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Volume 62, Number 7 www.suffolkjournal.net Wednesday, January 29, 2003 Rainbow Alliance responds to “hate crime”

Gillian Reagan because he thought it was insult­ a chain. take the power from it.” Journal Staff ing. “It’s very ignorant in a college Rainbow Alliance President Hamm said he filed a police setting where tolerance is sup­ Jeff Taylor said the group acted report with Suffolk Police Officer Freshman Jack Hamm stepped posed to be preached at the highest % immediatelyafter seeing students’ Maureen Brown yesterday morn­ out of the men’s locker room level,” Hamm said. “It’s rather dis­ i responses during a committee ing. Though the report was still Monday morning and stopped in gusting ... I’m here for an educa­ meeting yesterday. “We want to unprocessed. Police Chief John his tracks after seeing a swastika tion, not to see hate crimes.” AGENDA say that hate is not tolerated by any Pagliarulo said the department will I'unkj' activities planned! symbol drawn on a poster. Hamm Hamm brought the poster to the of the students at Suffolk conduct a full investigation. But he Social events! A looked closer and saw a Rainbow Rainbow Alliance office on the Dinner after! A University since we are a socially said imless a student comes for­ Alliance poster vandalized with fourth floor of the Donahuebuild ­ diversegroup, ” he said. ward that saw the vandal, it’s diffi­ the words “kill homos” and the ing. Hamm said he brought the When: 1/21/03 Hamm handed the poster to cult to collect evidence to find a- symbol that was adopted by poster to the group to “get it out Time: 4:00pm r Lyndsay Agans, graduate fellow suspect. “Thoseare cowardly peo­ German fiihrer Adolf Hitler to rep­ there so people can do something Where: Donahue 535 for the Women’s Program ple and they’re tough to catch,” resent the Nazi movement. about it.” SE THEflE OR B£ QUEER? Initiative. She attended the Pagliarulo said. “Anybody The flyer was posted on a bul­ Rainbow Alliance will be spon­ Rainbow Alliance meeting held could’ve walked by.” letin board on the Ridgeway sec­ soring a rally and forum against Thursday and helped organize the Dean of Students Nancy C. ond floor to advertise a Rainbow hate crimes on Feb. 4. They will rally. Stoll said the public has “easy Alliance meeting held last week. also have tables in the Donahue This is a copy of the vandaiized Agans saidit was “hate materi­ access to our space, which makes The Rainbow Alliance’s mission is and Sawyer lobbies on Jan. 30 and poster found Monday. al” and it was important for the it all themore challengingto actu ­ to create an atmosphere aware of Feb. 4 with hate crime information group to respond to the incident. ally control.” Stoll said she was gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans­ and a “unity chain.” The “unity write messages of support on the “When we respond to it, we give “saddened” to hear of the vandal- sexual issueson campus. chain” will be made out of tom up strips of paper and they will be sta­ credence to it,” she said. “But it’s see Poster, page 3 Hamm tore the poster down copies of the poster. Students can pled then linkedtogether to create important to make it oiu own and Radio manager resigns Gillian Reagan Maggie Teal and Program down and smoothed out their per­ ^ Journal Staff Manager Damien Ricci would sonal problems. have to be removed from the “I’m not the kind of person to Suffolk Free Radio’s general board. She spoke with the station’s get rid of people just because I manager resigned on Jan. 20 after advisor. Associate Director of don’t like them,” Colametasaid. working for three years at the sta­ Student Activities Dan McHugh. Nguyen said the station was tion. Michele Colameta, the sta­ Colameta said she told McHugh unorganized during Colameta’s tion’s general managersince April “if theydon ’t go, I go.” management. “Things weren’t 2002, said she decided to leave When McHugh and board consistent,” he said. because she felt that the executive members didn’t support her deci­ According to McHugh, board board and her advisor were against sion, Colameta decided to leave members weren’t being “held her views on how to run the sta­ the station. accountable” for their duties. tion. “I wanted to work through it,” Teal and Nguyen declined to “I wasn’t going fightto a battle Colameta said. “But it’s my last comment further on the conflicts that I clearly y/asn’t going to win three semesters and it’s not worth between Colameta and other exec­ against an advisor and an eight- it.” utive board members. member e-board that was con­ According to McHugh, Nguyen said he regrets that stantly against me,” Colameta Colameta and other executive Colameta felt the need to leave the said. board members “couldn’t get past station. “It didn’t have to come to Colameta said radio board their personal conflicts.” that,”he said. members were not fulfilling their Teal and Business Manager McHugh said the media selec­ responsibilities and they had con­ John Nguyen said they both tion committee will have to meet flicting views about how to run the agreed that it was personal prob­ to decide how to replace station. When Colameta returned lems that probably caused Colameta. The selection commit­

Mike Ross - Journal Staff from winter break, she decided Colameta to leave the station, but tee, comprised of the director of student activities, student organi- Disc Jockey Linda Rey piays iatin beats during her Monday night that she had to remove the “bad felt that problems could’ve been resolved if the board members sat radio show. Suffolk Radio DJs should not be affected by general seeds.” She said Program Director see Radio, page 3 manager’s resignation, according to executive board members. SGA to investigate student, administration relations any meetings,” said Freshman Class between studentsand administration. trustees. Matt Wilder Representative Allan Motenko. Motenko SGA Program Advisor and Director of According to a description of the com­ Journal Staff said the meetings are“a chance to have ­diaStudent Activities Aurelio Valente said an mittee obtainedby The Suffolk Journal, the logue”with the trustees. issue of this magnitude should never be committee is being formed “to address the A temporary committee to focus on stu­ SGA Vice President Dave Rodrigues, brought up for the first time at a public lack of communication and examine the dent and administration relations was who originally brought the issue tothe gen­ meeting such as the weekly SGA meeting. relationsbetween students and the adminis­ formed in a Student Government eral assembly last week, agreed that perhaps “You are asked to make decisions without tration. Charged with developing recom­ Association emergency meeting held Jan. a boycott was not in anyone’s best interest. information,” Valente said. Furthermore mendations to improve those relations.” The 23. This decision was made on the heels of “We are here representing 3,000 students,” Valente was skeptical of the way SGA was committee will render its findings to the speculations that SGA was planningto boy ­ Rodrigues said. trying to resolve the situation. “I don’t think general board by Feb. 4. cott the upcoming board of trustee student Rodrigues was adamant that something this particular meeting (board of trusteestu­ SGA President Sean Powers said there affairs committee meetings because some needs to be done. “There is a problem,” he dent affairs committee meeting) is a way to are no plans to boycott any meetings against students felt that they weren’t properly rep­ said, “It would be iiresponsible of us sitting get change,” Valente said. the board of trustees. “No directive was resented during trustee meetings. Thegroup here doing nothing knowing thereis a prob­ SGA voted unanimously, with five mem­ given (by the general board) otherwise, so decided that boycotting meetings was not lem,” Rodriguescontinued. bers abstaining, to create a temporary “ad- we will respond to the invitation,” he said. the way to dealwith the situation. SGA Secretary Becky Harlow agreed hoc” committeeto examine therelationship Powers saidhe hopes to meet with Dean of “I don’t think this board should boycottthat there was a lack of communicationbetween the student body and the board of Students Nancy C. Stoll to open a dialogue. The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, January 29, 2003 CO Frozen pipes pester Fenton

Adam D. Krauss uncommon during frosty times said. Journal Staff that have been sweeping through “We had a little heat wave the northeast.“It has nothing to do going,” Delaney said. “We could Briefs In the wake of damages to the with the structural integrity of the shut down without worrying about 150 Tremont St. dorms, which building,”he said. freeze-ups.” cost Suffolk thousands of dollars Delaney said he thought Water drippedinto a new exam in damages, other locations on Suffolk’s buildings are in good room in Health Services because Students can claim money from lawsuits campus have been damaged due to shape and “in any mechanical sys­ of the leak. “The carpeting got Due to one of the largestlegal settlements in U.S. history, any per­ leaks and frozen pipes. tem like the size of Suffolk’s you ruined,” Health Services Director son who purchased a CD between Jan. 1,1995 and Dec. 22, 2000 According to Facilities always have a leak somewhere. Sharon Yardley said. is eligible for a refund of up to $20. In a settlement between 41 Planning Assistant Director Paul It’s like your car. You can pick five She said work has to be done to states and the recording industry, companies including Sony Music Delaney, a “small leak” was cor­ cars out and one will have an oil replace the ceilingtiles in addition Entertainment, EMI Music Distribution and Universal Music Group rected this past weekend in the leak.” to the new heating coil that was have agreed to pay out $67.4 million dollars directly to consumers fourth floor of the Fenton Building There were two reasonsfor fix­ installed to maintain structural and another $75.7 million to non-profit music related programs. The that was causing water to drip into ing the leak over the weekend, support. “There was no flood or deadline for fiiing for payment is March 3 and can be done by filling Health Services office three floors DeLaneysaid. anything,” she said. out a form online at www.musiccdsettlement.com. below. First, the heat had to be shut A dehumidifier was placed in The leak was in one of the down. With the building being the exam room to take the mois­ floor’s pipe chassis, a shaft that “basically xmoccupied” Saturday ture out. With only two exam Certain fourth floor behaviors restricted runs through the building affecting and Simday, there was no reason to rooms. Health Services has had to The Student Activities Office has restated its “Community heating and plumbing pipes, inconvenience students and facul­ pull off some temporary maneu­ Standards” for behavior on the fourth and fifth floors of the Donahue Delaneysaid. ty during the week. vering to accommodate students. building. Guidelines include the forbiddance of skateboarding, run­ “ITie heat in the building had to The outside temperature “was “Walk-in hours have been the ning and roller blading indoors. SAO administration also notes that be shut down,” Delaney said. He best’ because it was warmer, he same,” Yardley said. “We’ve been the use of space in room 403 and the Student Activities Center is said that such anoccurrence is not able to cope with it fairly well.” subject to reservation the Suffolk community is encouraged to respect the privacy and wishes of the groups utilizing those spaces. Students are also asked not to use vulgarity and to make use of the Bookstore cited for violations trash receptacles throughout the area. Michael Fleck on Jan. 3. matter to the Suffolk University Journal Contributor When questioned about the physical plant. Survey says freshmen have bad study habits delay in obtaining the proper “The site cleanliness applica­ According to several surveys conducted by the University of Boston Inspectional Services license. Bookstore Manager Eric tion has been submitted and the California’s Higher Education Research Institute, high school stu­ cited the Suffolk University Cressman said that the dumpster renewal process has begun,” said dents are now entering college with some of the highest grade point Bookstore twice for failure to does not fall imder their jurisdic­ Project Counsel of the Facilities averages and the worst study habits in over a decade. More then 45 obtaina site cleanliness license. A tion as a tenant of the property. Planning department Michael percent of freshman now claim to have graduated high school with site cleanliness license is required The Suffolk University Bootetore Feeley. “We anticipate the license an “A” average, due largely in part to increasing grade inflation and by the city organization tomonitor is not ran by Suffolk University, to be renewed shortly.” pressures on teachers from students and parents. The survey also and regulate trash removal in but by a private college bookstore The site cleanliness license finds that only 33.4 percent of college freshmen spend over 6 hours Boston. company that leases the space in must be renewed annually and on homework weekly, the lowest percentage since the Institute first The bookstore, which is the Ridgeway Building from costs $25. began collecting data for ttte question in 1987. The study also found required to have a license to use Suffolk University. The license is part of an ordi­ that alcohol consurnption among college freshman is at an all time the dumpster adjacent to the The bookstore uses Suffolk’s nance issued by Mayor Thomas low of 46.5 percent, down from a high of over 70 percent in 1982. Donahue Building at 41 Temple utilities including trash removal. M. Menino’s office in an effort to Information from The Associated Press was used for this report. St., was cited onDec. 4, 2002 and Cressman said he forwarded the curb any potential litter problems.

Sociology goes through deep freeze Pipes froze in the Sociology Department in the Goldberg Building Common cold drives visitors away on Temple Street last week. According to Janice Sama, a secretary for the department, “the (state’s) water department had to shut off Karolina Stefanski out there,”said Mary Heinz a rep­ much fun,” she said. “I don’t only the water from the street” on Jan. 21 to correct the problem. “It dis­ Journal Contributor resentative of Parks Recreation come here to skate. I also meet my rupted the flow of things,” she said. Department. Heinz says that even friends here and we always have Low temperatures, short days ice-skating loses its appeal when fiin.” and the grayness of the winter sea­ the temperatures are too low. Jun Yoshita, a student from Amnesty Int’l meeting to be held Jan. 30 son turned one of Boston’s most Normally the Frog Pond Japan, comes to the Pond to The Suffolk chapter of Amnesty International, a worldwide human beautiful and historic places into a attracts skaters from all over the escape her dailyroutine and make rights organization, will hold its first meeting of the Spring semester ghost town. Below freezing tem­ city, who come to skate and meet new fiiends. on Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. in the Munce Conference Room on the first floor peratures banished visitors, street other people. Since the Pond A new resident of the city, of the Archer building. salesmen, homeless people, per­ opened its ice skating rink in Yoshita said “ice-skatingis a great formers and other small business­ 1997, it became one of the most way to meet people and to forget es from theBoston Common. popular sights in Boston. about the busy lives that we CAS seminar series to begin Feb. 13 Park ranger Chris Farmer said Yet, there are still a few deter­ have.” The CAS Spring Seminar Series provides a forum for faculty mem­ that the ruthless cold forced every­ mined ice skaters that brave the When it is time to go home, bers to share research with the entire university community, and one to stay indoors. He said the severe cold. though, these brave ice-skaters invites notable outside scholars to present important multidiscipli­ park emptied during this chilly Nicole Manson, a Boston must be prepared to make a lone­ nary work. The series begins onThursday, Feb. 13 at 1:00 p.m. with winter in contrast to the spring and College student, said she could ly journey back across the a presentation on “Maine’s Critical Areas Program: A Look Back 20 summer, when the Common is not imagine giving up ice skating Common to MBTA stationsor bus Years Later” by the Suffolk Biology Department’s Thomas Trott. All filled with visitors from around for the entire winter. Manson said stops. There will be few vendors seminars to be held in the McDermott Conference Room in first floor the globe. “The Common is pretty even though it is freezing, she to try to sell them merchandise Donahue unless otherwise noted. See the College of Arts and much dead,” he said. comes to the Frog Pond whenever and few homeless people to beg Sciences website for the series schedule. “It is too cold for people to be she can. “I love ice skating. It’s so for change.

CambridgeStreet construction negotiated Talanian Realty and the Beacon Hill Civic Association haveyet to conclude brass tacks negotiations in regards to the 296 Cambridge St. construction project. The remaining conflict centers on the design Send us your big news! of the building’s rear, though co-chair of the BHCA’s Zoning and Licensing Committee John Achatz said that they have tentatively Send materials for briefs to agreed on terms agreeable to both parties. As of yet, however, no final decisions have been made. tlie Suffolk Journal office, Donaliue 428, or e-mail [email protected]. Wednesday, January 29, 2003 The Suffolk Journal

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Poster from page 1 gay, lesbian and bisexualcommunity. Wednesday, Jan. 22 Sarah Ambrose said the poster should be ized poster. “It’s not acceptable. I’m hopeful a concern for all students and not just the 2:50 p.m. Unit 23 reports of student infraction at 131 that this is an isolated incident and we won’t Rainbow Alliance or the community they Tremont St.. see it anymore.” She said administration support. “It affects all students and we Thursday Jan. 23 will support students by “continuing edu­ to shouldall do somethingand not ignore it.” cate the community that this is not what Ambrose is president of the Suffolk 10:57 p.m. Unit 92 responds to a person stuck in an ele­ Suffolk is about.” chapterof Amnesty International, an organ­ vator at 120 Tremont St. Agans said she was surprised by the inci­ ization that promotes human rights. They dent because “the climate I’ve gone into will be assisting the Rainbow Alliance with Friday Jan. 24 here is quite welcoming” to the gay com­ tabling and the rallyon Tuesday. munity. Taylor brought up the issue of the van­ 9:01 p.m. Unit 23 responds to liquor violation at 150 “I know that there are people at the imi- dalized poster at the Student Government Tremont, report filed. versity that are homophobic,” said Curtis Association meeting held yesterday after­ Hoover, Rainbow Alliance’s staff advisor noon. Saturday Jan. 25 and assistant director of residence life and SGA President Sean Powers said he summer programs. wantsthe organization to work closely with 11:52 a.m. Units 11 and 23 respond to a suspicious smell Hoover said he saw an opportunity to Rainbow Allianceto support them. of smoke in Sawyer building. educate the Suffolk community and let peo­ Suffolk’s Jewish Society could not be 6:58 p.m. Unit 29 responds to liquor violation at 150 ple know what kind of issues still face the reachedfor comment last night. Tremont St. 7:45 p.m. Units 8 and 43 respond to alcohol violation at Station GM steps down 131 Tremont St. Sunday Jan. 26 Radio from page 1 other executive board members wanted to 4:15 a.m. Reports of homeless on Ridgeway not respond­ manage thestation. She said some members ing. zation advisor, president of the student body, wanted to run the station like a “boot camp” president of the senior class and the former by constantly reprimanding DJs andstrictly 7:15 a.m. Reports of homeless on Ridgeway. Pine Street station manager, will have to meet to decide running thestation. Inn notified. whether to find an interim general manager “I’m not a perfect leader ... but I think 8:38 p.m. Unit 30: Reports of student infaction at 131. or conduct an extended search to find a gen­ they’re wrong in the way they want to run eral manager for the next academic year, the station,” Colametasaid. according to McHugh. “The abrupt depar­ She said she had to fulfill the duties that Monday Jan. 27 ture has us all concerned,” McHugh said. other board members ignored. She said she 5:27 p.m. Unit 63, suspicious person on 11th floor of He said Colameta was a dedicated general got a lotof pressure firom McHughto make Sawyer building. manager that helped developthe station last changes at the station, but she couldn’t year. move forward with the current executive McHugh said Colameta “poured her board. heart into it and cared for all the DJs and “I might be the manager but this is a enjoyed working with them.” team,” Colameta said. “1 did all their jobs ... “We’re trying to bring together the cur­ 1 could be there until midnight every night rent e-board to stepup and keepthings run­ and it would never be good enough.” Open Office Hours ning,” McHugh said. “I wish she would’ve stayed becauseshe WITH Board members are currently working has been here for four years. She put a lot of together to “pick up the slack Michele left work into it,” said Stacia Russell, promo­ behind,” Nguyen said. Nguyen sent an e­ tions director and DJ. President Sargent mail to DJs letting them know about Colameta started working at the radio Part of NESAD Outreach Day Colameta’s departure. A radio show sched­ station in September 1999 as a DJ. She ule was assembled and office hours were became program director during her junior established. Teal said the group will work year and worked with former general together with McHugh to make big deci­ manger Guy Kozowyck to help broadcast sions. “We’re all on equal ground for the radio shows online and make the station Thursday most part now,” Nguyen said. He said there more organized. aren’t goingto be any major changes to the Nguyen said he thought Colameta left Jan. 30 way the station is run and DJ’s shows because “she was just trying to do what was should mn on schedule. “This shouldn’t good for the station.” He said he the board l-2:30p.m. affect the DJs, just theupper management,” members are “upset that that’s what it came 75 Arlington St. Nguyen said. to ... 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This Suffolk student Is an example of a Editorial ST U OEM] true student leader. In 1979 Suffolk students went on a two- OI\) 77/£ day strike and didn’t attend classesdur ­ ing the early winter. A group of bravestudents, Including this man, marched outside Suffolk buildings SGA should stick I./1/OU;//, with signs that read, "Suffolk students on strike!" and "Students unite! It's about time you had a voice!" The stu­ to their guns dents rallied partially because of a pro­ posed tuition raise that was made by the board of trustees without student This past week, members of the SGA convened to discuss how the representation. board of trustees has been unreceptiveto studentconcerns. If a student Sometimes, extreme measures must be isn’t represented on the board, the trustees are not hearing our voices tell taken to make changes. them what it’s like to get a tuition hike whenwe’re already struggling to make ends meet. According to the student handbook, SGA is “your voice on campus.” It’s important that SGA be vigiliant on behalf of the student body. Speak loud and clear, guys. Vice President Dave Rodrigues said “we are here representing 3,000 students” at Thursday’s meeting. We hope that SGA keeps that statement in mind while looking into student-administration relationships and finding solutions to an important studentissue. Journal File Photo As a result of SGA’s Thursday meeting to address theissue, the group decided to “to address the lack of communication and examine rela the­ tions between studentsand the administration. Charged withdeveloping recommendations to improve those relations.” Letters to the Editor We hope that SGA truly pursues this endeavor. Don’t just sit back and complain about the Journal in the Donahue fourth floor office. Take action. Speak for the students. Try a war without a draft But hopefiilly SGA will speak on behalf of the students more profes­ sionallythan they did at their Jan. 21 general meeting. According to the student handbook, SGA teaches “leadership, professional and interper­ Dear Suffolk Journal, againstit. or may not believe in? Will you sonal skills that last a lifetime.” If SGA is supposed to be a model of Suffolk students need not feel This backward way of thinking blame them for being too stupid or leadership and professionalism, their members sorely failed at their forced to read my response to the that “the worse for everyone, the comfortable and not risingup? duties on their Jan. 21 meeting. recent rambling editorial that can better for our cause” I suggest can I am ashamed that many in the Sophomore Class President Langden Walper said the trustees make be found in last week’s edition of only be found in movements that “anti-war” movement blindly fol­ SGA “look basically like retards, sitting there as they make fun of us, the Suffolk Journal, but if they are have some resonance of totalitari­ low the notion of a draft being like little monkeys they can play aroimd with all day.” Walper’s word interested in a discussion (thoughan thoughtin them. reinstated. choice was appalling and his obvious disrespect for the trustees and only partial) of totalitarianism and The reason is because no If they so believe that there will SGA was veryunprofessional. all its proteinguises, I suggest that rational person would accept these be so much protest against the SGA was aboutto finally do something more importantthan doling they proceed. premises willingly unless they had draft that it will prevent the U.S. out cash to clubs this semester. But unprofessional comments like Recently in our newspaper a something to gain from it. And as government to go to war, I suggest Walper’s discredited the organization. SGA should redeem themselves. fellow student and columnist at the I stated earlier there is something that they reread U.S. history. The Here’s a little history lesson for the committee researching student- Journal wrote that the military to gain. fact is that the draft was in place administration relations: in 1967, as a result of student grievances and draft should be reinstated in the So I propose to those support­ before the Vietnam war but its popular campus activism, Suffolk established a Joint Council on Student United States. In case you are ers of the draft a few questions. being there did not prevent it. Affairs. The council was composed of student, faculty and administra­ wondering why any rational per­ Are you so nearsighted as to On a final note, if those who tive representatives. It managed to design aStudent Bill of Rights regu­ son would want to give any gov­ not see the consequences of such support the draft for these “noble lating disciplinaryguidelines, and to achieve accreditation for a student ernment the right to draft citizens an act? Do you suppose that if you and alternative” reasons protest representativeto certaintrustee committees. to fight in wars, he insists that the give the state a totalitarian device when the government actually This may not be the panacea to SGA’s current ills, but it should serve reasons are “noble and alterna­ such as the draft that it will not use gains such a power and uses it for as an example that with a little initiative and a lot of fortitude, real tive.” it? And what if people don't get not-so-noble reasons, then they progress can be made. The reason the draft is being angry, and don't take to the streets? will have reahzed their own falla­ The Suffolk Journal editorial staff challenges the SGA to look beyond proposed by supposed “anti-war” It is quite possible thismay occur. cious reasoning. Unfortunately, personal grievance,avoid childish talk and truly make an effort to be real Congressmen and women is And what then will happen by thenit will be too late. leaders and let student voicesbe heard. because they hope that it will when people are actually drafted Sincerely, cause a resurgence of resistance and sent off to foreignlands to kill John Jarowski and be killed fora cause they may Junior The Suffolk Journal Suffolk University's Student Newspaper The difference we can make www.suffolkjournal.net Dear Suffolk Journal, action and show support for community partner located on 74 The mission of S.O.U.LS. has Hunger & Homelessness Joy Street, contributed by accept­ 41 Temple St. always been to engage Suffolk Awareness Month by donating ing clothing and food donations in Boston, Massachusetts 02114 University students, faculty, staff more than 1,500 food items to the their office from the Beacon Hill Phone: (617) 573-8323 and alumni in a variety of mean­ Paulist Center(located on #5 Park residents, and they promoted the Fax: (617) 994-6400 ingful service opportunities Street) and St. John the Evangelist clothing and food drive in their Gillian Reagan designed to strengthen commimi- Church (located on 35 Bowdoin November newsletter. Editor in Chief ties and improve the quality of life Street). The warm clothing drive was for individuals. When the With events such as the held to benefit three local Chris Dwyer Paul Fisette S.O.U.L.S. staff brainstormed Residence Life Dorm Storm, an women’s organizations. We col­ Arts Editor Editorial Assistant ideas for National Hunger & awareness discussionwith outside lected over 650 clothing items, Homelessness Awareness month, speakers who work directly with which were donated to Rosie’s Adam D. Krauss Kerri Abrams we kept this mission in mind. the homeless, the November Place, The Women’s Lunch Place, Opinion Editor Business Manager What were we truly trying to Coffee House, The International and On The Rise - all of which accomplish here, what was our Thanksgiving Dinner, The work with homeless and battered Michael Dempsey Michael Ross goal? The answer: community Festival of Lights, and the women. Assistant Opinion Editor Photo Editor awareness. Caribbean Flavored Thanksgiving The response to the drive was S.O.U.L.S. hoped to involve Luncheon, the word about so overwhelming that we had Nick DeLena Erica Lugo both the Suffolk Community and National Hunger & Homelessness more clothing than we knew what Web Content Manager Ad Designer the Boston community, fri the end, Awareness month was definitely to do with! We took a portion of The Suffolk Journal is Ihe student newspaper of Suffolk University. It is the mission of the the community proved that when out there. our donations and gave them to Suffolk Journal to provide the Suffolk community with the best reporting of news, events, cur­ people come together to show and Not only did S.O.U.L.S. The New England Shelter for rent trends and styles, entertainment, sports and opinions. 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As if the fashion clothes off I stepped into the studio to find and waited for the class to begin. It started conception industry weren't trendy a cute girl jumping rope. When shestopped, off as any normal aerobics class. I wondered enough, the ranner up I decided to make pre-naked aerobic small if we would do any particular stretches for If you read last Friday's edition of the has got to be the fitness talk. “So, you'rehere for the class?” those “sensitive” areas like breast stretches New York Times you might have come industry. If a celebrity “Yup, every week,” she said. Hmmm, if or tongue pulls -1 expected anything. I kept across “How One Clone Leads to Another,” trainer designed it, she's here every week it must be pretty good, glancing through the room, past the warm­ an opinion piece by Leon Kass, chairman of chances are your local I thought. I decided toprod a bit further. up, wondering who was going to takeoff the the President's Council on Bioethics. His gym will have it in a few “So is this class a little, you know, awk­ first article of clothing. Wouldn't you know, essay, while heartfelt, failed to conceal its By months. There are the lat­ ward at all?” I shouldn't think a display of the first person to start getting naked was true import as yet another piece of the Bush Jennifer est trends like Pilates, public nudity could be considered “normal.” person who had no business being naked at Schwenzer yoga, spiiuiing and the “No, not really, is this your first time?” all. I thought if she can take off her shirt, I newest - cardio she asked. definitely can. I quickly took off my shirt James Cormier striptease. “Well, yeah,I mean to take theclass. But and tossed it on the floor. It wasn't so bad, Yeah, thafs right, cardio striptease. It's an this girl taught me some stuff a few weeks but if you can get a mental picture, here I aerobics class where you take off your ago, so I have a, uh, good idea of how it am, in an aerobics class trying not to sweat administration's grand plan of compassion­ clothes. Don't get me wrong. I'm a believer goes.” in my special-order bra. I was a bit over­ ate conservatism (less compassion, more that the good old-fashioned “deed” is a total “What gym were you at?” she asked. dressed and I was shot some mean looks, conservatism). Kass, much to my chagrin, body workout, with the occasional nutrition­ “Gym, no it definitely wasn't a gym, it but I didn't care. And then, I waited. I wait­ pays little attentionto the trae merits of his al supplement, but I'm not sure I'm willing to was more like a private room, I guess.” I'm ed for thenext stripper. subject and instead tries to persuade pay for something I can easily do in the not sureshe would have been impressed if I “Any takers? Somebody? Anybody? Americans that the sky is falling. comfort of my home. Also, if you remem­ told her it was a strip club. Please someone take off some clothes He asserts that human cloning and ber, Heaven gave me enough clothing “So she was a personal trainer?” she please?”I thought. embryonic stem cell research are separate removal techniques to last the next few asked, sure shehad me pinned. Would you believe that not one person issues, which if taken separately could boyfriends. “No, definitely not, although she did get took off any of their clothes? Here I am, expedite needed legislative action. His But how could I be a good sex columnist paid.” already down to my bra and underwear to arguments against stem cell research are withoutgetting my hands or mind dirty? So “Well yeah. You can get seriously hurt take this class, and not a single person ever less harsh than those against actual human I signed up for a day at the only gym that doing this stuff,” she said. Get seriously removed so much as a drop of sweat. cloning, but then the potential of the former carries such an aerobic workout and com­ hurt taking off my clothes? I feared the At the end of the class it was just big is a more widely accepted concept, and mitted myself to getting right down to the thought of an emergency medical crew woman and I, breasts-a-baring. After the thus, Kass laces his words with a false bottom of this, literally. responding to an injured girl in the middle of final cool down, I attempted to regain what­ semblance of hope. He briefly mentions I went armed with a new workout outfit: a gym with her pants aroimd her ankles ever dignityI had left and sheepishly put my allowing stem cell research to continuedur­ Hike's and my new beaded, velvet Victoria's wearing a $200 bra. I shuddered at the shirt back on. It was like the worst one night ing a temporary ban on human cloning, Secret bra and matching panties. If the thought and promised myself to keep itlow- stand I ever had. TheInstructor came over to despite the fact that he had previously whole point of the class is to get near-naked, impact. Trying to forget aboutany potential me and said, "You know, no one really takes imderlined the inherentdanger in their cre­ who wantsto be seenin some sweaty sports mishaps, the girl then proceeded to hand me their clothes off." Of course not. Why ation: “...saying yes to cloned embryos, bra and white underwear? Not this sex boxing gloves. Now this was becoming should they? It's only CARDIO even for research, means saying yes,at least columnist, thafs for sure. I figured ifs prob­ entirely too complicated, “How am I sup­ STRIPTEASE!! in principle, to an ever-expanding genetic ably going tobe like a one-night stand, you posed to take off my clothes if I have these As I exited the gym, I no longer felt mastery of one generation over the next. have one hour to give it your all, find your on?” embarrassed or ever so slightly stupid. In Once clonedhuman embryos exist in labo­ clothes from thefloor and get the hellout of “Take offyour clothes for cardio box­ fact, I admired the confidence and guts that ratories, the eugenic revolution will have there. It should be a breeze. ing?” she asked, rather suipirsed. I have to show off what I've got. But fi’om begun.” I showed up to the Tuesday class at 5.30 Quick recover, “Yeah, ya know, if I now on, the only naked trend this sex Kass suggests that the potential of p.m., attempting toappear calm and not give sweat.” columnist is following is going to bring me embryonic stem cell research is exaggerat­ off the impression that I'm here to take my Upon quick exit, I found the right studio straight to thebedroom. ed and uncertain. His suggestion is imfounded. One only has to glance at the comments posted on the New York Times Fill your tank, we’re going to war website in response to the article, often by people in the field, to see that many break­ sible conduct and arrogantly slipping into $8,000 deduction under the post-Sept. 11 throughs have already been made, includ­ “That's it. If what he's saying is true, I senileconsumerism. economic stimulus plan, and write off ing future cures for genetic diseases, organ give up!” my roommate exclaimed a couple According to The Arizona Republic, another $3,800 imder existing deductions.” transplant and replacement and other con­ nights back, responding to news fi-om our “You can drive a hummer through...Bush's So the president is saving Americans crete applications and potentialities. fiiend that President Bush passed legislation economic stimulus plan (that gives particu­ almost$87,000 (or $33,000 when translated Genetics, at this point, is nothing more allowing certain businesses to write off their lar consumers) a fatter and faster tax break into actual tax saving for tax payers in the or less than an opportunity in every sense of SUV expenses. on large sport utility vehiclesused for busi­ upper brackets - you know, the top one per­ the word. It could prove to be the greatest “No, I'm serious,” my fiiend said, oddly ness purposes.” cent or so) if they're buying a Hummer or achievementof modem science, or its trag­ The president's plan goes like this: small some other road monstrosity. ic mistake. What this arena does not need, business owners can triple the deduction up First major problem: Something tells me however, is a political witchhunt: compas­ Adam D. Krauss to $75,000 on "business equipment," like a this plan for “small business owners” just sionate conservatives reiterating religious Hummer or Dodge Durango. (TTiis works got real big. I mean, how many “small busi­ convictions about life beginning at concep­ because these forms of “equipmenf are ness owners” do you know that can afford tion, the murder of innocent embryos and classified as trucks. The plan came into play an almost $100,000 vehicle? Why is there maintaining the “dignity of human repro­ defending himself in an arena of thought on Jan. 9 to help farmers and other small even a distinction between “small business duction.” that I did not think he really cared about. business owners obtain a pick-up tmck or owners” and other people if the plan makes Whether Congress bans the cloning of “Prove it,” I said, confident he had cargo van for work.) it acceptable for all business owners, human beings or not, they should be very absolutely no idea what he was talking The original intent was ever so compas­ whether “big” or “small,” to take part in the careful to distinguishbetween what is fiiv- about. After all, this was the same guywho sionate in helping "small business owners." fun? Even in Vermont, a private law firm olous misuse of genetic power and what is thought the United States lost track of But according to the fine print, lawyers, can't be consideredsmall. a new hope for medical science. Osama bin Laden because they misreadhis doctors, financial advisors and others who Onceagain we're wimessing theelemen ­ Science fiction fan that I am, I thinkit is cell phone signals. are self-employed can also take advantage tary rudeness of our president. If it's not a bit early to begin raving about the Lo and behold, a couple of days later, I of the president's loose pen. Not exactly the “good” versus “evil,” it's “small” versus “eugenic revolution.” Now is thetime for a get an e-mail with two links to articles that type of people you think of when it comes to “big.” new enlightenment where ideas are fos­ would clear all of this up. Because of my small business. Say “goodbye” to local Oh yeah, by the way, let us not forget that tered, not restrained. fiiend’s dedicationto provinghimself right, Moms and Pops candyshacks. our country is inching towards bombarding To trust the caution and guidance of me wrong, and the Bush Administration Thanks to the Republic, I can offer you Iraq, the world's holy oil land. Beginning to human integrity is to understand the neces­ crazy crooked, certain information has this bit of math: the Hummer HI has a base see the problem? sarylimits of knowledge,not to pessimisti­ come to light that must be shared. price of about $102,000. Bush'splan would The president is building for himself and cally fear a dark future. Readers of the blind world, we are head­ deduct $75,000 toward the purchase and the ing towards the beginning of theend of sen­ give the buyer the flexibility to “take a see Gas, page 10 r The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, January 29, 2003 Uncommon Sense The seductive war Red dawn abroad for Americans

There is nothing more obvious through the loudspeaker at every Is it reasonable to think that after more and favorite alibi of Arab dictatorships, grotesqueand discomfort­ stop. .At least they could infuse some hum than 10 years of systematic embargo and whatever the relationship between them turns ing about the Bay State into their boorish platitudes or spare us the forced isolation that it is certainly not going out to be. than its public transporta­ cacophony of their voices and play a tape to be hard for Iraq to be crashed imder the After all, Richard Nixon promised King tion. It is inexcusably recording. Or at the absolute least turn the heel of the United States’ massive financial Faycal of Saudi Arabia to intervene for the inefficient, belligerently bloody volume down! resources and efficient weapons of mass application of the United Nations' resolu­ overcrowded,and aesthet­ In a rare moment of early morning destruction? tions, still ignored by Israel. It’s not as if the By ically base and disgusting.empathy I caught the gaze of the young Let's remember the first Gulf War and the U.S. has always ignored the straggle of the Michael However, I suppose the woman in front of me, and without even elimination of the Taliban regime in Palestinians. Dempsey MBTA may have a thinking, I sighed, “I'm sorry.” This after Afghanistan. Both these experiences clearly Partly successful attempts made by Jimmy redeeming characteristic only a half a cup of java! It was obvious Carter, Reagan, Bush “41” and even Bill or two. Off the top of my head the never that she had fallen victim to the persecuting Clinton towards the end of his presidency ending supply of complimentary Metro atmosphereand was on the vergeof implo­ Solange Diallo helped bring a solution theto renowned con­ editions blowing around is one. But I tend sion, so I calculated that a nice gesture was flict. Today there is nothing but a loud not to read the Metro and indeed not read warranted. But whatever human sohdarity silence. any newspaper in general. Not to say I don't we shared was erased when she conde­ made it easy for Americans to envision an In 2001, President Bush did allude to the keep up on my “news,” but virtually every scendingly replied, “It’s not your fault.” operation in which most of the victims are question of a Palestinian state, yet it appears mainstream source of information, be it Excuse me. I know that! Besides, I think likely to be on the enemy side. Could we pos­ that there hasn't been much done towards a print or television, is on the worldwide her breath was bad anyway. sibly imagine a more attractivewar for those concrete resolutionof the conflict. web. Spending the 50 cents I probably By the time the train reached Southin the U.S. who are eager to have it started On the contrary, Israel was attributed full don't have to begin with just to stain my Station - in 40 minutes when it should have already? rights, while consequent responsibilities were hands black amounts to nothing more than taken only 15-1 glanced upward and The most determined “hawks” are certain­ shed on the Palestinians. The issue has since an exercise in futility. noticed an advertisement posted by ly not on the front lines but far from it. been left to rot away at a comfortable dis­ Anyways, last week while onboard the Harvard Medical School. It read, " Do you Furthermore, it seems that the distributionof tance, while the occupation of the West Bank red line I was on was delayed on two con­ have experience with ESP? Do you experi­ opportunities obeys a different order: the and the constant attacks are tacitly accepted. secutive days. Usually this happens ence anxiety in crowds with unfamiliar risks only belong to the enemy, while the ben­ Under an unbearable pressure, the because of overcrowding or a ghtch in the people?" I will admit that the possibility efits are all American. Palestinians are required not only to end the system (you thought I was going to say occurred to me that those Harvard hounds However, “reforming” the Middle East, attacks but also to come up with “democrat­ Matrix, didn't you), but regardless, the had something to do with the predicament I rather than justgaining control over oil, may ic” institutions. Now, who has ever seen effect is always to ruin every passengers was in. After all, what better way to recmit require other methods than just bombarding democracy bloom in a land of curfews under morning by forcing us to guess what the specimens for their study than to deliber­ Iraq. Iran and the other regimesare resistant a destroyed administration and in the midst of scrofulous bloke next to us had forbreak ­ ately make them anxious by a.) forcingto American domination. Indeed, how could a population wild with despair? fast based on the putridity of their breath. them to be late and b.) sandwiching them one pretend to combat terrorism in the Is it just that for any American political This morning's voyage was particularly between unfamiliar people? I'm not the Middle East without even at least attempting leader today trying to find an equitable solu­ unbearable partly because of the frigid conspiratorial type, but Harvard does have tounderstand and remedy the causes of it? tion for the Middle East is simply too.. .risky? weather and partly because of the number a sortof hegemony inthe Commonwealth, Without trying to extinguish the fire of Everything is too risky when there is an of people crammed into one boxcar. I was does it not? humiliation swelling in the Arab population election or campaign around the comer. prevented from latching onto to a pole so As the tram neared Park Street the per­ of this region, an open conflict between the Things are too risky when courage is very that every time the trainwould come to an sonal irony of my situation struck me. Just U.S. and Iraq will only fuel and accelerate the much m short supply between human lives abrupt halt there I was doing the Elvis yesterday I was laughing at the proposal catastrophe. and human votes, the choice is clearly the pelvis just trying to maintain some sem­ being put forth by a graduate student friend The real issue here is not whether Iraq is a secondoption. blance of equilibriumin my stance. of mine to create a Commuter Studentsthreat to the U.S. or not; at the heart of the Things are so risky that it almost makes And what could be more contemptible problem hes the blatantly ignored Israeli- the prospect of a war an attractiveone. than the inarticulate T attendant blaring the see MBTA, page 10Palestinian conflict, the true cause of terror Voices of Suffolk What do you think about the of Q: reinstating the draft?

"I don't think the draft "I think the draft is a "I would oppose it.'‘ "War is wrong; but "I think that it would should be reinstated; bad idea as a whole reinstating the draft be a good idea but I do think that because people who Marisa Tsw would take an unfair because we would women who would like want to fight will sign Freshman burden off the poor." have more people to be on the front lines up." fighting for our coun­ should have that Kendra Bucklin try." opportunity." Meagen Duffy Junior Sophomore Brian Doherty Johnny Nguyen Sophomore Junior

Interviews and photos by Jenn O’ Callaghan a Irts V iDtertainment Wednesday, January 29, 2003 The Suffolk Journal Corgan takes Zwan dive into eccentric rock

Chris Dwyer Skunk) and A Perfect Circle bass-toting Journal Staff beauty Paz Lenchantin. Opening track"Lyric" is a representation When the Smashing Pumpkins called it of Zwan's only curveball: religious revela­ quits in 2000 there was no doubt in the tion. "Here comes my faith to cany me on," musical minds of the mass of alternative croons Corgan over an assault of rock's once heavily saturated crowd that Chamberlain's marathon drumming and ecstatic frontman Billy Corgan would lay vocal harmonies strong enoughto drive the down for his forerunners. There was still a track's reverent message home. Sure, it's schematic soul of rock n' roll left in the odd to see one of alternative rock's many Chicago frontman's future, and that fury is posterboys from the 90s proclaiming the unleashed in thenew project Zwan. word of God, however, it’s the music that's There is a certain mind frame to the really doing the talking, and Corgan's new Pumpkins' past releases, including the mas­ posse has the talents to almost shame the terpiece double-disc set Mellon Collie and Pumpkins. the Infinite Sadness, in which Corgan and "Settle Down" is a Dylan-esque light­ company excelled. Theband was an impe­ hearted pop-rocker with an array of Pajo rious quartet, finding fresh tones and and Sweeney's guitars layered around exceedingly deviant soimdscapes with each Corgan's patented whiney voice. release. It came at no surprise that the group The album's lead single"Honestly" plays disbanded; the Pumpkins had a string of the Smiths for an efficacious influence and inner-circle problems that stemmed from the is coincidentally Maty Star of the Sea's most cliche "musical difference" angle and severe radio fiiendly track. The tuneis a return to record company issues. that signature heavier grunge sound, but All drama aside, Corgan hooked up with Corgan throws a bashful vocal melody into former Slint guitarist David Pajo to pen themix. tunes in the vein of a non-Pumpkins-esque "Heartsong" and "Of a Broken Heart" are fashion. The result is Zwan's debut disc, folk-influenced ballads in which Corgan day market; evety member has paid their After nearly fourteen minutes, one must Ma?y Star of the Sea, a collectionof exhila­ steps to the frontand reclaims his frontman dues in various outlets. However, Billy wonder why Coigan is asking us to join him rated numbers wrapped between layers of pose. "But heart songs are still on my mind, Corgan's new-found infatuation with reli­ on a holy excursion instead of just going for vibrant guitar-drivensplendor. there's never the time to write down these gion mi^t be Maty Star of the Sea's only a simple ride with one of rock'smost antici­ The first thing noticeable is the band's lines," cries the singer on the depressing unsatisfactory ingredient. It becomes patedreleases, as Zwan will surely be mak­ lineup, consisting of former Pumpkins track. vmbearable during the lengthy "Jesus I/Mary ing waves for a long time to come. Expect drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, former post- Make no mistake about it, Zwan has the Star of the Sea," a reworking of the old the band to embark on a headling trek in the punkers David Pajo and Matt Sweeney (of rock n' roll ability to survive in a modern- hymn "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken." comingmonths. Suffolk soap a success

James Cormier Learning's first episode portrayed the Journal Staff almost archetypal first days at college of several characters who quickly become One doesn't often find 35 people gath­ swept up in the quirky drama of university ered together frantically waiting for Friends life. The second episode was unveiled to end. On Monday night, however, stu­ immediately after; with the necessary expo­ dents gathered in front of the Donahue sition already behind it, the cast was able to fourth floor student lounge's big-screen tel­ expand their characters and allow the plot­ evision and awaited the premiere of the sec­ line to diverge. The audience ooh-ed and ond episode of the Suffolk University ahh-ed over theconflicted freshman psyche Performing Arts Program's soap opera of Seth "Soup" Campbell (Ryan Schwalbe), Higher Learning. who becomes a troubled victim of peer The student soap opera project, now in pressure and the ever-present allure of com­ its second year, began three semesters ago plimentary marijuana. Heather (Lauren as a project designed incorporateto several Tsevdos), the stuck-up Prada-wearing different student elements on campus. temptress, finds her social agenda coming Conceived and created by Director of . to a crashing halt as her quasi-boyfriend is Student Performing Arts Chris DeStefano, arrested on drug chargesand her self-affect­ Higher Learning brings together a diverse ed sultriness becomes the unwitting object group of students interested in performing, of stalker-type Nick Ross' (Brendan filming and creative writing. Described by O'Halleran) rabid attention. Ending on an DeStefano as a "product of student learn­ uncertain note after campus harlot ing," the soap opera involves stories crafted, Christina's worried parents walk in on she performed and produced by Suffolk stu­ and Soup's morning leftovers, the audience dents. "Chris had sent out an e-mail," is left to ponder the characters' uncertain explains writer Miranda Albert, "we basi­ collegiate future. cally responded and then began meeting to Juicy plot details aside, Destefano's discussideas", resulting in what she terms a opening comments assured that a third few "basic brainstorming sessions" to get episodeand likely severalmore were forth­ the project started. coming. "Right now we're just kind of tak­ Back at the premiere, after the director ing stock of the stoiyline," Destefano said, addressed the loyal fens, the first and sec­ going on to express that new students were ond episodes of the as-of-now two-episode welcome to become involved at any point in Michael Ross - Journal Staff series were shown back to back. Following the process, eitheras writers, cast members Director of Student Performing Arts Chris DeStefano discusses future plans for the day-to-daylives of a handful of college Suffolk’s soap opera Higher Learning. students at Suffolk University, Higher see Soap, page 11 The Suffolk Journal Wednesday, January 29, 2003 “The Pianist” flows with pure emotion

Stefanie Maclin the shoah (the Holocaust). Journal Staff He was saved from death but witnessed his parents, brother and sisters being locked In his memoir Night, Elie Wiesel told of a inside cattle cars and shipped to death camps. young man whom he had known from before With the help of the "righteous gentiles," the war through both the camps and the death Captain Wilm Hosenfeld (Thomas marches, through alternating destruction and Kretschmann), an official in the German hope, who managed to keep his violin with Gestapo, Szpilman hid in a series of apart­ him. ments and houses. Though he was always One night, during the final death march, within the reach of the Nazis he was never he played the song of his ownlife and death. caught. The following morning he was foimd dead Like some stories of the Holocaust, this and his violin was foimd smashed only a few story showed a beacon of hope shining feet from hisbody. through the darkness. In “The Pianist”, this type of a tragedy is Oftentimes Szpilman lost hope. He suf­ Above'. Monty Brogan all too common. Wladyslaw Szpilman was a fered through facing death itself but always (Edward Norton) ponders Polish pianist who lived in the Warsaw ghet­ kept thewill to live. He passed away on July life during his last free to before thewar empted. 6,2000 at the age of 88. day in “25th Hour”. After spending years in a German death With the movie focusing on the years camp, he is found by a Geiman official, and before thewar to after, onegained a senseof Right Monty (Norton) is allowed to play the piano for the first time life. Life is what this story is truly about. It gets close to his girlfriend, since before the deportations. not only speaks of the people who survived, Naturelle (Rosario It is his life that flows from his hands to but also those who did not. Dawson). form the music of the keys and the notes. Above all it is a story of hope and the “The Pianist” is the story of Szpilman power music holds both for those who playit (played by Adrian Brody), and the story of as well as those who simply love it.

Norton fuels “25th Hour” upcoming

Susana Gutierrez and trepidations as the Journal Staff MOVIE night inescapably comes to concerts REVIEW an end. Directed by Spike Lee, Moving performances “25th Hour” is a dark and ► Title: are given by both Rosario Big Head Todd and The intriguing adaptation of "25th Hour" Dawson as Brogan's loving Monsters David BeniofPs novel. The ► Director: and dedicated girlfiiend, Avalon movie is centered around Spike Lee and Brian Cox, who plays Lansdowne St. the woeful tale of ► Rating: (out of 5 the heartbroken father that Boston, Mass. caimot seem to accept his Montgomery Brogan, a stars) Fri. Jan. 31 harmless drug dealer onlyson's fate. 9:00 p.m. played by Edward Norton. HHHHI “25th Hour” is a Brogan has been sentenced poignantly touching tale 3 DoorsDown executed in true Spike Lee to a seven-year stint in Theory of a Deadman Neil Finn prison after having been people that meant the most fashion. There is no short­ Rhett Miller betrayed by an unknown to him in his lifetime; age of raw emotion as Avalon Avalon source. The film dismally namely his two childhood Brogan's bleak fate Lansdowne St. Lansdowne St. recotmts his last day as a fiiends, Phillip Seymore imavoidably looms in the Boston, Mass. Boston, Mass. free man, following Brogan Hoffinan who plays Jacob nearfuture and he is forced Wed. Jan. 29 Sat. Feb. 1 as he unsuccessfully Elinsky, a luckless high to face reality and part ways 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. attempts to find closure school teacher that finds with the comfortable life to within the flawed relation­ himself attracted to one of which he is so well accus­ ships that define his per­ his yoimg students (Anna tomed to. Eve sona. Finally forced tocon­ Paquin), and Frank Slattery Lee manages to create Charlie Baltimore Virginia Coalition front his dire situation, (Barry Pepper), a Wall an atmosphere so haunting Tsongas Arena Paradise Rock Club Brogan unsuccessfully Street stockbroker that can and introspective that it is 300 Arcand Drive 969 Commonwealth Ave. attempts to avoid the bleak find no one other than him­ sure to linger within your Lowell, Mass. Boston, Mass. and inevitable future that self to blame for his best thoughts long after having Wed. Jan. 29 Sat. Feb. 1 lies aheadof him. friend's demise. left the movie theater, while 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Filled with remorse, Brogan's fiiends try to simultaneously providing shame and fear, Monty help him enjoy his last you with a subliminal glim­ Brogan spends his last night of freedom, yet are mer of hope guaranteed to Rubyhorse twenty-four hours with the faced with their own fears uplift your spirit. Rooney Kingsize Astrojet Paradise Rock Club House of Blues 969 Commonwealth Ave. 96 Winthrop St. Boston, Mass. Cambridge, Mass. Thu. Jan. 30 Sun. Feb. 2 mm 9:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m Henry Rollins David Gray Avalon Tsongas Arena Lansdowne St. 300 Arcand Drive Boston, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Tue. Feb. 4 * * - Thu. Jan. 30 8:00 p.m. N.. I 8:30 p.m.

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Surprise your jeans with any embroidered shirt, simply flaky. WSFR Top 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Nightlife bag or shoe. Think globally and play offthe Don't protect your eyes after sunset. We polycultural look. are not expecting any lunar eclipses anytime I have incorporated a large portion of my Don't create a Christmas tree of acces­ soon so please by all means lose this tacky time intermingling with others and offering sories. K.I.S.S.: Keep it Simple Sweetie. Limit accessory. It is simplydangerous! constmctive criticisms to those in need. the ornamentation to one piece. If you happen Show Name: Therefore it is only right that I put my wealth tobe unsure about something it.toss It's better The Rock Show of knowledge and rapier wit to use. I feel it is to spare than to resemble holiday decor. my duty to make the world a little more aes­ Doblaze. Bitsy blazers are hot right nowin iDterestgJ to Wittog DJs: thetically pleasing. While most people have a all types of fabrics. Buttoning just the top but­ pretty good idea what they should and should ton and leaving the bottom ones undone to the leetioD? Chris Dwyer and not wear, for some reason that all goes out the expose what's imdemeathis sexier than ever. It window once they dress to leave for the looks the best with tees, thin sweaters or the Jerry Delauri evening. Always remember fashion is about riskylook- nothing at all underneath. We are looking for music gro-wth and learning fromyour mistakes. Don't be a walking advertisement. The reviews, movie reviews, etc. Show Time: So let the cultivating begin.... concept of wearing poorly made T-shirts with Please email the Suffolk Journal the designer’s name across the front has always at Fridays 1 to 3 p.m. Do the up-do. Stop the burning! Nothing is said one or two things aboutyou. 1) You can't sexier than a strong neckline baring it all. Let afford the name you are wearing across your [email protected] the iron cool down and add some life to those chest. 2) You are completely clueless! You are limpylocks. a walking pop up ad. And we all know how irri­ 1. Jesse Malin, Don't over bare. Take thetrash out of your tating pop up ads are. “The Fine Art of Self wardrobe! Play up your favorite asset without Do wear unique jeans. Go low and lean. Destruction” looking cheap and tacky. Don't give the entire Wear a hip grazing waistband, but don't graze Boston audience a peep show. Sultry is too southof the border. Streaked, distressed, or 2. Bonjovi, in...slutty is out. stone washed denim are greatwith any blouse “Misunderstood” Do wear black. Wear sexy black to flatten or jacket. your figure, but don't wear it is as a full-on Oh man! Don't support the skinny; it camouflage. Play up black's sizzling quotient doesn't project the manly image. Tight slacks 3. The Transplants, with a plunging neckline or a pencil skirt sil­ may have been in style many decades ago, but “Diamonds and Guns” houette. Looks great forall occasions! in modem society, wearing skin molding pants Don't wear the camouflage gear from might trigger bizarre stares from bystanders 4. The Exies, head to toe. Reporting to party duty in a full- everywhere. “My Goddess” on battlegear is not the way to go! You will be Do winter white. Can't wear white after sure to turn heads, but those heads maybe hid­ labor day... Oh fuey! Snow tones are more 5. Ryan Adams, ing behind the bushes. than okay. Anyway, once in a while you need to “Nuclear” Do exotic anything. Pair a single embel­ step out of the hazy shades of winter and be lished item with a simple blouse or jeans.

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Player Stats

SPORTS Scott Speedman-14 goals Scores_____ 5 assists Bill Corcoran - 6 goals Men's Hockey 9assists Suffolk: 4 Ryan Kearney - 4 goals Tufts: 4 8 assists

Suffolk: 7 Dave Silva - 5 goals Framinghm State: 1 5 assists

Sfefi- Men’s Basketball Aaron DeCoste - 4 goals 6 assists Suffolk: 88 Journal File Photo Johnson & Whales: 85 Goalie Joe Paladino in action ata recent Suffolk hockey game. Joe Paladino - 326 saves Suffolk: 82 Daniel Webster: 74 Rampaging Rams on a winning streak Women’s Basektball Suffolk: 54 Andri Hery Rams delivered. Rarely do hockey games sur­ Needless tosay, it was a lost cause for Franklin. Clark: 87 Journal Staff pass eight goals and it's all the more rare if they Suffolk went on to beat Nichols, reach ten, but the Rams were not satisfied. Assumption and Framingham State with play­ Suffolk: 95 The Suffolk Rams have proved themselves They served up one more for good measure fin­ ers like Forward Scott Speedman, Suffolk's Daniel Webster: 33 a hockey team to be reckoned with after their ishing the game off at 11-4. highest goal scorer with 14 goals and five performance during their last seven games with With each Suffolk goal, Franklin worked assists. Forward Bill Corcoran with 6 goals 9 five wins, one tie and oneloss. hard to keep up with their score, but Suffolk assists. Defenseman Ryan Kearney with 4 Upcoming Their winning streak started on Nov. 26 vs. answered back by skating faster and shootinggoals 8 assists. Forward Dave Silva with 5 Western New England where theRams won 5­ harder. goals, 5 assists. Forward Aaron DeCoste with Games 3. They went on to play against Franklin Pierce Violence was Franklin's last, desperate 4 goals, 6 assists and Freshman Joe Paladino on Dec. 4. However the word play doesn't quite attempt to keep the Rams away from the ice. who now has 326 saves to his credit as suit what happened, one would haveto use the Fights on the ice are usually a last resort for a Suffolk's goaltender. Men’s Hockey word annihilateto describe the beating that the team that can't match up in skill and talent. Saturday Feb. 1 Suffolk V. Stonehiii 8:15 p.m.

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