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The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

(Photo courtesy of the English department)

Students, faculty reflect on Peter Caputo, a passionate professor who inspired all

Melissa Hanson January 29, 2014

Peter Caputo was known for having his students sit in a circle during class. The English professor was quiet but could spark vivid discussions on books or poetry during class. Caputo taught advanced...

Blackboard problems quickly resolved

Blackboard problems quickly resolved

Sam Humphrey January 29, 2014

Students and faculty began to notice widespread issues with Blackboard, a website where teachers can post syllabi and assignments, among other class-related media, earlier this month, as small problems...

(Photo courtesy of SAE)

Sigma Alpha Epsilon creates textbook lending program

Thalia Yunen January 29, 2014

Chances are, out of all of the textbooks you have bought for your general, core, and minor classes, you have at least one lying around occupying closet space because it couldn’t be sold back to the Suffolk...

Smoking ban garners mixed opinions from students

Smoking ban garners mixed opinions from students

January 29, 2014

By Will Senar With the New Year started, the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission has decided to outlaw smoking in the city’s 250 or more parks, making some Boston college students happy and leaving...

Photo courtesy of The Boston Police Department

Alumnus works his way to Boston’s top cop

Melissa Hanson January 23, 2014

William Evans remembers riding the bus from South Boston to downtown for classes at Suffolk University in the early 1980s. He would walk by the State House on his way to campus, where he earned a degree...

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 SGA's 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...

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