Mitchell's on Walden Pond at the Harvard freshman seminars that will be song "Woodstock" in which she Natural History Museum and a worth four credits each. sings that, "we've got to get our­ Jack Kerouac festival in Lowell. MAILED WITH APPROPRI ­ These seminarsreplace the for­ selves back to the garden," as in Several other freshman classes merly required Integrated Studies the Garden of Eden. will also be able to meet novelist classes, and were developed by From the Psychology Maxine Hong Kingston, author of ATE (or in-appropriate) professors from different depart­ Department, Elisabeth Sandberg Woman Warrior, when she makes ments to focus on a topic they created the course Why Do We Do a visit to campus in the upcoming CAPTION. were interested in teaching. What We Do?: Exploring Human weeks. The courses vary significantly, Behavior. It serves as an introduc­ Hoping to better help students covering a number of different tory course to human thinking and to adjust to life at Suffolk as well If we think IT’s funny disciplines, from science, to histo­ behavior. as ease the transition between high ry, to literature to psychology to Students follow the processthis school and their freshman year, philosophy. fieldof science has taken fromthe each professor is also the advisor AND UNIQUE, WE’LL PRINT Harnessing the Giant, created first thinkers in psychology to of each student in their seminar. by Craig Christensen of the modem research, which probes The professorsplan to get to know Department of Electrical and further into understanding the each of their students personally Computer Engineering, is human mind. through going outto lunch or din­ designed to examine the birth of Bob Allison of the History ner or simply sitting down to chat E-mail pictures to: electricity leading to the creation Department created the Age of outsideof the classroom. of nuclear power plants to accom­ Franklin as a closed class solely "It is helpfulthat we are able to [email protected] modate the growing need for ener­ for the new undergraduate honors get to know our advisor through gy in theworld. Its course descrip­ program. the seminar, instead of having to Subject: SU Photo contest tionsays it centers around the con­ Beginning with a look at the search them out on campus," said cept that, "man has made energy life of one of Boston's most freshman seminar student Marisa both his servant and his master," famous citizens, Benjamin Michau.

SGA: tighter rules for club constitutions

Chris DeFillippi by-laws. for the format of constitutions would make voting procedures be enforced. The other Journal Staff An idea that was not quietly ended, and it easier for SJRB to come to a fair decision, format guidelinescould be mademandatory will be discussed further in SGA's Sept. 29 in the event of a dispute. at later dates. On Sept. 28, the meeting of the Student meeting, was the idea of laying down "Mandatory constitution guidelines is Also in this meeting, Motenko Government Association (SGA) began ground rules for student club constitutions. what I ran on when you voted for me," announced that SGA will be working with agreeably enough. Funds were allocated to Draftedby Vice President Emily Rukowski, Rukowski added. the Boston Police Department on various clubs for catering and fliers, with the new resolution would require that stu­ Motenko emphasized the need for order. "Operation Student Shield," which attempts few objections and little inquiry. dent clubs receiving funds and recognition "Without guidelines, we might as well be to curb dangerous partying of college stu­ During last week's SGA meeting, there from SGA would have to have studentcon ­ throwing student activity fees to the wind," dents. was a highly debated resolution that pro­ stitutions adhering to a particular format. he said. Criticism ofthe mandatory format "I was very impressed with how open posed SGA buy books and school supplies The format would require that all constitu­ came from a number of the senators. and honest their staff was," said Motenko for students attending Suffolk after their tions have, among other things, a clearly Class of 2006 Senator Michael Walsh about his meeting with the Boston Police schools in New Orleans were flooded. The stated purpose, rules for dealing with dis­ suggested that the new format be recom­ Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole. "Their controversial issue was ended early in the putes within the organization and a clear mended, and notmandatory. primary goal and purpose is to provide a meeting, when the Class of 2007 Senator description of election procedures, such as "Then you might as well throw it out," good quality of life for everyone." Max Kbskoff, who originally proposed the what to do in the eventof a tie. ' Rukowski replied. Wayne Atkins, Senator He added that he is willing to reconsider idea, accepted that giving individual stu­ "In the event of a tie, you can pick a for the Class of 2007, argued against freez­ his opinion if he finds that the operation is dents, and not clubs, funds was against the name and spin around three times," said ing the budgets of clubs that do not draft a justout to "bust" students that are not caus­ Finance Committeeby-laws. SGA President Alan Motenko, who supports constitution in the approved format, saying ing problems. "This piece of legislation, that almost the mandatory format. "It doesn't matter as it was an unfairly harsh punishment. Although the meeting was extended for brought this organization into complete dis­ long as there are rules." "Clubs should govern themselves," an extra 15 minutes, there was not enough of order... I am withdrawing it forever," Rukowski, as Vice President, also runs Atkins said. "They shouldn't have then- an agreement to decide on the mandatory Koskoff said of his resolution. the Suffolk Judicial Review Board (SJRB), budgets frozen due to non-compliance." ■ format requirements. He then said he may still look for some which deals with disputes between club Cordelia Pisacane, Senator for the Class This issue will continue to be discussed other way to raise money for the Katrina- members andbetween clubs and SGA. of 2008, proposed that the format be in the next meeting, at 1p.m. on September affected students that does not violate the She emphasized that stricter guidelines changed so that only the section regarding 29. t) iDtertainnient The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Boston Film Festival shows 'prime’ film

Erica Lawton family that accompany every relationship. Journal Contributor Like all his work. Younger was very close to every aspect of this project. He wrote and One of thisfall's must-seesis the roman­ uierv’! sliwjj imui tlninimn directed the screenplay, a task thattook him tic comedy "Prime," whichpremiered at the seven years to complete, andbased it on his 21st AnnualBoston Film Festival.The film ownexperiences ina Jewish family. He also marks director Ben Younger's sophomore personally chose the soundtrack for the film. effort, following 2000's "Boiler Room." An The music perfectly accents its scenes, extreme departure from his crime thriller, PRIME particularly in the final cut, where the audi­ Younger's "Prime" is a rare romantic come­ \ liii'ntjKitur lit'w ctinit'rk ence does not have to suffer through a con­ dy that's actually funny. trived ending, just so it is a happy one. It takesa look at how two peoplein their Instead, the ending is one that is reahstic and sexual primes search to find common tender. Younger also has a personal relation­ ground with each other throughout the rest ship with many ofthe people who partici­ of their lives. Meryl Streep and Uma pate in themaking of his movies, which, he Thurman leadthe cast, alongwith newcom­ says, allows for a comfortable working er Bryan Greenburg. Greenburg stars as environment. Dave, the nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn Younger originally wrote the character who falls in love with Rafi (Uma Thurman), Dave as a writer, but changed him into a a recent divorcee who cannot believe she is visual artist, whichis more easily conveyed Photo courtesy of simptystreep.com dating a 23-year-old. through another visual media like film. He Rafi discusses their entire relationship Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep learn the importance of Dr/Patlent confidentiality. tapped a friend to do the character’s art­ withher therapist,Lisa (Meryl Streep), who work. assures her it is ok for the 37-year-old to feelings out. Family life was difficult the goofy sidekick perfectly. Rafi's friends Producer Jennifer Todd has also worked have a little fiin, and even discusses every enough for Dave when his near middle-aged own summer homesin the Hamptons,while with Younger since "Boiler Room" and is dirty detail of her client's sex life with her. lover found out he still lived at home with Dave's friends throw pies in the faces of both a friend and coworker. Due to be However, things get complicated when Lisa his grandparents, but once his parents real­ girls who rejecthim. released October 28, "Prime" is the perfect discovers that the young suitor is, in fact, her ize that not only was Rafi there to stay, but This old slapstick humor is a nice break mixture of the universal sweetness of falling son. also not Jewish, they cutoff all contact with from the typical bathroomhumor of today's in love and the hilarity of the unique cir­ The awkward situation leaves everyone their son. Dave's best friend does little to other comedies. Although the film gets cumstances the couple finds themselves in. at the end of their wits, including Lisa who help, acting primarily as comic rehef, but it many laughs, it sensitively and maturely Judging by sellout the crowd at its premiere, begins seeing a therapist to try to sort her doesn't matter because he plays the part of deals with the issues of age, religion, and "Prime" is sure to have everybody talking. Shop till you drop, literally

John “Kron” WUIiams in this, considering the worst that or get their heads blown off. Journal Contributor could happen is that the android Moreover, the acting is unrealistic. patrollers would apprehend them The hne, "It's not you, Bemie. I Be careful the next time you and detain them until the pohce guess I'm just not used to being If head to the mall, because insane arrive. • chased around a mall at night by robot security guards may hunt However, when lightning killer robots," best depicts the bad you down and killyou. Such is the strikes the system that controls the acting that accompanies the bad premise of the ridiculously unreal­ guards, it shorts their circuits and story. istic B- horror movie, "Choppingthey become homicidal, trying to Talk about on the nose with Mall." Now I know what you are kill the trapped teens. absolutely no subtext. Also, no one thinking, "There's got to be more, This is when the deadly game would say that given the situation. right?" There isn't. Sorry. of cat and mouse begins, where Even the death scenes are boring The movie begins with a the kids' only hope is to survive and unimaginative. demonstration of the mail's brand through the night when the mall's The only thing this movie has new security system, which doors open and they can escape going for it is its special effects, includes steel shutters that lock with theirlives intact. which for 1986 are decent. down at closing time and unlock There is no need to he and One can believe that these when the mall reopens the next insult someone's intelligence here. robots, though not very effective morning. This movie is bad. The story is looking, could actually be roaming Three non-lethal, nigh inde­ beyond weak and forced. What around this mall. Nevertheless, structible, robot guards designed mall would employ robot security overall, this is one horrendous to subdue and apprehend any anyway? Why, halfv/ay throughmovie. intruders between these hours are the first act, do the "non-lethal" That is not to say it is not a fun * a part of this elaborate system. Not robots suddenly shoot lasers from movie. Thisis anunbelievably fun surprisingly, the night the mall theireyes. movie. implants the new security system The character development is It is so ludicrous that one can­ is the same night a group of poor at best. Not one of the char­ not help but chuckle at the situa­ Photocourtesyofamazon.comteenagers decides to stay in the acters change from the beginning tions the characters get into. It's a moviethat any B-horror movie fan The ‘Chopping Mall”... where all sales are final. mall after hours to throwa "killer" of the story to the end of the story, party. There seems to be no harm save for maybe they stop breathing would wet themselves over.

So, you like watching movies? Listening to music? Going to restaurants? Museums? Concerts? Well. . . write about them, dammit. Meetings every Thursday 1-2:15 in Donahue 428 [email protected] Wednesday, September 28, 2005 The Suffolk Journal

COHEED AND CAMBRIA A shining star |i> ^ M n.nitx.is-0 siA": mM ’ISM 1»NE- fFAh nniOUGH ^rs .viAiisis's Lark Rissetto and brings personal experience Journal Staff into the songwriting. Musically, Coheed is all over the map with Who knew sci-fi geeks with a Good Apollo. Single "Welcome penchant for writing epic concept Home" showcases the band's albums would become massively metal roots with its abundance of popular and sell milhons? artificial harmonics and lengthy The kings of catchy Coheed guitarsolos. and Cambria released the third From the chilling openingopus installmentto their cosmic tale on "Keeping the Blade" to the four September 20 with Good Apollo, part finale entitled "The Willing I'm Burning Star IV Volume I: Well," the album combines classic From Fear Through The Eyes of rock, progressive metal, and fanta­ Madness. sy novelwriting intoa rock opera. With a fan following as large as Their vision outlandish to some their album titles, kids can't seem and intriguing to others. Coheed to get enough of singer/guitarist and Cambria have proven them­ Claudio Sanchez's dark song sto­ selves visionaries with Good ries and Rush-esque vocal Apollo. stylings. Like their previous Coheed and Cambria are now albums. The Second Stage Turbine on tour with Dredg, The Blood Blade and In Keeping Secrets of Brothers and MeWithoutYou and the Silent Earth: 3, Good Apollo are playing the Worcester Photo courtesy of amazon.com runs along a conceptual strand, Palladium on November 11. Coheed and Cambria’s future is looking bright with third full-length album GoodApollo I’m Burning however this time the storyis told Tickets are available at www.tick- Star IV Volume 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. from the author's point of view ets.com. Catchy, dicky, cool 1^'

AlexKelly straight. Greetings from Imrie Journal Staff ‘ House (a title that pays homage to Imrie St. in Allston where the band I' ‘ Self-proclaimed "new school lived) is an album that seems care­ power pop" group. The Click Five fully concocted with hooks, released Greetings from Imrie catchy lyrics, keyboards, and House (Lava Records, 2005) in emotions. As catchy and trite as all late August and has been on a eleven songs on the album are, the whirlwindtour ever since. keyboard and lyrical hooks coin­ The Click Five are also Berklee cide so well together it's uncanny. College of Music students who are Achieving this position in pop cul­ not strangers to the Boston music ture almost guarantees first single, scene and played at the Paradise "Just The Girl" a permanent resi­ Photo courtesy of clickfive.com Rock Club for three months dence on KISS 108 radio waves. Reminiscent of “That Thing You Do” Boston’s The Click Five don matching suits and styie. Monkey business gets complicated

Kevin Du fromCanada. Journal Staff Of course, the team chemistry is there. The hope,the drive and the determination of The Boston music scene has always been any other hard-working musician are con­ irnp./Nnpica great startup point for bands to make it big. sistent, but the sound just doesn't click. With Bands such as Big D and the Kids Table, Chow's lead vocals parading theband song- Godsmack, Killswitch Engage and theinfa­ for-song, it sounds as if the band is off by mous Aerosmith have all had their start in half a beat. Boston. But with every great band, there The guitarist is mediocre. One would comes even more optimistic hopefulstrying compare them to a high-school alternative to accomplish the same thing. rock band. Their schizophrenic sound Chimp Simple is a four-piece pop-punk bouncing from pop punk to country to reg­ ensemble whose origin starts on the West gaeska makes it hard to understand not only Coast. Jacob Eisenstein what the singer’ is singing, but also what' (baSs/trumpet/vocals) and David Merrill kind of record you're hstening to (guitar/vocals) were in the San Francisco After hstening to Ready For Anything, Bay blues scene whenthey met Brian Chow the bands sends off this vibe of a care-free, (guitar/vocals), who was in a 12-piece big alcohol boozing, group of goof balls who band called Sinister Dexter. They met up play garage shows. This band will remind with drummer Rodney Daughtrey in Boston listeners of that one group of friends from in 2004 and from there Chimp Simple was highschool that started a band, practicedall formed. the time in their parent'sgarage, boozed, but . With most of the band contributing to not never got any better. Listening to this entire only the lyrics but the music itself, the band album made me want to throw it out the hired Julian Russell (Magpie Sound and window. Don't bother buying this album Design) and Jeff Lipton (Peerless until you've seen the band perform live. Por Mastering), to release their 2005 EP Ready Maybe Chimp Simple is a performance- for Anything. The songs on the album can be based band. Maybe one must see Chimp described as a pop punk storybook about Simple play first hand in order to make their Photo courtesy of cdbaby.com being anti-social, dying young and encoun­ own decision of whether this band was Chimp Simpie’s aibum Ready for Anything is B-A-N-A-N-A-S. ters with lesbian ex-girlfriendsand evil men worth the $10 door fee or the $9.99 CD. The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Opinion staff Editorial So I GoT WKIIW ekCkfoRWaMEk/lWTeSEM "You think'you're better than me?" s/iR, m-w-u iUtmt Translate thatinto Latin, and you've got the motto forSuffolk. LikE Me. f If Karl Marx spent his college days here and now, the fj— Hum? m AcTiNe uk£ Communist Manifesto may have turned out very differently. "The history of all hitherto existing society, is the history of A Gur: wttk IT Off, AMD class struggles; the struggle to avoid eye-contact and talk smack TfY To FIHI> behind each others back." Put simply, this place has class issues. You can see this in how swE nm the students relate to each other. The Sawyer students up on the Ih Yoi/k hill try to make sense of the unwashed hippies and over-exerted gas station attendants who are taking classes in philosophy. The s®, wwKiwiete CAS students remain puzzledthat the Sawyer students occasion­ ally drink wine that does not come in-a-box form. There are also class issues with the surrounding academic institutions. As a news publication, our writers have interviewed a lot of students, professors and administrators. Whenever we ask some question about Suffolk as a whole, we always get, time and time again, some variation of the following: "Well, we're no Harvard or BU, but..." But nothing. There's no way to finish that sentence that does­ n't make us seem incredibly insecure. Sure, we're no Harvard or BU. Frankly, we might not even be a Bentley. But we're no Harrisburg College of Animal Husbandry either. . Our students may seem financially and intellectually deprived compared to some of our more prominent neighbors, but we're not rubes and, at least by college student standards, we're not impoverished. But, Suffolk's dynamic is changing. With the new honors pro­ gram, we're bringing in some students from richer intellectual backgrounds. If the purchase of new property for a dormitory is successful, it’ll attract some more residential students, who tend to be richer, for both CAS as well as Sawyer. Frankly, this may be a good thing for Ae Suffolk community. Diversity has always been this school's saving grace and, hope­ fully, it will continue to be so.And there's nothinglike students of different socio-economic backgrounds, talking and taking classes together to teach us that in the end, we're all equally screwed up. Sure, right now we all appreciate the perils of dealing withthe various drug addicts, crazy folk and criminals on public trans­ portation, but do we have as rich an understanding of the farther flungT-lines in the suburbs? The suburbanites ride the T with giddy, pep-squad blondes shrieking about Orlando Bloom. This brings us to a point, in regards to Suffolk's class disputes: in the end, it doesn't matter Hints for the Freshmen where you come from, but only that we're all just as pissedoff by the time we get here. If you're reading this rightnow, you're one of two where else are you going to find the non-stopplay of things: one, you're a freshmen and you're looking for Reggae-tone Latino music? Only in the Sodexho an easy way out of your first year with helpful hints cafeterias. For finer tastes in cuisine, maybe the Law from a very much willing sophomore. Or secondly, School cafeteria is what you're looking for. you're an upper-class undergrad try- jyj | g IVT i r 1 i The Internet is our next chapter The Suffolk Journal ing to see where you screwed up in this guide. 'When you were at Suffolk University’s Student Newspaper along thelines. Either way, this is the ---- ' ■ - home, the Internet was always www.suffolkjournal.net official unofficial freshmen guide to something you counted on to save 41 Temple St. survival around Suffolk University (and Boston in your behind when it came down to the clutch. Boston, Massachusetts 02114 general, I guess). If you're lost, confused, and don't However, you might want to pay close attention to the Phone: (617) 573-8323 know exactly why your computer is quarantined or following. If you're relying on the Internet to be up Fax: (617) 994-6400 why you have a stomachache, this might be of some and running 24/7, you're only going to disappoint interest to you. Some of you may ask howI canhelp; yourself. Also, you'll probably upend throwing a cell Chris DeFillippi it's because I've been there. I know whatit's like to be phone across the room, possibly injuring yourself or Editor in Chief a freshman. You don't... at least notyet. a loved one. If you didn't have a problem setting up So, basically, we shouldstart at the beginning. The the Internet to your computer, consider yourself Lark Rissetto Diana Rossi beginning for most freshmen has been about three blessed and cursed. It's gonna happen to you, possibly Arts and Assistant Arts weeks ago. It's been enlightening for some while soonerthan you think. Entertainment Editor Editor dreadful for others. Of course, there were many bright "But Mike, maybe it won't happen this year." spots for the new freshmen class. The new freedom of Yeah, maybe this is the year that everyone's Internet Garrett Quinn Rose Francois being on your own without any type of parental works perfectly and everyone gets their job done. Sports Editor Editor News supervision, non-stop, 24/7 Internet access (not real­ Negative. Just when you get ready to do all of that ly) and, of course, the beloved college drug of choice, work you've put off all year, something might go Dan McHugh Aiex Kelly Facebook. wrong. So go on AIM fora little while. Go check to Media Advisor Photo Editor Just as any Yin must have its Yang, there are the see who added you on Facebook. Go read your new cons to the pros. There'll be no more home cooking.comments on MySpace. Put on iTunes and relax. Bruce Butterfield This, at least for me, has been dreadful. 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WAL-MART Get everything for yourdQrfflroomatWalmart.com and still afford tuition. always low prices, Soorts "'T The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Volleyball on 5-0 run Standings & Stats GNAC Women's Volleyball GNAC Men's Soccer SPORTS "We've lost to these guys the last (few years) Team W L .PCT Team W L .PCT ’NOTEBOOK and to finally beat them is really a testament Suffolk 4 0 1.000 Norwich 3 0 1.000 to how we prepared. I think we were much Rlvler 3 0 1.000 WNEC 3 0 1.000 more focused this time around and a lot Albert Mag. 2 0 1.000 calmer as well." Emmanuel 2 0 1.000 Garrett M. Quinn WNEC 3 1 .750 Emmanuel 2 1 .667 Journal Staff Women’s Tennis Johnsn & W. 2 1 .667 Emerson 1 1 .500 Despite taking two out of three of the Daniel Web. 2 2 .500 Johnsn & W 1 1 .500 After starting their season going 0-9 the doubles matches, the women's tennis team Suffolk 1 2 .333 Suffolk women's volleyball team has sud­ lost overall to Johnson & Wales 5-4 on Emerson 1 2 .333 denly surged and is in the midst of a five Saturday. Doubles play has been Suffolk's Simmons 1 2 .333 Daniel Web. 0 2 .000 game win streak. With wins over Southern overwhelming strength this fall as they have St. Joe’s 1 3 .250 Rlvler 0 3 .000 Vermont, St. Joseph's College, Western lost onlythree doubles matches this season. S. Vermont 1 4 .200 S. Vermont 0 3 .200 New England College, and Albertus Mag­ Sophomore Jen Nelson, extended her Pine Manor 0 1 .000 Upcomming Schedule nus the Rams have jumped to the top of the undefeated singles record to 5-0 with two GNAC standings with a 4-0 record in then- easy 6-1, 6-1 wins over Johnson & Wales... Albert Mag. 0 4 .000 9/28 - vs. E. Nzazarene conference and 5-9 record overall with a Upcomming Schedule win over non-conference and cross town Men’s Cross Country 10/1 - at Daniel Webster rival UMASS-Boston on Thursday. The men's cross country team placed 9/29 - at Babson After defeating nemesis WNEC 3-1 in tenthin the Pop Crowell Invitational at Gor­ 10/3 - vs Emerson the last of game of a tri-match on Saturday, don College,with 347 points. Suffolk soph­ 10/1 - at Regis College Suffolk Head Coach Jim Feely said that he omore Cole Dillon led finished 54th over 10/8-vs WNEC w was not surprisedby his team’s recentplay, all, leading Suffolk men with a time of 10/3 - vs Framingham State "These kids are really resilient and always 30:28. Matt Stas finishedclose behindDil­ grindit out. I think the tough schedule real­ lon at 58 th GNAC Women's Tennis Suffolk Soccer Stats ly helped outwell." Team W L .PCT Feely, referring to a schedule thaput Suf­ Women’s Cross Country Player Points Johnsn & W. 3 0 1.000 folk up against much larger schools like The women's cross country team was Babacar Ndour...... 6 Springfield College, Brandeis University disqualified from the race when Jamie WNEC 3 0 1.000 and Bridgewater State where Suffolk won Mancuso injured her ankle and could not Emmanuel. 1 0 1.000 Kevin Rogers...... 4 just two games out of ninematches. continue the race. The loss of the sopho­ Simmons 1 0 1.000 Suffolk junior Heather Cox said that the more captain put Suffolk below the mini­ Marco D’Andrea...... 4 Suffolk 1 1 .500 first half of the schedule was "our practice. mum number required to field a team. In Emilio Cassano...... 2 These games count now. They're much order to compete as a team you must start Albert Mag 0 1 .000 more importantnow." and finish aminimum of five mnners. Pine Manor 0 1 .000 Clayton Plumer...... 2 Cox said that with their expanded roster St. Joe’s 0 2 .000 it gives the team some the depth that they Wei Huang...... 1 Men’s Soccer Emerson 0 4 .000 did not have before. "It has given us the Despite scoring a goal in the 89 minute freedom to use a libero, as well," she said to bring the game within possibility it was Upcomming Schedule Upcomming Schedule referring to the versatile and predominately just not enoughfor the Suffolk men'ssoccer 9/27 - at Emmanuel Goalie MinutesGA Saves defensive position. The current libero for team as they fell to Albertus Magnus 2-1. 9/1 - at Albertus Magnus Suffolk is seniorJill Clark. The loss drops Suffolk to 1-2 within in the Panzano 380:006 14 10/4 - at UMASS Boston Suffolk eaptain Katie Hemlin calledthe GNAC conference. Moukalla 90:002 2 win over WNEC a "good mental and sea­ Contact Garrett Quinn at soned win" and creditedit to her teammates. garrett. quinn@suffolk. edu University Dateline For more Information for getting your event listed In Dateline contact the Student Activities Office at (617) 573-8320.

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