Suffolk community responds to the Green New Deal
March 6, 2019
Filed under Featured Stories, Showcase, World
The global community is facing the pressures of climate change now more than it ever has before. In response, young Democrat activists have proposed the Green New Deal (GND) with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the forefront. This ambitious plan confronts climat...
Global commentary: Hanoi summit sparks hope for a united Korea
March 6, 2019
Filed under International Commentary, Showcase, Uncategorized, World
Last week, President Donald Trump was in Hanoi, Vietnam, to speak with North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. This was the second round of talks that aimed to denuclearize the peninsula in Southeast Asia. Although this summit ended abruptly and with little progress made, there is still hope of a bright f...
Sycophancy is not conservative
March 6, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, The Conservative Message
The conservative movement is on the verge of abandoning principle and falling into sycophancy, or obsequious or excessive flattery, all due to the most vocal Trump supporters in its throngs. Conservatives in 2016 were apprehensive to support GOP nominee Donald Trump for a number of reasons, most...
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is long overdue
March 6, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase
It has been 17 years since the United States invaded Afghanistan following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The war has lasted four complete presidential terms, a staple focus for both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, yet they were not able to put an end to it. On the fifth term, President...
“Hands Off Venezuela” protest confronts crisis overseas
March 4, 2019
Filed under Boston, Campus, Current Issues, Featured Stories, News, Showcase, World
On Jan. 23, Juan Guaido declared himself the interim president of Venezuela. Shortly after, President Trump released a statement declaring Maduro’s presidency ‘illegitimate’ and officially recognizing Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela. In the statement, Trump pledged to “continue t...
The importance of feedback: Karine Kanj’s quest for SGA presidency
Kaitlin Hahn, News Editor
March 4, 2019
Filed under Campus, Featured Stories, News, Showcase, Suffolk News
Karine Kanj, Class of 2021, is the current Student Affairs Committee Chair for Suffolk’s Student Government Association (SGA), and serves on the Constitutional Review Board as well as the Student Judiciary Review Board (SJRB). Previously, Kanj worked as a Class of 2021 senator, Finance Committee Chai...
Yasir Batalvi: A campaign of positivity amidst a history of controversy
March 4, 2019
Filed under Featured Stories, News, Politics, Showcase, Suffolk News
Yasir Batalvi, Class of 2020, is a two-term Student Government Association (SGA) senator for the Class of 2020. He also served as SGA vice president before resigning in February 2018, and hopes to finish his tenure at Suffolk as SGA president. “I believe I have the experience, the vision, and the platform...
Student perspective: Suffolk student finds purpose through volunteering
February 28, 2019
Filed under International persepctive, Showcase, Uncategorized, World
An opportunity to study abroad is an exciting option for anyone in college. However, volunteering abroad is an option that is often overlooked. When I started college at Suffolk, I had an innate desire to study abroad. I wanted to gain some kind of global experience that I felt empty without. AIESEC...
Level the proposed tackling bill before it gets reviewed
February 27, 2019
C’mon, people. Let’s be smart about this. Recently, Rep. Paul A. Schmid III and 20th Middlesex District State Rep. Bradley H. Jones Jr. have sponsored the bill An Act for No Organized Head Impacts on Schoolchildren, or the NO HITS Act, which seeks to ban tackle football for children in seventh...
Detainment of British woman for misgendering person shows free speech is under attack in UK
February 27, 2019
Freedom of speech is effectively dead in the U.K. Once the home of advocates for human liberty like John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, John Stuart Mill, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, the U.K. has ditched free expression for the comforts of politically-correct tyranny. On Feb. 9, The Daily Mail...
Hagopian shoots his way into Suffolk history
February 27, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Suffolk Rams
After a long, illustrious career as a Suffolk Ram, senior Mike Hagopian will be leaving the team standing alone as the single most prolific shooter from beyond the arc in the school’s history. But the guard from Watertown was looking to leave more than just a legacy during game day. “If I could...
Bridging the gap between art and science
February 20, 2019
Filed under Boston, News, Showcase, Suffolk News
Renaissance painters in the 15th century made history by popularizing the use of oil paints; this century, artists and biologists are making history by learning to paint with bacteria in Petri dishes. Dr. Mehmet Berkmen, a microbiologist at New England Biolabs and mixed media artist Maria Peñil Cobo spoke ...
