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Adjunctsgain newground

Jacob Geanous Journal Contributor

Not up to standardsColleen DayEditor-in-Chief

Brigitte CarreiroNews Editor

The Beacon Hill Institute, once recognized by Suffolk with anhonorary degree given to its founder and political activist RayShamie, has split from the university after years of controversy.

In an interview with the Journal, David Tuerck, directorof the institute and an economics professor at Suffolk,maintained that the institute severed ties due to theuniversity’s recent fundraising restrictions and denied

proposals, amongst other reasons. Tuerck said Suffolk’s reasoning for theserestrictions comes from a misreading of its academic standards, and he launcheda scathing attack against the university’s administration, directed particularly

at President Margaret McKenna. “What’s going on now is worrisome andincomprehensible,” said Tuerck. “If the president is saying that times are

tough and we have to cut back, well it might not be a good idea todrive away a guy who has connections.” The facility, which employs

Suffolk interns, isn’t going away, according to Tuerck,despite his strong opinions that the university’s actions havelimited student exposure to different perspectives and claims

“diversity has been damaged by the expulsion ofthe BHI from Suffolk.” In a statement releasedto the Journal, McKenna did not directly address

Tuerck’s charges, but said the universityencourages a wide range of perspectives.“Suffolk is welcoming to all views,

philosophies, ideologies and politics,”she stated, adding that the only way

to educate students is “by exposing

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them to the broadest possiblerange of perspectives, values

Severed ties between university,Beacon Hill think tank

In the news

ArtsWiz,

pg. 7

InternationalISIS, pg. 5

SportsVictor, pg. 12

Suffolk’s adjunct lecturershave a new contract callingfor improved pay and betterbenefits. This is the result ofcollective bargaining with theuniversity that has recentlycome to a resolution.

This contract will be in effectuntil June 30, 2018. It will thenbe eligible for termination.

Suffolk Affiliated Faculty- American Association ofUniversity Professors (SAF-AAU)is the union that representsSuffolk’s adjunct professors.They have been working hardover the past year to improvethe conditions that they facedin their previous contract. Ithas been in effect since 2009and was used as the frameworkfor the new contract, but itincludes many improvements.

Under the old contract,adjuncts were considered

NESADstands up

Hear their story. Pg. 9

See ADJUNCT page 2



Academic integrity a priority for university

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New contract, improved conditions

From INTEGRITY page 1

From ADJUNCT page 1

lecturers once theycompleted 10 continuoussemesters. This timeline hasbeen shortened. Seniority willbe attained when a professorteaches eight of the previous10 semesters. The title of

senior lecturer is accompaniedby a significant pay raise, as well as eligibility for universitymedical and dental care.

Suffolk currently employsover 300 part-time lecturers,accounting for roughly halfof the university’s professors,according to SAF-AAU’s website. The majority of theseadjunct professors must also work other jobs to supplementtheir meager income.

“I could not afford to do my job if I didn’t have a spouse with a full-time job,” saidCarolyn Salvi, head of the SAF

negotiations team and adjunctprofessor.

“Most adjuncts work atmultiple schools, and I am noexception,” she said.

Salvi currently teaches twocourses at Suffolk, works for atutoring agency, and teachesonline.

One of the most substantialgains achieved in the newcontract is the introduction ofa new pay scale. The universityinsisted on paying lecturers

using a per-credit-hourbasis, replacing an extremelycomplicated and outdatedpayment method that wasbased on student enrollment.

“I’m pleased with the newcontract and the gains thathave been made,” said KennethMartin, current treasurer andformer president of the unionand Suffolk senior lecturer.

“Especially with the payraise that will make it possiblefor adjunct lecturers withoutother full-time jobs to bring ina bit more income during tryingeconomic times,” he said.

This transition incompensation is due to theuniversity’s intentions to beginoffering one- and two-creditcourses.

The result is a nearly20 percent pay increase forprofessors that teach four-credit courses over a three- year span. However, professors who teach three-credit courses

will observe a disparity incompensation, gaining onlya five percent pay increaseduring this three-year period.

“I wish we would havebeen able to do better for ourcolleagues who teach three-credit courses,” said Salvi. “Athree-credit class is not actually20 percent less work than afour-credit course. They requireapproximately the same levelof work and preparation on aninstructor’s part.”

Salvi said her goals for thefuture include bridging thisgap between compensation fordifferently-credited classes.

“I have hopes for our nextcontract that we will be able toequalize it,” she said.

Another new clause in thecontract will allow adjunctlecturers to teach up to fourclasses per semester. This is

a substantial improvement,compared to the two class persemester cap that adjunctsfaced before. Furthermore,if the adjunct is qualified inmultiple fields, they can now,under the new contract, teachcourses in more than onedepartment or program.

When a class is cancelledat the last minute, the lectureris the one that suffers. Now, ifa professor’s class is cancelled within 21 days before the classbegins, they will now be eligibleto receive a cancellation fee of$300. This may aid financial

loss associated with a lecturer’sclass being cancelled.

Adjunct lecturers willalso now be involved inuniversity governance. Theyare now permitted to attenddepartmental meetings andare granted a full vote indepartmental matters onall issues not pertaining topersonnel. Before this contract,adjuncts were excluded fromthese kind of meetings. They will also receive compensation

for their attendance.While these changes

will prove advantageous toprofessors, the union alsobelieves the benefits will beseen by students as well.

“Our hope as a union isthat this will affect the day-to-day of students in terms ofeasier and better access to theirprofessors,” said Salvi.

As far as the union has come,Martin still feels that there is a ways to go.

“We still have a long wayto go, though, in what hasbecome a real human rightsissue, to improve the difficultconditions of a dedicated groupof teachers that make up about70 percent of higher ed facultynationwide,” said Martin.

“How do we not meet

these standards but

everybody else does?

What is everybody

else doing to meet

standards just f ine, but

our work

does not?”

L to R: Treasurer Ken Martin (CJN),President Bob Rosenfeld (Philosophy),

and Chief Negoiator Carolyn Salvi(Women & Gender Studies) hold up voting

ballots submitted by SAF bargainingunit members in celebration of their

ratifed contract.

David Tuerck

Courtesy of Ken Martin

Courtesy of Suffolk University

committed to that.” After appealing to

administration about thedisagreements, Tuerck wasunable to connect directly with McKenna, leading himto a resignation that the onlysolution was to part ways.

Communicating solely withProvost Marisa Kelly after abrief e-mail exchange withMcKenna, Tuerck remainsuneasy.

“I have to imagine that

[McKenna] doesn’t particularlycare much. If it were importantto her, she would have talkedto me long before,” he said.

McKenna could not bereached directly for a comment,but Tuerck reported a meetingbetween the two will take placeearly next week regarding thenext steps and several recentnews reports surrounding thesplit.

“Right now, the official

reason for this meeting isto discuss the nature of ourtransition out of Suffolk,” saidTuerck. The institute is slatedto leave Suffolk officiallyby December 2016 after taxmodeling jobs on the nationaltax policy contracts arecomplete.

The Beacon Hill Institutereceives funding from privatedonors, including the KochFoundation.

In recent years, the institutehas drawn criticism fromsome of its types of researchand funding sources, puttingtheir academic integrity intoquestion.

Alumna Kalin Jordan,

founder of UnKoch My Campus, who had worked to opposethe involvement of the KochFoundation at Suffolk, said this week that she believes the splitis “a good move for both theinstitute and university.”

The Journal reported two years ago that the institute hadraised nearly a million dollarsfrom 2006 to 2011 from thefoundation.

Jordan, however, referenced

Suffolk’s academic standards,ultimately agreeing with theuniversity’s claim that thestandards weren’t being met bythe institute.

Tuerck told the Journal thatthe standards the university isreferencing are unclear, and

that the assertion that theinstitute does not meet them isunfair.

“It’s ludicrous to suggestthat our work isn’t sophisticated

enough,” he said. “How do wenot meet these standards buteverybody else does? What is

everybody else doing to meetstandards just fine, but our work does not?”

Many professors andscholars work with the BeaconHill Institute, a factor thatTuerck said attributed to thefacility’s initial credibility.

“It seems to me that it would be difficult to say peopleinvolved in this project don’tqualify for academic integrity,”he said.

Rejecting the university’sassertion that financial deficits were the reason for the split, inthe upcoming months Tuerckplans to partner with a newcompany and assemble a boardof trustees to raise money.

The university remainscommitted to academicfreedom, the intellectualexchange of ideas and thedevelopment of knowledge, which can only be achieved when academic integrity ispresent, according to their website.

“Margaret McKenna is notresponsible for this, she’s justresponsible for this latestepisode,” Tuerck said.



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Jack Wheeler Journal Staff

December 9, 2015

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NESAD still lacking

The New England Schoolof Art and Design has yet tobecome more involved in theSuffolk community. With anew administration in place,students and faculty are wondering when a requestedchange will ever take place.

Founded in 1923, NESADhad no connection with Suffolkand was known as The NewEngland School of Art untila renaming and relocationin 1975. It wasn’t until 13

years later that the academiccollaboration between NESADand Suffolk took fold.

This partnership allowedNESAD students to enroll inSuffolk general educationcourses in order to completeboth Bachelor and MasterDegrees of Fine Arts.

“Originally, we wantedto keep a sort of anonymityfrom Suffolk. Now I think thatis starting to change,” said Alexander Cahoon, admissionscounselor at Suffolk University,

in regards to the school’srelationship with the rest ofSuffolk.

Throughout the years, therehas been a growing disconnectbetween NESAD and the otherthree schools of Suffolk. Whileit may have originally beenintended to remain separate,students of NESAD have been voicing their discontent of theseparation.

“For having a nationally top-ranked program, we don’t get alot of recognition or anythingfrom Suffolk,” said juniorinterior design major KaitlynGannon.

Since the merger, NESADhas been mentioned in

numerous publications andhas received recognition bybeing ranked as having oneof the top 10 best interiordesign programs in the UnitedStates by DesignIntelligenceMagazine. However, manySuffolk students are barelyaware that NESAD exists.

“All I know about NESADis that it’s Suffolk’s art school,but I’ve never been and I didn’teven know it existed untilsophomore year, I think,” saidprint journalism major Haley

Martin.Gannon spoke on the lack of

support received from Suffolk.

In the eyes of Suffolk students,on-campus housing, meal plans,and proper class schedules areuniversity essentials. However,these basic amenities are whatNESAD students are fightingfor.

She explained that NESADhides in the shadow of Suffolk.If the school were to becomea completely independentprogram, Gannon believes it would become much more widely known and recognized, just as other art schools in theBoston area.

Although NESAD is lacking

in participation in the Suffolkcommunity, their pride fortheir school is very prevalent.

“A lot of us put NESAD onour projects, not Suffolk, andthat’s what we tell people when we go to conventions,” Gannonsaid.

With the recent appointmentof President Margaret McKenna,optimism sparked for NESAD.However, changes have yetto have been made and it isunclear in what direction theprogram is moving.

Paleologos named bestMassachusetts pollster

ELKEY, a bipartisan group whose name stems from a wordplay on “elephant” and “donkey,” has named Suffolk’s David

Paleologos, director of the Polling Research Center, Pollster ofthe Year. Paleologos took his title at the ELKEY Award Cer-emony. “I was surprised that I won, because all of the otherpollsters were from major political campaigns,” said Paleolo-gos, according to Suffolk’s website. “I was the only nominee

from a university.” Paleologos said that the recognition provesthat Suffolk is neither Democratic nor Republican, but simply

report the facts.

Courtesy of Suffolk University

Hear personal stories on page 9



The Suffolk Journal December 2, 2015PAGE 4

Ram Recruiter now available for job searchesPatrick Holmes

Opinion Editor

News Brief

At the beginning of theacademic year, Suffolk’s CareerDevelopment Center launcheda new database where studentsand alumni are able to find joband internship opportunities as well as connect with employers

who will have full access totheir resume and academicinformation.

Ram Recruiter, powered bythe Handshake database andsimilar to LinkedIn, is a newand easy way for students tobrand themselves. In the past,Suffolk used a database calledExperience, which seemed tobe very difficult for students tonavigate finding a job or uploadtheir resume.

The CDC has deliberatelystressed that this new databaseis user-friendly. An exampleof this arises in uploading

resumes. When uploaded,information is automaticallyapplied to profiles, such asputting your job experience onthere in the correct place.

Besides job experience, Ram

Recruiter allows users to fillout sections such as coursesenrolled in, current projectsand extracurriculars involvedin, and any external links topersonal media.

After filling in the fields andcreating the profile, studentsare connected to many differentemployers and companies thatare looking for Suffolk studentsto hire for jobs and internships.

Ram Recruiter is anadvantage against other

students in the Boston areadue to the specific tailoring toSuffolk students. Students canalso follow certain employerson the database to see the latest job and internship postings.

Moreover, logging into

Ram Recruiter is as easy astyping in a Suffolk email andcorresponding password,allowing no room for error.

Although named RamRecruiter from the winnerof a contest, Lisa Huynh,the database is powered byHandshake, which is advertisedas “A Full Featured Modernand Intuitive Career ServiceManagement Platform” ontheir website.

Some of the features

Handshake offers areevent management, roommanagement, job postings,and appointments. Suffolkincludes a link to schedulean appointment with a CDCadvisor to make the process

simple. An advisor can help one

through the process of RamRecruiter to develop skills forproficient job and internshipsearching. The profile createdpertains to one’s major, butcould also help one findpossible additional careers thatmay also interest them.

The CDC is available to helpSuffolk students find careersafter their time at Suffolk is up. Advisors also aid with resume-

building and finding availableinternships related to theirinterests.

Ram Recruiter is a steppingstone in the process that theadvisor’s guide a studentthrough.

Serina Gousby Asst. Opinion Editor

Suffolk University student leaders took a four-day journey toWashington D.C. during the Leadership Exchange with studentsfrom Augustana College in Illinois and Maryville University ofSt. Louis. Combined, the students explored the nation’s capitalby visiting monuments including the Vietnam War Memorial,

the Arlington National Cemetery, and countless others. Teexperiences had were said to be unforgettable, and students

relished in the fact of how diverse Suffolk is, according to some ofthe leaders. Being in the capital of our nation allowed these leaders

to fully immerse themselves in our history by analyzing majorhistorical United States events. Student leaders visited Suffolk

alumna Natasha Silva and learned lessons from her experience as alegislative correspondent to U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch.

Ram Recruiter’s home page



INTERNATIONAL April 16, 2014December 9, 2015PAGE 5 The Suffolk Journal

Modern Terror: W h a t I S I S r e a l l y w a n t s

Heather Rutherford Journal Staff

With endless breaking

reports on terrorismthroughout the internationalcommunity, the Islamic Stateof Iraq and Syria (ISIS) hasbecome the most infamouslydiscussed terrorist group as oflate.

Suffolk University Professorand Director of GraduateProgram in Ethics and PublicPolicy, Dr. Nir Eisikovits,discussed the future plans,goals, and challenges ISIS mayface in upcoming years.

Eisikovits taught a seminarthis past summer that focusedon ISIS and continues to

conduct his own research ontheir political philosophy.He specifically looks at howoriginal it is, or whether itis recycling older politicalphilosophies that haveanimated other terror groups.

“They subscribe to anextreme apocalyptic versionof political Islam that is veryfar from the mainstream ofpolitical Islam,” said Eisikovits.“They believe the end-timeis arriving soon in whichthere will be a battle betweenbelievers and non-believers,

and they are trying to doeverything they can, accordingto their understanding ofIslamic scripture, to bringabout that end-time soonerrather than later.”

Established in October2006, ISIS is a result of agrandiose fusion of multiplesmaller groups, predominantlyal-Qaeda’s Iraqi branchesalong with other local IraqiIslamic groups, according to Al-Monitor, a news source forMiddle East activity.

ISIS moved into Syria afterthe spark of the revolution

during a civil war between itspeople and government. Fromthere, ISIS acquired morepower, territory, and resources.

The militant group nowdominates local populationsand areas in Syria and Iraq. Asignificant rise in power in theMiddle East gives ISIS a chanceto cultivate their terroristideologies.

In terms of ISIS’s planson possibly engaging with orattacking the U.S., there have

been a multitude of emptythreats. However, these threatsmay not be as minimal as theyseem, Eisikovits said.

“The U.S. is already graduallytrying to decide how much of

a ground-level commitment it wants in the fight on ISIS,” saidEisikovits.

Currently, involvement isprimarily air-support and asmall number of some special

forces.“If there was a spectacular

huge attack like there was inParis, I think there would bea huge political pressure onthe Americans to be actively

involved on the ground,” saidEisikovits.

Sammie Mayaleh Journal Staff

By Flickr user Alisdare Hickson

See MIGRANT page 6

“The U.S. is already

gradually trying to

decide how much

of a ground-level

commitment it

wants in the

fight on ISIS.”

-Prof. Nir Eisikovits



The Suffolk JournalPAGE 6 December 9, 2015

Migrant crisis continues to fuel ISIS

Sophomoremarketing major,Sydney Littlefield,took this photoat the Louvrein Paris thissummer, whichwas the first timeshe ever leftNorth America.Littlefieldsubmitted thisphoto to the

InternationalWeek PhotoExhibit hostedby the Centerfor InternationalPrograms andServices.

Their ideology provespowerful as ISIS gains groundas Arab nations experiencegovernmental chaos and weakness.

What makes ISIS even morepowerful is not only weakness within Arab governments, butalso the lack of pushback andresistance from either Arab orWestern states, according toEisikovits.

Refugees from Iraq andSyria have a heavy stigmaattached to them as they areimmigrating to other nations,not just to the U.S.

Eisikovits said it’s exactly what ISIS wants.

“When refugees are turnedaway, they get sent back andthey remain a part of thechaos,” said Eisikovits. “Theyknow people are suspicious ofMuslims here, and I think peopleare very ignorant about Islamand they are usually incapableof making distinctions betweenthe vast majority of Muslims who want nothing whatsoeverto do with this.”

As ISIS was initially foundedas an al-Qaeda splinter group,differences between ISIS andal-Qaeda in terms of politicalphilosophies can be distinctive.

Eisikovits pointed outthat ISIS is more focused oncreating an Islamic caliphateand a Muslim civil war, whileal-Qaeda had put more effortstoward attempting to kill Americans and win over theminds of Muslims across the

globe.ISIS hopes to form a civil

war inside the Ummah, or inthe nations of the Arab worldbetween Sunnis and Shias,and between Sunnis among

themselves, Eisikovits said.“The belief and the hope

that they have is that this wouldcleanse the Ummah, cleansethe Arab nations, cleanse thelarger Muslim nations, and

bring about this final, purifyingapocalyptic battle that theybelieve in,” said Eisikovits.

Exactly how ISIS recruitstheir members is directly linkedto their power through social

media, and place a heavy focuson radicalizing young peoplethrough these platforms.

Eisikovits said ISIS has usersoccupying Twitter as well asother more private onlinespaces in order to engage incommunication with potentialnew members.

ISIS focuses a great deal ofenergy into selling fear andchaos, while trying to attractforeign powers to invadeits territories, according toEisikovits.

“ISIS sees that as afulfillment of the prophecy, thearmies of apostate religions aregoing to come to Syria and Iraqfor a final, standoff battle,” saidEisikovits.

How ISIS acquires theirincome and resources heavilydepend on oil fields in Iraqand Syria that are withintheir controlled areas, andtaxing populations under theircontrol, according to Eisikovits.

“They used to get a lot of[money] from selling oil tomany of the players in theSyria and Iraq regions, takingover oil fields and selling oil,”said Eisikovits. “Now, that’scurtailed and a lot of it comesfrom taxation and extortionfrom the areas that theycontrol.”

With the ongoing stanceWestern governments havetaken on the fight on ISIS,Eisikovits foresees them as aneven more powerful pawn in theMiddle East in the near future,and will continue to take stepsto progress internationally.

Courtesy of Sydney Littleeld

From MIGRANT page 5

By Flickr user Alisdare Hickson

“When refugees are turned away,they get sent back and they remain

a part of the chaos.”

-Prof. Nir Eisikovits



The Suffolk JournalARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ariana Grande“Focus”

-Patrick H.

Justin Bieber“Love Yourself”

-Brigitte C.

Fleetwood Mac“Go Your Own Way”

-Sam H.

The Maccabees“We Grew Up At

Midnight”-Sharyn G.

December 9, 2015PAGE 7

STAFFSOUNDS

The Wiz eases on down the road

Sharyn Gladstone Journal Staff

NBC has produced lifelessand humdrum live musicalsfor the past two Decembers with “The Sound of Music”and “Peter Pan.” From visiblestrings lifting actors to poorcasting choices to ChristopherWalken’s infamous high note

into silence, NBC likely feltpressured to deliver solidratings this year.

Rather than puttingtime into creating elaboratesets similar to “Music” and“Pan,” NBC chose to film ona single stage with movingsets, embodying traditionalBroadway musicals. Thisdecision helped to minimizethe setting and likely made iteasier for performers to moveon and off the stage.

NBC launched its thirdannual live musical eventthis past Thursday with its

contemporary adaptation ofthe 1978 classic movie, “TheWiz.” The film, starring DianaRoss and Michael Jackson, wasa modern-day take on L. FrankBaum’s “The Wizard of Oz,” andloosely adapted from the 1974Broadway musical.

“The Wiz” is the thirdmusical to be launched by NBC,in what the network is callingits “annual holiday tradition.”Low interest and ratingson the network’s lacklusterproductions of “The Soundof Music” and “Peter Pan”

drove the network to re-workthe classic “Wiz” into a morecontemporary presentationthat the current generationcould appreciate.

The network transitioned“The Wiz” out of its city setting,and moved it to the “Oz” settingof Kansas’s farmland. They alsostuck to the theme of creatinga contemporary “Oz’’ that couldresonate in any time period. Amber Riley provided flawless vocals with her performance of Addaperle, even pulling out aniPad when Dorothy requesteddirections to the Emerald City

from Munchkin Land.The Munchkins were chic in

colorful and ruffled cone-likecostumes, unlike the chalkyand dusty Munchkins in thefilm who appeared by removingthemselves from graffiti-covered walls.

Toto appears along withDorothy (newcomer ShaniceWilliams) but is then absentuntil the very end of theshow. This creative decisionforeshadowed that the little

dog was not going to be theonly thing absent from thisretooling of the 1970s classic.

Aunt Em (Stephanie Mills, who played Dorothy in the

Broadway production) opens with “The Feeling We OnceHad,” a number that reminded America of Mills’ vast musicaltalent, still intact after many years.

The production’s tornado was the highlight of its colorfuland imaginative stage andcostume design. Winds blew,and company dancers worecostumes lined with longcapes and forcefully incitedthe disastrous event withraging variations of movementas lights flashed and tornadoimages danced behind them. As

mesmerizing as these images were, it was the musical ’s castthat drove this production.

Shanice Williams (in her firststarring role) gave a dazzlingand flawless performanceof Dorothy. Her vocals werebreathtaking, particularly herstirring rendition of “Home,”as she landed every challengingnote.

Williams’ acting wasbreathtaking. She emulatedmaturity beyond her years,

displaying a particular glimmerin her eye that matched hersilver slippers, making herperformance as the timidDorothy endearing. It’s difficult

to comprehend that this isWilliam’s first acting gig, asshe performed as though shehas been doing this for years.It seemed that the more shespoke and sang, the more you were drawn in. Expect to hearmore from her in the future.

Soulful R&B crooner Ne- Yo plays Tin Woodman (thecontemporary Tin Man) in what was an emotionally drivenand unexpected display of hisadditional talent. His must-seeperformance of “What WouldI Do If I Could Feel” provedthat Ne-Yo is a true talent, as

he not only delivered his usualtender vocals, but also showedhe could provide that sametenderness through acting.

While watching thesemasterful performances, it wasfrequently difficult to look at,as the cinematography wasawkward, panning at odd timesor zooming in too fast or toomuch.

Rapper Common playeda guard to the gates of TheEmerald City and appeared to

be reading his lines, turninghis head to the left whilespeaking then repositioninghimself toward the camera.David Alan Grier’s Cowardly

Lion was anything but, actingas the bravest of Dorothy’striumvirate of Ozians.

Queen Latifah and MaryJ. Blige held smaller rolesin the production but failedto fully take command oftheir performances. Bothunderperformed on theirsongs, failing to instill the sameemotion as other performers,especially Blige’s drab renditionof the commanding “Don’tNobody Bring Me No Bad News”along with amateur overacting.

“The Wiz” was certainly alarge leap down the yellow

brick road of successful livemusical productions for NBC.Rolling Stone claims the successof their “Sound of Music” and“Peter Pan” productions hasinspired FOX to launch “GreaseLive!” this January.

NBC is heading in the rightdirection, but they must firstprioritize the improvementof their casting and creativedecisions before they canbecome the paramount livemusical network.

By Facebook user Brad Luck NBC Connecticut

“‘The Wiz’” was certainly a large leapdown the yellow brick road of successful

live musical productions for NBC.”



PAGE 14 The Suffolk JournalPAGE 8 December 9, 2015

Cheery Common skates into holidays

Jacob Geanous Journal Contributor

Krampus is holiday horror fun, until the end

Colin Barry Journal Staff

The Frog Pond Spectacularmarked the beginning of theChristmas season and filled theBoston Common with holidaycheer on Thursday. Thousandsgathered to take part inthe festivities that includedsampling booths, games,singing, skating, theatre, andthe annual lighting of theChristmas tree.

This event is a must-seefor anyone in the Boston area,and would probably evenput Ebenezer Scrooge in theChristmas Spirit. The only thingit lacked was snow.

The Skating Club of Bostonkicked off the night with anhour-long skating exhibitionfeatured skaters from aroundthe world, as well as its ownmembers. Backlit by a beautifulBoston Skyline, skaters glidedacross the ice performinga plethora of synchronizedskating acts and theatre-on-iceproductions.

With each holiday-themedperformance the anxious bustleof downtown Boston meltedaway. The skaters showcasedtheir hard work and dedicationduring elegant routines thatthey made look easy.

Once the skating concluded,crowds were ushered to a stage

where WCVB TV’s AnthonyEverett and JC Monahan hosteda two-hour Christmas program.The talented Jim Melody wasthe opening act, performing“Christmas in Boston.”

This genuinely localChristmas song`s lyricsincluded “Wise men inCambridge and angels at MassGeneral” and had the audiencecaptivated immediately. Manyspectators looked like they had just left work were singing anddancing along with the acts inno time. During the span ofthe program the attitude of the

Boston Commons was, in fact,Holly and Jolly.

The Urban Nutcracker tookthe stage next to perform scenesfrom their upcoming play. Their version of the play involvesa twist with spontaneous,contemporary hip-hop dancing. After seeing just a sneak peak it was clear that their upcomingrendition of the Nutcracker willbe unlikely most traditionalChristmas plays.

Representatives thenfollowed them from the NorthShore Music theatre who actedout scenes from their currentproduction of A ChristmasCarol. The performancescontinued, leading up to theChristmas tree lighting, withacts from Michelle BrooksThompson from the Voice,The Patriots drumline, Berklee

College’s a capella group PitchSlapped, Santa Claus himself,and many others.

When all of the actsconcluded, Boston Mayor MartyWalsh was joined by NovaScotia Premier Stephen McNeilto light the impressive 72-year-old, 48-foot Nova Scotian whitespruce that was donated by BillMacEachern.

Nova Scotia donates a treeevery year to thank Boston fortheir help in 1917, when anexplosion in Halifax leveled thetown and Boston came to their

aid.The first few rows in front

the stage were completelyoccupied by rowdy NovaScotians that were wavingflags in anticipation of thetree lighting. Camaraderie wasin the air as Canadians and Americans alike celebrated thelighting of the magnificent tree.

The countdown started andeveryone stared at the darktree waiting to be blinded bydazzling holiday light. Whenthe tree was finally illuminateda fireworks display began as

well.The crowd was treated

to a spectacular show thatlit up the commons like theFourth of July. As the showconcluded, a round of applauseerupted that rivaled the soundof the previous Technicolorexplosions. Everybody was ingood spirits as they left theCommons that night, as ifmomentarily forgetting aboutthe stresses of their lives.

This is an event that everyBostonian should attend. It istruly a sight to behold.

Jacob Geanous/ Journal Contributor

The German myth ofKrampus is now well known, with the ‘anti-Santa’ figureappearing on television andin haunted houses across thecountry. It was only a matter oftime for there to be a horrorfilm about the monster.

Michael Dougherty, whodirected the cult classic horrorfilm “Trick R’ Treat,” brings thecharacter to life for audiencesin a funny throwback to 1980s

horror films that lacks scares.The film takes place

three days before Christmas,and young Max (played byEmjay Anthony) just wantsto enjoy holiday traditions.Unfortunately, the rest ofhis family does not share his yuletide cheer. After a fight with his cousins, a blizzardhits the neighborhood and thefamily starts getting attackedby strange, Christmas-themedmonsters. Max’s grandmother

(played by Krista Stadler) tellsthem the genuinely terrifyingstory of Krampus, a demon whotakes those who lost Christmascheer and drags them to hell with his minions.

Easily the highlight of the

film is its atmosphere. Thesnow covered neighborhoodsand lack of overall Christmascheer, despite the over-the-topdecorations being there, give“Krampus” a unique look thatisn’t seen within horror films.It also helps keep the overallchilling feeling that the movieis supposed to give off.

A solid cast carries“Krampus.” Adam Scott, ToniCollette, Dave Kochener anda hysterical performance

from “Two and a Half Men’s”Conchetta Farrell keep thefilm entertaining. Child starEmjay Anthony’s sympatheticperformance really makesthe audience root for him asall he wants is to have a nice

Christmas for once.The effects and costumes

are grotesque, but in a good way. Dougherty used a lot ofpractical effects in his otherfilms, and “Krampus” is nodifferent. The monster ofKrampus itself is quite theGrinch, and has the physicalmakeup to show for it.

The film’s bizarre toneand imagery may not befor everyone. The averagemoviegoer isn’t going to look

for a horror film that creates an

evil jack-in-the-box or has a verycynical take on Christmas. It very much feels like Doughertytried to recreate the feeling ofhis other films, but the studio wanted it to be mainstream.

There are a lot of horrorclichés that feel forced in tothe point where the middle ofthe film could be called “Horror101.” Considering the creativityof the rest of the movie, it justdoesn’t work and will makemoviegoers bored.

The ending absolutely kills“Krampus.” Without revealingtoo much, the film has a

moment that actually ties intothe theme of the story thatMax’s grandmother tells earlierand then fades to black aftera rather depressing and darkfinal scene. Then the nextten minutes start and goesagainst everything that thefilm was building up towards.It’s convoluted and not all thatinteresting of a twist either. Theaudience is just going to lookat the screen with a confusinglook or walk out in anger.

“Krampus” is worthchecking out for its effectsand atmosphere, which are toplease most horror fans. Theperformances form the maincast, including Anthony, are well done and do help keep thefilm going at a decent pace.The projected audience, it’suncreative middle and ratherstupid ending are what keeps itfrom being a real winner thisChristmas.

“There are a lot of horror clichés

that feel forced in to the point where

the middle of the film could be called

‘Horror 101.’”

“Krampus”

Directed byMichael Dougherty

StarringAdam ScottToni Collette

David KoechnerAllison Tolman

Conchata FerrellEmjay Anthony

Stefania LaVie OwenKrista Stadler

Rated PG-13 (for sequencesof horror violence/terror,language and some drug

material)



The Suffolk JournalOPINION


Wait, Sufolk has an art school?

NESAD Students Journal Contributors

There is a disconnectbetween Suffolk University andNESAD. To see the evidence ofthis, ask non-art students aboutNESAD. You’ll have to explainby saying, “you know, the art

school part of Suffolk.” If theyknow Suffolk has an art school, you’ll likely get a reply alongthe lines of, “It’s over there onthe other side of the common.”They may even point it out orknow it’s on Arlington St., if you’re lucky.

However, when you askthem a follow-up question,their knowledge about NESADruns dry but it isn’t entirelytheir fault because NESAD ison the opposite side of BostonCommon, away from the restof Suffolk. Non-art majors areunlikely to ever take classes

here unless they choose to foran elective.

Since school was in sessionon Veterans Day, pins weredistributed across campus,but not at NESAD. This wasperplexing and frustrating,seeing as I (Skot Lindstedt)am a veteran. I couldn’t beoffended, it wasn’t me they were forgetting, it was the whole school.

Was the distance of walkingacross Boston Common toomuch to bear for the pindistributors? Well, Suffolk

should realize that’s thedistance between classes onan everyday basis for NESADstudents.

Was there a shortage ofpins? If so, maybe they couldhave been reallocated to unifyour school in its support of allits veterans.

But it’s not even about thepins, it’s about the messageSuffolk is sending NESADand it’s students. It’s aboutshowing NESAD that it’sequally as important as everyother department. It’s aboutthe message that is sent when

NESAD is left out.Clearly, there is a profound

disconnect between SuffolkUniversity and NESAD. It’s a15-minute journey from anyNESAD class to other classesoutside of NESAD and vice- versa. Whether you walkthrough Boston Common ortake the green line betweenPark St. and Arlington St., it’sgoing to take the same amountof time.

NESAD is the only part

of Suffolk who is subject tothis walk-of-shame. Couldthe school provide a prepaidCharlie Card as a shuttle likethe freshman living in theMassArt dorms? Why should it

cost NESAD student money justto run between classes?If there weren’t such a

misunderstanding, then there wouldn’t be a need for a walk.If the rest of the campus werein touch with NESAD, they would know what the needs ofthe students are.

If Suffolk were payingattention, they would knowthat art students need artsupplies along with many otherthings. To further the distancestruggles of NESAD students,the nearest art supply storeis another 15-minute journey

in the opposite direction ofthe Suffolk bookstore, whichdoesn’t carry art supplies.

The issue of Suffolk notpaying attention to NESADand its students matters.NESAD should be able to putart supplies on their studentaccount, like food and books.

NESAD students usually goto Arts and Craftsman or Blickfor arts supplies and both arefantastic stores but neithercompare to the ease and

security of knowing you canafford the supplies you needbecause they can be added to your student account.

To fix this issue, it would begreat to have an art store or a

donated art supply program.This could be a step in theright direction to help supportNESAD students.

However, besides notunderstanding the supply needsof the students as well as thedistance issue, there is a spacedilemma. There was a rumorlast semester that 20 Somerset was going to bring NESAD intothe area where the rest of theschool is.

Imagine the dynamic changein the whole culture of Suffolkthat would have caused?

By putting the artists in

open spaces, with naturallight, and giving them actualresources, you’re telling themthey aren’t less than theircounterparts; you’re tellingthem that you value them and want them to be included. Thisspatial change would havelikely solved the informationaldisconnect as well.

Unfortunately, that turnedout to be false and we returnedto the basement for class witha deflated hope that NESAD

would be part of Suffolk.Fixing the information

disconnect is the first stepin lifting the hopes of NESADstudents and faculty. One of themajor concerns is; where areclasses going to be held afterthis lease is up? It should beinteresting to see what Suffolkcomes up with.

As design and art students, we are taught that everythingmeans something. Fromthe color of the stitchingthroughout a room, to thethickness of a line, everything

we do sends a message.Constructive criticism, even

though it hurts, can unify adesign, message, and hopefullya school.

Contributors: SkotLindstedt, Hayley Desroches,Erica Pritchett, Robby Johnson,Michael Peterson, Diane Appaix-Castro, Dongyun Kim,Josh Yu, Aditya Patel, KatieO’Brien, Emily Shedlock, BilaBaba, Alaa Madani, KrysiaStrumpf, Makena Schiffmann,and Agus Márquez.

NESAD demands more attention

Skot Lindstedt/Journal Contributor

Skot Lindstedt/Journal Contributor



The Suffolk Journal

A WORD

FROM SGA

PAGE 10 December 9, 2015

Is there cultural privilege in terrorism?Serina Gousby

Asst. Opinion Editor

STAFF EDITORIAL

Graphic by Wyatt Costello

Hello Suffolk Students,

Last week the StudentGovernment Associationheld the Fall Concert on

Wed., Dec. 2 at the Royale.Kid Ink and Timeflies

were the performers andthey brought a lot of energyto Suffolk. The concert wasa great night of fun musicand a chance for those inattendance to let loose justbefore finals. We hope youall enjoyed the night!

In other news the SawyerLibrary in the 73 Tremontbuilding has extended itshours for finals week. FromTues, Dec. 15 to Friday, Dec.18 and Mon, Dec. 21, thelibrary will open one hourearlier, making the hours 7a.m. to 12 a.m.

This is to benefit students wishing to study or printbefore final exams.

SGA will also partner with the Caribbean StudentNetwork to host the first AFRICARIBANA. This event will take place Fri, Dec. 11from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the20 Somerset Café. There willbe food, music and dance tocelebrate African, Caribbean,and Hispanic culture. Thisshould be a fun event and

a chance to enjoy thesecultures!

SGA will be hosting itsfinal general meeting ofthe semester on Thurs, Dec.10. The meeting will be inSomerset B18 from 1 to 2:15p.m.

All students are welcometo come and share anyconcerns you have had aboutthis semester.

We want to hear it andare committed to makingnext semester better foreveryone!

Have a great last week of

classes!

- The Student Government Association

Domestic terrorism is ahuge issue in this country, where Americans are killingeach other for various reasons.It’s logically unfair and wrongto treat every Muslim in thiscountry as a terrorist, when anybackground, race, and religionare capable of committing actsof violence.

In the United States, the word “terrorist” has beenmainly used to describe andoffend those who practice

the religion of Islam, or areof Middle Eastern descent. Inthe news today, presidentialcandidates like Donald Trump want to ban Muslims fromthe country. It’s disgustinghow one religion and raceare always targeted for beingterrorist sympathizers, but thetruth is, not all Muslims andMiddle Easterners are terroristsand killers.

Within this year, there havebeen over 300 mass shootingsinvolving at least four peopleshot or killed, and more oftenthan not, the shooter was nota part of an Islamic group.Clearly the issue is not aboutMuslims, but the rights andlaws pertaining to guns.Effective gun control laws that will reduce the chances of massshootings are very critical tohave right now. A civilian’saccess to a gun should not beso easy that we let this manyshootings to happen, and theargument about using guns for just protection is no longer anexcuse.

As of today, I have notheard anyone call the shooters

from the past year, terrorists,and the question stands, is itbecause they are white, male Americans?

On Dec. 2, 14 people werekilled and 21 people wereinjured at a holiday party inSan Bernardino, CA, accordingto the L.A. Times. The twodeceased shooters are Pakistanisand reported in various newsoutlets as “ISIS supporters.” Ofcourse, once the news brokeout, it was immediately calledan act of terrorism. Obviouslyit was, but not because of theirculture.

In the early stages of theshooting, a witness calledinto CBS News and describedthe attackers as three whitemen. From there, it was stillundetermined if it was anact of terrorism because themotive was unknown. Thatis so disturbing because ifpeople randomly start shootingand killing at a public event, wouldn’t someone think it wasterrorism?

The definition of terrorism

is “the use of violence andthreats to intimidate orcoerce, especially for politicalpurposes” according to theMerriam-Webster dictionary. Although the word stressesthat it involves a politicalreason, it is not limited to thatone reason. It is important toknow that the attacks, such as9/11 and the Boston Marathonbombing, were Islamic terroristattacks, but terrorism is notbased on religion or culture.

Just days before the SanBernardino shooting, a whitegunman by the name of RobertLewis Dear, killed three andinjured nine on Nov. 29 at aPlanned Parenthood facilityin Colorado Springs, Colo.,according to the L.A. Times.His reported motive behindhis “no baby parts” comment, was that he was against the actof abortion, in which PlannedParenthood supports.

This sounds like terrorism

because to use violence anda dangerous weapon to hurtinnocent victims is definitelyan act of unnecessary terror.However, I’ve seen no oneaddress him as a terrorist as of yet, especially now since SanBernardino overshadowed thisattack.

Another attack thathappened this year was onJun. 18 when white gunman,21-year-old Dylann Roof killednine people in Emanuel AfricanMethodist Episcopal Churchin Charleston, S.C. This was arace-motivated attack, as theshooter was a supporter of theconfederate flag, known for hisracial violent posts online, and was reported that he wantedto create racial tension dueto events that were perceivedto him as against whites,according to NBC News.

In addition, all nine victims were African Americans, andsurvivors reported that Roof

shouted racial slurs duringthe attack. Again, after all ofthis information was released, where is his terrorist stamp?

Even one of the mostdevastating mass shootings inNewtown, Conn., which killed20 first graders and six adultsat Sandy Hook ElementarySchool, by a young white male, wasn’t discussed as an act ofterrorism. Violence, in wherea large amount of people arefatally and critically harmed, isan act of terrorism and thereshould be no reason other thanthat fact to call these dangerouspeople terrorists.

If all Muslims are “terrorists”then Christians are as well,coining the Ku Klux Klan. It istime to stop labeling particularreligions and backgroundsas the problem, and focus onindividuals, extremists groups,and gun control in our owncountry; those are the realproblems.

By Flickr user Jagz Mario

For upperclassmen, everysemester completed is anothersemester closer to graduation,finding a job -- and payingdown the debt they took on toattend college.

For graduates soon toenter the job marketing, theymay now be able to find a job where student debt help ispart of their benefit package,according to the Boston Globe.

Several companies withoffices in Boston are looking torecruit millennials by payingsome of their student debtexpenses, including FidelityInvestments, PwC, and NatixisGlobal Asset Management S.A.,according to the Globe. Natixisand Fidelity are each offering$10,000 to employees who

take advantage of the benefit,according to the Globe.

The federal governmentto attract successful studentsto lower paying government jobs, according to the Globe,first deployed the perk. Butit seems more companiesare recognizing the financialstress facing their millennial

employees, and want to standout by tailoring a benefit that will get them on board.

Students who are nowlooking for jobs would do well to consider companiesand other organizations thatcan ease some of their debtburden.

So do your research when you’re looking for a potential

employer. If you are invited toa company for a job interview,ask your interviewer if theyoffer student debt repayment,or if they would considerit at their company. Hiringmanagers will pay attention ifmillennial interviewees havestudent debt on their mind.

You have nothing to lose byasking.



PAGE 11 The Suffolk Journal December 9, 2015

Red Sox not balking on opportunity to changeTrevor Morris

Sports Editor

After last place finishes inthree of their last four seasons,the Boston Red Sox ownershipgroup, led by John Henry andTom Werner, has experimented with bringing aboard oldertalent to bolster the team’spitching rotation.

Other recent moves haveindicated they are also goingoutside the playbook to solveother problems of recent teams.

Yet the offseason had to a

hot start from the beginning.The front office, and Red

Sox Nation, was thrown for aloop when star slugger DavidOrtiz announced that 2016 would be his final season. WithOrtiz’s bat on its way out ofBoston, the question is how theRed Sox could possibly bolstertheir roster to improve what was a poor 2015 campaign.

President Dave Dombrowskihas addressed the team’sbiggest flaw: poor pitching.To rectify, the team signeda free agent pitcher, DavidPrice, to a record deal. Price,

Sharyn Gladstone Journal Staff

By Twitter user @RedSox

Home of the New EnglandPatriots and Revolution,Gillette Stadium is no strangerto big-time athletics. On Jan.1, it will introduce a new sportto the field, as the BostonBruins take on the MontrealCanadiens in the 2016Bridgestone Winter Classic.

In two weeks, Gillette’s turf will be replaced with a sheetof ice. This will be the secondtime the Bruins have hostedthe Winter Classic, with the

first held in 2010 at America’smost beloved ballpark, FenwayPark. On that day, Marco Sturmmade history as he netted theovertime goal to boost theBruins past the Philadelphia

Flyers (2-1).Nearly 40,000 hockey fans

were on their feet cheeringat Fenway. Gillette Stadium,on the other hand, will beon a whole new level, witha daunting 70,000 fans inattendance.

This is more than just an“Original Six” matchup. This isa continuation of the historythat these two franchises havebeen a part of. The Bruins vs.the Canadiens is considered

one of the greatest rivalries inthe National Hockey League.They have faced off more timesthan any other teams in theNHL.

Montreal is currentlyundefeated in the last sevengames against the Bruins.

Both teams will be sportingthrowback jerseys featuringold logos and colors from the

start of the NHL in the early1900s. This is also when thetwo Original Six teams startedtheir storied history.

Former Bruin and currentPresident of the team, CamNeely, has firsthand experience with the Bruins and Habsrivalry. In an interview withComcast Sports Net, Neely said,“I really thought it made perfectsense, there’s so much historybetween the two franchises andso many great games over the

years.”The Canadiens will go into

the game without goaltendingsensation Carey Price, whois out six weeks with anundisclosed leg injury. Rookie

Mike Condon has taken over inbetween the pipes for the Habs.

Montreal currently leadsthe Atlantic Division. After aslow start to the season, theBruins have battled their wayback to being a force in theNHL, finding their way to thetop of the Atlantic Division justbehind the Habs.

The Winter Classic will bea true testament to how farthe Bruins have come from thebeginning of the season.

Andrew Hanides Sports Editor

Courtesy of nhl.com

who is familiar with Bostonfrom his time with the divisionrivals, the Tampa Bay Rays andToronto Blue Jays, became thehighest-paid pitcher in MLBhistory when he signed hisseven-year, $217 million deal with the Red Sox.

Multiple major leaguesources were quick to note thatDavid Price was set to sign aseven-year, $190 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals when the Red Sox swooped in

with their $217 million offerafter their initial $200 millionoffer. Price took them up on it,to the excitement of Red SoxNation.

After the signing becameofficial, Price was flown toBoston to be introduced to thecity’s media. During his pressconference, Price touched on what made him choose Boston.

“This is a pace that has winning in its history, and Idefinitely think it has winningin its future if they want to win, they know how to win,”said Price. “We are extremely

young.”Price expressed his desire to

play for a team with a winningculture.

“I want to be a part of a teamthat is as young as we are andcan stay young the way that we

can. Just to be around thoseguys, to help them, to be a partof something like this,” he said.“The passion from the fans, thepassion from the community.This is a place that has winningin their blood. That’s what I want to be a part of.”

The Red Sox also addressedthe issue by acquiring all-starcloser Craig Kimbrel. To landKimbrel, the Red Sox parted with four prospects: ManuelMargot, Javier Guerra, Logan

Allen, and Carlos Asuaje.Kimbrel, who has posteda 1.70 ERA since 2011, will beunder team control for thenext two seasons at a salaryof $24.5 million. His currentdeal also includes a $13 millionclub option for 2018 with a $1million buyout.

The Red Sox also addressedanother key issue: scoring runs.The team signed Chris Young asa fourth outfielder to increasethe team’s production againstleft-handed pitchers. Accordingto ESPN, Young’s average is astaggering .327 against left-

handers, leaving a lot to bedesired.

With the acquisitions ofPrice, Kimbrel, and Young, theRed Sox added a much-neededpower arm to their bullpen anda solid fourth outfielder to help

young inconsistent outfieldersJackie Bradley Jr. and RusneyCastillo. They also fortifiedtheir rotation by signing a trueace in Price. But the revamping was not finished there.

The Red Sox began this year’sWinter Meetings in Nashville,Tennessee by peddling starterWade Miley and relieverJonathan Aro to the SeattleMariners in exchange for reliefpitcher, Carson Smith and afifth starter candidate in Roenis

Elias.Smith fortifies an alreadystrong end of Red Sox bullpen,taking pressure off of agingcloser, now set-up man, KojiUehara, who has dealt with aheavy workload the past twoseasons. Elias is set to compete with the likes of Henry Owensand Joe Kelly but will likelyend up in the Red Sox bullpen,competing for a spot withRobbie Ross Jr. and TommyLayne, according to MassLive.

Do not expect the deals tobe done so soon for the Sox.

Dombrowski could explore a

potential trade involving one ofthe team’s catchers including,Christian Vazquez and BlakeSwihart. The Red Sox also have veteran catcher Ryan Haniganon the roster.

Both Vazquez and Swihart

are everyday catchers, withSwihart being the betteroverall player, hitting .274 to

Vazquez’s .240, according totheir seasonal statistics. But Vazquez holds the longer endof the stick when it comes todefense. Per Christopher Smithof MassLive, “Vazquez threwout 52 percent of base stealersin ‘14 as a rookie. Also, BostonRed Sox pitchers combined fora 3.71 ERA with him behind theplate.”

Vazquez has always stoodout on the defensive side ofthe plate. Former catchers’coach turned bench coachDana LeVangie had nothing butpraise for Vazquez.

“He’s so far ahead of his age where he is catching-wise. He’sa special player behind the platecatching, throwing, blockingthe ball -- in all aspects,” saidLeVangie.

While Vazquez as well asHanigan have shown elitestatus behind the plate, theylack the skills offensively.Hitting is where Swihart strivesbut the young star still hasroom to improve.

“He works hard,” saidDombrowski to BrianMacPherson of the ProvidenceJournal. “He works hardhandling the pitching staff sohe’s got a lot of tools but heimproved and needs to continueto improve which everybodybelieves he will.”

Swihart’s athleticism and versatility make him a moreappealing option to start due tohis improvement while playingin the big leagues and matchingthe skills of his counterparts.

Dombrowski has previouslystated he felt the Red Sox mightbe set with the current rosterafter acquiring Price. Yet, hetraded their potential fourth

starter in Miley for Smith onMonday.

Dombrowski is a mysterythat may never really be donefine-tuning the team. Are theRed Sox really done makingmoves this offseason?

Back outdoors: the rivalry continues



The Suffolk JournalSPORTS


Team standings

Men’s Basketball:

T-1. Albertus Magnus | 5-1

T-1. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 5-1

3. Anna Maria| 5-3

T-4. Lasell | 4-3

T-4. Mount Ida. | 4-3

Men’s Hockey:

1. Nichols | 9-1

2. Suffolk | 7-2-2

3. Endicott | 6-2-2

4. Salve Regina | 6-4-1

5. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 4-2-3

Women’s Basketball:

1. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 5-0

2. Saint Joseph’s (Maine) | 6-2

3. Albertus Magnus | 6-3

T-4. Norwich | 5-3

T-4. Anna Maria| 5-3

To the victor goes the spoilsColin Barry Journal Staff

Note: all standings are overall records

Trash-talking mixed martialarts phenom, Conor McGregor will be facing the dominantUFC Featherweight Champion,Jose Aldo, in the main eventof UFC’s final pay-per-view of2015, UFC 194.

The fights will be takingplace in the historic MGMGrand Arena in Vegas on Dec.12.

The fight has a personalfeud behind it as the two viefor the title of the unification

fight. The battle will prove whois the undisputed champion ofthe featherweight division.

McGregor and Aldo weresupposed to clash in theoctagon at UFC 189 in July. Dueto an injury to the rib suffered while sparring less than three weeks out from the event, Aldo was unable to fight.

In the time since, McGregordefeated Chad Mendesto become the InterimFeatherweight Champion. Aldoreassured MMA fans he willshow up at the event, making

this his first title defense of2015.

“I will be there,” Aldo saidto ESPN. “That’s more certainthan all of our deaths in the

future. I will be there and I will win, as usual.”McGregor said he will

immediately move up into thelightweight division if he wins,in order to become a doublechampion, according to ESPN.

“I will knock out Jose andI will face the winner of thelightweight belt, which takesplace a week after,” saidMcGregor. “So, within the nexttwo fights I will be a two-weight

Skylar To Journal Staff

Underneath the scoreboardand the Suffolk Rams banner,one of three hockey captainsConnor McCarthy, lined up inSuffolk’s’ defensive end with histeammates. The team tappedtheir sticks in unison justbefore skating over to centerice to meet their opponentsfor a moment of silence andthe Star Spangled Banner justmoments away from puck drop.

The first year captainSuffolk senior year said hedemonstrated good leadershipand responsibility throughouthis four years playing as a

defenseman for the team.“It’s great leading a group

of guys who look up to you,”McCarthy said. “[Being captain]means the world to me. You areplaying and winning for yourfamily.”

He said that there is moreto being a captain than just wearing the ‘C’ stitched onhis jersey. McCarthy, sportingnumber 16, makes sure that histeammates are doing their jobs.Prior to stepping on the ice for

practices and games, he saidthere is a lot of preparation andcommunication with the teamto make sure that everyoneis on the same page. Hismost important attributes arepreaching positivity and beingapproachable.

“I want to be a good leader,teammate, and hopefully agood role model,” he said.“The common goal is to work with the person next to youand doing anything for myteammates.”

Aside from the leadershipaspect of the sport, responsibilityalso comes in a physicallydemanding workload includingpractice, gym workouts, andoffice meetings, traveling anddealing with injuries, on top ofhis studies as finance major. Hetries to mentally prepare foreach game, taking a different

approach each time as everygame and team is different.

“[Hockey] is physicallydaunting, but it’s a competitivefun you can’t have anywhereelse,” he said.

The 23-year-old defensemanlogs an average of about 20-25minutes of ice time. “I don’tscore goals; I’ll leave that tothe other guys, that’s not a partof my game,” McCarthy said with a chuckle. “I’m a defensivedefenseman I am effective with

killing penalties.”McCarthy reflected on his

proudest moment with theteam, during the first half ofhis junior year when the Ramsranked top 15 in the nation. Atone point during that stretchthey were undefeated with nine

consecutive wins.“It was the first time inschool history it happened, andit was incredible,” he said. “It was a high point for the team.I want to improve on that andfinish better this season.”

McCarthy’s goals for theteam this season are to win onegame at a time and to make theleague championship.

Throughout his four years with the team, McCarthysaid that the team has beenimproving since day one. Theyhave been receiving morerecognition, were able to

get new jerseys, and playershave been giving back to theuniversity and community. Hisadvice to the younger guyson the team is to appreciateplaying hockey for theuniversity, because the four years goes by fast.

“It’s been a great four yearsplaying for the university, I wouldn’t change it for the world,” he said. “It’s going tobe a sad and proud day whenit’s over ”

world champion.”McGregor has won his last

four fights by a TKO, in either

the first or second round. Aldohas won his two fights bydecision. His past success givesMcGregor the confidence thatthis next fight will end shortly.

“I just don’t see himanswering the bell for thesecond round,” McGregor saidat the UFC 194 press conferencein Las Vegas. “I can’t see his faceor his body at the beginning ofthe second round. I see himKO’d inside one and when you

KO a man inside one, there’s noneed for a rematch.”

The co-main event of

the night is between UFCMiddleweight Champion, ChrisWeidman, defending his titleagainst former StrikeforceMiddleweight Champion, LukeRockhold.

Weidman and Rockholdare both considered to be thetop middleweight fighters inthe world, according to MMA website, Sherdog.com.

Weidman is currently 13-0in MMA fights, and Rockhold’srecord is 14-2, according totheir statistics provided on theUFC’s website.

Rockhold is a submission

and wrestling specialist who hasmade his last two opponentstap out. One of them was topmiddleweight and formerchampion, Lyoto Machida.

Rockhold has been training with heavyweight fighters Cain Velasquez and Daniel Cormier.He believes this training willhelp him win the title.

“I’m not going to sit thereand cower down and let himcontrol the ring,” said Rockholdduring the UFC 194 pressconference. “I’m going to stophim in the middle of the cage,

I’m going to dominate him, andthen I will finish him.”

Weidman is a wrestlingexpert who can take opponentsdown to the ground quickly,

like his two fights againstformer top fighter and UFC star, Anderson Silva. Weidman’s titledefense at UFC 187 this yeardid not go past three minutesand ended in TKO. His defense was against another formerchampion, Vitor Belfort.

The fight is between RonaldoSouza and Yoel Romero is setto take place at UFC 194. Thisis another delayed fight, as thetwo were supposed to squareoff in the Octagon at UFC 184and UFC on Fox: Machida vs.Rockhold.

The single woman’s fight on

the card is between the debutingJocelyn Jones-Lybarger andTecia Torres. Jones-Lybarger isa last minute replacement forMichelle Waterson. This fight will be taking place on thepreliminary card, which will airon Fox Sports 1. This can be amake or break deal for her, asTorres is a striking specialist who can quickly knock heropponents out.

The card is looking to be oneof the strongest the UFC hasput on this year. The popularityof McGregor and Weidman are

sure to make this a must-watchshow.Photo courtesy of CBSsports.com

McCarthy leads the Suffolk herd

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