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President McCarthy, where are you?

Melissa Hanson June 5, 2014

As I enter my senior year at Suffolk University, I am wondering where you are, President McCarthy. Half way through my freshman year you became Suffolk’s top leader, but now a-days, I cannot seem to...

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Early orientations unhelpful for new students

June 5, 2014

By Heather Rutherford One of the hardest transitions for young adults is leaving the comfort of their homes and high school routines and entering the college world. Everyone experiences their freshman...

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#SummerAtSuffolk expensive, inconvenient for far away students

Sam Humphrey June 5, 2014

A few months ago, ads for Summer at Suffolk began appearing everywhere I went. Messages on Pandora, Facebook, and the MBTA told me that I could save money and enjoy the convenience of city life while still...

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, the most recent NFL player in a domestic violence scandal. 
(Photo by Flickr user Keith Allison)

Domestic violence ignored in the NFL

Jeremy Hayes June 5, 2014

The National Football League (NFL) has received plenty of criticism over the past decade over players being arrested for different reasons, but the one offense that seems to happen too often is domestic...

Editor’s word: Orientation 2014

June 5, 2014

Welcome to Suffolk University, class of 2018 and transfer students. You are about to embark on four very important years of your life, so take in your surroundings, and get excited about what this university...

Nate Scimio was wounded in the stabbing of 19 other people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Penn. Sixteen-year-old Alex Hribal was charged with the attack on April 9, according to The Boston Globe.
(Photo courtesy of Nate Scimios Instagram account)

Focus on selfies unfair judgements of today’s youth

Ally Johnson April 16, 2014

It seems that today's society will go out of its way to try to condemn the current generation. People either think we are lazy, that we are technologically obsessed or that we are wasting our youth. It...

Emily Yoffe gets it wrong on casual friendships

Emily Yoffe gets it wrong on casual friendships

Ally Johnson April 16, 2014

I have an issue with Slate.com (not the first time) and this time it is with the Dear Prudence column. The column is like any other advice section, sanctimonious and insincere. This week there was one...

Suffolk recognized Sexual Assault Awareness Month with a series of events. Suffolk also offers Rape and Aggression Defense (RAD) courses for women every semester.
(Photo by Sam Humphrey)

One month insufficient to address sexual assault awareness

Ally Johnson April 16, 2014

I have been actively trying to fight, educate and speak out about sexual assault for a while now. It is a difficult subject to read about, listen to or talk about, but it is a prevalent one. It is a cause...

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A word from SGA: April 16, 2014

April 16, 2014

Hello Students!   The Student Government Association (SGA) would like to share some updates from this week! The SGA Awards were held on April 8, 2014 at the Ritz Carlton. The event was a...

Editor’s word: April 16, 2014

April 16, 2014

I don’t want to write the last staff editorial of the year about the Boston Marathon bombings last year. I don’t want to write or think about the destruction that two people brought to the city I and...

The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders (ANAD.org) has resources to help anorexics adopt a healthy 
lifestyle, unlike MyProAna
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Pro-Anorexia websites send dangerous message

Melissa Hanson April 9, 2014

Men and women struggling with anorexia need a support system. They need a group of friends or family, a therapist or doctor, who will help them accept their disease and move toward a healthy lifestyle....

Same-Sex couples can now apply for Medicare – It’s about time

Ellie Hawkins April 9, 2014

The Obama administration announced on Thursday, April 3 that same-sex married couples can qualify for Medicare hospital and physician benefits. This is the first time in history that same-sex couples are...

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