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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

Editor’s word: Feb. 19, 2014

February 19, 2014

Updated as indicated below. It goes without saying that every college student hopes to have a job in their chosen field after receiving their diploma on graduation day. Suffolk University recently unveiled...

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A word from SGA: Feb. 19, 2014

February 19, 2014

Hello Students!    We hope you are all having a great week! The Student Government Association (SGA) would like to share some updates from this week! In our SGA meeting this week Senator...

Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an apparent drug overdose Feb. 9, The New York Times reported.
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Celebrity deaths prompt necessary discussion of drug addiction

Ally Johnson February 12, 2014

It has come to point where collectively, we must re-address how we partake in discussions about drug addiction. For a very long time the general public - bereft of an addictive disposition - has viewed...

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Documentary Mitt illustrates softer side of Romney

Serina Gousby February 12, 2014

There is one politician who has stepped out of the political world and allowed us to see him as a family man and a person with a real opinion, and that is Mitt Romney. His 2014 documentary, Mitt, available...

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Cola-Cola Super Bowl ad should not spark controversy among Americans

February 12, 2014

By Benjamin Linares I love my country, and I like to consider myself a patriot. America never ceases to amaze me. We started out as an idea, an idea that all men are created equal. “We hold these...

Maine court grants rights to transgendered students

Maine court grants rights to transgendered students

Katie Dugan February 12, 2014

Imagine one day you are not allowed to use the restroom that matches your gender identity. You are made an outcast, separated from your peers, and not allowed to be who you are, despite your feelings inside....

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Students unconcerned with Boston’s homeless

David Frederick February 12, 2014

“Times are tough” seems to be the mantra as of late. In fact, I cannot seem to think of a time that was not tough. Not to sardonically take away from an oh-so-true sentiment, I am just pontificating...

Editor’s word: The Washington Redskins

February 12, 2014

The Washington Redskins name has become a hotbed issue in the National Football League over the last year and  is now seeing lawmakers getting involved. Team owner Dan Snyder has publicly stated on multiple...

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A word from SGA: Feb. 12, 2014

February 12, 2014

Hello Students!   We hope you are all having a great week! The Student Government Association (SGA) would like to share some updates from this week! As many of you may know, the SGA Awards...

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Woody Allen immune to criticism, but not awards

Ally Johnson February 5, 2014

At the start of Dylan Farrow’s letter, published this past weekend, she asks readers what their favorite Woody Allen film is. Before the reader has had a chance to think about this, she’s gone on to...

State of the Union address promotes Americanism

State of the Union address promotes Americanism

February 5, 2014

By Benjamin Linares Part of the job of the President of the United States is to inspire, to bring Americans to their our feet and to make them feel even more American. The annual State of the Union...

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Same love, same rights, same support

Dani Marrero February 5, 2014

When Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ single “Same Love” was released in 2012, the song’s message spread rapidly across LGBTQ organizations’ social media, posted with shared surprise that a mainstream...

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