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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

Volkswagen lost 23 percent of its market value after admitting to their use of a cheat device. Craig Martin/Journal Staff.

Opinion: Is ‘defeat device’ a problem for corporate culture?

October 2, 2015

By Nickolas O'Malley   The recent scandal involving the German carmaker Volkswagen has far-reaching consequences for the environment. It sets a precedent not unlike the one set by BP in the...

Images taken from the class, ‘Modern Lens on Spain,’ taught at Suffolk’s Madrid campus. Courtesy of Ken Martin.

Photojournalism class takes on Madrid campus

Katherine Yearwood September 25, 2015

The class Modern Lens on Spain took photojournalism to a new level, focusing on political issues this past summer with adjunct Professor Ken Martin. “The class exceeded all my expectations,” said...

“After I graduate I will want to get some experience working in a big and successful organization.” - Matyas Chlebovsky. Courtesy of Matyas Chlebovsky.

International student struggles: Foreign city affects daily life for some students

Patrick Holmes September 24, 2015

By Patrick Holmes   International students make up a large part of the Suffolk community and continue to enrich the diversity here. Students in general have different ways of adapting to college...

“I think the administration should be thinking in higher terms.” - Director of Clinical Programs, Ragini Shah on the lack of action to increase the number of refugees accepted by the U.S each year. Photo by Flickr user Alex Donohue.

Obama increases number of refugees from Syria for resettlement

Alexa Gagosz September 24, 2015

President Obama told his administration this month to start to increase the number of Syrian refugees the U.S. accepts each year for resettlement to 100,000 each year, according to The New York Times. Clinical...

Semester overseas lives up to high expectations

Semester overseas lives up to high expectations

Connie Lai June 7, 2015

It’s astonishing how fast time goes by. And, after nearly six months abroad, I will be returning to my home in Boston, a jump across the pond from where I spent a semester in London. I will be on U.S....

Rare employment opportunities for international students

Rare employment opportunities for international students

Brigitte Carreiro June 7, 2015

The long process international students must undergo to land a job or internship while studying in the United States has some students concerned with Suffolk University’s system of helping its students...

Courtesy of Kenneth Martin.

Was closing Suffolk’s Dakar campus the right decision?

Alexa Gagosz June 7, 2015

In 2011, Suffolk University announced plans to close its Dakar campus stating financial reasons, which still has faculty questioning the decision. The campus located in Senegal was considered by Suffolk...

By Flickr user DVIDSHUB.

Opinion: After fall of Ramadi, US must to cut back support to Iraq

Sam Humphrey June 7, 2015

When the Iraqi city of Ramadi fell from control of the government to the Islamic State in March, American and Iraqi leaders alike demanded a new strategy, a new effort to beat back the terrorist group....

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Connie Lai/Journal Staff

Through the eyes of a study abroad student: Embracing the art of being transient

Connie Lai April 22, 2015

Last month, in one of my writing classes at Westminster, I was able to work with playwright Ben Musgrave. He had the entire class do one particular exercise where we drew geographical maps using dots...

By Flickr user GovernmentZA

Commentary: South African government doing nothing for its people

Evette Thompson April 22, 2015

  To say I am disappointed by the recent attacks on foreigners in South Africa is an understatement. It saddens me  that South Africans are killing fellow Africans. It is even more disturbing...

Images taken by Bill Dolan in Brazil this past March while students were on city tours.

Global Business students visit Brazil for travel seminar

Alexa Gagosz April 22, 2015

For seven days in December, two professors and 15 students will take a trip to South America to immerse themselves in global businesses in Brazil. The Global Travel Seminars are overseen by Sawyer Business...

Abbey Wilson/Journal Staff

Students from local colleges come together for Holocaust Remembrance Day

April 16, 2015

By Abbey Wilson Running late on Wednesday, I hurried to the Holocaust memorial on Congress Street. It was Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. An annual gathering there drew a small crowd, mainly...

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