Police reform begins to take shape in the U.S.
June 9, 2020
A bill seeking to reform law enforcement and help prevent police brutality was unveiled in Congress Monday following weeks of protests and the death of George Floyd. The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 includes measures that civil rights leaders have promoted for decades to combat racial bias and...
Boston protests call for justice and reform, honor victims of police brutality
Caroline Enos, James Bartlett, and Katelyn Norwood
June 5, 2020
"I can't breathe." Those three words were some of the last ever spoken by George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who died May 25 after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck and pinned him to the ground for nearly nine minutes. Chauvin has since been fired from the ...
Dozens injured, Suffolk buildings damaged after violence breaks out in Boston
Katelyn Norwood, James Bartlett, Caroline Enos, Madison Suseland, and Emily Devlin
June 1, 2020
A peaceful march and protests in Boston Sunday ended with violence, businesses being looted across downtown, and several Suffolk University buildings left vandalized. Several thousand people took to the streets of Boston Sunday to protest the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after a p...
Grocery industry faces challenges amid shopping surge
April 2, 2020
With states across the country, including Massachusetts, deeming grocery stores essential businesses, several chains in the Bay State are taking measures to try and curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Last week, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced new regulations for grocery stores to...
Trump says potential COVID-19 treatment drugs won’t have to be approved by FDA
Katelyn Norwood and Mol Webber
March 19, 2020
President Donald Trump suspended restrictions on possible COVID-19 treatment drugs and said they will not have to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before being used — a move Trump said will cure those with the virus faster. As of Thursday, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in th...
Students move out of Suffolk, Baker attempts to quell COVID-19 pandemic
March 15, 2020
Students moving out of Suffolk University's residence halls over the weekend weren't packed together on sidewalks with mountains of belongings, or fighting to stuff themselves onto elevators. Instead, the residence halls were relatively empty and felt eerily quiet on some floors; like the calm before...
Kathy Maloney; Olympics and Paralympics volunteer
February 26, 2020
Kathy Maloney, associate director of the Performing Arts Office at Suffolk University, has traveled across the world as an attendee, volunteer and employee at every Olympic and most Paralympic Games since 1996. “As long as I can remember, I used to stay up late watching the Olympics o...
Sanders supporters rally, march in Boston ahead of Mass. primary
James Bartlett and Caroline Enos
February 23, 2020
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied in the Boston Common and marched through the streets of Boston Saturday, Feb. 22, just a week before the Massachusetts primary on March 3.
Brattle Book Shop: a hidden gem in the Suffolk community
Julia Ahaesy, @juliaahaesy
February 19, 2020
On sunny afternoons, just across the street from Suffolk University’s 10 West residence hall, rows of books fill an empty lot surrounded by illustrations of novel bindings. Book enthusiasts filter between the rows and eventually make their way into the Brattle Book Shop. Many Suffolk students walk...
Suffolk polling finds its place in national spotlight
James Bartlett, @james_bartlett8
February 19, 2020
Suffolk University Political Research Center (SUPRC) has been in the national spotlight from major media outlets nationwide for polls it conducted during the Democratic presidential primaries. “Suffolk University is getting regional coverage for students who might want to come here, and (SUPRC)...
Public access stations face funding cuts, and an uncertain future
Caroline Enos, News Editor, @CarolineEnos
February 16, 2020
When Cape Ann TV producers decided to rebrand the public access station in early 2018, they knew they had a tough road ahead. “There was a stigma attached to cable access that was kind of the ‘Wayne’s World’ idea,” said Erich Archer, the executive producer of the station. “We were known ...
Flu season at Suffolk in full effect
February 12, 2020
With flu season in full effect, students across campus are trying to stay healthy. Kailey Bibber, a sophomore, said the recent outbreak of the coronavirus has been distorted by the media. “Although the corona- virus has killed a lot of people in a short period of time, I think it’s super impo...
