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Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

By Facebook user Zenaida Peterson Poetry

Cantab lounge features renowned poet and activist

Kaitlin Hahn October 25, 2017

On any given Wednesday night at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, one can pay the three dollars fee, present an ID and make way through the doorway, past the bar full of locals and the five 50-something-year-old...

By Sam Emerson

Director Rob Reiner brings LBJ to life in new film

Juliana Tuozzola October 25, 2017

It has been half a century since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act, which ended segregation in public places and made employment discrimination illegal. The act was proposed by President John F. Kennedy,...

Chris DeGusto / News Editor

Takashi Murakami brings Japanese art and culture to Boston

Chris DeGusto October 18, 2017

Usually a quiet and serene setting, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) was anything but traditional on Friday night, as Boston’s best-known epicenter for creativity hosted an enthralling installation to its...

Lexie Piepmeier / Journal Contributor

“Yes” Performs 50th Anniversary Tour in Boston

Juliana Tuozzola October 10, 2017

“Yes” performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston on Oct. 4, 2017. The band featured lead singer Jon Anderson, guitarist Trevor Rabin, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. The progressive rock band was recently...

Katie Hehl / Journal Contributor

#GlamSlam at Boston Fashion Week

Haley Clegg October 10, 2017

Local fashion designers and artists came together Thursday night to share personal stories from their careers as a part of this year’s Boston Fashion Week. #GlamSlam featured 10 different speakers from...

By Facebook user Chico Williams

Rap artist Chico Williams staking his claim in the Boston rap community

John Irizarry September 20, 2017

Considering that the rap genre originated on the East Coast, songs from cities like New York and Boston can be considered as some of the purest forms of rap music. Rapping began as a way to entertain at...

Katie Hehl / Journal Contributor

Hempfest 2017

Kaitlin Hahn and Nick Viveiros September 20, 2017

For more pictures from this year's Hempfest, visit Uncovered with Flash.   Thousands flocked to the grassy knolls of the Boston Common this past weekend for the 38th annual Boston Freedom Rally,...

By Facebook user invsnmusic

Swedish band INVSN set to tour in Boston

Felicity Otterbein September 12, 2017

Serving as a procurement of fresh percussive sound and fury, Swedish band INVSN (pronounced Invasion) released their latest album “The Beautiful Stories,” earlier this year. Acting as a sort of hodge-podge...

Courtesy of Ty Johnson

Growing Pains: In settling into a new location, Boston Calling doesn’t forget its roots.

Felicity Otterbein June 1, 2017

What was a draw back and almost disappointment was the general feeling of the cop-out try-hard attitude toward this year’s installment of the ever-growing music festival, Boston Calling. While there...

By Twitter user @Vundabar_band

Allston-based Vundabar set to perform at Boston Calling

Kendra Huber April 12, 2017

Vundabar, a local indie-rock band, started out with the intention of playing their music for themselves, simply because they loved it. Five years later, however, they are playing shows where their audiences...

Felicity Otterbein / Arts Editor

Crystal Fighters deliver spectacular display of sound, color

Felicity Otterbein April 5, 2017

In an explosive and turbulent display of sound and color, the Crystal Fighters brought a passionate show to the stage of The Sinclair in Cambridge, Mass. Beginning with a set stage that was complete with...

Felicity Otterbein/ Arts Editor

Boston Ballet makes contemporary leaps and bounds

Felicity Otterbein March 29, 2017

The show was a celebration and exposé of the human body. What seemed like a logical and methodical progression of a more traditional ballet to contemporary pieces turned out to be a pragmatic approach...

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