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A season cut short, Suffolk seniors reflect on their love of sport
March 16, 2020
SAM JACQUES #8 "If four years ago someone had told me that this is how my softball career at Suffolk University would come to an end, I would not have believed them for a...
Shooting for champion status
March 4, 2020
Hannah Arroyo and JD Conte
The Suffolk women’s hockey team is only in their second year of existence, but this season they find themselves the only Suffolk team still standing in the playoffs out of all...
Suffolk softball player lands internship with GNAC
February 19, 2020
Alexa DiFiore
Suffolk women’s softball player Samantha Jacques scored a semester internship with the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), on Feb. 6th as a marketing and multimedia specialist...
Duffy looks to finish strong in his senior season
February 19, 2020
JD Conte
With spring on the horizon, the sun is setting on the Suffolk career of men's basketball captain Thomas Duffy. The senior from Fairfield, Connecticut has an impressive resume of...
Color guard club could be coming to Suffolk’s campus
February 19, 2020
Morgan Torre
In elementary school, Sabrina Liu watched the marching band in admiration, crediting the parade she viewed as the moment she “fell in love and couldn’t resist doing color guard.” Now...
Rams swing their way into 2020 season
February 12, 2020
Josh DePeel
It’s that time of year again. The decorated Suffolk men’s baseball team is gearing up for the start of the 2020 season with their eyes set on redemption. Following last year’s...
Suffolk security officer reflects on son’s national title at LSU, possible NFL future
February 12, 2020
JD Conte
If you walked past Bakary Traore on his Sunday shift at the Smith Residence Hall, you would never know that you're looking at the father of an NFL prospect and a national champion...
Kristine Lilly visits Suffolk to share soccer experiences
February 5, 2020
Dai Podziewski
Kristine Lilly, a former United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) player, and U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer, visited Sargent Hall last Thursday night for an inspiring talk...
Burton skates past the competition, leads team stats
February 5, 2020
Morgan Hume
From Illinois to Massachusetts, Maddy Burton’s passion for hockey has never dwindled. Now, the Suffolk junior is proving her skills as a forward on the university’s women’s...

Ashley Ness, Journal Contributor
May 29, 2020

Murder committed by police officers is a seemingly ordinary occurrence in America. Unarmed black men have often been the target of this violence. George Floyd’s death on May 25 in Minneapolis is a prime example of this. Floyd, 46, was killed when Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nine minutes while arresting him. As seen in a released cellphone video, even when Floyd stated that he...

Editorial: 100,000 too many

May 28, 2020

To listen to this staff editorial in a special edition of The Suffolk Journal Podcast, click here. The United States hit a grim milestone Wednesday: 100,000 American deaths caused by COVID-19. As a country, we watched the death toll rise in from one to 100 to 1,000 by the end of March. We had just left our dorms, hunkered down in our homes and bought our first stockpile of groceries while still...

I wish I lived in Massachusetts during this pandemic

Ashley Ness
May 20, 2020

I don’t live in Massachusetts outside of the academic year, but during this pandemic, I sure wish I did. My hometown is Jacksonville, Fla. While Florida does not have as many cases of COVID-19 as Massachusetts, the pandemic has been handled carelessly in my home state. Ron DeSantis has an important job — leading the state of Florida as governor. But since taking office in January of 2019,...

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Journal Pro Sports Column

2020 Summer Olympics postponed
March 24, 2020
Phoebe Adams
In a world of sports put on hold by COVID-19, the latest victim of this pause will be the 2020 Summer Olympics. With the Games originally scheduled to begin in Tokyo, Japan...
When sports stood still
March 19, 2020
JD Conte
It’s March tenth. The Bruins lead the NHL in points. The Celtics are third in the eastern conference. You can see March Madness on the horizon, and you can almost hear opening...
Suffolk security officer reflects on son’s national title at LSU, possible NFL future
February 12, 2020
JD Conte
If you walked past Bakary Traore on his Sunday shift at the Smith Residence Hall, you would never know that you're looking at the father of an NFL prospect and a national...
Patriots column: Patriots drop to 10-3, critics start ban
December 11, 2019
JD Conte
As the playoff race approaches, the Patriots are in their usual race for the No. 1 seed in the American Football Conference (AFC). Currently sitting at 10-3, the Pats currently...
Ford Hall Forum shines light on an athletes’ influence
October 23, 2019
Hannah Arroyo and JD Conte
Being an athlete brings the pressure of giving your best performance in every game or match, but what is expected of athletes off the field? On Tuesday night, Suffolk University’s...
Bruins beat Toronto, move closer to Stanley Cup Final showing
April 24, 2019
Hannah Arroyo
History always finds a way to repeat itself, and this has been the case for the Boston Bruins in the first round of their playoff stretch. With their 5-1 win over the Toronto...
Marathon Monday brings out the best in Boston
April 17, 2019
Hannah Arroyo and Sean Cushing
The 123rd Boston Marathon was about more than just a race. Runners from all over the world cast light on different stories of how they had stepped foot onto the blue and gold...
Switzer continues to pave path for female runners
April 17, 2019
Morgan Hume
Thousands of women ran in the Boston Marathon this year, but back in 1967, 20-year-old Kathrine Switzer was the only woman on the course. Her decision to participate in the...
Suffolk students hopeful for Bruins as team looks to battle in playoffs
April 3, 2019
Joe Rice
For the third consecutive year, the Boston Bruins will be competing to take home the National Hockey League’s most prestigious award: the Stanley Cup. The Bruins are looking...
Suffolk alumna lands dream job with Patriots
February 20, 2019
Hannah Arroyo
As a Suffolk University women’s soccer player, alumna Lauren Spencer went to the playoffs with her team for four consecutive years. Today, as the Social Media Coordinator...