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The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Emma Watson has good intentions, but wasted an opportunity

Dani Marrero October 9, 2014

It was an imperfect speech. When Emma Watson spoke at the U.N. headquarters a couple of weeks ago in New York City, she announced the launch of HeForShe Campaign, an initiative that “formally” invited...

(By Flickr user Steve Rhodes)

Time to crack down on sexual assault

October 8, 2014

By Madeline Scovotti Over the last two weeks, cases of sexual assault have occurred at five colleges across Massachusetts. As a female student who unintentionally, but frequently, walks the streets...

(By Flickr user condoungtolua)

Child stars cannot be to blame for meltdowns

October 8, 2014

By Victoria Greenleaf Former child star Amanda Bynes, 28, was arrested last Saturday, Sept. 28th, for driving under the influence, Fox News reported. This is the star’s second DUI arrest, but I don’t...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (left) next to football great John Madden. Goodell has come under fire in recent months, especially for his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. 
(By Flickr user Andrew Dallos)

The cost of praying in the NFL

October 8, 2014

By Erik Nelson A recent matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots did more than just raise concern about the future of the Patriots’ football season. Although the final...

(By Flickr user North Charleston)

On Eric Holder’s leave and complicated legacy

October 8, 2014

By Ian Kea After six years as Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder has called it quits, and will leave office once a successor is chosen, according to CNN. His legacy will be marked as...

Is billing rape victims for hospital charges ethical?

October 8, 2014

By Patricia Negrón Who pays to treat sexual assault victims when they go to the hospital? That may not usually cross people’s minds, maybe because we don’t like to think that it could happen to...

Editor’s word: Growing attention on sexual assault

October 8, 2014

This is the second time this year an editorial is appearing in our paper on sexual assault. The chief of the Suffolk University Police Department said in an interview with The Suffolk Journal that he...

Editors word: Suicide on college campuses

Editor’s word: Suicide on college campuses

October 1, 2014

Over the last six months, six people associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have died. According to The Boston Globe, one graduate student’s death was an accident; two graduate...

How words can stop hands

How words can stop hands

Colleen Day October 1, 2014

By Colleen Day October presents a month of apple picking, the ever-so-coveted pumpkin spice latte, the changing of leaves, and for me, the opportunity to advocate about a topic quite literally close...

Students should protest curriculum censorship

Katie Dugan October 1, 2014

Imagine reading through your history textbook and finding that pages are ripped out, cut up, and whited out. That’s what conservative school board members want to do in high schools across Denver, Colo. According...

Photo courtesy of SGAs Facebook.

A word from SGA: Oct. 1, 2014

October 1, 2014

Dear Students,   The Student Government Association would like to give a few updates for this week. This past weekend we held our annual SGA Fall Retreat at Nature’s Classroom Sargent Center...

On nude photos and information security

On nude photos and information security

Thalia Yunen October 1, 2014

Earlier this year, nude celebrity photos were leaked onto sites like Imgur, Reddit, and Tumblr. They were originally posted on 4chan, an imageboard website where users can post pictures anonymously. A...

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