Political ignorance: Who can turn a blind eye
February 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Regardless of what identity you hold, you should be talking politics. Men should be listening to women about reproductive justice. White people should be listening to black and brown people about gun violence. Cisgender people should be listening to transgender and genderqueer individuals about their rights....
Payment is due: Division I athletes should be compensated for their commitment
February 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Division I athletics is a multi-million dollar industry. College sports produce future professional athletes and Olympians while simultaneously making products displaying the names on the backs of these players’ jerseys. Stadiums are packed with screaming, rowdy, and customers coming to see these ...
Does the US need a third political party?
February 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion
For many voters, 2016 presented a difficult dichotomy. The nominee from each major political party was widely unpopular, even amongst the party’s respective bases. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were disliked by more voters than perhaps any other nominees in modern political history. Just before t...
More jobs needed
February 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Several Suffolk University students have been speaking up about the difficulties of finding on-campus jobs to which they might be eligible for. It is known that Suffolk has a very diverse set of students within its community, and yet, many of them feel they are not considered in the work ambit. Stude...
Editor’s Word: The end of the road
January 31, 2018
Filed under Staff Editorial
The spring semester of college always tastes bittersweet. In a few short months the long days and longer nights spent working on class projects, studying for exams, or publishing a newspaper come to an end. A glimpse at rest is usually in order, a view that is never taken for granted. But it’s hard to...
The first descent: LGBTQ Americans less accepted
January 31, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Minorities battle an indefinite amount of hate speech and abuse from the mouths of small-minded people on a daily basis. These words shatter their safety bubble with which they try to protect themselves from the outside world. Sometimes, it is the only protection they have in a world that disagrees abo...
Students could be the catalyst for change
January 31, 2018
Filed under Opinion
In high school and throughout college, students are often told that “no” means no and the absence of a firm no does not mean yes. Students are told that if last week it was okay, this week it may not be. Students are told to be respectful and pay attention to each other’s desires and limits in...
Editor’s Word: University makes moves without communication
November 15, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorial
Suffolk University, an institution that has so-called “championed” at communications, has failed to inform their students on moves that upper administration makes-- once again. Just after 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Boston Herald broke a story that Suffolk has filed plans with the Boston Plan...
The Feminist Letters: Everyone needs to advocate for intersectionality to improve equality
November 15, 2017
Filed under Opinion
When someone says the word “feminist,” most people have an instinctual idea that comes to mind about what that concept means to them; something along the lines of gender equality, sexism and ending the patriarchy. When the word “intersectionality” comes next to it, however, people do not know w...
Diversity won in recent elections
November 15, 2017
Filed under Opinion
The possibility for women, minorities and LGBTQ-identifying people to be elected to United States offices during President Donald Trump’s era became a triumphant reality last week. Voters provided the Democratic party with its first round of major wins since the disheartening results of the 2016 p...
Sexual assault excludes no gender
November 15, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Lately there seems to be a new article out every week about another round of sexual abuse allegations regarding Hollywood moguls. Anthony Rapp recently came out with his harrowing tale of sexual assault, but his story is a bit more unique for one reason: Rapp is just one of a few male actors to publicl...
Spacey’s career topples as more men accuse him
November 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion, The Liberal Think Tank
Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple men in Hollywood, with some underage at the time. Once the information was released, Spacey decided to come out as gay in an attempt to distract the world from his wrongdoings. The list of accusers continues to grow.
