Meet the Candidates: Dems on the Issues
December 2, 2009
Alan Khazei: Why did you decide to run for U.S. senate? Alan co-founded City Year, which inspired President Clinton to create AmeriCorps, which has resulted in 575,000 Americans to contribute 700,000 hours of service. Alan wants to take his years of service as a private citizen to Washington. Wha...
Job cuts at the Hyatt incite protests
November 18, 2009
Article By: Brayden Varr The Hyatt Regency, on De Lafayette Ave., which houses Suffolk students, laid off 100 housekeeping staff members on Aug. 31, stripping them of their $15 to $17 per hour pay rates and health benefits, and then they hired staff from a Georgia-based outsourcing company for $8 per ho...
Suffolk celebrates National Coming out day with Mayor of Cambridge
November 14, 2009
Article By: Alex Sessa Cambridge Mayor, Denise Simmons, America’s first openly lesbian, African American mayor spoke at Suffolk on Thursday in honor of National Coming Out Day. “This is a place that welcomes everyone,” said Suffolk President David Sargent, who presented the LGBT (Lesbian, G...
Sargent among highest paid college presidents – again
Jeff Fish
November 4, 2009
Article By: Jeff Fish Suffolk University President David Sargent made national headlines again this year by earning $1.5 million, making him the second highest paid university president in the country, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Sargent was number one on the list last year, earni...
Mayor Menino wins unprecedented fifth term
Jeff Fish
November 4, 2009
Article By: Jeff Fish Mayor Thomas M. Menino won reelection yesterday for the fifth term in a row, making him the longest-serving mayor in Boston history. Menino beat City Councilor Michael Flaherty by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent, after a contentious campaign that originally included four ca...
Shooting at Mass. General building leaves one dead
October 28, 2009
By: Clay Adamcyzk A 37-year-old psychiatric patient was shot by an off duty security guard after repeatedly stabbing his female physician shortly after 2 P.M. Tuesday at a MGH bipolar clinic and research center located at 50 Staniford St., just a block from Suffolk’s Ridgway building. The patie...
Suffolk MBA program ranked in top ninety-five
October 28, 2009
By: Shoshana Akins and Eleanor Kaufman Financial Times recently ranked the Sawyer Business School in the top ninety-five best Executive Master Business Association programs worldwide. The Financial Times (FT) is a UK-based business newspaper that is known as one of the world’s leading business...
Modern Theatre project topped off
October 28, 2009
Boston Mayor, Thomas Menino (left), John Nucci, Vice-President of External Affairs (middle) and David Sargent, Suffolk President (right) speak at a recently held topping-off ceremony for the Modern Theatre resident halls. The halls is located on 525 Washington St. providing 197 suite style student room...
Business student owns skate shop
Ethan M. Long
October 21, 2009
Article By: Delia Mooney Sawyer Business School entrepreneur, Matt Polianites, has turned his ten year passion for skateboarding into a growing business. At age 20, Polianites owns and manages his own skate board shop named The Board Walk Skate Shop. Growing up just outside Boston in the town of W...
Marijuna legalization debated
Ethan M. Long
October 21, 2009
SUNORML members attend State House hearings Article By: Alex Sessa Members of SUNORML (the Suffolk chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) attended a hearing at the State House on Wednesday, Oct. 14, about a bill to legalize marijuana in Mass. "I think it went real...
“Meet the Republicans” aimed to introduce conservative ideals and dispel stereotypes
Angela Bray
September 30, 2009
Article By: Angela Bray Last Wednesday, SuffolkGOP held a, “Meet the Republicans” event to discuss Republican values and beliefs. Members of SuffolkGOP favor debates and discussions, bringing opinions and desires together. SuffolkGOP President, junior Karl Hoffman, opened up the meeting w...
Suffolk student wins big at CollegeFest
September 30, 2009
By: Ethan Long For the past 24 years, CollegeFest has attracted students from Boston area colleges and universities to its annual two-day event held at the Hynes Convention Center. Inside, different companies showed off new technologies, deals, and freebies for students in Boston, and entertainer...
