The Suffolk Journal

Increased violence in PG-13 films reflects today’s culture

Ally Johnson • November 20, 2013

There is a bizarre discrepancy between what is considered tame and, conversely, unseemly in today’s cinema. Gratuitous violence such as varying degrees of guns, explosions and death can be met with...

Safety advocates discuss violence, race, and the media at Ford Hall Forum

Ally Thibault • March 28, 2013

“Eighty-seven Americans who woke up this morning will die from guns today,” John Rosenthal, gun owner and founder of Stop Handgun Violence, said at the latest lecture from the Ford Hall Forum. Entitled,...

Violence continues to spread throughout Syria

Ivan Favelevic • February 15, 2012

By Matt Bacon As violence continued to worsen in Syria this weekend, the Arab League proposed a joint peacekeeping mission with the U.N. This mission would oversee the rebuilding process after both...

Homelessness: a hate crime?

Sarina Tracy • February 9, 2011

Should violence against the homeless be considered a hate crime? Suffolk Law’s Rappaport Center, along with the Anti-Defamation League of New England, hosted a panel discussion last Tuesday exploring...