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The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Photo by Dick DeMarsico (Courtesy Library of Congress), courtesy of Suffolk University

Would Martin Luther King Jr. be proud of Suffolk?

Melissa Hanson January 23, 2014

When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at a Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University in 1956, he said, “negroes everywhere should refuse in a nonviolent sense to cooperate with the evils of segregation.” The...

Alternative winter break leaves students wanting a second taste of El Salvador

Alternative winter break leaves students wanting a second taste of El Salvador

January 23, 2014

By Ellie Hawkins One of the most competitive activities for Suffolk University students is the alternative break program. The S.O.U.L.S Center for Community Engagement plans trips for student throughout...

Andres Cano enjoys a cigarette before class in Sawyer
(Photo by Melissa Hanson)

SGA getting a start on its goals,no smoking at Sawyer

David Frederick January 23, 2014

As spring semester kicks off, the Student Government Association has a full schedule of projects to complete by May. SGA President Billy Cerullo was excited to talk about the community-driven events...

Photo by Ally Thibault

Suffolk officially places Fenton on market

Melissa Hanson January 16, 2014

Suffolk has put its Fenton building officially on the market, a university spokesman said today, and the city of Boston assessed its value at more than $9 million. Fenton, located at 32 Derne Street,...

Photos courtesy of Zachary Kerr

Zachary Kerr, leader of LGBTQ youth, inspires at Suffolk

Dani Marrero December 4, 2013

Zachary Kerr, a transgender male who has recently received national awards and recognition, visited Suffolk on Nov. 20 for a lunch with  diversity services. Born as a triplet and a Massachusetts native,...

Photo courtesy of SGAs Facebook.

For spring semester, SGA plans to curb smoking outside Sawyer

Melissa Hanson December 4, 2013

As the fall semester comes to a close, most students are packing up to head home for the holidays, or are at least taking off their thinking caps. The Student Government Association on the other hand is...

Suffolk educates with documentary for World AIDS Day

Dani Marrero December 4, 2013

When HIV/AIDS created a commotion in the late 20th century, resources for those affected were scarce. To receive a result of HIV positive was regarded as a death sentence, and strategies to prevent infection...

Photo by Bryanna Gallant

Suffolk students connect with Boston’s homeless over arts and crafts

December 4, 2013

By: Bryanna Gallant One Saturday each month, a group of up to 12 Suffolk volunteers travel to Boston Health Care for the Homeless’ facility in Roxbury to participate in activity period with members...

Photo courtesy of Pageant Prep

Suffolk’s own Miss Massachusetts 2014 doesn’t let bad luck step in the way of her dreams

Melissa Hanson December 4, 2013

The first time Suffolk student Caroline Lunny walked across a pageant stage, it was for the Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2008 crown. She had no experience, but was awarded. Five years later when she...

Photo courtesy of Suffolk College Republicans Twitter account.

Suffolk political clubs host first bipartisan Thanksgiving dinner

Sam Humphrey November 27, 2013

Suffolk students of all political stripes – Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians – gathered last Tuesday night for the first bipartisan Thanksgiving dinner. “Partisan politics is pretty nasty...

Left to right: James McCarthy, Thomas Menino, John Nucci
(Photo courtesy of Suffolk University)

Shovels enter dirt of 20 Somerset, promising education to emerge

Thalia Yunen November 20, 2013

Suffolk University, through combined efforts and input from neighbors and city officials, was able to hold the groundbreaking ceremony for a new academic building at 20 Somerset St. last Thursday with...

The 2013 Mock Trial Team posing with its trophies
(Photo courtesy of Mock Trials Facebook)

Mock Trial Team scores big against Ivy League institutions

David Frederick November 20, 2013

The Suffolk University Mock Trial Team (SUMTT) has much to celebrate after completing the Fall Invitational Tournaments. At the first tournament at the University of New Hampshire, SUMTT President Ben...

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