The Suffolk Journal

Obama signs last minute bill to raise debt ceiling, government shutdown ends just in time

October 23, 2013

By: Serina Gousby For the last couple of weeks we all heard about the government shutdown, which caused many federal workers to be furloughed as well as many historic landmarks and national parks to...

U.S. government shutdown has gone on long enough

October 16, 2013

By: Serina Gousby On Oct. 1, the government shut down for the first time since December of 1995, a shutdown which lasted for 21 days. As of now, it has been over two weeks, and we have yet to see if...

Government shutdown continues, poses risks for students

Dan Olson • October 9, 2013

“I try not to tell everybody my politics,” says Rachel Cobb, head of the government department and associate professor at Suffolk. “But, I think [the government shutdown] is not necessary and doing...