CUES cultivates a greener Suffolk
November 14, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Politics, Showcase, Suffolk News
As progressive urban cities around the world are creating more sustainable environments and increasing green-spaces for citizens, Suffolk University’s Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (CUES) is making the campus more ecologically aware with the inclusion of a new hydroponically powered tower...
Despite opposition, Social Security is here to stay
November 14, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Politics, Suffolk News
Despite recent remarks made by Republican leaders, Nancy J. Altman, president of Social Security Works and the speaker at a Suffolk University event last Thursday, said Social Security is not going away anytime soon. “Social Security is 100 percent funded for the next decade-and-a-half, and is 87 pe...
Healthy Minds Alliance and Photography Club offer platform for students to share their stories
November 14, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Suffolk News
The Journal has agreed not to reveal the identities of those who spoke without their expressed permission. Junior marketing major Alex Molle struggled with a “toxic relationship” during his time at Suffolk. “My time in this relationship left me feeling disrespected, unappreciated, and helpless,...
Democrats win House, Republicans hold Senate*
Haley Clegg, Kaitlin Hahn, and Kyle Crozier
November 7, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Politics, Suffolk News
Voters across the nation flocked to voting booths to cast their ballot in Tuesday's midterm election. Democrats took back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republicans retained majority control over the U.S. Senate. Charlie Baker, incumbent Republican Governor of Massachusetts for t...
Zoo of New England’s Green Team talks sustainablity
November 1, 2018
Filed under News, Suffolk News
The Zoo of New England (ZNE) at Franklin Park has made strides in the last two years to increase their sustainability efforts and were invited by the Suffolk University Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (CUES) to speak with students on Oct. 23. Two members of the ZNE's sustainability group ...
Non-profit employees discuss lessons and challenges in their work
Shayla Manning, Journal Staff
October 24, 2018
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Suffolk’s Career Development Center located on the 9th floor of 73 Tremont invited students to learn more about the non-profit industry during a career panel held on Thursday. The event brought together employees from six non-profit organizations to discuss keen insights on volunteering and working for...
A walk for hope
Ryan Arel, Arts and Culture Editor
October 24, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Showcase, Suffolk News
In a night of remembrance, hopefulness and support, more than 5,000 people flooded Boston Common last Wednesday to walk in the 17th annual “Light the Night” walk, a fundraiser organized by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). The non-profit helps alleviate the financial cost of cancer treatm...
Suffolk promotes students on Spirit Day
Elvira Mora, Journal Staff
October 24, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Suffolk News
The Queer Student Union (QSU) in collaboration with the Center of Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) hosted their eighth annual Spirit Day Luncheon at Suffolk University on Thursday. Staff and students alike gathered to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its allies in speaking out against bullying targ...
Suffolk University’s Ford Hall Forum discusses: “Are Our Democracies Endangered?”
Kyle Crozier and Shayla Manning
October 17, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Suffolk News
Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt co-authored the book “How Democracies Die” and discussed his findings on identifying changing governments around the world at a Ford Hall Forum event on Thursday. The forum posed the question of, “Are Our Democracies Endangered?” and invited several panelists t...
Suffolk residence hall named after Smith brothers
Haley Clegg, Editor-in-Chief
October 17, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Suffolk News
Just hours before the inauguration of Suffolk’s 11th president on Friday, a coach bus wrapped in the university’s logo rolled up to the entrance of the 150 Tremont residential building. The bus was filled with student athletes, the soon-to-be-inaugurated Marisa Kelly, and the Smith brothers. Mi...
QSU celebrates National Coming Out Day with “Milk” screening
Morgan Hume, Assistant Arts Editor
October 17, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Suffolk News
On Thursday night, the Queer Student Union (QSU) hosted a screening of the film “Milk” to celebrate National Coming Out Day. “Milk,” starring Sean Penn, tells the story of Harvey Milk’s rise from a small business owner in San Francisco to the first openly gay man to serve as an elected offi...
Suffolk CARES Pantry open to students in need
Caroline Enos, Journal Contributor
October 17, 2018
Filed under News, Suffolk News
The Suffolk community came together on Oct. 10 to support students in need of food assistance at the Suffolk CARES Pantry ribbon-cutting ceremony. The food pantry is a part of Suffolk’s revitalized effort to fight food insecurity on campus. “Students can now be confident that they will have a next meal...
