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Volume 67, Number 20 www.suffolkjournal.net Sunday, April 1, 2007 Students 'sick and tired’ of fake news

Jasmine McCormick______professional wrestler and leg­ Journal Staff endary Texan, Stan Hansen. Renowned as "The Unsinkable In a tragic repeat oflast year's Battleship" in Japan he is the only eventsmillions of collegestudents man to have piimed puroresu leg­ returning to class Monday were ends Antonio Inoki and Giant confounded by mock stories pub­ Baba in singles title matches. lished in student newspapers. But Hansen's legend does not Running the gamut from minor end there, in a famed 1990 inter- annoyance to righteous indigna­ promotional match against Big tion students across the nation are Van Vader of New Japan Pro responding to student publica­ Wrestling Hansen punched Vader tions' feeble attempts at humor. in the face for real, resulting in A student at Baylor University Vader's eye popping out of the has begun a campaign to ban any socket and it was the sickest thing further satirical reporting by I've ever seen. I've got it on DVD Baylor's Lariat. and make a point of watching it Describing her organization as before every trip I make to Texas representing, "a silent majority of or if I'm going to the Texas Wham! reunites forCentennial Conceit students who are fed up with the Roadhouse for dinner. Clearly the confusion caused by student Lariat has earned the right to runa "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" hitmakers Wham! will reunite for one night onlyfor Suffolk's newspapers published during the humor story every now and April highly anticipated Centennial Concert. One of the most successful acts of the '80s, band mem­ first week of April" Bethany with such an esteemed pedigree. bers George Michael and Andrew RIdgeley ended their collaboration In 1986, vowing to never Andricks has found that a number And if she thinks otherwise worktogether again. However, "when Suffolk approached us, we couldn't resist," said Michael. of her fellow students are consis­ Andricks can take it up with ‘And yes I will keep In my pants,” he added. Although his contract has a ‘no arrest” clause. tently upset by phony newsstories Fuchinkan (which means in their campus media aroundthis Unsinkable Battleship, according time of year. to Wikipedia) "Last year I missed twoclasses Other students, such as Ram gets rammed, no suspects because the Lariat published a Appalachian State senior Keith fake story about terrorist threats Getchell, had less sand in their against the campus shuttle," said vaginas. "That one story about Andricks as she scanned an issue some professor or TA being arrest­ of the Lariat, "Two years ago I ed for forcing a student to give held a protest and spent out of him a hand job for an A was kind pocket on posters because the of a shock until one of my friends Lariat said that the Board of pointed out that it was an April Regents had instituted segrega­ Fools edition," said Getchell, shiv­ tion. Someone has to stop them ering as he dredged up the painful from puttingout these lies." memory, "after that I sort of Since starting the Baylor chuckled at some of it, I mean, it University Student Coalition to wasn't “Zoolander” but it was kind Prevent Dishonest Journalism of funny." Jennifer Schneider, (BUSCPDJ) last May Andricks Editor-in-chief of ASU's student has connected with many students newspaper with similar trauma. The Appalachian, respondedto With 35 members (or .003 per­ Getchell's comments with a mix­ cent of the student body) ture of shock and horror, "The pro­ BUSCPDJ has not been a com­ fessor hand job story was plete success, "oh God, before I absolutely true, it's unfortunate Catnip Robinhlll -Journal Staff even convened the first meeting I that our publication date threw "It was wicked awesome,” said witness Harry Paratestes of Ramrod’s gruesome death. had friends asking me if I was some students off but it actually retarded," recalled Andricks, happened." Figbert von Munchenhausen all we know right now." LongstockingLLR "They simply could not under­ Reached for comment later in Journal Staff Officials also detailed that the "One time we caught that dood stand the painof being duped by a his apartment Getchell expressed Ram was also shotin the head fol­ with'a an escort from Craigslist on news source I had once trusted." disgust with The Appalachian, Civic leaders and Beacon Hill lowing impact, indicating that his lap snorting Meth off of her Andricks is adamant about push­ "No school supported publication residents are celebrating the recent someone was clearly looking to chest. He was no good, that guy," ing her group's agenda until, should be running that smut." death of one of Suffolk end his life. Lanngstrumpf said. "every college newspaper is held before asking to be left alone for University's most influential icons: Some sources speculate that While Beacon Hillers and some to the high standards I want the the evening. When pressed for The Ram. various parties might have had an Administration officials are Lariat held to" while at the same comment Getchell revealed that The victim. Rod "Ramrod" interest in curbing his "randy, heralding the Ram's death as an time advocating that would be his agendafor the evening includ­ Rammington, 100, of Roxbury goat-like, rowdy ways." end of a "reign of terror" on the humorists leave such material to ed a "totally sweet" marathon of was looking for grass around the Ramrod's death is far from sur­ area, many students are saddened "professionals likeBen Stiller." Gears of War multiplayer fol­ Tremont Street area when he was prising, many say, given his pen­ by the loss. Suggesting that the federal lowed by a session of "jackin' fatally struck by a newly-pur- chant for boozy Beacon Hill "Who am I going to slam cheap government should limit humor it...raw" to massive amounts of chased, elaborately painted Chevy soirees and massive crack addic­ vodka with on Tuesday nights licenses to such publications pornography, including over 9 Tahoe SUV, according to senior tion. now?" asked a apprehensive fresh­ Andricks clearly has an axe to gigabytes of Cumfiesta.com con­ administrationofficials. "That guy...he was always man male. grind against her school's publica­ tent, he had bittorrented on his lap­ "It's a car, it has four wheels, fucked up, making noise, disturb­ "I've lost my best friend and all tion which was named after the top while connected to ASU's wi­ two axels, and some windows," ing the neighbahs," said his land­ sense of focus." Donations will be finishing move of famed Gaijin fi network. said a senior police official, "that's lord, Jeff Langstrumpf, of accepted inroom D428. Suffolk University • Boston, Massachusetts

Volume 67, Number 20 www.suffolkjournal.net Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Students feel effects of rising Dorchester crime

Ian Griffner Journal Staff

The rising homicide rate in Dorchester has been grabbing attention throughout Boston in recent months and is affecting col­ arriaica‘Plain_r^'-'’ lege smdents, including those from Suffolk, . C203Yir- ' 'Meeting House that are either originallyfrom or are current­ ly livingthere. According to the Boston Police Department, homicides are up compared to Forest Hills thefirst three months of last year. By April 1, 2006 there had been ten homicides in Boston, this year in the same time periodthere havebeen 16. rn'aaltfl Adding to the interest in the murders in Dorchester is the shocking nature ofmany of the killings. One such incident involved an 18-year- old man who was shot in the head in broad dayhght on a crowded MBTA bus last week. Another was 22-year-old Chiara Levin, a murders on the news, Yahoo! Maps resident of New York City, who was fatally and now avoids staying “As with any bad news An Increase in violence In Dorchester has had varying effects on wounded after a late night party in outsidein Dorchester. eventuallyyou become Suffolk’s student body, reactions range from Indifference to fear, Dorchester. "We feel like our desensitized” The woman is believed to have been an area is right in the mid­ innocent bystander and not the target of the dle of it," said Smith. Gustave Cadet Dorchester around a year hood. Joe Poles, a freshman and native of shooting. Levin's death led directly to con­ Smith now carpools Junior ago and though she admits Beaumont Street in Dorchester is upset troversial decision to return to Boston by the with her roommates to that there are dangerousabout the risein violence. Guardian Angels, a volunteer vigilante travel through ...... ----- ' = areas in Dorchester, does Poles is specifically upset with the group formed in New York to combat vio­ Dorchester and only remains outside to walk not find the reports of violence troublesome. increase in bystander violence, implying lent crime in 1979. from her apartment to the T-station and back "It doesn't reallybother me," said Saliga. that violence between gang members is The recent homicidesin Dorchester have as fast as possible. She also makes sure she Gustave Cadet, a junior, is similarly non­ expected in Dorchester but the increased caused manyto speculate on the safety of its contacts her friends when she is leaving or chalant about the rising homiciderate. number of innocent casualties is unaccept­ residents. Allie Smith, a junior originally returning to her apartment. "Truthfully, it doesn't affect me," said able. from Connecticut, moved to a Dorchester "We don't stay out for any reason," said Cadet, who hved in Dorchester with his "Like anybody. I'm not happy about it," apartment on Crescent Avenue inSeptembe. Smith. Residents of certain areas of family until he was six and returned a little said Poles, adding the deaths of innocent Now she is reconsidering her decision after Dorchester do not beUeve that they are in over two years ago. "As with any bad news, bystanders was "messedup." therecent shootings. danger, however. eventually you become desensitized," said Living in Adam's Village, what he con­ "We're thinking of moving," said Smith, "People don't reahze that Dorchester is Cadet. siders to be a safe area of Dorchester, Poles who claims a lack of availabile housing is one of the biggest areas in Boston," said Cadet fives in what he feels most would feels there is no reason to take precautions keepingher in Dorchester. Lauren Saliga, a senior from Marlboro, consider to be a goodarea of Dorchester off against the rising murder rate. Smith no longer feels safe outside her Mass. "There are good areas and bad." of Morissey Boulevard and, like Saliga, has "I haven't changed my way of fife at all," apartment, having heard of the increasing Saliga moved to the Savin Hill area of never felt in any danger in his neighbor­ saidPoles. President announces new TV station pians for faii

Todd Olsson the Fox 25 News studio located on the cor­ Journal Staff ner of Park St. and Beacon St. "This is something we've needed," adds Suffolk University's broadcast journal­ Rosenthal. "President Sargent has been sup­ ism students have produced four seasons of porting us for a long time." "Temple Street," a student-run original pro­ Rosenthal also says that the new studio gram, completely withoutthe existence of a will host TV production classes as well as university-owned TV studio. the continued shooting of "Temple Street." Last Tuesday, President David Sargent Episodes of "Temple Street" spotlight announced the fights, camera, and action Suffolk, featuring news, interview and will now be taking place ina brand new stu­ entertainmentsegments. dio locatedin the 73 Tremont St. building. Past interviews include Boston Globe "The studio will be ready in the fall," contributor James Campbell, former Israeli confirms Dr. Robert Rosenthal, Chairman Colonel Miri Eisen and Lisa Schatz, a of the Communications and Journalism Suffolk professor who was featured on Department at SuffolkUniversity. Fox's "Trading Spouses." "This is our first studio, and we actually "I think it's great not only because we can plan on getting another, bigger studio." give students a studio they never had The studio will be located to the left of before," says Rosenthal, "but it's also great the front entrance in the 73 Tremont St. for the publicity of the university." building, which was formerly occupied by a The larger studio Suffolk plans on small gift shop. addicting is still in the planning stages. Kristin Morrell - Journal Staff Large plate-glass windows allow pedes­ Rosenthal enthusiastically expects its com­ trians to see inside the studio, which pletion in the upcoming years, possibly to Communications and Journalism Chairman Dr. Robert Rosenthal confirmed that a Rosenthal believes resembles the set-up of also be located inside 73 Tremont St. new TV station will be open this fall at the 73 TremontSt. location. Wednesday, April 4, 2007 The Suffolk Journal cn Provost considers new post in Saiem Briefs John S. Forrester Journal Staff Suffolk moves ahead with dorm plans The purchase of the property at 10 West St. has been approved by the Suffolk Suffolk University's first provost, Dr. University Task Force. The official notification came to the Boston Redevelopment Patricia Meservey, was named as one of Agency on "Thursday or Friday," according to Gerald Autler, Senior Project three candidates to replace Salem State Manager/Planner at the BRA. College's current president. Dr. Nancy D. Also according to Autler, "90% of the building is already converted into residential Harrington. Serving for 17 years as us." This would make the proposed fall move in date a possibility. He also cites the President of Massachusetts' third largest quick start of the review process, along with community support, should make for public university, Harrington is set to retire speedy progression. "We heard enough of a green light [from the community], so we this June. If selected, Meservey could felt confident in moving forward with the review process." become Salem State's 13th president. The Beacon Hill Times reported in its latest issue that the BRA received a letter on Hired by Suffolkin 2004, Meservey has March 26 from the university stating-their intent to purchase the buildingand convert spentthe past two and a half years working the space into dorms. They also noted that the 10 West St. location is outside the pre­ to bring the institution's various deans viouslyagreed upon "non-expansion zone." together as an academic community, over­ For more facts and information about 10 West St. see page 9. seeing campuses in Boston, Spain and Provost Patricia Maguire Meservey Colleen Koperek Senegal, and contributing to academic ini­ tiatives, such as the newly-introduced tion," Meservey said. SUlOl program. Vice President Francis X. Flannery said Spring Ball tickets available "The original pool was 90 applicants," Meservey has done "a great job" and he If you missed Program Council's Winter Ball, then here's your next chance toattend said chairman of the Presidential Search feels that if the Provost were to leave one of theseexciting events. On Reading Day, Friday, April 27, to help commence the Committee, Richard Bane, who leads the Suffolkshe wouldbe missed. end of the semester. Program Council will be holding its much anticipated annual effort on behalf of Salem State. "She's been deeply involvedin many of Spring Ball. Held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, this event will take place from 7 p.m. "We had a very deliberate process that things on the academic side and she's the until 12 a.m. and is one you will not want to miss. This Thursday, April 5, tickets go on involved thedevelopment of position speci­ first Provost that we've ever had," he said. pres-sale for the discounted price of $15.00. If you miss your chance to grabtickets fications, and that had criteria in it that we As Suffolk's first Provost, Meserveysaid early, they go on sale for $20.00 beginning on Monday, April 9. Hurry though, and get used to match against pool." she feels the position helped link the various your tickets before they sell out. On Jan. 1, Salem State began reviewing academic departments together with the Emily Holden nominationsfor the position. Meserveywas administrationto exchangeideas. contacted at the end of Februaryby a head­ During her time at Suffolk, the Provost hunting firm who told her that she was a has helped establish Suffolk's Center for candidatefor theposition. Teaching Excellence and led a faculty "I had no plans [to leave Suffolk] and at this point I am simply considering a posi- see PROVOST, page 9 Online users take up residency in oniine worid

Ben Paulin Journal Staff

Everyone has fantasies of owning then- own island, being a movie star, walking the catwalk of a fashion show, or becoming an owner of their own enterprise. With the vir- . tual world of Second Life, member can become all ofthese things with just a few clicks of the mouse. Second Life, created by San Francisco based Linden Labs is a virtual 3-D world created and owned by users, called Residents. Since it's inception in 2003 the world of Second Life has amassed over 5 million members. 5.226.786 What sets Second Life apart from other 1,626,207 games, like the Sims, is its realism. 28,940 "Anything you can do in real hfe you can do il.902,727 in Second Life; and anything you can't do in i257.873 real life you can do in Second Life," said SEE MORE economic statistics here! Jason Potteiger, a junior and occasional user ______-tfwh.r.l______of SecondLife. Photo courtesy of Second Life One member, who goes by the Second Life alias, Jacq Homewood, said he heard Whatstudents can't do In real life they can do In Second Life, a virtual world that Is shaped by the whims of Its users. about the game from a fiiend. Homewood, 26, is from New York but said he attended Second Life's dollar exchange program, hoods within Second Life. Homewood said become a Resident not all computers can UMass for four years. He said he spends called LindeX. One U.S. dollar is worth he is part of several groups, including handle the heavy load that the online world about five hours a week in the virtual world. about269 Linden Dollars. Atheists United. He said "I join a lot of bears. Second Life is open source, which allows Potteiger cited an incident where a man groups to see what people talk about." Potteiger stated that "it takes a lot of pro­ users, like Homewood, to make and create bought a piece of property on Second Life Basic membership for Second Life is cessing power. I have a pretty new iBook their ownaccessories, from shoes to houses, for $12,000 saying "People are making a lot free. Once members subscribe they choose and it wouldnot run it." for their alter-egos. Potteiger said "if you of money." an Avatar, or an in-game persona. Members Potteiger said he first heard of Second write a code to make a hat for your charac­ "The biggest industries are land buying, can select from a group of pre-made Avatars Life in the "From Blogs to IM's" Archer ter, you own the hat and you can sell it for sex, and sims" said Homewood A map of the or they can create their own likeness using ■Fellows class, taught by Professor George real money." virtual world, pinpoints events and happen­ theprogram. Comeau. "I had never heard about before,it Residents can buy a plethora of items, ings that all Residents can attend such as Once you've selected an Avatar you're which is weird because most people know ranging from waterfront casinos to tie-dye night clubs, fashion shows, art galleries, and immediately thrust into a world of other about things that big." socks, using Linden Dollars, the in-game games. Residents, and are surrounded by a vast Potteiger said he made an account but currency. Users convert Americandollars to Many residents with common interests landscape, which is fully designed and cre­ said "My real hfe is way toobusy to have a Linden Dollars, and vice-versa, using create smaller communities and neighbor­ ated by such Residents. Although it is free to second one." The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Opinion staff Editorial Teen Internet still growing

As I type this article, mush­ been a cratch tome. most accurately gauged by status room clouds of infrared Internet It can look like a heady emo­ lines on a Facebook page, I think It has become another way of securing votes as Newt Gingrich light are pulsing just past the visi­ tional analgesic mixed with instant humans ought toconsider strongly imagined, go after immigrants and "real" Americans will gleeful­ ble rangeof human eyes. companionship, distraction, and whether they feel themselves best ly follow. Yet Gingrich's statements against bilingual education A hundred thousand buildings reassurance. The lonely need only defined by whataihounts to a glo­ are tinged by the very "class warfare" conservatives are so quick are bombing airwaves with net­ count their MySpace friends to rified personals ad and address to harp on when their views are questioned. works of information; realtime book. Emotions are difficult, but If you want to raise the minimum wage, that's class warfare basketball scores from local high the feehng of them ought not be according to the Sean Hannitys of the world. If you want to repeal schools in every town in the coun­ Ben Skirvin drained away even when stabbing Bush's tax cuts for the rich, how dare you, we thought liberals try, fast food orders to Chinese pain and unhappinessrale. were anti-war! But if you want to spin wild racially tinged yams restaurants globewide, as well as I do not beUeve in the golden about welfare queens as the Gipper did or if you want to replace statistics, facts, opinions, beUefs, temporarily return to togetherness. years of the past and perhaps I "the language of the ghetto" as Gingrich called everything but rehgions. Instant messengers life support speak too strongly about some­ EngUsh - go ahead, the poor don't contribute to your campaign. The Internet has Uved less than acquaintances otherwise doomed thing trivial. I know that without And in case you didn't know, all immigrants are destitute and a quarter century. In human terms, to the departures of distance and the Internet, many who have trav­ nobody is going to care if you pay them sub-minimum wages. its pubhc availabiUty is stiU firmly thepassing of time. Games waste elled with me would be nothing At &e same time the United States has a schizophrenic view of in early adolescence. valuable hours in heroine stupor. but fading smoke rings returning immigrants, with more extreme Americans calling for a complete My generation, bom in the mid Bright backlit backgrounds zone to the anonymous sky. I also lockdown of our borders for legal and illegal immigrants. The to late '80s, has difficulty aligning vision down to a ratio aspect of understandthat I would know less rationale,to quote South Park, is that "DEY TURK OUR JERBS" the youth of the World Wide Web 800x600. of the world if I did not habituate Yet even ardent immigration opponents welcome mercenary with its omnipresence in almost I don't want to sound like a the World Wide Web. sports stars such as David Beckham, Daisuke Matsuzaka' and every aspect of their hves. hypocrite. I have done all of these The BBC host an international Cuauhtemoc Blanco. The bottom line appears to be the issue in We havenever hved in a world things. There are friendships the forum used by people in every this case with all the sponsorship and merchandising revenue where we cannot indulge almost remembrance of which are good, country in the world. Anyone can those men will generate. In the same way Wal-Mart can say "what any whim within seconds. So but when I think back on the read Le Monde and Pravda for difference do a few fines make when we can pay undocumented great and powerful is this new places where new people meet, I free online. One can, by looking workers substandard wages" John Henry can pass off the $51.1 land, that virtual existence can remember many faces glowing through his eyes, empathize with million posting fee when he sees the checks rolling in from his take away reahty. behind cheap plastic barriers. his enemies and know his friends Japanese broadcasting deals. Rather than a threat to the fabric of Ethics is the constant gardener Have you ever carefully watched all the better. This is the best side America which Gingrich sees bilingualism as these mercenaries of such power. It ought to make us the features of someone as they of instantaneous access, and an are a great way to boost ticket sales among "new demographics" ask, how should one act towards speak? This poor, false typing invaluableresource. (immigrants and resident aliens) and give ownership groups excit­ the internet? Can moving pixels practitioner of text says letters can­ But, those who too closely ing new marketing partners (Yomiuri and Bimbo). resolve into a whole human being? not replace skin and muscles anda watch an illusion must someday Yet with these men the whole argument that Americans are These are painful questions. presence. ask themselves, is reahty so good, willing to do their jobs goes out the window. And believeus, any The glow of the screen has often When human relationships are thatI should want another. American between the ages of 10 and 99 would love to get paid millions of dollars or at least hundreds of thousands of dollars to kick or throw a ball for a hving, even to the point of accepting a Air Tran needs common sense contract below league minimum wages. But there is no outcry that our good ole boys are stuck in the minors or that Dice-K would Let me teU you about my recent around 10:15 that the next avail­ However, it was a long ridiculous have better luck catching Wake than writing a sentence in Enghsh. flight experience on Air Tran able fiight was going to be the next wait until 2:00 when we finally got It would seem that the average fan's obligation to club trumps Airways. It is a story that is about morning. But if the decision had our gate. That's right: we waited country, unless the immigrant is tryingto make a living and might problems resulting from a lack of been made earher, then people on over an hour to get a gate. And the be a bit more comfortable conducting some business in their communication. the flight could have gotten a hotel worst part about it is the fact that native language. That's clearly too much to ask in order to pre­ First, let's just say my fiight to room earher and obtained some other scheduled flightsthat landed serve our national fabric. Fort Myers during spring break needed rest. After ah, we had left later than us got a gate when they had no real issues,but it did take a landed. Their excuse was, "we half hour toget our luggage. were not a regularly scheduled Send Letters to the Editor 0 The flight back from Fort Tim Rosenthal flight." Myers to Boston on Friday was a The fact of the matter is this: no snffo [email protected] hassle. No, I am not blaming matter what flight lands they Logan Airport for shutting down Fort Meyers at 11:30 a.m. Instead, should not wait an hour for a gate during this snowstorm before we we played the waiting game at to open up, no matter what airhne were about to land. Instead of Rochester International Airport it is. For Air Tran, it is time to The Suffolk Journa landing in Boston, our plane was untilabout 11 whenwe finally got wake up and smell thecoffee. divertedto Rochester, New York. into the hotel. While at the hotel I The next and final mistakeAir Suffolk University’s Student Newspaper So we finaUy land in Rochester onlygot four hours of sleep. Tran made was the luggage. www.suffolkjournal.net and tried to wait patiently for the This wouldn't have been so Another hour, maybe hour and a 41 Temple St. next available flight to Logan. bad, except that every other fiight half wait for that. No one told us Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Here's where the mess began. to Boston had been cancelled when the luggage was coming out. Phone; (617) 573-8323 Beginning around 6 p.m., the issue hours earlier. In fact. Air Tran had The people workingdid not tell us Fax: (617) 994-6400 was when were we going to land already cancelled all of their anything about when the luggage Amanda Bellamy in Logan? It then became an ongo­ Boston flights. I suppose I'm lucky would arrive. Editor in Chief ing problem. Here is where the I wasn't on the Airtran flights from And worse than that is, there communication of the manage­ Orlando and Atlanta to Boston. were two other flights that they John S. Forrester Janssen McCormick ment people at Air Tran started to Having diverted to Rochester, they combined with our luggage that News Editor Opinion Editor go wrong. sent those people back to Orlando were also delayed. No signs up, no Every hour we kept hearing; and Atlanta, telhng them that they one giving us information, no Alex Kelly Tim Rosenthal "We will make a decision in anoth­ wouldn't be able to get home for nothing. Arts & Entertainment Editor Sports Editor er hour." The next hour goes by two or three days. The point has been brought up and "it's going to be another hour So the next day arrives, there's many times that this airline had Kristin Morrell Stacy Mondesir until the decision comes." This eight inches of snow on the ground some problemsin the past. Having Photo Editor Ad Manager went on and on and on. Finally, in Rochester and still we have no gone through this, I can see why. around 9:00, we hear that there idea until we get into the airport Dan McHugh Bruce Butterfield Here are a couple messages would be a decision made around that we would be flying out at 9 that I would like to communicate Media Advisor Faculty Advisor 10:30 p.m. Obviously, manage­ a.m. We arrived at 4 a.m. with no to Air Tran. Number one, get TheSuffolk Journal is the student newspaper of Suffolk University. It is the mission of ment at Air Tran was reluctant to idea when the flight would be. The someone who can communicate the Suffolk Journal to provide the Suffolk community with the best reporting of news, make a decision. people at the airport told us to be with people rather thanhave them events, current trends and styles, entertainment, sports and opinions. The reporting, The lack ofcommunication of there around 5 a.m. thinking it wait for no apparent reason for views and opinions in the Suffolk Journal are solely those of the editors and staff of the management at Air Tran made would be a 7 a.m. flight. the Suffolk Journal and do not reflect those of Suffolk University, unless otherwise flight delays, gate delays, luggage stated. TheSuffolk Journal does not discriminate against any persons for any reason me and the rest of the people on Obviouslythat did not happen. delays, etc. without information and complies with all university policies concerning equal opportunity. A compre­ the flight a little irritated in Nevertheless, we finaUy got out from the airhne. And the next mes­ hensive copy of the Suffolk Journal’s editorial and advertising policy is available Rochester. of Rochester at 11 a.m., arriving at sage to Air Tran is this: It's caUed upon request. Copyright2007. Finally a decision was made at Logan around 12:30 p.m. common sense. Use it. Wednesday, April 4, 2007 The Suffolk Journal Opinion Support for troops legitimizes iiiegai war S.O.U.L.S' recent "troop drive" is an soldier, remains beyond criticism. What of the hatred against the U.S. (and Western record/historical utility of the U.S. military. attestation to the quasi-fascism perpetuated about his or her actions? Is joining the U.S. Culture in general) felt by people in the They either: a) choose not to investigate, b) in the culture of the U.S. mainstream, andis military justified (or even excusable) given Global South seems unfathomable in main­ allow themselves to be deluded through a disgusting legitimization on our campus of the hideous history of this organization and stream culture. Maybe such a reflection cheap, fair tale-like advertisements(e.g., "be the U.S. occupation of Iraq. the extralegal way in which it parades itself would reveal too much about the U.S.'s all that you can be") or c) justify their serv­ It sustains the narrative of U.S. soldiers today? perennial involvement in systemsof oppres­ ice by flaunting their lack of opportunities. as the primary sufferers of illegal U.S. Defensesfor the conduct of the U.S. mil­ sion there. Regardless of their reasoning two facts aggressionand is, ultimately, a waste of time itary are myriad and amorphous as a result From theleft, defensefor U.S. soldiersis remain unchanged: 1) soldiers in the U.S. and resources for both Suffolk students and of the disparate contexts for which they premised on the hackneyed narrative of military are not forcedto join this organiza­ organizers. If action is to be taken for the attempt to redress. For example, when U.S. these fighting men and women as poor tion (there is no draft today) and 2) their benefit of a needy people, surely S.O.U.L.S Marines killed Iraqi civilians in Haditha, working-elass people with limited opportu­ actions put into direct mortal danger even could find a more unfortunate population nities aside from military service. more abused, underserved communities than the tools of U.S. imperialism (like the Their socio-economic circumstances are around theworld. Iraqi people) toward which to dedicate their Andrew Curley used as a form of apology for their actions. Each time a U.S. soldier patrols through efforts. It is argued, therefore, that because the Iraqi neighborhoods with loaded, automatic The notion of soldiers in the U.S. mili­ majority of the military (an all volunteer weaponry, the lives of Iraqi men, women tary as victims in this framework is particu­ pundits from the right argued that such force) are from poor, underserved communi­ and children are endangered. The U.S. sol­ larly noxious, as it's through their efforts, actions were perfectly acceptable given the ties with Uttle chance of personal fruition in dier deserves as much sympathy for their collectively and individually, that the worst U.S.'s hyped "threat of terror" and current their humblequests for personal betterment, perilous condition as a police officer who atrocities of U.S. violence are realized. The "state of war." (Bill O'Reilly went as far as their actions should be overlooked or miti­ patrols and subsequently abuses residentsof U.S. armed forces have a genocidal legacy to defendtheir actions by comparing-maybe gated and pro.secution should be made only urban, racially segregatedghettos. and are the only military organization in his­ appropriately-military actions in Hadethato against those in positions of power whohad Therefore, an organization like tory to use a nuclear device in any context the execution of surrendered U.S. forces by casually sent them into conflict in the first S.O.U.L.S should not attempt to lift the spir­ (and against defenseless civilians nonethe­ Nazis in France during WWII.) place. its of criminals through an aggregation of less.) But in today's politically bifurcated It is claimed that the stress soldiers But this logic excuses the responsibility cheap, disposable commodities (and some culture, the men and women enlisted in the endure somehow justify their transgressions we all as human beings have for our actions. questionable items like tobacco-based prod­ U.S. armed forces are either lauded as against innocent civilians. Those who make The basic U.S. soldier, when he or she ucts.) "defenders of freedom" or mourned as mar­ this claim, however don'tapply similar stan­ enhsts into the military is making an ethi­ Withall the misery in the world (much of tyrs for empire. dards to the equally perturbed populations cal/moral decision. which is a direct consequence of Western- Even for those who have acknowledged who commit malfeasance against the U.S. They are sacrificing their personaljudg ­ imperialism) tenacious, young volunteers that the invasion and occupation of Iraq For example, no measurements are made of ment to be an enforcer of aggression in a should dedicate their actions to causes of was/is done under false pretenses and with the possible mental stress the 9/11 hijackers third-world context. The history of the U.S. better caliber than a "troop drive." They dubious justifications, the base component may had sufferedprior to flying planes into armed forces is not absent from them-there should not serve the function as cheerlead­ of the U.S. military, the romanticized grunt buildings. Exploring the reasoningfor some exists every opportunity to investigate the ers for mercenaries.

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Ryan Peters When You're Dead. It builds around a chorus Journal Contributor of "this is the soundof what you don't know killing you," and, six minutes later, dies As terrorists, tsunamis, and Katrinas around Volta's Cedric Bixler Zavala singing, push us further into the abyss of human in his brilliant falsetto, that the "future's annihilation, surprisingly few musicians uncertain here now." seem prepared to acknowledge the immi­ Between here and the closer, "Reprise nent apocalypse. El-P - veteran Brooklyn (This Must Be Our Time)," which features rapper, producer, and owner of Definitive indie singer Cat Power doing her best Beth Jux Records - is not onlywilling to admitit: Gibbons (of Portishead) impression, El-P it's all the dude talks about. exploresevery comer of hisdark, El-P's debut Fantastic Damage (2002) post-9/11 dystopia. was dense, dirty, and stunning. The drams He takes it to the skies on were distorted, the rapid-fire rhymes were "Flyentology," the album's first relentless, and the themes were grim: the single which pairs El-P with his apocalypse, armies of abusive stepfathers, a despair-music counterpart Trent deadDisney, etc. Reznor. Four years later, his sophomore effort I'll The lyrics describe El-P beg­ Sleep When You're Dead is denser, dirtier, ging for forgiveness as his Photo courtesy of Definitive Jux and, miraculously, even more stunning. Like doomed plane plunges toward the its predecessor, the album is restless and Earth. The most startUng moment El-P’s sophomore album, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead haunting. of the track comes as El-P focuses on theImpending apocalypse. The mainstays of El-P's production acknowledges his own faults in You're Dead obtuse and crazy. Amid all of that is a pro­ remain: hellish yelps and cackles are buried the face of imminent death: he exists gressive artist unfazed by these criticisms deep in the texture of minor notes, endless laments that "all [his] life [he's] been so between these aforementioned themes. He and, in this case, a true rarity in hip-hop: a synths, and frenzied dramming. It still arrogant." elaborates on his dystopian vision on "Run cohesive, conceptual, well-executed com­ sounds apocalyptic. However, the overt He takes it home on "Stop Crying," refer­ the Numbers" featuring Definitive Jux plete album. humor of FantasticDamage is gone - there ring to New York City mayor Michael Records word-slinger and college kid Though, it would be wrong to put it on are no "I'd rather be mouth-fucked by Nazis Bloomberg as "Mayor Doomberg" while favorite Aesop Rock. He sadly examines a thesame pedestal as thedefinitive, cohesive unconscious" lines on this record. In its 32nd note hi-hats create an urgent, post-9/11 human relationship in "The Overly rap albums of our time (e.g. Outkast's place is a newfound control over El-P's far- soundtrack behind his hurriedrhymes. Dramatic Truth" and gets "on some butterfly AqueminU Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt). reaching lyric and production skills. El-P doesn't stop at Earthly issues, to the fire shit" - whatever that means - on Instead, it should be placed among the great Though, as if aware his huge vision though. He takes it to outer space on "EMG" dark, dystopian concept albums of our time exceeded his abilities, El-P reached out to "Draconian Love," playing the role of a The only obvious faultto be foundis the - Reznor's The Downward Spiral or artists ofother genres who could help him galactic police officer on a futuristic prison obnoxious typewriter clicks on "Dear Sirs." Radiohead's OK Computer. complete this dystopian opus. For example, shipthat falls in love with an attractive pris­ Though El-P usually flourishes in cacopho­ El-P doubters should be silenced after the opener, entitled "Tasmanian Pain oner. It sounds ridiculous,but he pulls off.it ny, here it serves as a fatal flaw, making the this album, though they're surely too stub­ Coaster," appropriately features prog-rock- Rapping conversationally, he trades vers­ song largely unUstenable. born in their opinion to shut the hell up. ers The Mars Volta. es with unstable (but legendary) emcee That having been said, the album is the Regardless,I'll Sleep When You're Dead They add an organic elementto the track Cage, who urges El-P to follow his heart and appropriate next step in the evolution of a is a step - for both El-P and rap music alto­ El-P probably couldn't have achievedon his "go on a raping spree." producer/rapper years ahead of his peers. gether - toward more cohesive albums and own. The track functions as an excellent, The concept is out-there but the execu­ Sure his rhymes are often hard to decipher creative depths once thought unfathomable paranoid overture to the rest of I'll Sleep tion is flawless. The rest of I'll Sleep When without lyric booklets and sure his beats are for the still-growingof hip-hop. 'Namesake’ reveals different side of Kumar Erica Lawton author, Nikolai Gogol, Gogol suffers teasing Journal Contributor and embarrassment for years until he dis­ cards his birth name for Nikolai, easily Spanning 25 years in the fives of an Americanized to Nick, upon his graduation American-Indian family struggling to bridge from high school. the gap between the traditional Indian cul­ From then on, Gogol tries out each end of ture of parents, Ashoke and Ashima and the his cultural spectrum,from living in sin with American culture that their first-generation Maxine (Jacinda Barrett), his blonde, aU- American childrenmost identify with, "The American girlfriend to marrying Sahira, the Namesake" is primarily a story about com­ daughter of Bengali friends of the family. ing to terms with one's identity. Based on Neither extreme makes him happy however, Jhumper Lahiri's bestselling novel of-the providing him the lesson that identity is same name, the film attempts to stay as Photo courtesy of Fox Searchiight Pictures never black and white, but can be found in close to the book as possible, sometimes ‘The Namesake" features a stunning and surprisingly serious performance from the grey area. With an impressive perform­ resulting in awkward pacing and a jumpy Kap Penn, best known for "Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle." ance, Penn grows on screen from a dissi­ plot, but the characters are ultimately dent, smart aleck teen to a confused, but lov­ engrossingwith powerful, emotionally driv­ Nair artfully conveys the gap between cul­ child-bride with a husband she hardly able youngman. en performances. tures and generations. Where she best suc­ knows, but once Ashoke leaves her side she Inspired by a near-death experience that Beginning in India with an arranged mar­ ceedsis in drawingout the universal themes is at a loss. However, just as she copedwith prompted Ashoke to go abroad, transform­ riage between Ashoke and Ashima, "The of familial obligation and the search for beginning an entirely new fife in a distant ing his fife, the name Gogol evokes a deep Namesake" follows the young couple to identity at any age. city, she is able to go on by following her appreciation for fife. Whilehis parents'trav ­ New York City where they have children, Easily the two best developed characters heart.In returning to her passion for singing, eled halfway around the world to build a buy a house in the suburbs and sacrifice see­ are mother and son, Ashima (played by something she pursued before her marriage, better fife, Gogol's personal journey is just ing their own families in order to provide Hollywood star Tabu) and Gogol (played by she is able to find personal freedom. Tabu's as remarkable, as he comes to embrace the opportunities for their son, Gogol, and Kal Penn, best known for his role in "Harold eyes tell thestory of Ashima'sgrowth, evok­ gift of his namesake. daughter, Sonia. The story shifts its focus to and Kumar go to Whitecastle"). both strug­ ing both profound pain and loneliness and Through touching performances andsin ­ Gogol as he grows up with resentment and gle with realizing the fives that their names later, a sense of inner-peace. cere storytelling, Nair crafts a slightly guilt toward his parents and culture, which e portend they should be living. Likewise, Gogol's battle with his name flawed, but genuine portrait of a family quickly abandonsfor a Yale education and a Ashima, meaning without borders or describes the central conflict in his fife. whose experiences transcend cultural wealthy, blonde girlfriend. Director Mira limitless, bravely travels to America as a Named for his father's favorite Russian boundaries. r

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 The Suffolk Journal Sopranos to end season with big bang

PJ. Decoteau son, A.J., as he does about himself, because Journal Contributor he sees that A.J. is exactly like him in almost every way. Tony Soprano, meet Fyodor Dostoevsky. Tony both loves and hates the boy, as a With existential crises so similar in reflection of the way that he feels about him­ 7 nature, moral ambiguities so complex in self, how we feel about Tony, and yes, how depth, and a place in history seminal in we feel about ourselves. The one thing sep­ regards to artistic merit. I'd just as much arating the two is that A.J., in his short life, assume that the two could be, in another uni­ f has not yet had the time to do all of thebad verse, best friends. (You know, that universe things Tony has done, and ever since the in which 18th century novelists and fiction­ very first episode it has been Tony's inten­ al TV charactersmeet over dinner to discuss tion to keep him out of the immoral family philosophy). business and, consequently, away from Alas, as we residein this boring universe damnation, just as we would want to keep (War, famine, Paris Hilton... Who gives a our own children from being punished for shit?), and with "The Sopranos", arguably the lives we've led. TV's greatest achievement to date, coming By the end ofthe first half of the sixth toan end, I find it incumbent upon myself to and final season, though, anddespite Tony's compare the two seemingly disparate sub­ intentions, A.J. has repeatedly, and with jects and, in this comparison, try to explain gradual success, tried to break into the sor­ why "The Sopranos" is so popular, what this did life of crime. Perhaps more importantly, says about Americans, and, most important­ despite his own regret for consciously mur­ ly, why A.J. Soprano must die. Photo courtesy of HBO dering, among others, his best friends, In his masterpieceof cynicism and regret The Sopranos are leaving an Impressive trail of bodies In their wake. coworkers, andeven family members,Tony entitled "Notes From the Underground," continues to steal, he, cheat, and kiU. The Dostoevsky ponders the importance and played in his frequent visits to his therapist. clear that this will not be the case. David point is that, were Tony truly dedicated to effect of conscious thinking. He maintains Dr. Melfi. In these sessions Tony expresses Chase, thecreator and producer of theshow, saving, if not his own soul, thanA.J.'s soul, that to be truly intelligent and reasonable remorse and regret for his actions, and in has said from the very beginning that "The he would leave hishfe of crime andtake his one must be conscious of his/her own doing so shows that he consciously chooses Sopranos" is meant, ultimately, to be a family elsewhere. actions, but that as a result of this self-con­ to perform them despite his knowing that tragedy, but our sympathy for this mon­ This is why A.J. Soprano must die. scious way of living, all concepts of free­ they are wrong. strous character may reflect a sympathy for Inevitably, the most tragic thing that could dom of choice would ultimately die This mayhelp to explain why Americans our own misguideddeeds. happen to Tony would not be his otvn death, because, were we all to live by themost rea­ hold "The Sopranos" in such high regard. We have all, at some point, done some­ but the deathof his only son, whowould, in sonable code, our actions, and as a result, Tony is not a good man. On the contrary, the thing that we consciously knew was wrong, a clear reference to the Bible (as the show our lives, would be completely predictable. ambiguous moral ground on which he and yet, just like Tony, we convinced our­ has always displayed a clear Cathohc the­ This is why we might act on impulses that stands tends to lean away from whatis nor­ selves through false reasoning that it was, matic undertone), die for the sins of his we consciously recognize to be bad or mally considered to be "good," and while given the circumstances, an exception. father. With this punishment. Chase maybe immoral: to maintain our independence and we may see him through sympathetic eyes, Whether it was stealing, fighting, lying, or telling all of us that it is not enough to sim­ freedom to choose our own paths. he unquestionably remains a criminal, a cheating, we can relate toTony because we ply show remorse for the sins that we con­ Nevertheless, these actions become expo­ womanizer, and a frequentmurderer. still consider him to be a good guy forcedto sciously perform, we must avoid them alto­ nentially immoral because we consciously As a result, the questions that beg to be do bad things, and in this reflective reason­ gether. know what the reasonable and right actions asked are numerous. Why do we love this ing we are also letting our own moral and While Dostoevsky may argue the neces­ are, and choose to do the wrong thing any­ criminal so much? Is it because he's simply ethical selvesoff the hook for the bad things sity of conscious immorality to retain free­ ways. performing these actions to provide for his that we've done. dom, Chase seems to hold that our sympa­ Tony Soprano very much represents this family, or is it something deeper? What pun­ Unfortunately, as is the case with aU thy for thisman, with all of hissins, and our line of thought. Throughout the series, he ishment, if any, would we have for Tony tragedies, Tony will not be let off the hook sympathy for ourselves and all of our sins, seems to be the only character who is were we given the choice, and what does for his actions, and through his punishment calls for the most dire of consequences. involved in the violence and immorality of this say about us? Chase may be condemning us all. The final nine episodes of "The the Mafia while at the same time continual­ While most fans of the show would Throughout the show's run one thing is Sopranos" begin this Sunday, April 8, at 10 ly questioning his ownactions, a quality dis­ invariably choose a lenient punishment, it is clear: Tony feels the same way about his p.m. Voices of Suffolk Q: What are you listening to?

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PROVOST from page 3 ______scholarship conference. Meservey said she became interested in the who would replace her as Provost and who date for president of Suffolk if the position Before coming to the university - and administrative side of higher education at Suffolk would be in a positionto succeed were vacated. prior entering the realm of academia - whichled to her current position today. President Sargent if he were toretire. When asked who would replace her if Meservey began her career as a nurse, work­ "I think certainly the position of presi­ While Salem State is scanning the hori­ she left Suffolk, Meservey said "this is all ing at hospitals throughout Massachusetts, dent in itself is very attractive and having the zons for a new president, many on campus new news, so we haven't gottento the point according to a profile published on opportunityto guide an institutionwould be seem to feel Suffolk will be undergoing a of considering that." Northeastern University's website, where professionally challenging," Meservey said, similar process soon with the projected After visiting Salem State's campus, she worked from 1989 to 2004. "and I would anticipate rewarding. It's a retirement of President Sargent in the near along with the other two candidates, for Originally hired as a professor in the strong institution that has a mission that is future. interviews later this month, Salem State's Schoolof Nursing, there Meservey held the not dissimilar whereit is looking to provide Previously President Sargent stated that Presidential Search Committee will recon­ position of Vice Provost for Faculty and educational opportunities for a wide range he would remain president at least throughvene to make a decision, according to chair­ Budget at Northeastern University from of individuals." the Centennial. man of the committee, Richard Bane. 2001 to 2004. Given how recent Meservey's announce­ Some around campus hypothesized that Meservey said she anticipates a decision As she began teaching nursing. ment was, many questions remain - such as Meservey could possibly be a leading candi­ by late May. 10 West St.’s history

As Suffolk prepares 10 West St. for on the common. One cannonball went September occupancy. The Suffolk Journal through the tavern's sign. has compiled a list of facts about the - In the 1990's, 10 West was the homeof address. the Massachusetts Department of Health - West Street has appeared on maps - Known as the Carter Building circa since 1775 1928 - The comer of what is nowWashington - An upholsteress named Martha and West Streets was called "Ballard's Kittr^ge worked at 10 West St. in 1845 Comer" circa 1800 - Henry Wagstaff, a commercial mer­ - The Lamb Tavern, built in 1745, stood chant worked out of Central Wharf hved at on the west side of Washington St., just lowest St. in 1855 beyond the corner ofWest St., ran by Co. - A grocer named August Pohl lived and Doty from 1760 to 1826, was evidently a workedin 10 West St. in 1905 popular resort of the country members of - A blacksmith named Clifford the Legislature Marshallhved at 10 West St. in 1925 - According to a letter from Abigail This report was compiled by Colleen Adams to her husband John on Oct. 21, Koperek.and John S. Forrester based on 1775: as occupied Boston in desperate state. historical accounts, maps, information from Colleen Koperek - Journal Staff Continental Ship came up the Charles, firing the National Registry of Historical Places 10 West St. cannons on Boston, towards British troops and the Tufts Cowpaths project. Man usesStyrofoam cup to channel dead King

John S. Forrester fathom it. Journal Staff Journal: What about online musicshar­ Working in a newspaper everyday, one ing? You’ve Got News is exposed to a multitude of crazy, offbeat stories and ideas that usuaUy never see the WJ: I don't think he would feel it would Ught of day. be stealing. He wouldn't be one of these It Among the various conspiracy theories artists - like Madonna - that would have a and schizophrenic rants that have passed major problem with it. He would have a across my desk recently, one particular item more Grateful Dead outlook on it; it would stood out magnificently in the swirl of be another matter if his manager. Col. insanity. Parker, were still ahve. Wade Jones, a salesman from Belmont, N.C. has owned a Styrofoam cup once used Journal: Have you ever considered cut­ http://suffolkjournal.netby Elvis in a concert in Charlotte for over ting up the cup, to spread Elvis' influence thirtyyears. and insights throughout world? the Over the decades, Jones felt that he developed a deep spiritual connection with WJ: I don't want to spht the cup up; its "The King"; so much that he feels he can like one of those relationship necklaces, sense what Elvis would feel about contem­ once it's compromised it won't be the same. porary issues. My interest perked,and I had For more on Wade Jones and his to call. remarkable gift, check out elviscup.com.

Journal: How would Elvis feel about the Internet? Regster now on our website and automatically receive an Email Edition ofthe paper with every new issue. WJ: I think that would be a hard thing for Elvis to fathom. Complex dishes, tech­ Headline News • College Sports • Campus Calendar nology didn't affect Elvis much. Local Weather • Daily Horoscope I think he would be one of the older gen­ erations, kind ofinterested by the Internet but he wouldn't be a technologybuff at all. It’s thebest way to stay informed... and it’s free. He'd be more intotechnology in cars, or guns. You know, like lasers on guns or automaticrifles. I think he would like it though because he could get feedback on what people think of him, not just like a review of a show or something.... I just don't think he could The King and his cup. 10 The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, April 4, 2007

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Daniel Ryan inated. This continues until there was only Each "X" stood for a set number of points, the Houston Rocket's Tracy McGrady's Journal Staff one player standing. and whoever got the most points in one book, throwing a pass to himself off of the The game required great shooting and minute won a Suffolk sweatshirt from the backboard and throwing it down. Meho won Suffolk held its own version of NBA All- speed, as well as a little bit of luck. It started bookstore. the event, taking48 points out of a possible Star weekend Wednesday, as the Ridgeway off a Uttle slow, as the players worked off the The most anticipated event of the 60. Gym held the Ram Jam, a celebration of rust, but once the game got going it was evening had to be the Dunk Contest, with The last event of the night had arguably basketball through a series of games and intense. The winner. Matt Keough, a fresh­ each student looking to challenge the the most valuable prize: two loge seats to contests. The Ram Jam featured free pizza man, managed to hit his last few shots and Celtics' Gerald Green for the title of Sunday's Celticsgame versus Lebron James and soda, raffles, and lots of great prizes, knock out his last competitor without much Boston's Best Dunker. and the Cleveland Cavahers. from Celtics tickets to sweat sets from the effort. When asked about his strategy, he The winner of this contest took home This prize was worth well over $150, and bookstore. said he didn't really have one, sayingthat "I what was probably the most unique and to win it, one had to sink a shot from half The gym was rocking from the begin­ just tried to make all my shots," which was desired prize of the night; a six foot long sub court, a pretty daunting task. The game con­ ning, with music blaring as the participants the reasonhe ended up winningthe event. from the Beacon Hill Subway on tinued until someone finally made it. After warmed up. There was a good sized crowd The three-point contest and Hotshot fol­ Cambridge Street. With this culinary mas­ going through the line one time, freshman at the gym, with plenty of participants and lowed. The three-pointcontest is pretty self terpiece on the line, all of the best moves Charlie Boxer swished his shot, and took people in the stands to watch the Suffolk explanatory, and all of the shooters put on were on display. Suffolk head basketball home the tickets. students show off their skills. great performances, with winner sinking 13 coach Adam Nelson and trainer Jeff Stone With Charlie's amazing shot, the Ram The basketball contests included baskets in one minute. served as the judges for the contest. Each Jam, came to an end. It was just as adver­ Knockout, a three-Point Contest, a game of Jon Darden, a senior, competed in the participant got three tries per round, and the tised, a great event full of music, prizes, Hotshot, a Battle of the Sexes Challenge, a three-point contest, and even though he was­ scores from both rounds were added up. food, and of course basketball. Even if one Slam Dunk Contest, and a Half Court shot n't exactly sure of his basketball skills, he There were plenty ofgreat moves, such isn't "basketball inclined." contest to cap off the event. enjoyed himself, saying "I only made one as two-handed throw downs and some one The event was a great nightof entertain­ The first event was Knockout. All of the basket, but that was the first time I shot a handed jams. Junior Tim Meho stole the ment, and of course free food. Darden may particapants lined up at the free throw Une, basketball in years. It was fun." show, throwing down a one-handed dunk not have faired too well in the contest, but he and the first two people had a ball in then- Hotshot consists of a series of "X's" after taking the ball off a bounce that he remained positive, saying "I got a free t-shirt hands. If the second player hit his shot marked all around the basket, from under threw up past the top of the net. out of it, free food and was able to catchup before the first, then the first player is elim­ the net all the way back to the half court line. To follow that up, he took a page out of with a couplefriends." Spring sports with a soiid outing this past week

Eric Piazza GNAC at 3-3. The team is on the road this Journal Staff week with double headers at Wellesley and Emmanuel. SoftbaU This Saturday, April 7 they'll host The women's softball team were very Western New England for a double header busy over the weekend. They played a total starting at 12:00 p.m. of six games, all in the GNAC conference. Men's Tennis First, they hosted Norwich for an after­ The men's tennis team was active last noon double header on March 29. After week with a home match on Thursday, droppingthe first game 5-4, theLady Rams March 29 versus Gordon and a road match hurt themselves with five errors losing again Friday, March 30 at Western New England.

10 -6. They beat Gordon 6-3 with Pedro Soares Friday, March 30 the team traveled to leading the way. Rivier where they would split a double Suffolk dropped their first match Friday header. They lost a close one in eight losing to Western New England 6-3. They innings but rebounded nicely in game two are 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the GNAC so far winning 6-1. this season. On Sunday, April 1 Jess Ferreira showed This week they travel to Albertus the crowd at Puopolo Field (home of the Magnus Saturday, April 7 for a GNAC Suffolk Softball Team) whyshe is the leader match. of this team. She pitched two gems against Baseball Daniel Webster, shutting them out in the The men's baseball team played five first game. games last week. They won three and lost She let up two mns in the first inning of two. Most importantly, the three games they game two, but got out of a jam withback to won were in theconference. back strikeouts and finished with seven in They post an overall record of 10-5 and the game. are sitting in second place in the GNAC at As if her pitching performance was not 3-1. So far Greg DiMarco is leading the enoughshe put theRams on top for good in team in batting average at .516. Nick the second inning with a grand slam over the Martinho and Jeison King each have 13 left field fence. Runsbatted in (RBI) to lead the team. Then in the fifth she ripped a double into This week they have three non-confer­ Journal File Photo the left center field gap scoring two that ence games. They will host Endicott on Women’s softball will host Western New England at Puopolo Field In theNorth End ended the game. Wednesday, April 4 at Adams Field in on Saturday, April 7 In a double header, beginning at noon. They finished theweekend at .500 in the Quincy at 3:30p.m.