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October 21, 2015

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McKenna on the moveInvestigatingthe ins and outs of ISIS

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“When you mention innovative programsand communications and public policy,

Suffolk has to be on the list. That’s what my goal is.”

Courtesy of Suffolk University

Associate Professor ofPolitical Philosophy andDirector of the Ethics and PublicPolicy Graduate Program NirEisikovits detailed the terrifying yet interesting origins of thedangerous extremist collectiveISIS on Thursday during,“Understanding ISIS: Inside theTerrorist State” as part of theSawyer Library Speaker Series.

Beginning the conference,Eisikovits told the audiencethat he finds ISIS disturbing.

“So many parts of ISIS areshocking,” Eisikovits said.

“How quickly they have grown,and the intentional calculatedattacks are terrifying to know.”

The professor providedbackground informationon ISIS, starting with itsemergence in Iraq. Thebeginning of ISIS can be tracedback to after Saddam Hussein’sfall from power in 2003. Led by Abu Bakr al-Baghadadi in Syria,ISIS has over 100,000 members,20,000 of which are from othercountries, including France andRussia. Despite their vitriolicactions, Eisikovits said, theleaders are able to recruit alarge amount of followers dueto their magnetic speeches.

“The leaders are verycharismatic and show nosigns of any mental illness,”Eisikovits said.

Nearly six months in, president discusses upcoming plans

Suffolk UniversityPresident Margaret McKennais acting fast. In the wakeof administrative turnover,building developments andadjustments to streamline theuniversity, McKenna’s student-centered mindset and decisionsare coming into view.

In an interview with theJournal, McKenna spokebroadly of her vision for theuniversity and recent decisionsranging from the reasons forthe partial moratorium of newconstruction to the hunt for anew auditorium to replace theC. Walsh Theatre.

Initially an attorney whostarted her career in civil rightsand former long-term presidentof Lesley University, McKenna’srésumé speaks for itself.

As a proven educationalleader and advocate forchange, McKenna vows sheunderstands the importance ofbeing an accessible figure oncampus and believes president-student exchange is mutuallybeneficial.

“Any new presidency hasits challenges, and you wantto learn as much as you canabout everything, and I’vebeen doing that and gettingout and talking to students,faculty, department chairs, andalumni,” said McKenna.

“You have to invite studentsto come in and be part of [the]community, and you need tosupport them,” she continued.

However, Suffolk’s currenttransitional state, bothfinancially and academically,does pose a significant riskas McKenna undertakes aninstitution in the process ofbuilding up its reputation andfinancial standing.

Ending recent years withbudget surpluses offset bybig debt payments, a small

endowment and decliningenrollment, the university’sfourth president in five years’initial work has been damagecontrol and ensuring theuniversity doesn’t lose anymore key assets.

Confident in her ability totackle these initial hurdlesand subsequently build onSuffolk’s history, it’s clearMcKenna’s work to redefineand ultimately capitalize on theuniversity’s niche is the crux of

the at-will president’s five-yearcommitment.

“I walked in here whenthere were a lot of things goingon. We had just sold the Archerand Donahue buildings. So, oneof the first things I did wasextend the lease until May, andthat was on my second day,”shared McKenna.

Student space has clearlybeen a hot topic for students,administration, faculty andMcKenna alike since the July 1

sale of the Archer and Donahuebuildings.

While some members of theSuffolk community may feeluneasy about the university’sfuture, for McKenna,the challenge is more anopportunity.

“I was not happy with theoriginal layouts as they were when I came in, so I’m still


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McKenna aims for notoriety and student success

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From PRESIDENT page 1

News Briefs

"Pinktober” hurts more than it helps Su olk Law students free inmates

As the country celebrates October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Professor Susan Sered of the

sociology department voiced her concern over whatis called “Pinktober.” The signature pink ribbon that

is branded everywhere during the month is moreprofiteering than awareness-raising, Sered said. “The

pink ribbon extravaganza, a month-long consumer fest

that turns women’s suffering into cold hard cash makesthe absence of a national commitment to identifyingand eliminating the environmental causes of breast

cancer seem that much worse,” she wrote on her blog.Sered condemns glorifying the symbol of Breast Cancer Awareness, calling it an exploitation of women and a

failure to actually research the disease.

Using the Suffolk University Law School as its home sinceMay, the New England Innocence Project has given law

students an opportunity to ree innocent convicted prisoners.Te project provides pro bono legal action to investigate and

acquit inmates who have been wrongly accused. Among thoseinvolved are students Nicole Fialle and Heather LaCount.

Tey worked to release an inmate o 14 years accused o rapeafer working with Pro essor Stephanie Hartung, who serveson the project’s board. Alumna Jessica Lee helped release aninmate on bail afer reviewing the original murder case hewas convicted or. Hartung’s hope is to give law students a

way to gain real-li e legal experience.


McKenna plans to offset the heavy reliance on student tuition by fundraising

and tapping into alumni.

working with people on howto improve the amount andquality of student space inparticular,” said McKenna.

Some of that work, sheshared, begins with expandingspace both in 73 Tremont’sMildred F. Sawyer Library andthe Sawyer Business School.

While rumors havecirculated if Ridgeway will beon the campus map movingforward, McKenna said she isin the process of figuring outhow to utilize that space bypotentially putting in a fitness

center and taking out thebookstore.

“I want to be able to providestudents all the resourcespossible so they can have thatengagement in the community,”said McKenna. “Students whoengage stay.”

While placing this level ofemphasis on improving studentlife is one of McKenna’s criticalgoals, she ultimately faces theneed to be practical and to deal with tough decisions movingforward that may potentially beat odds with students’ interests.

In the interview, however,McKenna clung to her view thatfocusing on students is key.

“If you base your decisionson what is the best for students, you will never go wrong. Nomatter what the decision, fromcurriculum to resources to

buildings. If you listen to them,everything else falls into place,”she said.

One of these pressingdecisions still lies in the futurefor Suffolk’s performing artscommunity. While McKennahas personally seen the positiveimpact of performing artsengagement in her two sons,both once deeply involvedin college arts, the reality isthere has yet to be word ofany significant developmentnearly six months since she wasappointed.

The university is slatedto lose the C. Walsh Theatre, which McKenna calls “the heartof the university,” at the end of

the academic year.“We haven’t totally solved

the problem yet, but we’re working on it and we will.There’s no question we willsolve this problem. We will find ways using all of our resourcesto ensure our student groups will have places to build,”insisted McKenna.

In regards to her long-term vision for the university,McKenna has wpublicizedin numerous interviews hermission to showcase what shesees as Suffolk’s strengths.

“When you mentioninnovative programs andcommunications and publicpolicy, Suffolk has to be on thelist. That’s what my goal is. Mygoal is we are known for 4 or5 things we do better than ourneighbors,” said McKenna.

Though the presidentpromised in an interview withthe Boston Globe in May to notclose any schools at Suffolk, hercurrent emphasis on building auniversity that gears both toapplicants and students mayput certain majors in jeopardy.

“We’re in a town with a lotof colleges and universities. So,if we have a program that isn’tas good as or better than ourneighbors, should we be doingit? We need to look at qualityand demand not just for classesbut across the board,” saidMcKenna in an interview withthe Journal.

In October, SBS voted anew Business Economics major

into existence for BSBA as thefirst major that will cut acrossschools in this manner. Thisdecision could possibly be areflection of McKenna’s wayto integrate schools in lieu ofmajor slashing.

“You can’t be all things toall people, otherwise you endup as nothing,” she said.

Hoping to keep the universitytight-knit and embody whatit actually means to have astudent-focused institution,McKenna does appear to havesignificant insight on balancingstudents’ access to exploreintellectual curiosity withcareer-based majors.

“I think that it’s veryimportant to be a place thatprovides business balance,” shesaid.

“We have a really solid

liberal arts education andprofessional classes. The best way to prepare yourself forlife is to prepare for a life oflearning, and you do that witha strong liberal arts education. You need to have philosophy,sociology, English, and history

to give you the kind of baseto be a lifelong learner,” saidMcKenna.

“We may prepare you for your first job and first career,but it’s the strong liberal artsthat will prepare you for thenext one.”


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The Suffolk Journal October 21, 2015PAGE 4

Police BlotterSunday, October 187:52 a.m.10 West Street

Liquor law violation. Judicial internal.Saturday, October 173:53 p.m.148 Cambridge StreetLarceny. Arrest.

Wednesday, October 1412:17 p.m.150 Tremont StreetLarceny. Investigation.

Tuesday, October 133:49 p.m.148 Cambridge StreetTrespassing. Arrest.

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Monday, October 122:41 p.m.150 Tremont StreetVandalism. Closed.

Saturday, October 103:31 a.m.8 Ashburton PlaceVandalism. Closed.

Saturday, October 31:41 a.m.120 Tremont StreetTrespassing. Closed.

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How does technology affectour lives? Tuesday’s Ford HallForum, “The Remote-ControlledSociety,” explored this question,

discussing copyright lawsand how technology is takingcontrol of almost every aspectof life.

Speakers inquired into howthe advancement of technologyposes many societal questions.

“We are surrounded bylittle computers that fit in ourpockets and control our entirelife,” said Leonid Reyzin, acomputer science professorfrom Boston University.“Should they be trusted withthat kind of responsibility? Andmore importantly, can we trustthe companies that fabricatethose devices?”

The panelists delved intohow the copyright laws affecttechnological advances,information-sharing, and theireffectiveness in the future.

Cory Doctorow, a sciencefiction writer and co-editorof “Boing Boing,” a tech blog,

mentioned the “originalcopyright sin” societycommitted during the first years of the Internet: the DigitalMillennium Copyright Act. Theact criminalized the theft ofsomeone else’s copyrightedmaterials and production anddistribution of technology thatmay be used in the process of

stealing.The DMCA also increasedthe penalties for copyrightinfringement. ThoughDoctorow is one of thesupporters of free sharing of alldigital media, he said that as anartist, he supports the DMCA ina selfish way.

Rebecca Curtin, assistantprofessor of law at Suffolk,introduced a legal perspective,discussing how the DMCA isineffective due to its stiffnessand how it gets in the way ofhealthy competition betweencompanies. She referenced the Volkswagen scandal, in whichthe company’s cars had devicesthat fooled the diesel emissionregulation test.

Curtin said that the lawsprovide some comfort to thecustomer but no protection whatsoever against this sort ofconcern. Manufacturers build

digital locks on their devices’breaches, making it impossibleto find their vulnerabilities.Breaking those locks, or tryingto, would be infringing theDMCA.

Associate Professor ofInformation Systems at Suffolk,Benjamin K. Ngugi, said thatartificial intelligence is a sure

thing in our future and asked who would own the copyrightsto that. If our own copyrightlaw is not working now, hesaid, it will likely not work inthe future.

“Whose interest is digitalrights management solving? And who will save us fromthem?” he asked.

Doctorow explained thatcopyright laws are no longerexclusive to entertainment. Hementioned one can risk gettingarrested simply for writingHarry Potter fan-fiction.

Doctorow left the audience with one final, overarchingquestion.

“How do we create lawsand regulations that satisfythe complexity needed forindustrial copyright, but alsoare simple and flexible enoughso that a child may understandthem?”

Technology experts on copyright and a computer-controlled society

Danielle Silva Journal Contributor


L to R: Benjamin K. Ngugi, Cory Doctorow,Rebecca Curtin, and Leonid Reyzin.


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INTERNATIONAL April 16, 2014October 21, 2015PAGE 5 The Suffolk Journal

Global Gateway Madrid:New program offers freshmen worldly experience

Alexa GagoszInternational Editor

For some, the thoughtof studying abroad elicitsexcitement about going on anew journey. Yet, the cost ofreceiving an education overseasalso presents students financial

burdens, language barriers andother stresses as well.For the Center for

International Programs andServices and Study Abroadadvisors, this year’s applicationprocess is an exciting timeto introduce their new pilotprogram, Global GatewayMadrid.

The program was createdfor first-year students to get ataste of studying abroad whileat Suffolk’s campus in Spainduring their spring break andhopefully return to Boston andshowcase what they learned.

“This unique opportunity will be an enriching academicexperience, in which you will learn about the politics,business, and culture of this vibrant country,” according toSuffolk University.

Hillary Sabbagh, aninternational student andstudy abroad advisor in thecenter is excited to be a partof launching this new program.

“It’s a good opportunity forstudents who are unsure of

studying abroad because it willgive them a taste of what toexpect,” she said.

While in Spain, the students will be hosted by Suffolk’sMadrid campus and its faculty, where they will have access toresources to go in and ask anyquestions about the campusand culture. They will also beable to explore world-famousmuseums, medieval towns, andan array of company visits inthe city.

Although the program’scomplete content is not finalized yet, some of the activities may

include business visits to BancoSantander, the Real MadridSoccer Stadium, a historic walking tour of downtownMadrid while exploring PlazaMayor and Royal Palace, andtaking day trips to places likeSegovia, Toledo, or Salamanca.

“It’s an interactive program where students get an overviewof the history, culture, art,economy, and politics of Spain,”said Sabbagh.

The program has been long-anticipated by Director KathleenSparaco, who wanted to givefirst-years an opportunity to

travel abroad.“It’s something that my

director has thought about for a while because we wanted to givethis opportunity to freshmenof a global experience,” saidSabbagh.

For the cost of $450,students will be provided threemeals a day, the round-tripflight, and housing in a hotelcentralized in Madrid.

“We are hoping to givethe students an opportunity,especially for those who wouldn’t necessarily have thisopportunity.”


“It’s something we hopeto give all Suffolk freshmenat some point. And we didn’t want cost to be a factor so we were lucky that we got it to besubsidized,” she said.

Although the applicationprocess will be highly selective,the center encourages freshmenfrom all three schools to applyby its Friday, Oct. 23 deadline.

“We are looking for a mix ofstudents, including those whoare well travelled and those who have not left the country yet,” said Sabbagh.

Sabbagh explained that theapplication is mainly essayquestions on the studentsbackground, informationon traveling, their biggestaccomplishments, and theopportunities they lookforward to taking advantage ofat Suffolk.

“We are asking students toput thought and effort into theirapplication,” said Sabbagh.

Students who apply willhear if they have been acceptedbefore Thanksgiving breakduring mid-November. Thefirst group meeting will beduring December and then pre-departure meetings start inJanuary. Only 25 to 30 students will be selected.

Applications can be foundat suffolk.edu/globalgatewayand all questions andinquiries should be sent [email protected].


The $450 trip will include all expenses from meals to round-trip airfare and housing in a hotel in the heart of Madrid.


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The Suffolk JournalPAGE 6 October 21, 2015

International Student Struggles:Balancing student visas and unemployment

Alexa GagoszInternational Editor

For some internationalstudents, they have to becomeexperts at adapting to differentplaces.

Marketing major SamScanlon is originally fromBrisbane, Australia where helived until he was five yearsold. After that, he jumpedfrom England, Las Vegas, and

then finally moved to Nassau,Providence, which is thecapital of the Commonwealthof the Bahamas. Scanlon toldthe Journal in an interview ofhis immediate perception ofBoston and Suffolk.

“The general vibe of thepeople is very different.Even with so many peoplehere, it seems like everyoneknows everyone. If I bumpinto someone on the street, Iprobably have mutual friends with them on Facebook,” saidScanlon.

Nassau may hold the largestpopulation in the Bahamas andhave city life, but Scanlon wassurprised by the differenceof pace between Boston andhome.

“It’s interesting. It runsa lot slower there,” saidScanlon. “The Bahamas, ingeneral, is just a more relaxedatmosphere. But at the sametime, it makes it hard to dobusiness, get something done,or even figure out whether ornot they have something at thegrocery store.”

Scanlon explained that thegeneral prices of goods in theBahamas are comparable tothose in Boston. Although, thegoods are less reliable becauseof the relaxed atmosphere.

“They might have somethingone week and it’s gone thenext,” said Scanlon. “In Boston,

for the most part, things areusually on time. You never wonder if they’re going to havemilk that isn’t expired at thestore like in Nassau.”

He shared he is happy heended up in Boston, specificallyat Suffolk, even though heoriginally applied to severalother schools in the GreaterBoston area.

“I really like it,” he explained.“The location, being downtownisn’t a complaint, so living indorms my first two years wasdefinitely a plus. And I met alot of great friends.”

Over the summer, Scanlonhad worked for his father’s

business, which are a few ofthe Anytime Fitness’s in theOrlando area. But in Boston, it’sdifficult to find work becauseof the student visa he has.

“What the student visa saysis you can’t work, but you can work on campus,” he said. “But

the problem is that most of thecampus jobs, from what I’veseen, are federal work-study, of which I cannot have since it isa form of Federal Financial Aid, which non-U.S. citizens cannothave.”

“It’s not easy to get a job asan international student. It’s very complicated,” he said.

As Scanlon begins hissophomore year at Suffolk, heis beginning to think aboutinternships, something thatcould also be very difficult toget, even though he knows heneeds one before he graduatesper his major.

“The only real disadvantage

I have as an internationalstudent trying to get aninternship is I can’t go out toa company and just apply to bean intern. Unless it’s an unpaidinternship, I would have to doit through the school where Ican get class credit instead.”

“I cannot even get a socialsecurity number and everythingI fill out nowadays makes youprovide one,” he said.

It may be difficult to get a job in the U.S. for internationalstudents to pay for tuition asScanlon tried to find gaps inthe system.

“I was actually going to startinvesting, but for that I wouldneed a social security number,but I can’t get that, so I wouldneed a tax ID number,” saidScanlon. “But they make it sodifficult for me to get one. Ihave to provide proof of whereI live, I have to go to the SocialSecurity office and have themprovide me with a letter sayinghow I cannot get a social, it’s just a whole long process to getthis number. It would just benice if it was simpler.”

To make it worse, Scanlon would have to provide proof ofidentification in very specific ways for the tax ID number.

“The options given are ahousing lease and a driver’slicence. Well, I don’t drive andI don’t own a house,” he said.

“But I need to somehow sitdown and figure it out becauseI would have to get a tax IDnumber to get an internship.”

Scanlon shared how Suffolkcharges students more thanthey need to. When thereare some holidays, such asThanksgiving break, the dorms will make students leave theon-campus housing facilitiesand find somewhere to go, orotherwise they have to pay afee to stay there.

“The dorms are ridiculous.It’s $60 a night for a dorm that you already paid for to staythere during holidays. Luckily, Ihave a sister that lives in Bostonthat I can just stay with, whichis what I did for Thanksgivingbreak last year, but some aren’tso lucky on that.”

Some international students

agree that students should paya fixed rate for longer breaks,but not for the smaller onesthat some of the students atthe school don’t even celebrate.

“I understand doing it forChristmas and summer becausethose are long breaks. But forThanksgiving, it seems a bitridiculous to me because it’sfour days and only Americanstudents celebrate it. Studentshave to pay $240 for four dayson top of what you already payfor that dorm.”

Scanlon and his family areuse to paying for his privateschool fees. Scanlon explainedthat the public schools in theBahamas aren’t as nice as theones in the U.S., and in somecases, they can be unsafe. Afterhis family moved there and aftermuch discussion, they decidedthat they would pay for thetuition at St. Andrews School, which was the InternationalSchool of the Bahamas. There,the tuition ranged by year,anywheres from $13,000 toalmost $15,000, according tothe school’s website.

Since he is an internationalstudent, he could potentiallyget a private loan in the UnitedStates, but his parents foundit best to pay with the school’spayment plan, which goes bya monthly basis as Scanlonexplained that his father wasable to save enough to put allof his children through collegeso far. Although, what alsohelps him is his $10,000 meritscholarship.

“My student visa lasts until2018, which is the year I’ll begraduating,” said Scanlon. “Myultimate goal is to live and workin the United States. I hope toget an internship and hopefullyget offered a position after Igraduate. Otherwise, I can geta post-graduate degree, whereI would just have to apply foranother student visa.”

Courtesy of Sam Scanlon

“I cannot even get a social securitynumber and everything I fill out

nowadays makes you provide one.”

Sophomoremarketing majorBrenna Gomez

is currentlystudying abroad

at the Madridcampus, where shealso was given the

opportunity totravel to

London (left).Courtesy of Brenna Gomez


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STAFFSOUNDS

Symphony synchronizes Boston Ballet

Elizabeth Hadley Journal Contributor

Bradley Schlagheck (far left), Lasha Khozashvili, and Paulo Arrais have beenrehersing every day since August for The First Movement, a piece consisting of all

men in the “Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: A Ballet by John Neumeier.”

Every day since August,the Boston Ballet has beenrehearsing for a majorupcoming production. “TheThird Symphony of GustavMahler,” a ballet by JohnNeumeier, will premier at the

Boston Opera House from Oct.22 through Nov. 1.The principal ballet dancer,

Petra Conti, and the balletmaster, Anthony Randazzo,both agree this is one showpeople do not want to missand will be very different fromprevious shows.

Months of intense traininghas prepared dancers for thisunprecedented performance.

“The day begins with anhour and a half warm-up class.Then three hours of rehearsals,an hour for lunch, and thenthree more hours of rehearsals.They are very physical, and very demanding,” Conti said.

Conti, the principal femaledancer originally from Milan,Italy, has been dancing sinceshe was 11 years old.

Named “San FranciscoBallet’s premier danseur noble”by the San Francisco Chronicle,Randazzo joined the artisticstaff at Boston Ballet in 2002.

The music is the principlerole in the ballet, and Contifeels “this is a masterpiece

Courtesy of Lauren Pajer

for me to dance in, becauseof the huge symphony thataccompanies the dancers,” shesaid.

A large symphony and choir will be the highlight of theperformance.

“It will produce a profoundimpact onto the audience, asit is the principle role in theballet,” Randazzo said.

The ballet consists of sixmovements, with the firstmovement featuring all maledancers.

“It is a half of an hour of just men. The first movementis very challenging to perform,but the audience will see andfeel the power on stage,” Contisaid.

While there is an obvious

plot the audience can follow inother ballets like “Swan Lake”or “The Nutcracker,” this willbe unlike the typical balletperformance, according toRandazzo.

“This ballet is not likeanything else you’ve everseen. It’s unique, special, andbeautiful,” he said.

In The Third Symphonyof Gustav Mahler, there is nointermission for the hour and 45minute show, and will demand

more from the audience.Conti explained that thisballet demonstrates dualism,contrast, and development.

“Where there is light, thereis dark. The music grows up, itnever ends,” he said.

Conti points out what is sospecial about this performanceis that it will be a differentexperience for the audience.The ballet will develop foreveryone in its own unique way.

“Each person who watchesthe ballet will take awaysomething different, a differentmessage, a different emotion,”Conti said.

Given its style, music, andperformance, this ballet willbe entertaining for everyoneif they are willing to openthemselves up to the work,according to Randazzo.

“This is the type of work thatdoes not come around often.This is the kind of work that you do not want to miss, evenif you do not know anythingabout ballet,” he said.

Courtesy of Toni Geheb

Twenty One PilotsRide

-Heather R.

Courtesy of Toni Geheb


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PAGE 14 The Suffolk JournalPAGE 8 October 21, 2015

Let's Groove, Boston Andrew Navaroli

Journal Staff

C. Walsh Theatre prepsfor final Fall Fest

Ryan Dawson Journal Staff

GrooveBoston’s Cohesion Tour hit Suffolk for the rst time in January and will returnthis month at the Royale Nightclub on Oct. 29.

From GrooveBoston’s Facebook

Thanks to Suffolk’s ProgramCouncil, GrooveBoston isreturning for a second year with a twist. The event will beheld at the Royale on Thursday,Oct. 29 from 7-10pm. This year’s dance, “Halloween Bash,” will be an event to remember with GrooveBoston’s brand newETHOS themed tour.

“ETHOS is the spirit thatconnects, inspires, and definesour generation, and the 2015-16 ETHOS Tour is about

celebrating that spirit bycreating a concert experienceunlike anything you’ve seenbefore - one that’s uniquelyauthentic, engaging, andpowerful,” according to thecompany’s website.

GrooveBoston launched in2004, and travels to collegecampuses around the countryeach year with world-class DJsand an insane production.

Head of PC’s traditionscommittee, junior Joe Nordliesaid the event aims to be aclubbing event like no other, with students decked out incostumes for some holiday fun.

“GrooveBoston is a groupthat’s main goal is to makepeople happy. That’s even theirmotto. They founded theircompany to do just that, andthey do that through music anddancing,” Nordlie said.

Maryam Canty (dance)

On My Way(from Violet)

Serina Gousby(spoken word)

Goodbye Old Girl(from Damn Yankees)

Jacob Tobey (guitar/voice)

Bright Side of Life(from Spamalot)

See You Again (Wiz Kalifa)

Darian Kuswanto (guitar)

2015 Fall Fest Lineup

For the first time in 41 years,Suffolk’s annual Fall Fest willbe hosting its last performanceat C. Walsh Theatre.

With the sale of the Donahuebuilding, the location of next year’s Fall Fest is still unknown.

Fall Fest will premierethis Friday at 7:30 p.m. andSaturday at 2 p.m. Free ticketsare available in Donahue 409.

This show will be a uniqueopportunity to say goodbye tothe venue that has been a partof Suffolk since the early 1920s.

With a different theme each year, the focus of this year’sperformance will be “SayingGoodbye to C. Walsh,” since ithas become a second home for

the Suffolk community.Senior and emcee Amy

Kerr, who has been involved with Fall Fest since herfreshman year, explained thatit is an atmosphere for life-long friendships and importantmemories.

She believes thesefriendships will last her alifetime.

“Fall Fest is one of the firstthings you can audition for[at Suffolk]. It is an awesomeopportunity to bond with castmates,” she said.

“The friends I madefreshman year ended upbecoming my best friends,” shesaid.

The final fest will featureperformances ranging frommusical numbers to Tae-kwon-do demonstrations andeverything in between.

Christina Twombly(tae kwon do)

For Good(from Wicked)

Noah Hay(bagpipes)

Bon Voyage(from Anything Goes)

JoJo Nathan & Vanessa Vega(ukulele/voice)

Dance Medley

Jo’lise Grant (song)

Good Riddance (Green Day)

*Numbers in bold performed by Fall Fest Company members: Allison Blackburn, Sam Deans, Victoria Larocque ,Julianna Fielding,Peter Firek, Laurel Gozzo, Gabrielle Kosta, Jenna Locke, Olivia Lowe,Morgan Pritchard, Sara Remus, Sydney Stuberg, Christina Twombly

Nordlie expressed hisexcitement to bring this eventback to Suffolk.

“We had over 400 peopleattend the event and manypeople told us they’d love todo an event like this againsometime. We faced a lot ofobstacles with tickets salesdue to the snowpocalypse last winter, but we managed to doOK,” Nordlie said.

This year will provide a whole new experience forstudents, however.

“Even though they came

last year, the music will bedifferent; colors, feelings,moods, atmosphere, even theeffects will all be different,” hesaid.

GrooveBoston’s brand newETHOS themed tour makes thispossible.

Nordlie expressedenthusiasm for GrooveBoston’sadaptability as well.

“GrooveBoston pridesthemselves on being differentevery time they come to acollege campus. Each year theytailor the show to a specific

school’s needs and the themepresented to them,” he said.

GrooveBoston is alsoteaming up with the MusicForward Foundation anddonating a portion of this year’s proceeds to help supportmusical education.

“The founders took thepassion that they had for DJingand music and turned intosomething they bring to collegecampuses across the country.”said Nordlie.

There will be a costumecompetition for anyone willing

to be creative, either solo or asa group

“The costume contest that will be happening is also goingto be great. People may even win a really awesome prize.”

To encourage students toparticipate, free tickets forstudents were hidden acrosscampus on Oct. 20.

General tickets will be onsale for $5 in Donahue 430starting on Oct. 20, and inresidence halls on Oct. 28.

Students can receive updatesby texting “PC” to 71441.

The opening number titled “Welcome to C. Walsh” will be a rendition from Hairspray.


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The Suffolk JournalOPINION


By Wyatt Costello

Hillary leads in Democratic debateMaggie Randall

Journal Contributer

She rehearsed this phraseover and over, leading up tothe moment she could say it with a level head in front of alive audience.

“We need a democrat inthe White House in January2017,” said Hillary Clinton,former New York senator andsecretary of state, during thefirst democratic debate hostedby CNN on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

It was Clinton’s conviction,preparedness, and sheerexperience that caused her toseemingly win the debate. Thedebate brought Clinton backinto America’s trust followingher role in the Benghaziinvestigations.

The debate had an elevatedlevel of formality and intellectcompared to the two precedingRepublican debates on Aug. 6and Sept. 16, likely attributedto the dynamic journalistic skillof moderator Anderson Cooper.

Cooper was persistent

and asked questions thatchallenged candidates, whereasFox’s Republican debatemoderators asked candidatessoftball questions, and CNN’smoderators for the Republicandebate focused solely on pittingcandidates against one another.

Alternatively, Cooperstirred conversation betweencandidates, particularly Clintonand Vermont Senator Bernie

Sanders. On gun control,Sanders and Clinton stand inopposition. When Cooper askedif Sanders is “tough enough ongun control,” Clinton said, “No,not at all.”

Later on in the debate, when the subject changed toincome inequality and the

declining middle class, Sandersaccused Clinton of supportingWall Street, saying, “Congressdoesn’t regulate Wall Street,Wall Street regulates Congress.”

Clinton still managed to setherself ahead by separatingherself from other candidates while tying herself with theObama Administration. Whenasked what Clinton would doabout climate change, she said

she would “follow what Obamadid, but further.”

Moreover, when askedto name one way she willnot be a third term of theObama administration, Clintonsaid, “Being the first womanpresident would be quite achange.”

Still, the candidatessupported one another overall.Sanders expressed his distastein the media coverage of the2016 presidential race thusfar, saying, “Enough aboutthe emails, let’s talk about thereal issues facing America,”referencing Clinton’s recentemail issue, thereby supportingher.

Similarly, Maryland

Governor Martin O’Malleysupported Sanders and Clintonin their plans to raise thefederal minimum wage.

O’Malley summed upthe difference between thedemocratic debate and theRepublican debates in hisclosing remarks.

“You didn’t hear anyonespeak ill of anyone,” he said.Democratic candidates hold

more realistic views than theRepublican candidates, whodisplay drastic differencesin ideologies and political views. Either way, Democraticcandidates managed to remaincivil.

Governor of Rhode IslandLincoln Chafee and Senator of

Virginia Jim Webb also stoodon the stage for the Democraticdebate, but they did little morethan stand. Chafee boasted“30 years of public service inall levels of government” and“no scandals.” However, hisexperience is no comparisonto that of Clinton, who servedas secretary of state duringPresident Obama’s first term.

Webb faced issues to thelikes of Ted Cruz and RandPaul during the debate. Whenasked a question, he began bysaying, “I’ve been waiting forten minutes [to speak].”

Later, he focused more onputting down other candidatesthan promoting his ownpolicies. He said in responseto Sanders’s plea for a politicalrevolution, “I don’t think therevolution is going to come.”

Chafee and Webb reaffirmedtheir trailing in the polls, justas much as Clinton confirmedher leading in the polls.

Some argue that Sandersbeat Clinton, but her views weremore thorough and focused.Clinton stayed energized and

animated throughout the two-and-a-half-hour long debate.Sanders, though, becamespirited only when issuessparked his particular interest.

Clinton articulated herpassion in her closing remarks.

“[We need] to make sure weget back to the idea that if you work hard and do your part, you can make it. America’s bestdays are still ahead,” she said.

By Flickr user Hillary for America

On Friday and Saturday,Suffolk will welcome studentsand families to explore theSuffolk campus and give backto the school during FamilyWeekend.

From bidding in silentauctions to learning aboutgraduate programs, the

schedule offers families andfriends many opportunitiesto get engage with students,faculty and administration.

While the weekendis mostly geared towardlighthearted fun, it is also anideal opportunity for PresidentMargaret McKenna.

In a recent interview with the Journal, McKennaemphasized her desire to beintegrated with students asmuch as possible to learn,

particular attention toparents’ hopes and concerns,and take note of what’s ontheir minds. They are heavilyinvested in their child’seducation, and no doubt wanta closer relationship with thecommunity they are visiting.Traditionally, parents foot the

tuition bill and students takeon paying back debts aftergraduation, so if McKenna cancapitalize on both parties sheis one step closer to decreasingstress on tuition revenue andincreasing benefactor andalumni donations, a goal shehas previously shared.

By the same token, students with attending parents shouldmake the most of the twodays and show them whatSuffolk has to offer.

support and ultimately helpthem succeed. Her personalinvolvement this weekendamongst students and effortsto immerse herself into thecommunity cannot be stressedenough as she approaches thesix-month mark of her reign.

However, this weekend isalso a rare chance for her topersonally introduce herself toan important group of Suffolk’sstakeholders, students’ parents.

McKenna should pay


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The Suffolk JournalA WORD

FROM SGA

PAGE 10 October 21, 2015

Academics, take the benchClevis Murray

Journal Contributor

College sports are known toattract thousands of spectatorsto the stands, millions of fansbehind the screen and billionsof dollars in the bank.

One of these profitablefacets resides in collegefootball. The task recruitersand coaches alike face consistof the best ways to assemble a winning team with star playersto succeed in games, and forsome, ultimately mold theminto prospective NFL talents.

Some succeed with thisformula and others do not. Thebiggest problem to date behindthe business of one of the mostpopular sports in America isthe toll practice and gametime takes on the education ofstudent-athletes.

The term “student-athlete”is a joke in some instances indivision one football. Playersare responsible for the futureof their coaches, and therespect they’ll get around theconference. However, it seemstheir academics take a backseat on game day.

Yes, most student-athleteson a college team receivescholarships, are given a rareopportunity, play a sport andreceive a great education forfree. The problem with athleticscholarships in the football

realm is that most students ona full-ride are too busy in thegym, recovering from practice,memorizing playbooks,traveling and sometimesdealing with the media toactually focus on any school work at all.

For example, if LSU runningback Leonard Fournette toldhis head coach Les Miles he hadto prioritize mid-terms over achampionship game, how do you think fans and the media would react?

Reports allegedly sayFournette is expected to leavecollege as soon as he’s NFLeligible, after three yearsand plans forgoes his senior

campaign. Fournette “would bethe first guy picked in the (NFL)draft if you just say, ‘Who is thebest player?’” NFL Media Senior Analyst Gil Brandt told TheNew York Times. “He’s ready toplay.”

Ohio State quarterbackCardale Jones shared onTwitter, “Why should we haveto go to classes if we came hereto play FOOTBALL, we ain’tcome to play SCHOOL, classesare POINTLESS.”

He has since apologized forhis tweet, as expected from anydivision one player who voicestheir controversial opinion.Jones’ statement does make you wonder how many of theseathletes would prefer a one-and-done rule like the NBA, or just come straight out of highschool like the MLB and skip

Hello Suffolk Students,

Last week in the StudentGovernment Association,Dean Stoll swore both theexecutive board membersand the class senators intooath. When open forum washeld, students were able tocommunicate directly with

Dean Stoll about questionsand concerns that they haveabout Suffolk University.

If any students areinterested in getting involved with the SGA, there arepositions that are currentlyopen. Currently available aretwo senator-at-large positionsand one position each for theclasses of 2016, 2017, and2018.

Last week, the StudentGovernment Associationlaunched the CommuterStudent Task Force. Thiscommittee has membersboth within and withoutthe Student Government Association.

The Commuter StudentTask Force will focus onhow commuter students areserved on campus, acquireinformation about services oncampus that are being under-utilized or under supported,as well as identifying servicesthat do not currently exist oncampus but that would benefitthe commuting population.

This committee willaddress extremely pertinentissues due to the fact that alarge percentage of SuffolkUniversity students commute.In addition, there will be afocus on determining whenthe best times to programevents for commuter studentsare, and what type of eventsthey would like to see. Also coming up for the SGAis family weekend, where boththe SGA and Program Council will be co-hosting a FamilyFun Fair at Sargent Hallon October 24, 2015.

There there will be life-sized versions of your favorite

family games. The StudentGovernment Association plansto continue to make changesthat benefit the entire SuffolkUniversity community.

Have a great week,

-The Student Government Association

receiving a higher degree. Yes, there are college

football athletes who take their

academics seriously, but thesystem’s structure appears tohave too many flaws. When you hear school names suchas Louisiana State University, Auburn University, Florida StateUniversity and Michigan StateUniversity, it’s fair to say mostpeople initially identify them bytheir reputations as membersin the athletic industry and notby their academic success inthe classroom.

There’s a reason why there’sa difference between athleticand academic scholarships.Both are meant for gifted young men and women. In thecase of an athletic scholarshipto a division one school, players who are the recipient of suchan opportunity are held to on-field expectations rather thanin-classroom production. While

there’s an institutional GPAathletes have to maintain, itpresents an ethical dilemma for

students and professors alikeif, for say, the star quarterbackreceived a D on a test but hadthe championship game thatSaturday.

Football is a full-time job. Such a commitment tothe sport led Northwestern’sfootball team to request aunion because they felt thetime they were putting intothe game was the equivalentof an actual job. The teamfailed in establishing the unionbut brought up a good point.Players are meant to selectcourses around practice timeand meet certain obligations. Are these young men at thesepowerhouse schools beingmislead by the idea that anathletic scholarship is actuallygeared toward enhancing theireducation?

Patricia Negrón Journal Staff

There has been a significantuprising and buzz surroundingthe LGBT community, mostrecently as a result of the same-sex marriage ruling in the U.S. As people become allies andadvocates for the community,there unfortunately stillremains populations inopposition.

Last week, Puerto RicanSecretary of EducationRafael Román made a majorannouncement. Students cannow use dresswear from either

gender’s mandatory schooluniform traditionally assignedto the opposite sex withoutbeing penalized by the school.

Most of the people I knowunderstand the differencebetween gender identity, whichis “one’s sense of oneself asmale, female or transgender,”and sexual orientation which is“the sex of those to whom oneis sexually and romanticallyattracted,” both according tothe American Psychological

Association.“Disciplinary measures will

not be imposed on students who don’t use the established

uniform for economic reasons,health reasons, emergencysituations or for other reasonslike sexual orientation andgender identity, which couldresult discriminatory andunreasonable.”

While media correspondentsand social advocates certainly jumped at the opportunity toreport on this change made byRomán, many people in PuertoRico are actively against it.

According to El Nuevo Día,Román explained the decision’smain focus was to economicallyprotect parents from constant

uniform changes but was alsoaccompanied by the need tobring awareness to LGBT rights.

The decision to makeuniforms interchangeable forboth sexes brings about theconcept of gender perspective where the school shouldincorporate an educationfocused on bridging theinequality gap betweengenders. This is a progressivemove because in the past, otherSecretaries of Education have

tried to address the issue buthave been silenced.

Many parents are outragedat the decision, calling it

irresponsible and even sayingthe school is supposed toreinforce the traditional valuestaught at home. Most PuertoRican families belong to someChristian denomination andare expecting schools to followChristian values. Because ofthese beliefs, most of the peopleare more reluctant than Románto introduce such a progressivedecision on uniforms in schools.

This reluctance is fueled bythe prominent religious leaders who either need to changetheir discourse completely orsimply stop meddling in affairs

of the state. Additionally, thereare plenty of religious peoplein different levels of society who aren’t trying to limit LGBTrights. The only problem is thatthey are not often heard asmuch as the opposition.

What many people don’tunderstand, including thesereligious people, is that schoolsare not going to force parentsto buy skirts for their sonsor pants for their daughters.Hopefully these schools will

now try to focus on genderequality and the rights for theLGBT community.

A few people are claiming

that such a drastic change canincrease bullying, but this isnot a good enough reason todelay this necessary change. Ifgender perspective is given theimportance it should receive,and school administratorsare paying attention to theinteractions between studentslike they should, this can beavoided.

Since gender is now beingseen as a spectrum in manyplaces instead of just an “eithergirls or boys” option, schoolsshould adapt their policies tofit the needs of their students.The school uniform decision istrying to address these needs.

Puerto Rico is trying to beprogressive but it seems tome that it is more of a workin progress like it is in anyother country fighting forLGBT rights. Even thoughgender perspective should havealready been implemented inschools, I am happy the processhas begun.

Change is necessary, but thekey to achieving it is education.

Introducing gender neutral uniforms

By Flickr user Thomas Hawk


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UFC Fight Night 77 promises interesting matchupsSammy Hurwitz

Acting Sports Editor

Team standings

Men’s Soccer:

T-1. Johnson & Wales (RI) | 6-1T-1. Norwich | 6-13. Mount Ida | 5-1-14. Saint Joseph’s (Maine) | 5-2

5. Emmanuel | 4-3

Women’s Volleyball:

1. Johnson & Wales (RI) | 7-02. Rivier | 6-0

T-3. Saint Joseph’s (Maine) | 6-2T-3. Simmons | 6-25. Emmanuel | 4-2

Women’s Soccer:

1. Lasell | 8-0-12. Johnson & Wales (RI) | 7-1-1T-3. Emmanuel | 7-2T-3. Simmons | 7-25. Saint Joseph’s (Maine) | 5-4

Note: all standings are conference records.

Fake punt back reson Indianapolis Colts

“Uh oh, now we’ve got on a 4th down and 3 we got Griff Whalen ready to take the snap,” Al Michaels announced as New EnglandPatriots and Indianapolis Colts fans alike watched the Colts run their failed punt fake.During their botched trick play on 4th and 3 with 1:14 left in the third quarder the Coltschanged formations in an attempt to drawa flag against the Patriots. Colts punter PatMcAfee broke the play down best on the Boband Tom radio show. “The point of the playis a deception play,” said McAfee. “We aresprinting to the sideline in hopes to make theother team think we are subbing our offenseback onto the field. So, when they think the

offense is coming back on the field, your hopeis that they think their defense has to comeback on the field.” The play ended up beingone of the biggest failures as Griff Whalen wasnever supposed to play the center position.The end result was Colts quarterback Colt Anderson getting demolished by Patriotsplayers Brandon Bolden and Jonathan Bostic.

Terry Rozier has so far shown that he can playthe point guard position and can do so withgreat efficiency. On the offensive side of theball, he has filled in the stat sheet pretty well with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.7/1 along with 13 PPG on 54.2 percent shooting fromthe field and 75 percent from behind the arc with the only knock against his game his 63.6FT percentage. Rozier has also shown that hecan play on the defensive side as well, with2.3 DRPG and a team leading 2.0 SPG withthe only downside being that he has 1.7 TOper game. His quickness and speed along withprecision timing will help him on both sidesof the court, allowing him to get the basket

easier, make better passes, and accumulatemore steals. Rozier’s stats are very impressivegiven that he is only a rookie and he is doingall of this only playing 20 MPG. Even though itis only the preseason, so far Rozier is showingCoach Brad Stevens why he deserves a biggerrole in the Celtics rotation when the regularseason commences.

Rozier may have biggerrole in regular season

Sports Briefs

This is what it’s all about,right? Great fight cards withoutthe pain of throwing down 50-plus bones to watch the bestMixed Martial Arts fighters inthe world collide. And that’s what we’ll get come Saturdayat UFC Fight Night 77 in SáoPaulo. Beautiful and free onFox Sports 1.

It’s a six-fight main card, which is nice if it’s not too watered down -- and this oneisn’t. To get you ready for theimminent battles, here are mypreviews and predictions forthe latter half of the main card.

Glover Teixeira and Patrick“Durkin” Cummins, rankedfourth and ninth respectively, will be taking on the lightheavyweight competition, withTeixeira as the fan favorite.However, my money’s onCummins in a second roundTKO.

This isn’t too much of a hottake, but again, matchups makefights, and rarely will I pickagainst a wrestler as decoratedas Cummins (8-2).

Teixeira (23-4) is one of themost underappreciated fightersin the UFC, and before hisconsecutive losses to Jon Jonesand Phil Davis, he was quietly

Courtesy of Vitor Belfort’s Facebook

riding a 20-fight win streak.Coming off of his victoryover Ovince St. Preux (5), the35-year-old is still dangerous.He features some of theheaviest hands in the division with 13 knockouts to go along with his seven submission victories.

But Patrick Cummins — who was signed by the UFC afteronly four professional fights —is undoubtedly one of the mostpromising light heavyweightson the UFC roster despite hislate entrance into the sport.

After his debut loss to the

current champ, Daniel Cormier,Cummins rattled off wins infour of his next five bouts, withtwo TKOs. He’s an Olympic-caliber wrestler whose handsare improving steadily.

The 34-year-old’s top gameis devastating, and consideringTeixeira’s loss to Davis, another wrestler, it is hard to take himover the upstart Cummins --that is, assuming he does nottry to stand and trade shots with the Brazilian, a la RyanBader circa 2013.

This is the most dangerousopponent Cummins has faced

since Cormier, but he will beup to the task in devastatingfashion.

As for Vitor “The Phenom”Belfort (24-11) versus DanHenderson (31-13), it’simpossible to not be excited fora fight featuring one of them,so a fight with both is already aclassic. My prediction is Belfortin a third round TKO.

This will be the third timethese two combatants havemet, with Henderson winningthe first fight in 2006 andBelfort winning the rematch in2013. Now, in 2015, with bothmen sporting a combined ageof 83, the rubber match is on.

When we last saw Belfort,he was drained of energy, with

Chris Weidman raining downpunches from mount at UFC187.

That fight, unsurprisingly, was short-lived, with Belfortcoming out on the shortend. There has been lots ofspeculation about Belfort, who -- since the testosteronereplacement therapy ban -- haslooked significantly skinnier.

It’s hard to say if this wasa miscalculation in the weightcut and adrenaline dump oranother outside factor thatcontributed to Belfort’s poorperformance against thechamp. Of course, there’s alsothe belief that the champ is

just that good, but it is hardto say. Regardless, Belfort losthis last fight and did not lookimpressive for more than a fewseconds.

Dan Henderson looked likehe was playing a video gameset on easy in his last fight,demolishing Tim Boetsch in just28 seconds. It was arguably hismost impressive knockout todate, up there with his UFC 100starching of Michael Bisping.

Considering Belfort iscoming off of a bad loss andHenderson is coming off of agreat win, the logical choice would be to take Henderson.Belfort doesn’t have TRTanymore, he lost badly to ChrisWeidman, and he’s not nearly

as dangerous as he was eventwo years ago.However, Henderson is an

astounding 45 years old andhas not been in a fight for over70 seconds since his drubbingat the hands of Daniel Cormierin May 2014. He’s lost five ofhis last seven fights, and asidefrom his quick win in June, helooks to be feeling the damagethat 44 professional fights doesto a man.

UFC Fight Night 77’s earlyprelims will start at 6:30 p.m.on UFC Fight Pass.

The prelims will start at 8p.m. and the main card at 10p.m., both on Fox Sports 1.


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Whole team to blame for early season woes Andrew Hanides

Journal Contributor

After a frustrating start forthe Bruins, it’s hard to pin theblame on just one player.

For a sport so heavily relianton team chemistry, the entireroster will need to step up inorder for this group to succeed.

If they continue on the sametrack, it is likely they will missthe playoffs again.

There are several key

components the Bruins willneed to fix in order to returnto a dominant force in the NHL,the first being their woefuldefense.

On opening night, their firstdefensive pairing consisted ofoffensive defenseman ToreyKrug, 24, and career third liner Adam McQuaid, 29.

The Bruins were forced tocall upon rookie defensemenColin Miller and former SanJose Sharks castoff Matt Irwinto fill in for injured ZdenoChara and Dennis Seidenberg.

Their inexperience showed

throughout the first three

Courtesy of nhlbruins’ Instagram

games. Each shift left fansbiting their nails, with the trustfactor at an all-time low. Inorder to be successful this year,the Bruins need to rebuild theirdefense.

Another area for concern isBoston’s veteran goal tender,Tuukka Rask. His 4.72 goalsagainst average and .846save percentage is reason forconcern.

He has not looked like theformer Vezina winner we sawin 2014. His play is pivotal tothe success of the entire team,as it has been for the past threeseasons.

Despite the negatives ondefense, there have beenpositives in the first threegames.

The return of Boston’s veteran center David Krejcihas been key in helping theoffense. The assistant captain was battling injuries last seasonand did not have as a big of animpact as he has in the past.

Through the first two weeksof the young season, it isevident that Krejci is healthyand back to his old self, as hehas netted four goals and fiveassists in the first five games

for a total of nine points, tied

with Henrik Zetterberg for theNHL lead through Sunday.

Another positive that canbe taken away from the earlygames is the offensive play ofTorey Krug.

Standing at 5-foot-9, theformer Michigan State Spartanhas impressed Bruins fans withhis continuous success. Hispresence on the first line of theBruins power play has led tomany goals.

During last Monday’sgame against the Tampa BayLightning, Krug was involved inthree power play goals, dishingassists in each.

On Saturday night againstthe Arizona Coyotes, Krugdished out another two assists,giving him an impressive sixassists in the first five games ofthe season, the second highesttotal among defensemen.

In order for the Bruins toget back to their winning ways,they need their young talentsto step up and take a leadershiprole on the team. With a healthydefense and Rask back to hisold ways, the Bruins could be aforce to be reckoned with.

Don’t be shocked to seeBoston make a run at the 2016

Stanley Cup Playoffs.

“Their inexperience showed throughoutthe first three games. Each shift left fans

biting their nails, with the trust factor at anall-time low. In order to be successful this

year, the Bruins need to rebuildtheir defense.”

Pats didn't live up to the hype on SundayRyan Dawson

Journal Staff

Leading up to Sunday night’smarquee game, the media hype

surrounding the Patriots versusColts face-off was at an all-timehigh.

While the Patriots did comeaway with a win, it wasn’tthe monumental, record-shattering, scorched-Earth kindof game Pats fans thought it would be. And maybe that isn’tsuch a bad thing.

Indianapolis started thegame with a stout defenseand careful offensive schemes. Andrew Luck has been ashadow of his former self formost of the year.

Leading up to the game,Luck had thrown moreinterceptions than touchdowns-- seven and five, respectively.With a nagging shoulder injury,many were expecting Luck tobe a turnover machine.

To his credit, he played asolid first half. A highly unusualJulian Edelman miscue gave theColts an opportunity to snag aneasy touchdown.

Heading into thesecond half, the Colts wereuncharacteristically beating the

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Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Colt Anderson (center) preparesto make a play against the New England Patriot’s in Sunday’s game.

high-powered Patriots. To mostNew England fans, it may haveseemed as though the sky wasfalling.

Luckily for the Patriots andfans of horrible play calling theColts attempted to execute oneof the worst fake punts ever.

On fourth and three at theend of the third quarter, theColts attempted the singleworst fake punt in human

history. The Colts lined upunder center and suddenlyshifted most of their line andoffensive players to the rightside of the field.

With wide receiver GriffWhalen acting as a centerand safety Colt Anderson asquarterback, the Colts snappedthe ball and were immediatelyrun over by the Pats.

The play left New England

with great field position thatresulted in a touchdown byLegarrette Blount. The Coltsdidn’t go down easy, though.

They tried up until the veryend, even scoring a garbage-time touchdown by Whalen.

The Colts appeared mentallydefeated when Jamie Collinschanneled his inner KamChancellor to hurdle the lineand cleanly blocked a field goal

The Colts were swinging asthey went down and attemptedan onside kick to bring thegame into overtime. Given allthe snafus on special teams, thelikelihood that the Colts couldconvert the onside kick wereslim to none.

Rob Gronkowski recoveredthe kick and almost brought therecovery in for a touchdown,but stepped out of bounds atthe last minute.

Even though the Pats didn’tbreak every game record knownto man, they still pummeledthe Colts in the end, largelybecause of the Colt’s poor playcalling.

After the game, the mediainterviewed players in anattempt to coax some kindof “revenge tour” from thePatriots to no avail.

I think fans should be

cautious of assuming the Patsare going to roll over everyteam like we did the Jaguars.The season is long, injurieshappen, and things change.

New Englanders would beremiss if they blindly believed we are invincible.

The best way to approachthe season is in true “BillBelichickian” fashion.

After the game, ChandlerJones said with a smile and awink, “We are on toNew York.”

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