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VOLUME 72, NUMBER 16 WWW.SUFFOLKJOURNAL.NET February 15, 2012

THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Opinion

"Replacement for ReverePD a good call"

pg. 14

Inside the Journal

News"BSU, students celebrateBlack History Month" pg.

2

International"Tensions arise betweenIsrael and Iran" pg. 6

Sports"Patriots' off-season coulddetermine future success"

pg. 18

Arts"Walking Dead returns"

pg.12

President James McCarthy (left) talking to Athletic DirectJim Nelson (right) during halftime at the Suffolk Men'sBasketball game against Mount Ida College. The nal

score: Rams 82, Mustangs 76.

Photo by Mike Giannattasio

McCarthy cheers on the RamsStudents celebrate Valentine's

Suffolk polling in the spotlight again

Photo courtesy of Suffolk University

Melissa Hanson

Journal Staff

The Suolk Poll, run by

Dave Paleologos, director of

Suolks Political Research

Center, has brought a great

deal of publicity to Suolk

since 2008, and with the up-

coming presidential elec-

tions, it will likely continue to

bring national aention to the

school.

Paleologos has been busy

since the beginning of the

year, rst with New Hamp-

shire Primary, then the Florida

Primary, and now the Senate

race between the Brown-War-

ren race and beyond.

In the ten days leading

up to the New Hampshire

primary, Paleologos was fea-

tured daily on the 7 news

with the results of Suolks

polling, and it was oen cited

in many other media, includ-

ing national cable networks.

In order to report the results

of the poll each day, Paleolo-

gos and a team of former and

current students had to work

non-stop.

The team included senior

Je Fish, Kalin Jordan, class of

2009, graduate students Na-

tallia Hetmanchuk and Haley

Pero, and Consultant to the

see POLLING page 3

Students celebrate Val-

entines Day at the Cupids

Shue Festival hosted this

past weekend at the Modern

Theater. The Residence Hall

Association joined forces with

the O Campus Housing Of-

ce and Suolk Sustainability

to provide the festive Week-

end Program for students.

Suolks Modern Theater

underwent a beautiful trans-

formation, with heart deco-

rations and balloons spread

throughout the venue. The

seats were withdrawn inside

in order to open up the oor

for a Dance-O competition,

which was quite the successamong the students in aen-

dance. The Dance-O compe-

tition winners included Junior

Ryan Breslin deemed Funniest

Dancer, Freshman Mohamed

Hayibor awarded with Most

Original, and Sopho

see VALENTINES page 3

Caitlin Lezell

Journal Staff

Photo by Caitlin Lezell

Happy BelatedValentine's Day!

see RAMS page 20


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PAGE 2 February 15, 2012

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Black History Month,

celebrated every February is

a time where individuals na-

tionwide celebrate and reect

African-American history,

and its inuence on everyday

life. Members of the Black

Student Union (BSU) have

organized a series of events,

intended to unite Suolk

students, not only to recog-

nize black history, but also to

celebrate achievements that

members of their past have

over come.

A month of celebration, a

month of honoring, a month

to reect back on our past and

learn for our future. said BSU

President Ricaphne Lima,

2012. I think for our genera-

tion Black History Month has

evolved into something dif-

ferent. It is a month where we

acknowledge our history, and

how it can make a dierence

in our future.

The African Diaspora rep-

resents the historic movement

of Africans and their descen-

dants, relocating and adjust-

ing to dierent places around

the world.

I think the African Dias-

pora represents the struggle

that the black community

has and what can possibly be

done to change the coming fu-

ture. African Diaspora is rep-

resented in so many dierent

areas around the world, said

Lima.

Caribbean Islands, Afri-

ca, South America, as well as

many other locations world-

wide, in present day, are

strong areas that were aect-

ed by the African Diaspora.

I wasnt even aware we

had a black studies minor un-

til my sophomore year, said

Lima. I think thats a terrible

thing that our school doesnt

take a greater role to promote

it, compared to programs

such as studying abroad inMadrid.

On Feb. 2, the Black Stu-

dent Union invited Michael

Curry to speak to students

and faculty about leader-

ship, the National Associa-

tion for the Advancement of

Colored People, and his in-

volvement in the local Boston

community. On Feb. 7, Black

Student Union hosted their

annual Heritage Trail event,

where students were invitedto explore the city and the en-

riched history that surrounds

the Suolk campus. The tour

ended at the Museum of Afri-

can American History located

on Beacon Hill, just feet away

from the Ridgeway building.

The nine students and

one faculty member in aen-

dance followed the heritage

trail to historical landmark,

The Meeting House, which is

not only the last stop on the

Black Heritage Trail, but alsothe oldest black church build-

ing within the United States

built by free African Ameri-

can artisans.

I enjoyed the church

stop on the tour the most.

We talked about the church

and the people that aended

it at the time, said Lima. It

played many roles for a lot of

dierent people in the past.

It was very eye opening the

work that the community has

accomplished.Most recently, BSU were

forced to cancel their Men-

torship in the Black Commu-

nity lecture due to a speaker

missing a plane ight, along

with the African Diaspora

lecture due to the Valentines

Day holiday.

Take a minute or a day, if

Soleil Barros

Journal Staff

not the entire month to appre-

ciate and learn about the dif-ferent aspects that Black His-

tory Month has to oer. said

Lima. Black history should

be celebrated every day, not

just during the month of Feb-

ruary.

Future events include

Booty Call and Hookups in

Donahue 403 at 5 p.m., a safe-

ty awareness discussion that

invites judgmental-free opin-

ions and views when pairing

with partners. Also Feb. 23

at 7 p.m., the Black StudentUnion will be screening the

lm Black Power Mixtape.

Finally, on Feb. 28 BSU in-

vites all students and faculty

to a Soul Food Luncheon at 1

p.m., hosted in Donahue 403.

Sounds clich, but I love

Spike Lee movies. Crook-

lyn and School Daze are my

favorites. said Senior Ken-

dra Eddy, as she shared her

memorable moments of Black

History Month. My past four

years at Suolk, I have beena part of the Black Student

Union and enjoy celebrating

with the members. I enjoy

sharing and celebrating it

with students who might not

have known about it before-

hand.

BSU, students celebrateBlack History Month

Photo by Swampyank at en.wikipedia


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Director Kris Callahan, class

of 2011.

While Callahan was re-

sponsible for handling Pale-

ologos schedule, the rest of

the team manned the Suolk

booth at the Radisson hotel in

Manchester, the epicenter of

the primarys political action.

They also elded questions

from passersby who were cu-

rious about the setup.

There was a routine to re-

porting live each day, every

evening the poll would be

administered and when col-

lected, it would be analyzed

late at night to be ready for

the 6:45 a.m. news each morn-

ing.

Each day at noon, Pale-

ologos would go on air live

and speak about the poll, fo-

cusing on what changed day

to day. Paleologos, Callahan,

and Jordan all commented on

from POLLING page 1

more Daniel Sena accept-

ed the evenings highest title

of All-Around Best Dancer.

In addition to the music

and the dancing, the Resi-

dence Hall Association and

the O Campus Housing Of-

ce provided free food for

aendees to enjoy while cel-

Attendees making eco-frienly valentines.


from VALENTINES page 1

To New Hampshire,Florida, and beyond

Photo courtesy of Suffolk University


RHA, OCHO andsustainability hostValentine's Day dance

"It is meant to give

students more optionson the weekends,rather than just going

to parties"ebrating the cheerful holiday.

Memorable treats included

snow cones, popcorn, and

candy, along with a Hershey

Kisses kissing booth. Suolk

Sustainability provided the

opportunity to create eco-friendly Valentines for friends

and sweethearts.

Jacqueline Bresnahan,

Residence Hall Association

president, described these

Weekend Programming

events as an aempt to pro-

mote community and beer

behavior amongst the Suf-

folk student body.

Daniel Newell, a Resi-

dential Assistant at 10 West,agreed. The idea of Weekend

Programming is unique. It is

meant to give students more

options on the weekends,

rather than just going to par-

ties.

Residence Hall Associa-

tion was also promoting the

sale of Valentine Grams at

the colorful event, an ongo-

ing fundraiser meant to raise

money for the annual Resi-

dential Hall Association re-

gional conference.

Aendees deemed the

event a success. Bresnahan

was pleased to see that it wentover well with students aer

the months Residence Hall

Association spent planning it,

and thanks everyone that at-

tended.

Upcoming Residence Hall

Association events include

their participation in Suolks

Unity Week in March, as well

as a Pie Your RA in the Face

event.

meeting Chris Mahews, host

of MSNBCs Hardball with

Chris Mahews, as one of the

highlights of the trip.

Callahan, Jordan, Fish,

and Hetmanchuk met Mat-

thews at breakfast one morn-

ing and had an extensive con-

versation with him, according

to Callahan. From that meet-

ing, Callahan arranged an

interview between Mahewsand Paleologos, who ap-

peared on the show later that

week.

Another highlight of the

primary was the international

aention the poll received.

According to Callahan, coun-

tries including the U.K., Chi-

na, Mexico, and Germany

were interested in interview-

ing Paleologos. [The press]

goes through Suolk rst

its very rewarding, said Cal-

lahan, who began working

for Paleologos in New Hamp-

shire and continues to work

for the Political Research Cen-

ter.

The poll brings public-

ity to Suolk, and people

start to think of the poll-

ing center and not just a law

school, said Jordan, who

has been involved with the

Suolk poll since her class

taught by Paleologos in 2008.

The methods used

by Paleologos and his team

rely on the rules of each state.

Paleologos designs the poll

questions and outsources

them to an o-site phone

bank that makes calls from a

voter list in closed primary

states and by random digit

dialing in open ones. The

method depends on who the

state allows to vote for each

election, but for the nal elec-

tion in November, the method

will be to call members of any

party from any of the states.

The Suolk Poll was rep-

resented at the Florida prima-

ry by Paleologos, but without

his team, which he said made

the experience quite dierent.

Fortunately, the connections

he had with other represen-

tatives in Florida helped him

to get interviews with bothnational and international

publicists, which resulted in

even more exposure for Suf-

folk. Paleologos said his ex-

periences in Florida were a,

great and unexpected hit

January is a fabulous month

for Suolk.

What draws so much at-

tention to the Suolk Poll is

its accuracy rate. When poll-

ing a group of 2500 people,the poll has a margin of error

of just 2 percent, according to

Paleologos.

The Suolk Poll be-

gan about 10 years ago, but

earned its reputation in 2008

when it was the only poll to

predict that Hillary Clinton

would beat Barack Obama in

the New Hampshire primary.

The poll was also the rst to

predict Sco Browns win

over Martha Coakley in 2010.

Since then, Suolk has been

up there with the big polls,

said Callahan. We were the

ones who got it right.

Because of its accuracy

rate and inuence, multiple

laws have been implemented

in Massachuses because of

poll results. Laws to use ci-

vilian aggers, bullying laws,

and laws to block the benets

of illegal immigrants have

been instrumented aer be-

ing a part of Suolk Poll ques-

tions.

Paleologos has ideas for

the future of the Suolk Poll,

but nothing new will be cer-

tain until aer the election in

November. Plans will include

more focus groups and pos-

sibly collaboration with the

Law School.

If possible, Paleologos

would also like to include

polls concerning education

and health care. One of his

dreams for the poll is to cre-

ate an appeal for Suolks in-

ternational students, and in-

clude polling on elections in

other countries.

Because Paleologos had

a team to help him with re-

quests and interviews in

New Hampshire, he hopes

to aend the Republican and

Democratic National conven-

tions in Tampa Bay, Fla. and

Charloe, N.C. respectively.

He says that Suolks pres-

ence is needed at such events

because it is the only univer-

sity with a, booth, banner,and students who can actu-

ally talk about the poll.

This week Suolk will

be polling on the Brown and

Warren race until Wednesday.

The results of the poll will be

released Thursday night and

interviews and TV appear-

ances are scheduled to take

place on Friday.


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I think its important

that we meet the needs of a

diverse community vis--vis

their religious needs, said

Reverend Amy L. Fisher, Suf-

folk University's Chaplain.

The Interfaith Center,

where Reverend Fisher pro-

vides spiritual guidance and

other services, serves as a re-

ligious resource for the com-

munity.

The important thing is

to be accessible for all sta,students, and faculty, said

Fisher.

Interfaith center invites diversityAs one walks into the cen-

ter, it is clear that the mission

is to be a welcoming environ-

ment for students and faculty

of all religious backgrounds.

Greeting the community

at the entrance is a tapestry

that reads "Coexist" deco-

rated by a variety of symbols

such as the peace sign, the

Cross, and the Star of David.

A wall in the center has a

variety of religious symbols,

including ones for Buddhism

and Islam, as well as the tree

of life.

An interfaith room, in-tended for worship and medi-

tation, is in the middle of the

Interfaith Center.

The center is small

enough that everybody feels

comfortable and everyone

shares. For me thats what re-

ligion is about hospitality and

sharing, said Fisher.

Reverend Fisher meets

with students to discuss or

answer questions concerning

spirituality, religion, racial is-

sues, ethics, and morality.

In addition to the coun-

seling services oered, the

Interfaith Center also holds

a variety of events hosted

throughout the semester.

Weekly events include

Quran study, Zazen: Siing

Meditation, Roman Catholic

Mass, Bible Study, and Hatha

Yoga.

Members of the commu-

nity can also stop by for Tarot

Card readings every Tuesday

aer 1 p.m. by appointment.

Easter, Chanukah, Kwan-

zaa, and Passover are among

the seasonal celebrations of-

fered by the center.

On Feb. 22, the imposition

of ashes will be held at noon

in honor of Ash Wednesday.Throughout the semes-

ter, panel discussions are also

held in the center.

On Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. a pan-

el will be discussing religions

views on the apocalypse.

Another panel will meet

on March 6 at the same time

for Interfaith Dialogue a

discussion of how religions

communicate.

According to Reverend

Amy Fisher, who has been

working at the Suolk Uni-

versity Interfaith Center since

1999, it provides not only an

opportunity to practice ones

own beliefs, but also to be ed-

ucated about other religions if

they desire to.

Students are welcome to

participate in whatever they

choose, regardless of their be-

liefs.

Theres no pressure

here, said Fisher, who also

teaches classes at the College

of Arts and Sciences.

In the spring semester,

she teaches a class on Eastern

world religions, while in the

fall she teaches one on West-

ern world religions.

The Interfaith Center is

open daily throughout the

academic year and is located

in Donahue 540.

Bianca Saunders

Journal Staff

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February kicks o Re-

cycle Mania for Suolk, and

over 600 other colleges across

the United States.

Recycle Mania is an on-

line challenge where colleges

can compete to see who has

recycled the most materials.

Any college from across the

country can enter through

the end of March. Students

also have the ability to enter

the percentage of materials

recycled weekly and monitor

where they rank among oth-

ers. Measuring exactly howmuch of Suolks waste ma-

terials are recycled is a com-

plicated job, but is monitored

weekly by Suolks sustain-

ability team.

The sustainability team

is made up of eight Eco-am-

bassadors who specialize in

dierent aspects of recycling.

There are also graduate stu-

dents who help with the

team. Each week, the team

focuses on monitoring the re-

cycling by raising awarenessthrough advertisement, plan-

ning events, and puing recy-

cling bins around the Suolk

buildings.

To encourage Suolks

residents and community in-

volved in Recycle Mania, the

Eco-Ambassadors, including

sophomore Jennifer McCourt,

have a few techniques. Mc-

Court, among others, are in-volved in advertising for Re-

cycle Mania. She is currently

hanging posters around all

Suolk buildings to promote

the idea of recycling, espe-

cially during this nationwide

contest. Recycle Mania pro-

vides all of the necessary pro-

motional materials to each

school entered in the contest.

McCourt is also currently

working on a specic poster

that claries what items can

be recycled, composted, and

what is actually trash.

Mosly everything can

be recycled, says McCourt.Although there are items that

cannot be recycled or compos-

ted, McCourt likes to educate

students on dierent ways to

reuse these items instead of

throwing them out. Accord-

ing to McCourt, everything

can be recycled in a dierent

way.

There is also an inside

competition for Recycle Ma-

nia in occurrence. The resi-

dence halls are currently

competing to see who canrecycle the most trash. This

inside challenge is to promote

Recycle Mania and to encour-

age students to recycle ev-

erything they can. The win-

ner of this competition will

be announced in late March.

The competition is made easy

between the dorm buildings

Recycle Mania is back

Melissa Hanson

Journal Staff

with the single stream recy-

cling and the compost binsof the cafeterias, which the

eco-ambassadors hope will

allow for a tight competition.

Whichever hall recycles the

most of their thrown away

materials will win a $200 in-

centive to receive new eco-

friendly appliances. Fresh-

man Camille Serelus says,

recycling is our civic duty,

and plans on taking part in

Recycle Mania this month.

When Suolk began mea-

suring the amount of waste

materials the school was only

recycling 20 percent. Suolk

has been developing its dedi-cation to recycling and going

green through recent years

and is constantly increasing

the percentage of trash re-

cycled. This will be the sixth

year Suolk has participated

in the Recycle Mania compe-

tition.

We could denitely get

beer, said McCourt on the

current progress of Suolks

recycling, thats the point

of these competitions. As

of this past week, Suolk re-cycled 47 percent of its waste.

Throughout Recycle Mania,

and hopes to increase the

amount of materials recycled

to 50 percent, place in the top

ve of Massachuses cham-

pions, and place in the top 20

percent of the entire country.

"Suffolk has been developing its dedicationto recycling and going green through

recent years and is constantly increasingthe percentage of trash recycled."

Suffolk hopes to place in top ve

The Boston Police Department restarted their website

last Thursday aer it was taken down for six days by the

online group Anonymous, who were upset with how the

department dealt with the Occupy Boston protest, accord-

ing to the Boston Globe. The site was hacked on Feb. 3 and

replaced with a disapproving message to the police and aKRS-One rap video showing images of police brutality, the

reports said. In the duration of the site being down, Boston

police redirected to their Facebook page. Elaine Driscoll, the

Boston police spokeswoman, said there was a criminal in-

vestigation regarding the hacking that is ongoing, according

to the Globe.

On Saturday, excitement was in the air at the local Stop

& Shop in Newport, R.I., where a $336.4 million Powerball

loery ticket was drawn. The winning ticket, displayed

the numbers 1-10-37-52-57 plus Powerball number 11,

was purchased at the Stop & Shop on Bellevue Avenue in

Newport, but a winner has not stepped forward to accept

their winning prize, according by the Boston Globe. The

jackpot is the largest for the state and the third largest for

the game. The winner has approximately one year to step

forward and claim the prize, which can be accepted in in-

stallments over the next 30 years, or as $210 million in cash

immediately. The cost of a Powerball ticket jumped from

$1 to $2 on Jan. 15, in an eort to increase the jackpot, Me-

lissa Juhnowski, spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Lot-

tery, told the Boston Globe. The jackpot will go return to the

participating state if the winner does not come forward af-

ter a years time. The prize can be claimed at Loery head-

quarters, located at 1425 Pontiac Ave. in Cranston, R.I.

Massachuses Bay Transportation Association riders

shared their outrage as the company looks to increase the

fares at a Boston Public Library hearing Monday night, ac-

cording to an article by the Boston Herald. The MBTA faces

$161 million budget decit and looks to raise riders fares

and cut services in aempts to help amend the debt, but

have hired nearly 900 new employees over the past twoyears while dolling out $100,000-plus to hundreds in sala-

ries and overtime, reported the Herald. The anger and

arguments of the overcrowded riders got so heated that

police had to be called in to turn some away. According

to by the Herald , Joe Pesaturo, spokesman for the MBTA,

said the massive amount of overtime was partially due to

a brutal previous winter, the Bruins parade, other winter

storms, and a tropical storm, saying the nearly 900 extra

workers were sometimes necessary.


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Irans secret development

of nuclear weapons has been a

hot topic of controversy over

the last few months but has

recently exploded as the hos-

tile nation threatens to seal o

the Strait of Hormuz, an im-

portant shipping entrance to

the Persian Gulf.

Iran has been an outspo-

ken opponent of Israel, and

Israel of Iran. Two nations,

full of hateful ideology and

equipped with nuclear arms,

seem to be waiting on the

edge of war, or so the media

hype continually tells us.

But there is more truth to

the warmongering and fear

today than ever before. If Iran

does in fact have a nuclear

Tensions between Iran and Israelreaching a boiling point

missile, its no secret that its

target, if actually intended

for use and not just fear of

use, would be Israel, and Is-

raels undisclosed stockpile of

nuclear weapons and staunch

U.S. support oen leads the

small nation with a jingoist

history to feel invincible on

the world stage.

A New York Times Maga-

zine cover story a few weeks

Ally Thibault

Journal Staff

ago featured

a picture of

burning ash-

es spelling

out Israel

VS Iran,

c l a i m i n g

that condi-

tions in the

Middle East

are ripe for

an aack

by Israel.

With the

i n c r e a s e d

threats by

Irans mili-

tary on the

seas, the

s e e m i n g

c o m p l i c -

ity of Asian

powers in re-

fusing to put

sanctions on Iranian oil as the

U.S. and the EU have done,

and the mysterious deaths

of Iranian scientists, intrigue

and escalating danger may be

leading the nations to war.

The U.S., as Israels most

reliable and powerful ally, has

declared it will not let Iran

seize the Strait of Hormuz.

Along with European allies,

sanctions have been placed on

Iranian oil exports, but Asian

powers have been mum on

doing the same. Just as China

and Russia, as members of the

UN permanent security coun-

cil have refused to stand up to

Syria, they will not decry the

actions of Iran.

The sudden deaths of sev-

eral Iranian scientists create

an air of intrigue t for an ac-

tion movie. All parties possi-

bly involved (Israel, the CIA,

and even Iran itself) have de-

nied knowledge or involve-

ment. With no one taking

responsibility or even con-

fessing prior knowledge of

the murders, the world is le

blindly guessing who killed

them and why. This mystery

sparks heated talks and fear

that continues to feed into the

tensions.

The real question isnt re-

ally about Iran and Israel any-

more, but about the U.S. and

Israel and the U.S. and Iran. It

is widely believed that if Isra-

el felt they could survive the

blowback of aacking Iran, it

could be done, if the U.S. is

willing to unequivocally sup-

port Israel against Iran, a con-

troversy oen sidestepped in

American political debates,

then nuclear weapons could

be used.

Irans increased hostil-

ity through action, instead of

long rambling UN speeches,

has the world worried about

their intentions, has develop-

ing nuclear arms been moti-

vated by a desire for respect

and aention or does Iran re-

ally plan on challenging Israel

and the U.S.?

The U.S. and the world

will nd itself in a sticky situ-

ation soon if either nation de-

cides to aack, piing proxy

superpowers against proxy

superpowers. Instead of fall-

ing into the trap of fear, the

powers that be and the public

must keep a level head and

diplomatic aitudes, a seri-

ous challenge for enemies like

Iran and Israel.

Photo courtesy of World Press Oragnization


7/20


As violence continued to

worsen in Syria this week-

end, the Arab League pro-

posed a joint peacekeeping

mission with the U.N. This

mission would oversee the

rebuilding process aer both

parties agree to a cease-re.

The Syrian government re-

jected the proposal, claiming

that any Arab League resolu-

tion is non-binding since

the League suspended Syria

in January. Despite this, the

League is aempting to push

the resolution through the

U.N.

As foreign diplomats

were working hard to save

the people of Syria, the gov-

ernment, led by president

Bashar al-Assad, continued

its onslaught of civilians,

most notably in the city of

Homs. Parts of the city were

subjected to heavy artillery

shelling for the eighth straight

day, and activists claimed

that government forces were

strapping captured civilianson tanks to use as human

shields.

The violence continued

in other cities as well. Twin

blasts rocked buildings in the

city of Aleppo this weekend,

killing 28 people. The reb-

els blamed the government,

while the government arib-

uted the aacks to al-Qaeda.

Despite their condemnation

of the Assad regime, U.S.

intelligence backed up his

claim, saying that the aack

seemed to be the handiwork

of the group. Later in the

weekend, a video of al-Qaeda

leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

surfaced in which he backs

the uprising.

In Damascus, a high

ranking general was assassi-

nated in front of his home by

armed gunmen. It cannot be

conrmed exactly who was

responsible for his death, but

the aack can most likely be

contributed to the rebels. The

general, Dr. Issa al-Khouli,

ran a military hospital in Da-

mascus and is believed to be

a member of al-Assads inner

circle. The capital of Syria has

remained relatively quiet at

this point in the conict, al-though reports of skirmishes

in the suburbs have emerged

over the last couple of weeks.

According to CNN, Syri-

an state news announced that

a copy of a new constitution

is in the hands of President

Assad. When the new consti-

tution is approved, Syria will

have passed the most impor-

tant stage of laying down the

constitutional and legal struc-

ture to take the country to a

new era of cooperation with

all spectrums of the Syrian

people to achieve what we all

aspire for in terms of devel-

oping our country to draw a

brilliant future for next gener-

ations, Assad was quoted as

saying by Syrian state news.

To this point, Assads

words have been nothing but

hollow. The killing is showing

no signs of leing up. It must

also be remembered that

Assad has promised an end

to violence several times and

has not come through. The

real hope for Syrias future

lies with the Arab League and

the U.N., and whether or not

they can agree on a plan for

the quarrelling country.

Violence continues in SyriaMatt Bacon

Journal Staff

Photo courtesy of Flikr user Maggie Osama

Violence spreads from the city of Homs onto other parts of the country after thegovernment begins a violent retaliation against the protesters


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worldBRIEFS

South America

Europe

Middle East

February 15, 2012

MANAMA, Bahrain Protest broke out throughout the

small island nation as the Shiite minorities celebrated the

one year anniversary of their rise against the Sunni leaders

on Tuesday. According to the Hungton Post the main Sunni

opposition group, Al Welfaq, clashed with the revolutionar-

ies during their scheduled demonstration of independence.

Authorities sent armored vehicles as reinforcements to

predominantly Shiite villages and are seeking prosecution

against Al Welfaq. The extremist group was acknowledged

but mostly ignored by the government when it came to ac-

tions against Shiites. Six Americans were detained in the

protests and were sent back to the United States due to vio-

lations of their Visas.

CHICHIGALPA, Nicaragua A mysterious disease has

been aecting Central America for the past 10 years, caus-

ing over 24,000 deaths in El Salvador and Nicaragua alone

and reaching as far south as Panama and all the way up as

the Southern tip of Mexico. The Hungton Post reports that

the disease aects the individuals kidneys, causing them

to fail and ood the body with toxins. The people aected

the most are males living a life of manual labor or in the

sugar elds in the Pacic Coast of Central America. Scien-

tists believe that the disease manifests itself due to the hard

labor. "The thing that evidence most strongly points to is

this idea of manual labor and not enough hydration," said

Daniel Brooks, a professor of epidemiology at Boston Uni-

versity's School of Public Health. Nonetheless, the epidemicis quickly running out of control, leading the Nicaraguan

government to seek international help.

MOSCOW, Russia The Ukrainian activist group FE-

MEN held a protest in front of Russian gas giant Gasprom

and the policies of Vladimir Putin. Interestingly, despite the

11 degree weather, the protesters were topless. The activ-

ist group was apparently targeting Putins policies against

the Ukraine, denying the country of the gas it needs to stay

alive this brutal winter. "Topless protests are probably the

strongest and most eective form of peaceful and nonvio-

lent protests to aract aention," said Anna Hutsol, one of

the groups leaders. "You can throw a grenade, go on hunger

strike, blow something up or shoot someone. Or you can go

out topless," Hutsol said.


9/20


The JournalTakes OnIssues...

- Bacon is a wonderful name

Plus 800 points

- The sorority

Plus 690 points

- "Who is Paul McCartney?"

Minus 1138 points

- One less Giants fan on staff

Plus 300 points

- Girls that would "let" Chris Brown hit

them

Minus 2000 points

- Say cheese with Mike G!

Plus 555 points

- Lin-sanity

Plus 170 points

- Donahue cafe closes at 4

Minus 400 points

- Whitney Houston can no longer

"love you." :(

Plus 1234 points

- Kennedy had an affair -- shocker

Minus 750 points

Total points this week = -539

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Hang out, charm, andschmooze with the ones close

to you because Venus is allyours this week. Its time to

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Youre super popular thisweek, so enjoy the companyof others and the enlighten-ing conversations they mightbring. Keep your eyes on that

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How does adventure sound?Get out there and try new

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There is lots of passion in yourweek as you start to see

things as black or white. Youwill appreciate beauty more,

as well.

Your energy is drained thisweek, so dont deny yourselfthe extra sleep. Romance will

be cute and affectionate,and lled with small gifts.

Youll have super amounts ofmotivation this week, so dontlet it go to waste. Channelingit into having one of the bestTuesdays ever is a good idea.

That charming someone isright around the corner and

along with that will come lotsof delightful days. Maybe

someone at work?

Its time to have fun and letthe sparks y, but you also

need to place your domesticlife as a priority. Both will beimportant, so balance well.

Everything you want to getdone, you can do it, every-thing. The days are blurring

by, but thats just a sign thatyoure doing it right.

Money is on your mind, fromhow to get it to how to spendit. All you really want is more

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10/20


FIGMENT and the Rose

Kennedy Greenway have

teamed up to install Winter

Lights, a display of LED lit

artwork along the winding

park pathways that run from

Chinatown to the North End.

As a pure volunteer op-

eration, FIGMENT relies on

creative artists to submit pro-

posals for public art display

and help make art more ap-preciated and accessible to all

of the citys residents, artists

and viewers alike. FIGMENT

seeks to provide imagination

and innovation to underuti-

lized public spaces, providing

a free space for families and

neighbors to meet and enjoy

art together.

Winter Lights accom-

plishes this by lighting up

the beautiful Greenway

parks that meander through

crowded streets and build-

ings with colorful, innovative

new art. Beginning in Chi-

natown Park, between Beech

Street and Essex Street, color-

changing LED lights lead the

viewer on a walk stretching to

the North End.

Featuring rotating in-

stallations from January to

March, Winter Lights has al-ready taken down some dis-

plays. Fish Luminaries, which

ran until the rst week of Feb-

ruary, was comprised of larg-

er-than-life paper lantern sh,

a Chinese symbol of prosper-

ity to celebrate the Chinese

New Year. A launch party for

the outdoor exhibit hosted by

'Winter Lights' spread across GreenwayAlly ThibaultJournal Staff

FIGMENT and the Greenway

also included musical and

dance performances.

Today, a winter walk

through the Greenway is il-

luminated by creative pieces

that use abstract sculpture

and colored light. The Blue-

way, a twisted line of pulsing

lights, forms the illusion of

water running through a dry

streambed of rock in China-

town Park. The implied mo-

tion of the structure, along

with the subtle, soothing uc-tuation of colored light, cre-

ates a sense of peace and clar-

ity. The sculpture hangs over

higher rocks at the end of the

streambed to make a mock

waterfall of color.

Floodlights cast vary-

ing colors across the pave-

ment light the way for walk-

ers to continue the journey

into the next string of Gre-

enway parks just outside of

the Financial District. Dewey

Square, the former site of theOccupy Boston camp, is still

roped o for more renova-

tion but small trees lining the

sidewalk around it are strewn

with so white string lights.

The serenity continues to

thrive between the trac of

Surface Road. As the paths

approach the waterfront,

complex geometrical sculp-

tures break up the grass and

rock. Emiing cool purple

lights, the lantern-like struc-

tures contrast the hot reds and

A "waterfall" in Chinatown Park.

Photo by Ally Thibault

A "river" through Chinatown Park.

Photo by Ally Thibault

yellows of car lights speeding

past on either side.

Just before the foun-

tains by Hanover Street in

the North End, towering, at

sculptures radiate with glow-

ing neon light. Pulsating

blues, greens and reds light

up the grass from above.

The FIGMENT display

enriches the nature beauty

of the Greenway by incorpo-

rating modern structure and

electric visuals. As the mild

winter gives way to a warm

spring, the innovative art-

work shouldnt be missed on

an evening stroll.

Last Friday, The Whitest

Kids U Know performed at

Royale Nightclub downtown

for the next stop on their 2012

tour, which is celebrating the

ve-year run of their show onFUSE and later IFC.

The Whitest Kids U Know

formed in 2000 when Trevor

Moore created the group

as most of its members met

while aending The School of

Visual Arts (SVA), except for

Timmy William who joined

the group a year later. Aer

the groups rise in success at

the school, it detached from

SVA and hired actor Darren

Trumeter to join. In 2005, the

group started to work with

Jim Biederman (known for

his work with The Kids in the

Hall), who helped the group

have their show picked up

by Fuse, on which the show

became an instant success be-fore moving to IFC with pri-

marily uncensored content.

The sketch comedy show

is known for black humor,

satire and lurid style. The

show did not disappoint as

the troupe members Trevor

Moore, Zach Cregger, Darren

Trumeter, Sam Brown, and

Timmy Williams performed

a collection of fan-favorite

skits including Abe Lincoln,

The Grapist, Taoo Par-

lor among other hilarious

skits that kept the sold-out

crowd laughing all night. The

group also screened a couple

of wiy but taboo skits that

the IFC channel wouldnt al-

low them to air, both of whichreceived great approval from

the audience.

Live content from their

ve-year run was the shows

main highlight. Fans could

be heard yelling some of the

punch lines in excitement, as

this show was clearly put on

for them. Although the venue

itself is medium in size, the

comics made it feel like an

intimate session as they in-

teracted with the crowd. The

pacing of the show was near

perfect, as I didnt know what

to expect next since it was

brutally impulsive and spo-

radic and they never seemed

to miss a beat. The material,

while not brand-new, felt re-freshed and rejuvenated as

The Whitest Kids went from

satire on politics, to culture,

to everything in between.

The boys told the audience

that they appreciated ev-

eryone coming out, as they

didnt expect many people to

be there and that this was to

be the largest show on their

tour. They also came to Bos-

ton to show their lm The

Civil War on Drugs, which

is composed of clips from the

show as two stoners wander

through the war believing it

was about drug legalization.

The group had a viewing of

the lm later that night ac-

companied by a Q&A at theBrale Theater in Cambridge.

The Whites Kids U Know

later hung around to sell and

sign merchandise for fans.

They truly made their fans

happy to the best of their abil-

ity, evidently showing they

love fan interaction by talking

to and taking pictures with as

many people as they could.

Dave Frederick

Journal Staff

Sketch comedy in review: The Whitest Kids U Know


11/20


Presented by toUch Per-

formance Art, AcousticaElec-

tronica is a project building

in Boston for the past year to

combine classical music, clas-

sical dance and art into onehuge immersion for an audi-

ence.

Its bringing the world

of electronic dance music to-

gether with the classical mu-

sic that we love in a very in-

novative way through music

and dance, said Colin Thur-

AcousticaElectronica: a new approach

mond, co-founder and artist

director.

The show kicked o its

rst performance last Fri-

day at Oberon and is booked

again this Friday. The past

nine months have been spent

catering the show to the lo-

cation, a space having never been used for an electronic

music event.

They call Oberon a the-

ater club, and I think thats a

nice way to dene it because

its halfway between a theater

performance space and a real

nightclub, said Thurmond.

Classical, electronic via musicians, DJs, dancers[The show] is something

people can watch on stage

but also pulls the audience

into the performance, added

Rich Chwastiak, one of the

performers. Youre going to

see stu happening around

you, drawing your aention

to all 360 degrees of the room

and also through the audi-

ence. Youre not only going to

dance and have a good time,

but youre also part of the

show.

The ve-hour event be-

gins with live DJ sets, fol-

lowed by the classical-meets-

electronic music performance

and ending with closing DJs.

Both opening and closing sets

are lineups of local talent:

David Day and George Vala

played last week; Mike Swells

and Randy Deshaies are on

this week.

Were honored to have

some of Bostons best talent,

guys who have been pio-

neering the electronic music

scene, said Thurmond. I

think theres a real sense ofcollaboration in the city. I

think we have an absolute

dream team.

Also featured are dancers

joining together to re-invent

the typical go-go style, blend-

ing it with modern ballet im-

provised movement.

Angela Bray

Journal Staff

Photo by Alina Czekala

Photo by Alina Czekala

The performance between

opening and closing DJ sets is

one fusing live musicians and

instruments to combine clas-

sical and electronic music.

Chwastiak, aka The Wig, in-

corporates live performance

elements into a live DJ set.

The classically-trained per-

cussionist with a Masters

from the New England Con-

servatory uses CDJs, an in-

strument called the drum-

KAT and LED-tipped drum

sticks to mix live with other

professionally-trained classi-

cal musicians on stage.

He compared the show

to live performances like

those of Trentemller and

SBTRKT, who also demon-

strate live musicians and

instruments tied through

not only electronics but also

acoustics.

Were working with a

composer named Athena

Adamopoulos and try to do

a combo of not just classical

stu, but also things peo-

ple will know, said Thur-

mond. We create great

electronic music that pays

homage to our roots as clas-

sical artists.

Tonight, the Re:Set crew

is hosting AEREA at Phoe-

nix Landing. Re:Set resident

DJs Mark Ingram and Ran-

dy Deshaies will be playing

with George Vala and Audio

Prophecy of AEREA. Proper

house music all around. [19+]

Cassadee Pope, known

as Hey Monday lead singer,

will be solo at Brighton Music

Hall tonight. [All ages]

GLOW Boston is throw-

ing beads everywhere for

this weeks Mardi Gras par-

ty. Dance to electro, house

and top 40 remixes spun by

Glowkids, Fuse, SirMayV,

and RaterNation while en-

joying energy drink samples

from blast Energy. [18+]

Rumor encourages par-

tygoers not to wait for the

weekend, and to head out

to the Warrenton St. club on

Thursdays for house, electro,

dubstep, and traces of trance

from resident and guest DJs.

This week has DJ Massive,

Barrington and Commandah

Panda on the decks. [21+]

The best drum & bass can

be heard Thursday at Ele-

ments, Bostons longest-run-

ning dance night. Wilkinson

and Cyantic will be hiing

Phoenix Landing from the

UK. [19+]

White Rabbit DJs Jay

K and Damien Paul will be

playing with Shar4 and Spife

when Wonderland does

Valentines Day at RISE on

Friday. Following the four

hours of house, techno and

multi-genre electronic dance

music, Ma Darey and Tyler

Michaud will ll the upstairs

with trance until 6 a.m., while

the ElecSonic crew holds

down the lounge. [18+]

Across the bridge, pap/

hip-hop crew Doomtree will

be puing on a show at Mid-

dle East Downstairs. [18+]

Saturday, Ted Billings of

local rock group Age Rings

will be on stage at P.A.s

L o u n g e .

[21+]

Need an

after-party?

The crme

of Rhode

Island's un-

d e r g r o u n d

scene will

run RISE

from 1 to

6 a.m. Je

LeClair, In-

somnia, Dan

G., Tony

D i s p i r i t o ,

The Red

One, and Danielle Diamond

will keep both oors bursting

with dance music. [18+]

Royale is celebrating

Mardi Gras early on Saturday.

Move to top 40 dance music

by resident DJ Braun Draper.

[21+]

Per usual, True Crew will

Your Week: Club NightsAngela Bray

Journal Staff

Photo by Angela Bray

pack the Phoenix Landing

with bass for the Drop on

Sunday. [21+]

Ceremonys THUD!

Night will have DJs Shivar

and Static playing industri-

al and EBM all night Mon-

day at An Tua Nua. [21+]


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PAGE 12

Paul McCartney"Kisses on the Boom"

Great to see McCartney re-

lease yet another solid album

in his career. Sir Paul goes

back to the Jazzy routes of his

childhood and delivers some

more memorable songs to his

already legendary musical

career.

-Alex Hall

The Beatles

"Yesterday"

I'm not half the man I used

to be.

-Derek Anderson

Paul McCartney & Wings

"Live and Let Die"

Best Bond theme ever.

-Je Fish

Paul McCartney

"Good Evening New York

City"

McCartney is a living legend

and all his albums are worth

listening to.-Mike Giannaasio

February 15, 2012

staffsounds

Grammys: Journal takes

I didnt watch the whole

show, but I was glad to see

a great performance by SirPaul McCartney. I was equal-

ly horried to see how many

people on Twier didnt even

know who he was. Speaking

of Twier, all those girls say-

ing Chris Brown can hit me

any time. Disgusting. Also,

Born This Way should have

one Album of the Year. It ap-

proaches a number of impor-

tant issues like being comfort-

able with who you are (Born

This Way) and the moment

right before death (Edge ofGlory), and was eclectic in its

music styles.

-Je Fish, editor-in-chief

Paul McCartney edition

Skrillex winning three

Grammys?! Sweet way to rep

electronic music, especiallyfrom an American artist. I am

kind of sad to see him as the

only winning representation

of EDM; although dubstep is

denitely blowing up, what

about trance, electro and all

the subgenres of house music

that havent been acknowl-

edged? But the fact that dead-

mau5 and David Guea were

highlighted, even though

theyre mainstream now,

leaves me and other die-hard

EDM fans anxious to see whocan work their way in next

year.

-Angela Bray, A&E editor

The Grammys started o with a bang having Bruce Springs-

teen and the E Street Band open the show, with that momen-

tum carrying on through the rest of the night. The award show

did a ne job paying homage to the greats of the past, with

The Beach Boys reuniting, Paul McCartney performing some

timeless hits and new songs and of course the tribute to late

singer Whitney Houston. That doesnt mean the modern art-

ists were showed up however, with Adele owning the night,

winning a record six awards. I did feel that Katy Perry and

Nicki Minaj went a bit over the top with their appearances last

night. While both artists are known for their ability to capture

the public eye with their outts, theres a line between innova-

tive and just plain out there. Overall, the night was certainly

an entertaining one and with Adeles record seing night andthe Beach Boys reunion alone, this is one that will be remem-

bered for some time.

-Alex Hall, sports editor

Rock music seemed to make a comeback at the Grammy's

this year with the Foo Fighters taking home ve awards. In

his acceptance speech, frontman Dave Grohl emphasized the

importance of learning to play from the soul, saying that mu-sic doesn't have to sound perfect or come from the work of a

computer. But then, despite his comments, he played along-

side EDM stars like Deadmau5 and David Guea. Electronica-

rock hybrid acts, like Skrillex and Deadmau5, were the real

winners this year, exploding onto the popular music scene by

cuing popular rock's ties to the guitar and instead creating

their sound from a computer. While the rise of techno-rock

may be dismaying to fans of classic guitar rock, at least they

can take comfort in knowing that Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga

didn't win anything this year.

-Ally Thibault, asst. A&E

What occurred on the Internet during and aer the 54th Gram-

my Awards was further proof that the upcoming generation isdoomed if they dont get their act together. Between the social

media updates endorsing and encouraging Chris Browns do-

mestic violence and the tweets questioning who Paul McCart-

ney was, I was wildly discouraged. Its a sick and twisted thing

to see such support for a physical abuse and eye-opening to

see how quickly people forget about something they were so

livid about in the not-so-distant past. Plus, if you are knowl-

edgeable enough to tweet, you should know who the hell Paul

McCartney is. End of story.

-Derek Anderson, managing editor

'Walking Dead' returnsIvan Favelevic

Journal Staff

It has been almost four

months since the shocking

mid-season break le the sur-vivors in The Walking Dead

at a standstill. The group was

divided about what to do

with the way Hershel was

dealing with the walkers

some wishing to respect his

choice and live peacefully in

his land, and others, more no-

tably Shane, choosing to take

maers in the own hands and

kill every walker in sight. It

eventually leads the group to

open up the barn and shoot

the entirety of Hershels

sick family. In the end, the

most notable discovery was

nding Sophia as a walker

and Ricks gut-wrenching de-

cision to shoot her.

As more than eight mil-

lion people turned up to shat-

ter cable television records,

the season picked up with

even more divergence among

the group. Hershel demands

that all of Ricks group leave

the farm. Within Ricks group,

Shane is growing farther

apart, claiming that Rick was

aiding Hershel and endanger-

ing the group. Their relation-

ship is reaching a tangible

breaking point as they cannot

seem to agree on anything,

much less the future of the

group.

Dale continues his pa-

ternal control over Andrea,

asking her to stay away from

Shane, as he knows what

kind of man he is. Aer the

confrontation he and Shane

had earlier in the season, Daleis straight up telling Lori he

wants him to leave the group.

Aer Hershel goes miss-

ing, Dale and Glenn go look-

ing for him at a local bar.

The scene actually allows for

some deeper character devel-

opment for the doctor. They

expose his aws and one

SPOILER ALERT!

see WALKING DEAD page 13


13/20


artsBRIEFS

Whitney Houston dead at 48

Bonnaroo 2012line-up announced

Boston is no stranger to

good food. And now, the na-

tion may be geing a taste

of our wicked local avor. A

campaign has begun to bring

season ten of Top Chef to Bos-

ton.

The campaign, called

You Goa Try Boston, was

launched last week by the

Boston-based marketing rm,

Digitas. It is a faction of the

rms pro bono work for the

city to help promote areas like

Downtown Crossing where

Digitas is based.

We want the produc-

ersofTop Chef to be inspiredby the passion around dining

and drinking and bring the

show to our city, said Ex-

ecutive Creative Director of

Digitas, Rob Rizzo, in an in-

terview with Lisa DeCanio on

Bostoninno.com.

Top Chef is a popular re-

ality competition show air-

ing on Bravo, on which chefs

compete against each other in

culinary challenges. The con-

testants are judged by a pro-

fessional panel of judges from

the food industry. Previous

lming locations include San

Francisco, Los Angeles, Mi-

ami, Chicago, New York City,

Las Vegas, Washington DC,

and San Antonio.

This has many local fans

asking, why not Boston?

Fans of the show are post-

ing on Facebook and Twier

about what makes Boston a

great city for a competition

like this. Digitas is asking

Bostonians to post their favor-

ite culinary likings, including

fancied restaurants, dives,

bars, plates, and recipes.Many have uploaded photos

of their favorite Boston eater-

ies and dishes, even geing a

few local chefs to join in.

Everybody has their

personal You Goa Try fa-

vorites, said Rizzo in the

Bostoninno.com interview.

It might be the cupcakes at

Cakeology, a new appetizer

'Top Chef' in Boston?Brian HolakJournal Staff or drink at Scholars, or a fa-vorite jewelry store, boutique anything! So the hashtag

is just an easy device to brag

about a favorite nd in the

neighborhood. But it goes be-

yond Downtown Crossing to

the entire city. And beyond.

The campaign is spread-

ing across social media net-

works including Twier and

Facebook with the #YouGot-

taTryBoston hashtag, an easy

way to brag about a favorite

nd in the neighborhood.

With Suolks campus

central to some of Bostons

greatest restaurants and bak-

eries, students are in support

of the campaign.

Boston has heart, saidsophomore Jackie Bresnahan.

It also has a lot of personal-

ity and it would be exciting to

see [Top Chef] in town.

There are a lot of a-

vors here, said sophomore

Amanda Davey. Boston is a

great example of the melting

pot theory that America pre-

scribes to.

Iconic singer Whitney Houston died suddenly in a Bev-

erly Hills hotel room bathtub on Saturday at age 48, leav-

ing many to speculate the cause of her death. Initial reports

claim she drowned in the tub, but the Los Angeles County

coroners oce later ruled there was not enough water in her

lungs to suggest drowning as the cause of death. The coro-

ners oce says it is too early to speculate on the cause ofdeath until toxicology reports results are released. Obvious-

ly that hasnt stopped anyone from trying TMZ and MTV

have both been running stories suggesting a mix of alcohol

and prescription drugs, including Xanax recovered from

the hotel room, caused the singers untimely end. Houstons

18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was admied to the

hospital for a high-anxiety panic aack aer hearing the

news but has since been released. Houstons musical legacy

was honored at the Grammys on Sunday, but, sadly, it seems

she will also be remembered for her longtime struggles with

drugs and alcohol.

The lineup for this years Bonnaroo festival has just been

announced, featuring headliners including Red Hot Chili

Peppers, Radiohead and Phish. The 11th annual festival will

take over Manchester, Tennessee from June 7 to 10 with a

strange mix of genres taking the stage. From the newly re-

united Beach Boys to Skrillex to Feist, the festival promises

something for everyone. Four days of camping out in the el-

ements of the Tennessee wilderness may seem like a grubby,

hippie experience but the festival grounds are equipped with

showers, a general store, cra shopping, and art installations.Tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 18 for about $250

each unfortunately not within the hippie lifestyle budget.

Photo by Flickr user rocknroll_guitar

grows to understand why he

held the walkers for so long.

In what seems like a cheap

shot, Lori gets into a car acci-

dent aer running over

a walker and freaking

out on the wheel. As

the episode ended she

was le crashed on the

road without anybody

knowing what has hap-

pened to her.

Another subplot is

thrown in as Hershels

daughter mysterious-

ly faints and is le in

some sort of coma for

no discernible reason.

The people at the farm

say she is in shock but

it seems strange con-

sidering her close en-

counter with a walker

earlier in the episode.

The hour-long episode

closes as two men enter the

bar where Hershel, Glenn and

Rick are in. They claim they

have been traveling on the

road for a long time and wish

to nd some place to stay per-

manently. Rick explains to

them that they cannot stay in

Hershels farm, but the ten-

sion rises as their demands

become harsher. Eventually

one of the men pulls a gun on

Rick, but Rick is quicker and

shoots both of them in cold

blood. The lack of remorse in

his part may show a change

in character, maybe akin to

something Shane

was experiencing as

he shot Otis.

Overall, this

proved to be a sat-

isfying return for

the series. They

are clearly leaving

much of the zom-

bie slaying aside

for some deeper

character develop-

ment. It is a good

sign, seeing how in

the end, many of the

people in the group

are still strangers to

each other. The new

plot developments

carve a clear path

for the remainder

of the season which is sure to

end with another major rev-

elation as we prepare for sea-

son three.

from WALKING DEAD page 12

'Walking Dead' a satisfying return

There are a lot of avors here. Boston is a great example

of the melting pot theory that America prescribes to.


14/20


Reveres newly elected

Mayor Dan Rizzo is shaking

up the leadership in his citys

police department aer stat-

ing the public has lost con-dence in the police force. Aer

years of tragedy and shame

marred the department, Rizzo

ousted Chief Terence Reardon

from his position and named

Lieutenant Joseph Cafarelli

as acting-chief. In 2007, o-

A.P. Blake

Journal Staff

duty ocer Dan Talbot was

shot dead behind Revere

High School while drinking

with other o-duty ocers.

The city was devastated and

a whirlwind of questions and

concerns arose.

Just a few months ago,

the citys condence took an-

other hit when it was discov-

ered by an investigative news

team that one of Reveres of-

cers was siing at home

for hours at a time while on

the clock. The police depart-

ments leadership claimed

there was no knowledge that

this was happening.

At a time where cities

and towns are pressed for -

nances, Mayor Rizzo made a

good call especially in Re-

vere where crime has been

elevated for years. The de-

partment is understaed and

leadership in the department

has shown a clear lack of

oversight. Mayor Rizzo cam-

paigned on the platform of

reforming the police depart-

ment, citing it as the number

one concern of Reveres resi-

dents.

According to a report

by CBS Boston , acting-chief

Cafarelli is well respectedamongst his peers in the de-

partment. Cafarelli will be a

strong start to a new begin-

ning for the department, with

Mayor Rizzo and the Reveres

city council seeking ways to

further reduce crime and take

on a more personal and in-

volved role with the citizens.

Currently, Reveres or-

dinance only allows for the

appointment of its own o-

cers to the position of chief.

The council, however, is in

the process of changing that,

which would allow them to

bring in a chief from another

department. Rizzos plan to

restore condence in his citys

law enforcement is ambitious,

but by no means unachiev-

able. Many cities and towns

on the North Shore are in

similar circumstances, with

questions surrounding their

police departments.

At this time, other mayors

and town managers should be

taking note. It is time to follow

Rizzos lead and revamp lead-

ership. Leadership should

be providing oversight and

maintaining function within

their departments.

Replacementfor Revere PDa good call

Photo courtesy of Flickr user anarchitect

Mayor Dan Rizzo is trying to live up to his campaignpromise of cleaning up the police department.

We at the Journal feel thatit is necessary to address the

current situation involving

Rupert Murdochs British

Tabloid, The Sun. Over the

past weekend, ve senior

writers for the publication

were arrested over allegations

of bribing public ocials.

This comes o the heels of a

scandal at one of Murdochs

other publications, The News

of the World , in which mul-

tiple writers were arrested

for being involved in a major

phone tapping scandal lead-

ing to a complete shutdown

of the tabloid. Murdoch is a

modern day media mogul,

but oen the institutions un-

der his reign are the cause

for controversy. It is no secret

that he is the owner of the Fox

News Network, which has of-

ten been challenged in terms

of its credibility.

Where there is smoke,

there is sure to be re. How

many times can we give this

man the benet of the doubt

without at least once ques-

tioning what his true motives

really are? His organizations

are clearly not all that con-cerned with journalistic integ-

rity. The Sun, which Murdoch

has described as his pride and

joy, is notorious for publish-

ing pictures of naked actress-

es and aacking any critics

vehemently and viciously.

The man has successfully

created a monopoly in the me-

dia, controlling multiple pub-

lications and news stations,

pumping out insane amount

of bias, which stinks of the

dirty scent of corruption and

control. And we have no one

to blame but ourselves, for

leing one of the few checks

and balances to the govern-

ment become tainted by this

monster.

So now its also up to us

to pick up the pieces. As we

move forward to the profes-

sional world, we must take it

upon ourselves to do right in

the journalism eld, report-

ing accurately and spreading

the truth, removing alternate

goals from our vision. Yes,

the news is supposedly ob-

jective, but being human is a

contradiction to such an ideal.

We as journalists are not ob-jective, but probably the most

subjective, because we decide

and control what makes a sto-

ry and what doesnt. We act as

the gatekeepers and need to

keep ourselves in check with

one another.

A community of journal-

ists is vital because we keep

one another in check. We help

each other decide on an ulti-

mate truth worth reporting

to the public. We as an entity

aempt to inspire change and

reformation, remove corrup-

tion, and empower the public

with knowledge of the society

in which they live.

Which is why Murdochs

empire needs to be disman-

tled. He is a metal sliver in

the worlds nger, the ex-

cruciating stubbed toe on a

raised doorframe, the scent of

garbage day during a ne pic-

nic. Murdoch: the antithesis

of truth. We will continue to

work toward a beer society

through our reporting and

presentation of the news.

Staff Editorial


15/20


Ally Thibault

Journal Staff

Megan Dutra

Journal Contributor

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Intel Photos

Recently there have been

many complaints about the

unsatisfactory legislation

through congress about haz-

ing and bullying in Boston

schools. Victims of these not

only physical, but mental

atrocities have begun to come

forward to their local rep-

resentatives and demanded

more laws prohibiting and

enforcing anti-bullying cam-

puses.

Hazing, as stated in the

current Massachuses Gen-

eral Law Code is dened as,

any conduct or method of

initiation into any student or-

ganization, whether on pub-

lic or private property, which

willfully or recklessly endan-

gers the physical or mental

health of any student or other

person. (Chapter 269: Sec-

tion 17) Some would argue

that this term is too vague and

does not include any conduct

of bullying in a general sense.

Although there are conse-

quences in the law about the

punishment of a ne and pos-

sible one year sentencing in a

house of correction, the duty

of enforcement is put mostly

on every campus, or second-

ary institution. Many think

there can be more that can be

done on a state or local level

to make sure none of these

horrible acts are being com-

mied.

Boston area colleges are

stepping up to try to assess

the situation on a dierent

level. Now, according to the

law, every student participat-

ing in Greek Life on campus

must aend a hazing informa-

tion session and sign a con-

tract to their schools promis-

ing there will be no foul play.

Suolk University hosts one

of these hazing information

sessions every year and it is

mandatory for all participat-

ing in Greek Life.

Many other schools are

following along the same

lines, but nothing has been

done on a legal level to pre-

vent bullying and hazing

from the start. As social net-

working sites are becoming

more accessible and public,

the information wrien or

posted about people can re-

ally have an impact. Whether

the student is geing bullied

by peers or forced into a situ-

ation they dont want to be in,

there is permanent damage to

that person and the one com-

miing the damage should be

punished.

The law currently puts

the institution in charge of

reporting and enforcing these

set hazing and bullying laws,

but sometimes, the institution

is not enough. The law states:

Each institution of second-

ary education and each public

or private institution of post-

secondary education shall

le, at least annually, a report

with the regents of higher

education and in the case of

secondary institutions, the

board of education, certify-

ing that such institution has

complied with its responsibil-

ity to inform student groups,

teams, or organizations and

to notify each full-time stu-

dent enrolled by it of the pro-

visions of this section and sec-

tions seventeen and eighteen

and also certifying that said

institution has adopted a dis-

ciplinary policy with regard

to the organizers and partici-

pants of hazing, and that such

policy has been set forth with

appropriate emphasis in the

student handbook or simi-

lar means of communicating

the institutions policies to its

students. (Chapter 269: Sec-

tion 19) This clearly shis the

responsibility to educate and

prevent any foul play onto

the institutions when most

will argue this is a full legal

maer.

Hazing, whether physi-

cal, mental or emotional, will

negatively aect all parties

involved not only while in

school but into the future,

said Emily Swartz, Suolks

Theta Phi Alpha Risk Man-

ager. Hazing deserves to be

illegal because that kind of

permanent damage is not to

be taken lightly.

Mass hazing laws need changes

Obama fails at Super PACAer criticizing the con-

troversial rules that govern

Super PAC spending in this

years election, President

Obama and his re-election

campaign have now decided

to support the big bucks fund-

raising entities he once called

a threat to our democracy.

Open mouth. Insert foot.

Priorities USA Action, the

democratic Super PAC that

has been backing Obama, has

seen lackluster fundraisingin comparison to other cam-

paigns Super PACs. But now,

Obama and his team hope to

change that by sending rep-

resentatives from his sta

to speak at their events and

promote them to potential

donors. While law prohibits

the Super PAC and candidate

from directly coordinating,

there is no real denition of

what coordinating means.

Obamas national cam-

paign manager Jim Mes-

sina says there is so much

at stake in this election that

democrats cant allow for

two sets of rules, if repub-

licans are willing to use the

inuence of Super PACs, then

he believes Obama must too.

New election nance laws

and the landmark Citizens

United Supreme Court case

ruling in 2010 have openedthe oodgates for excessive

campaign spending by politi-

cal action commiees (PACs)

and their corporate sup-

porters. Super PACs are al-

lowed to collect an unlimited

amount in cash from anony-

mous donors.

The president has not

made any comments on the

hypocritical position that en-dorsing Super PAC support

has put him in. Aer decrying

the ideas of corporate person-

hood and big moneys inu-

ence in Washington, Obama

has now, even if reluctantly,

embraced the threats to our

democracy as reality.

Messina has done the

sticky job of trying to justify

the ip-op as a necessary, butnot ideal, choice to survive in

the record-seing spending

spree in this election. He ex-

plains that the campaign has

to face the reality of the law

as it currently stands in or-

der to make it through.

That doesnt sound like

the hope and change liberals

are suppose to dole out cash

and support for.Obama won in 2008, be-

fore the birth of Super PACs,

through grassroots fundrais-

ing, with the majority of his

donations coming from ev-

eryday citizens in denomina-

tions as low as ve bucks. In

2008, this strategy gave him

a major spending advantage

over McCain, ultimately al-

lowing him to raise over $750

million: a new record.

Now, $750 million is only

pocket change for an electionand Obamas team is worried

that the power-to-the-people

mantra of grassroots organiz-

ing wont stack up to Super

PACs supported by billion-

aires. Messina and the cam-

paign want you to think that

accepting Super PAC inu-

ence is just the sad reality of

todays politics when really

its a white agObama has

given up on his ideals.

Obama could have cre-

ated some great publicity for

himself by refusing to yield to

Super PACs, championing his

person-to-person grassroots

model as true democracy. In-

stead, the once awe-inspiring

celebrity has decided to cut

his losses and accept defeat

on his principles.

President Obama has abandoned his principles.


16/20


Megan Dutra

Journal Contributor

As the clock ran out at the

end of the second quarter, therewas already a feeling of uncer-

tainty of what is to come for

the second half of the Super

Bowl. Coincidently, a familiar

voice emerged from the dark-

ness that inhabits the same

uncertainty of our country's fu-

ture. The analogy of Americas

second half starting, lled

with hope and ambiguity, was

shown in the faces of workers

in the automobile industry of

Detroit and narrated by Hol-

lywoods Clint Eastwood. For

most viewers the message of

the commercial was unclear.

Was it a car commercial, or was

it more than that?

The response to the com-

mercial was outstanding. With

about 111.3 million watching

the super bowl game on Feb-

ruary 2, 2012, and over 6 mil-

lion viewing the commercial on

YouTube, this Chrysler ad has

denitely made an impact. The

controversy of the commer-

cial's intentions has been con-

fronted by many main source

media outlets.

Many skeptics would like

to point out that this was a po-

litical aack on the automobile

industry bailout with a hidden

positive message of the Obama

administration. Others would

like to say that the lingering

what comes next question

that is assumed with a start of a

second half, would be an impli-

cation of a new beginning for

America. The truth, however, is

the basic meaning of the com-

mercial; job growth and geing

American jobs back on track.

Clint Eastwood, known

mostly for his work in enter-

tainment, is also considered an

inuence in the political arena.

He was once mayor of Carmel,

a city in Northern California,

and is also a registered Repub-

lican, but a bipartisan donor.

Eastwood claims that there

were absolutely no hidden po-

litical implications with the ad.

There is no spin in that ad.

On this I am certain," said East-

wood in a Fox News interview

the next morning aer the ini-

tial air date. "I am certainly not

politically aliated with Mr.

Obama. It was meant to be a

message about job growth and

the spirit of America. I think all

politicians will agree with it. ...

If Obama or any other politi-

cian wants to run with the spir-

it of that ad, go for it."

The responses to this ad

can also be described as anoth-

er way for angry Americans,

on both sides of the political

arena, to complain about bias

media coverage. I see no po-

litical implications, and I be-lieve it was the director's goal

to make it that way. It revolves

around economic hard times

and Americans united to get

out of these hard times says

Eric Kebschull, junior at Suolk

University. Not everything

needs to be politicized when it

comes to anything American.

It's pro America, regardless of

your philosophy on govern-

ment.

Whether a person wishes

to believe the ad had political

subliminal messages or not, the

general outcome of the com-

mercial has been a positive one.

Relating something Americans

take pride in, to something

Americans can still have hope

in and join together to get a

winning score. As history has

shown us, when we work to-

gether as a team, we can accom-

plish the goals we have set for

the future. "That's what we do.

We nd a way through tough

times, and if we can't nd a

way, we'll make one. Yea, it's

halime in America. And our

second half is about to begin."

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Miguel Chajtur

Michael Christina

Journal Staff

Watching the Grammys

on Sunday was straight up de-

pressing. And no, it had noth-

ing to do with the passing of

Whitney Houston. The Gram-

mys may have really just con-

rmed that Im turning into an

old man.

Where do I begin? I feel

obligated to start with this: if

you dont know who Paul Mc-

Cartney is then you should not

be able to listen to any music of

any kind. The fact that Who isPaul McCartney? was trend-

ing on Twier the next day is

a disgrace. I cant lie; I didnt

start really listening to The Bea-

tles until I was in college. BUT I

STILL KNEW WHO PAUL MC-

CARTNEY WAS! The man was

a Beatle for Gods sake.

To me, this just completely

destroys my faith in the young-

er generation. I understand

what its like to be caught up

in the music of the day when

youre young. I mean Im notthat old. With that being said,

though, there was always an

appreciation for older music

and artists. It was cool to re-

late to our parents about the

music from their time. Some of

the best conversations Ive ever

had with my mom have been

listening to tales of Hendrix

and Zeppelin concerts. (Thats

Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin

for those of you who are con-

fused.) My best friends father

has a photo of himself withhair down to his ass wondering

through a eld at Woodstock.

We would have a ball just driv-

ing around with him while

listening to the Easy Rider

soundtrack and hearing stories

from those three epic days.

When I try to piece this

together, I truly do believe a

lack of good music

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