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Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Students bring largest Indonesian festival to Boston

Students bring largest Indonesian festival to Boston

Dani Marrero September 17, 2014

Copley Square was bordered with white booths where volunteers served food, showcased art, and sponsors greeted guests. Across the street, the outside of the Boston Public Library was busy with pedestrians...

Alex Salmond, leader of the SNP.
(Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Spotlight on the Scotland Independence Referendum

September 17, 2014

By Sylvain Guiler Many waves of nationalism have swept through Europe since the beginning of the 21st century. This trend is intensifying as Scotland will vote for its independence from the United...

Suffolks international student population 2013 data

Suffolk’s international student population 2013 data

Dani Marrero June 5, 2014

The following data represents the international student population of Suffolk University for Fall 2013. Source: International Students Services Office and Institutional Research and Assessment. Top...

Monument seen en route to the border city of Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. 
(Photos by David Alvarado)

Man-made borders and bullets that slip through: A reflection from a Mexican-American student

Dani Marrero June 5, 2014

Borders are made to divide things and to control things. There are also natural boundaries, such as mountains and oceans, that centuries ago kept our ancestors in different regions separated from each...

(Photo courtesy of Owen)

Culture clash creates forbidden love for teens

June 5, 2014

By Annie Walsh What do tales such as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet or Othello have in common? They share a kind of forbidden love that rips apart a family and the lives that intermingle within the...

Jewish philosopher Martin Buber.
(Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

“Kosher Sex” talk by Hillel discusses sexuality in Judaism

Dani Marrero April 16, 2014

Sex: a spiritual activity between lovers, a man’s obligation to his wife, or a simple act of pleasure? As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Suffolk’s Hillel and the interfaith center held Kosher...

(Photos by Ken Martin)

Armenian Student Association seeks to educate campus on history and culture

Matt Bacon April 16, 2014

Armenia is a small country that lays just above the northern fringes of the Middle East in the Caucasus Mountains. Its unique position in the world, at the crossroads of Iran, Turkey, the Arab world, and...

Interim Ukrainian president Oleksandr Turchynov meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Turchynov announced the recent military operation.
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International Analysis: Ukraine launches “anti-terror” operation against opposition forces

Matt Bacon April 16, 2014

Over the last several days, the worsening crisis in Ukraine has escalated rapidly. Inspired by the events in Crimea, pro-Russian militias and activists have seized control of government buildings in several...

Keynote speaker and former COO of Goya, Andy Unanue, addresses the conference
(Photo courtesy of Harvard Law Latino Law, Policy & Business Conference)

Harvard hosts Latino law, policy, and business conference, inspires youth

Dani Marrero April 9, 2014

The numbers are on our side. The future is on our side, but what are numbers without action to shape the future? In a two-day conference April 4 - 5, Harvard Law school hosted its seventeenth annual...

From All Corners: Opinions on the vigilante situation in Michoacan province, Mexico

Matt Bacon April 9, 2014

The power of the drug cartel known as The Knights Templar in southern Mexican province of Michoacan has given rise to a unique balance of power in the area over the last year. As the locals became unsatisfied...

Neymar hopes to bring the title back to Brazil 
(Photo by Flickr user AmilDelic)

World Cup in Brazil: Favorites and underdogs

Vassili Stroganov April 9, 2014

By: Vassili Stroganov and Jeremy Hayes The world prepares for the big stage to open in Brazil as the World Cup kicks off. Every group has teams that are potential winners, but the field has plenty...

Anyone computer can replace someone with hard skills. The art comes from soft skills.
-Kashif Ahmed (MS Finance 98)
(Photo courtesy of Suffolk ISSO Facebook)

Suffolk ISSO hosts alumni panel to advise, inspire students

Dani Marrero April 2, 2014

The challenges of the international student do not end at graduation. Although school serves as a place to become acculturated with a new home, the differences in cultures go beyond the classroom and into...

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