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Farewell, Archer and Donahue

Arts
C. Walsh,
pg. 7

Alumni, faculty share reflections and a bit of loss

Brigitte Carreiro
News Editor

Opinion
Journey,
pg. 9

Storage boxes and move-in

dates have been drifting around
the halls and offices of the
Archer and Donahue buildings
as the end of the buildings
lease is quickly approaching.
As the last days of the
Beacon Hill properties tick by,
students, faculty and alumni
are officially entering the
nostalgic stage.
Senior Associate Dean of
Students Ann Coyne, once a
Suffolk student, graduating
with the class of 1982 with a
communications and speech
degree.
During
Coynes
time at the university, the
campus real estate was almost
unrecognizable from its current
layout.
It was the Mount Vernon
building, Fenton, Archer and
Ridgeway, which wasnt an
academic building, but it was
the student activities center,
Coyne said.
The Sawyer building opened
during Coynes last two years,
which included the main dining
facility on campus and the
library in the basement.
As the campus undergoes
even more changes with
the imminent closing of the

Sports
Hockey,
pg. 11

After three
decades of
change, Stoll
steps away
Sam Humphrey
Managing Editor

When Nancy Stoll arrived

at Suffolk in 1987, students
darted in and out of class on
the tiny Beacon Hill campus. In
the almost three decades since
her tenure as dean of students
began, Stoll has provided many
opportunities to the schools
changing student population.
Stoll, who will retire on June
3, grew the schools division
of student affairs from four
departments to 15 at its largest,
starting
popular
initiatives
like the Journey Leadership
program, the Performing Arts
Office, and the Center for
Community Engagement, to
name a few.
But the school she is leaving
has changed dramatically from
the one she started at.
Suffolk is a very different
institution now than it was in
87 in so many ways that its
almost a new institution, said
Stoll in an interview with the
Journal.
As the university expanded,
Stoll worked to provide more

See STOLL page 3

April 27, 2016

See FAREWELL page 2

Courtesy of Moakley Archive & Institute

Suffolk University has called Beacon Hill, and especially Temple Street,
its home for decades. In just a few short weeks, the offices
and student spaces on this historic street will be vacated as part of a push
for the university to become more central in downtown Boston.
Courtesy of Moakley Archive & Institute

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The Suffolk Journal

April 27, 2016

A peek into the past: Suffolk from the archives

From FAREWELL page 1
Archer and Donahue buildings,
memories of special experiences
sparked sentimentality and
appreciation of the university.
Chris Hill, Suffolk alum and
frequent
adjunct
professor
in the past, said that Archer
holds a special place in his
heart as the old home of the
Communication and Journalism
department.
The CJN office was in
Archer when I was a student,
and thats where we used to
hang out before or after class
or to prepare for an upcoming
debate with Dr. Bob Rosenthal,
Gloria Boone, Vicki Karns, Deb
Geisler and the other amazing
CJN professors, he said. But it
wasnt until I returned to Suffolk
University more recently as an
adjunct professor that I knew
Archer had a special place for
me as a Suffolk student. When I
first passed the Archer building
upon my return, I couldnt
help but take the walk up the
flight of stairs and peek in the
window of the old CJN office.
Archer was also the home
of Suffolk President Thomas
Fulhams office when Coyne was
a student. She remembered a
student-led strike right outside
the first-floor windows of the
Archer building to protest
the discontinuation of service
scholarships
that
granted
prominent student leaders with
awards.
At the time, the university
decided there would be no
more service scholarships, so
we had a strike. We would
go by with signs and yell and
scream, she said.
Coynes four years also saw
the foundation of the annual
Festival of Lights in Temple
Street Park that has still been
a standing tradition among
Suffolk students.
Coyne
shared
her
bittersweet
reflections
on
the loss of the Temple Street
properties, although she said
she understands the fiscal
need to leave the buildings

2016

Courtesy of Moakley Archive & Institute

Craig Martin/Journal Staff

2016

Courtesy of Moakley Archive & Institute

Craig Martin/Journal Staff

The Moakley Archive & Institute has been documenting Suffolks changing
university for decades, showcasing what changes its Beacon Hill properties have
undergone since the Archer building was the original Suffolk Law School.
behind. Still, to her, the heart
of Suffolks campus is leaving
along with Donahue and
Archer.
I think our footprint is
beautiful, but in my mind
Suffolk is still behind the State
House, she said.
Nicole
Dygon,
associate
director of the Office of Student
Leadership and Involvement,

echoed these sentiments on the

offices impending move from
the fourth floor of Donahue.
Im excited for the students
to have new spaces, especially
with all the cool features in the
new building, but I also think
that its sad to leave a little bit
of history, she said. This is the
only building that Ive known,
its the only building that a lot

of the students have known,

but its exciting nonetheless.
Coyne said she is looking
forward to taking advantage of
the many properties that are
still in use.
I think utilizing Sargent
Hall for classes beyond the law
school really is another way to
move the campus forward, she
said.

What wont change, Coyne

said, is Suffolks dedication to
its students.
The thing that hasnt
changed for me is how the
faculty and staff still feel about
students, she said. I think that
feeling of family, that feeling of
helping students to really shine
and make the most of their
lives in all aspects, is still here.

The Student
Government
Association
Executive
Board:
then and now
Courtesy of Moakley Archive & Institute

Colleen Day/Journal Staff

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The Suffolk Journal

Stoll focuses on fond memories of

student achievement, campus development
From STOLL page 1

educational and professional

opportunities to a changing
student body.
The diversity across our
multicultural populations has
increased enormously over the
years Ive been here, and thats
been a wonderful enrichment
to the campus environment in
my view, said Stoll. It was
a very homogeneous student
population in the early days,
and that has changed in ways
that have just been wonderful
to see.
Stoll estimates that there

Ive been
blessed with a lot
of support, a lot of
good support from
the presidents
Ive worked for,
and thats been
wonderful.
-Dean Nancy Stoll
were
125
international
students
attending
Suffolk
when she arrived, far less
than the current international
population of about 1,400.
Even so, Stoll said the
biggest cultural change in her
years at Suffolk was the schools
transition from a commuter
school to a university with
a large on-campus student
population.
That was probably the
biggest shift that I had a role
in managing -- in creating a
residence life structure, and a
system, and a program from
scratch, she said.
Aside
from
the
four
residence halls, the schools
Ridgeway building, Rosalie K.
Stahl Center and 20 Somerset
building have been added to
the campus as the schools
Fenton, Archer and Donahue
buildings became part of its
past. As the campus grew, Stoll
was instrumental in making
sure Suffolks new facilities met
its communitys needs.
Its been wonderful to
have some input into the
quality of those facilities and
the decisions that were made
about how best to make them
meet the students interests
and provide the kind of space
we wanted to see available for

them, especially for the ones

who are living here, she said.
As she leaves the university,
Stoll is happy that current
Senior Associate Dean of
Students Ann Coyne will be
taking on her role.
[Coyne]
will
be
an
extraordinarily capable and
talented dean of students. Shes
an alum of the institution,
which makes it even better, so
she has a great deal of love and
loyalty to Suffolk, said Stoll,
noting that Coyne knows the
students and community very
well from serving in her former
capacity for the past 10 years.
There always are challenges
in helping students find ways
to get involved in campus life,
and in convincing them they
need to do that as part of their
educational experience and as
part of developing leadership
skills and other kinds of
abilities that will help them as
they get along in their career,
said Stoll.
She said some of the areas
Coyne will likely focus on
include expanding the schools
athletic offerings, promoting
new student activity space
in the Sawyer building and
promoting the many ways
students can get involved.
I imagine shes going to
bring some creative ideas to
other ways we can try and do
that and present opportunities
to students that they will
take advantage of and use
to enhance their credentials,
because we know it makes a
difference, Stoll said of Coyne.
In her time as dean, Stoll
said the cooperation from the
universitys presidents allowed
her and her staff to improve

access to opportunities for

students.
Ive been blessed with a
lot of support, a lot of good
support from the presidents
Ive worked for, and thats been
wonderful, said Stoll. Its
allowed us to be creative, to try
new things, to build programs
like the Journey Leadership
Program and get the support
we needed to make those
successful, because students
really wanted those and have
thrived because of them.
Of
her
many
accomplishments at Suffolk
throughout her career, seeing
students
who
overcame
enormous
challenges
and
struggles
finally
reach
commencement
are
her
happiest memories.
Knowing
what
theyve
overcome and what theyve had
to work through to earn their
degree and seeing that happen
is just a huge, proud moment,
not just for me, but for all the
staff in student affairs, Stoll
said.
As new generations of
students enter Suffolk and find
their place in the community,
they will benefit from the
network of programs she
helped put into place.
I think one of the reasons
that I stayed here all these
years was because I felt an
attachment to the student body.
I felt like the work we were
doing was making a difference
for students, Stoll said. Its
been my pleasure to be able to
do whatever I have been able
to accomplish that has made
campus life a rich experience
for the students that have come
through here.

Brigitte Carreiro/Suffolk Journal

A tribute video featuring

students sending Stoll their
best wishes, including juniors
Jonathan McTague and Cameron Viola,
played during the annual
Journey Leadership Awards Banquet.

April 27 2016

Police Blotter
Thursday, April 21
9:57 p.m.
150 Tremont Street

Drug law violation. Closed.

Friday, April 22
5:54 p.m.
10 West Street

Vandlism by graffiti. Investigation.

Friday, April 22
7:52 p.m.
10 West Street

Liquor law violation. Judicial internal.

Saturday, April 23
7:05 p.m.
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Larceny. Investigation.

Sunday, April 24
9:01 p.m.
10 Somerset Street

Larceny. Investigation.

Letter from the Editor:

On behalf of the Journal, I
am delighted to express the
degree to which I am pleased
with my team. Whether it was
breaking news or yesterdays
gossip, we were on top of
every story, treating it like it
was front page news. For us,
putting an edition out every
week was beyond a challenge.
But, with the help of my team,
it was seamless.
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April 27, 2016

Commencement student speaker shares her #SuffolkStory

Brigitte Carreiro
News Editor
Senior
Victoria
Ireton
will take the stage on May
22 as the College of Arts and
Sciences
commencement
student speaker, describing her
experience as a Suffolk student
and what motivated her work
throughout her four years.
The
government
and
philosophy double major said
she shaped her collegiate career
through her student leadership
and the connections she made
through her many positions.
Freshman year I met Dr.
Racheal Cobb, and she gave
me a job in the government
department
planning
the
Student Research Conference,
Ireton said. That began my
involvement at Suffolk.
Following
that,
Ireton
became
an
orientation
leader and the housing and
facilities chair of the Student
Government
Association.
She
said
her
on-campus
involvement introduced her to
people she wont soon forget.
Being engaged on campus
has given me a network of
people who are amazing and
inspiring, she said, naming
her fellow orientation leader

Andrea
Zelano
and
SGA
President Colin Loiselle. I
think of all these people, and I
wouldnt have met any of them
if it wasnt for my involvement.
These are some of the most
inspiring people on campus.
Iretons
commencement
address, she said, will follow
a theme of community and
inspiration, as her personal
story of her two years of
homelessness guided the way
she approached her time at

Suffolk.
A big component of my
speech for graduation will
definitely be focused around
community. I will be touching
upon a few personal points
from my own life and just
how Suffolk has shaped my
experience and my future, she
said.
Her
time
at
Suffolk,
Ireton said, has mostly been
influenced by the opportunities
provided to her by classmates

News Brief
As promised, new bylaws
The Board of Trustees has officially adopted new
bylaws. Chairman Andrew Meyer sent a statement to
the Suffolk community on Tuesday afternoon detailing
the changes made to the Boards outdated bylaws,
which were adopted in a Friday meeting. Some of
the more prominent changes include a term limit
for members of the Board, the establishment of a
University Council that will act as an additional board
of advisers, and the extension of opportunities for
student input. The Board assures all members of the
Suffolk community that the University has been, is and
will be properly governed with an appropriate set of
bylaws as its fundamental and foundational document
for the Universitys governance for many years to
come, said Meyer in the statement.

academic year did not go

unnoticed, Ireton said, but
the class of 2016 grew closer
among the heightened sense of
community.
I
think
the
changes
definitely influenced my class
in the sense that we feel more
connected to the university,
she said. If anything, I think
the changes show how amazing
the community really is and
how we really embrace what
Suffolk stands for.
What Ireton feels most
nostalgic about as she prepares
to depart from the university is
the sense of home that Suffolk
has fostered for her throughout
her four years.
It is my second home, and
leaving home is never easy,
By Facebook user Suffolk SGA she said.
As the class of 2016 takes
their last final exams and
and faculty.
walks the streets of Beacon Hill
I
found
so
many for the final time as Suffolk
opportunities
and
Ive students, Ireton urges her peers
been
successful
in
those and those who will continue
opportunities because of the at
Suffolk
to
remember
support Ive received, she that persistence should be
said. Its been instrumental everyones main motivator.
in helping me have confidence
If you put in the effort at
in myself because of my this university, you will get
background and help me find 10 times the return. There are
those opportunities.
many people who care about
The many changes to the your individual success, and
university
that
transpired theyll help you reach your
throughout
the
2016-2017 goals, she said.

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The Suffolk Journal

April
2014
April16,
27,
2016

Changed campus:

Suffolks global community speaks out

Alexa Gagosz
International Editor

For more than 100 years,

Suffolk University has stood on
and been apart of the Beacon
Hill community. As of this
Summer, part of the identity
of Suffolk and its reputation
for being throughout the
heart of Boston is about to
disappear. With the sale of its
Temple Street properties, the
once spread-out university will
become evidently much more
compact.
Some of the students
studying
abroad
see
the
changes occurring to the Boston
campus and are hesitant to
come back to the United States
next semester.
Sophomore film studies and
production major Matt Brown
has been studying abroad at
the Madrid campus and said
that returning to a changed
campus makes him not know
what to expect, especially
when it comes to the number
of classes that he saw offered
when he registered for classes
for the fall.
The effects of the changes
that Ive experienced here in
Madrid are minimal, excluding
the fact that significantly
less classes were offered,
said Brown. Since the class

offerings when I was trying to

register for the fall semester
were so lacking, it leads me to
believe that its due to the fact
that we have downsized in the
number of classrooms.
Even though he is being
forced to return to the Boston
campus, he is weary that he
may come back to a minimal
amount of classroom and
programing space.

The International Business

Club (IBC) has usually held
their meetings in Sawyer for
the past four years, but have
had events and programs
throughout
the
Suffolkowned Beacon Hill buildings.
However, their biggest concern
as an organization on campus
is how they will recruit new
students, since they planned to
do most of their recruitment at

that it has finally started to hit

her that Archer and Donahue
will no longer be around for
when she comes back to the
Boston campus from Madrid.
For her, the Donahue building
was a comforting space where
she had worked in the Student
Leadership
&
Involvement
(SLI) and Orientation and New
Student
Programs
Offices,
where her chapter meetings

I know tons of people that have been

saying that they dont think the changes
are good or necessary,
and have thought about staying
here in Madrid.
-Matt Brown
Suffolk will really need
to find a way to optimize the
reduced space somehow, said
Brown. Its concerning being
over here in Madrid, and not
seeing the changes that are
happening, because I know
its going to affect so many
students.
Said Brown when asked
if he knows if any others feel
similarly, I know tons of people
that have been saying that they
dont think the changes are
good or necessary, and have
thought about staying here in
Madrid.

the annual Temple Street Fair.

Where
will
the
Fall
involvement fair be, they
asked. [The Temple Street Fair
has] marked the beginning of a
new school year and semester
with Suffolk students who
are involved in the Suffolk
community and activities.
The IBC, as well as many
other organizations on campus,
are skeptical about the move
until they find out more
information on where the fall
involvement fair will be hosted.
Junior Broadcast Journalism
major Jessica DiLorenzo said

were for Theta Phi Alpha, as

well as where she met up with
some of her commuter friends.
It will be weird that when I
return for my senior year, that
it [the Donahue building] will
be gone, said DiLorenzo.
Junior Broadcast Journalism
major Matt Durkin has been
involved with a number of clubs
and organizations on campus,
including being an orientation
leader in the past, being a
part of Studio 73, and was a
Trustee Ambassador where
he gave tours of the campus
to prospective students. He

believes that it was necessary

to remodel the campus, but the
school may have been too hasty
to make decisions.
I know that space is going
to be an issue, said Durkin as
he said he was going to miss
going to school on the historic
Beacon Hill.
I just believe that Suffolk
University will hopefully help
to accommodate students as
they continue to increase class
sizes, said Brown. Hopefully
the school will work with us
to be able to come up with
solutions to space-related or
any other issues that do arise.
Its more urban now, not
as homey, Durkin said as
he brought up the growing
downtown atmosphere that
Suffolk is leaning toward as
they leave Beacon Hill.
For junior psychology and
French double major and
President of the Francophone
Culture Club Gabrielle Kosta,
the move from Temple Street
will be bittersweet, but she is
hopeful for some office space
of their own of the third floor
of Sawyer, which they are
currently on the waiting list
for.
I dont think its a loss
so much as a shift. Change is
constant, and the best way to
be successful is to be able to

See CHANGE page 6

Suffolk University students study in more than 20 different countries across the globe. Many will be returning to a smaller campus.

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April 27, 2016

Condensed campus causes ripples overseas

From CHANGE page 5

adapt to those changes, said

Kosta. I personally am sad
to see [Donahue, Archer, and
C. Walsh Theatre] go, but we
have to keep moving forward
while keeping in mind what is
important to all the prospective
students who have choosing to
be at Suffolk.
While the school continues
to condense the university,
many students who are studying
abroad have mixed feelings
on the current and former
administrations decisions.
I know that many students,
including myself, dont agree
with the decision to condense
the campus, said Brown. Not
only did this move create a
loss of a theater and more
class space, but now Suffolks
campus is confined to solely
the outskirts of Beacon Hill.
Brown brought up the fact
that Suffolks uniqueness is
dying and getting closer to a
traditional college campus- the
exact thing that Suffolk prided
itself in not being.
Suffolks city-school label
is, in a way, fading, said Brown.
However, some students are
excited about the changes.
Suffolk Hillel, the Jewish
organization on campus, has
always shared the Interfaith
Center with other organizations
on campus. According to their

executive board, they may have

their own space with this move
and hopes that it will make it
easier for students on campus
to get more involved.
We are excited and looking
forward to moving into a more
central location on campus,
said President of Suffolk Hillel
and junior graphic design major
Rachel Baruch.
Sophomore finance major
and publicity specialist for
Suffolk
Hillel,
Jacqueline
Pisano, is positive about the
change on campus for her
organization.
[This is the] chance for
Suffolk Hillel to meet other
students and participate with
fellow clubs and organizations,
said Pisano.
Sophomore Biology major
Gabby Zawadzki, who has been
studying abroad since the
beginning of the fall semester,
said that this change couldnt
be any more ideal for a science
major.
I like the change better
because Somerset is where
most of my classes and labs are
in so its nice that its closer to
the library and the dorms, said
Zawadzki. I think Suffolk made
a good decision changing the
campus because the buildings
are closer and the new addition
was much needed due to the
former labs being out-dated.
S o p h o m o r e
entrepreneurship
and
accounting double major Tiana
Maraia has been studying
in Madrid and enjoyed most

Courtesy of Tiana Maraia

It is not a loss of identity,

we are definitely losing something that will be missed,
but we are still Suffolk.
-Gabrielle Kosta
of the semester gallivanting
throughout Europe. Holding
one of the more uncommon
opinions at Suffolk, she looks
forward to coming back to the
modernized campus.
I never liked Archer or
Donahue because they were
older buildings and farther
away from Sawyer, said Maraia.
The new 20 Somerset building
is really nice and modern.
Sophomore
psychology
major Victoria Davis travelled
to the University College Cork
(UCC) in Cork Ireland for the
semester and had spent a lot of
time in the Donahue building
for student programs, such as
the Jumpstart office, but has
attempted to be optimistic

about the changed campus.

During her time at UCC, she
was subjected to a traditional
college campus and still does
not consider Suffolk to have
that classic campus impression,
even with the sale of the
buildings on Temple Street.
It may be easier for students
to get to class on time, said
Davis. The new Somerset
building is really nice and its
good to see our tuition going
to something that will benefit
our students and make it more
efficient for our staff to teach.
Sophomore
Journalism
major Denise Fortin went
along with Davis, her friend
and former roommate, to Cork
for this spring semester and

remembered one of the main

reasons why she left hometown
of Orlando, Fl. to head to New
England.
Part of the reason I wanted
to go to Suffolk was because of
its integration in the city and
I dont think [this] transition
takes away from that, said
Fortin.
For Kosta, who speaks for
the entire Francophone Culture
Club, said that this change
will not hurt the school in the
admissions department, just the
people who had experienced
Temple Street.
It is not a loss of identity, we
are definitely losing something
that will be missed, but we are
still Suffolk, said Kosta.

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C. Walsh: more than a theatre, a home

Sharyn Gladstone
Arts Editor
Alexa Gagosz
International Editor
In my first year, someone
looked me in the eye, and they
said no one here will ever
invest money in this theatre,
so dont expect it, said Dr.
Marilyn Plotkins, chair of the
Theatre Department.
She expected nothing, but
would strive to stand out when
it came to the former Suffolk
University Law School building,
then auditorium, and now the
treasured C. Walsh Theatre.

Whenever there
was something,
we were out.

In times past, the theatre

department did not receive the
same standing ovation from
its administration as it has in
recent years.
She had walked into a
basement of a space that had
clanking pipes and an ancient
technical system. The building
was barely being used as a
theatre, and was used more for
upper administration, which
would regularly kick them out
of their element -- even in the
middle of a class.
Whenever
there
was
something, we were out,
said Plotkins as she told the
story of getting calls from the

presidents office saying that he

needed the space for an event
or meeting.
Plotkins, though, stopped
at nothing to stand apart from
her predecessor and focused on
the development of a student
theatre program.

I was told that there

would never
be any staff.
At the time, she thought
she would not be involved
in
directing
professional
productions at the C. Walsh, so
she focused on the classes she
taught instead.
I was told that there would
never be any staff, and I had
no staff, and ultimately, I had
a half-time business manager
and I got a part-time technical
director, said Plotkins. They
would look at the theatre
and say I cant believe youre
operating this way.
With the help of now
deceased Board of Trustees
member Tom Walsh, the
theatres
1987
renovation
covered the expenses to paint
the walls, updating the horrid
chipping turquoise and mustard
color, and reupholstered the
seats.
In 1999, twelve years after
the upgrade, the theatre had
proved itself and became its
own
department.
Plotkins
hired her first faculty member,
Wes Savick. In that same year,
the Law school finally left
the theatre, bringing upper
administration with it. The
days of being kicked out of
their classes for the president

to use the theatre for meetings

and events were finally over.
That changed everything,
said Plotkins.
Shortly
after,
Chris
DeStefano, who started in
Plotkins office as a workstudy student, founded the
Performing Arts Office (PAO).
From there, he worked his way
up to create opportunities for
student participation in art
programs outside the theatre
department.
Even
with
the
two
departments, there was not
enough space for the flourishing
performing arts programs at
Suffolk.
We
were
regularly

It was in many ways

the cultural hub of
the campus.
hosting every major dance
company, many of the major
music companies in town,
said Plotkins. I mean with
the top dancers, the top
choreographers,
the
top
musicians in town. We had
TheatreWorks in residence.
PAOs current Associate
Director Kathy Maloney said
the theatre gave groups across
campus the chance to succeed
by
providing
performers
in
international
student
organizations, and the Techies
Union a place to call home.
It was in many ways the
cultural hub of the campus,
said Maloney.
Plotkins said these students
learned and developed their
talent from Wayne Chin, the

The C. Walsh theatre was originally known

as the Suffolk Theatre,
which opened in April of 1921.
At the time, it was the only cinema
in Downtown Boston.
technical coordinator for the C.
Walsh.
I cant overstate how much
he had to do with the success
of programs that were under

You need to be
ready for change.
the umbrella of PAO, SLI,
Orientation and Admission,
said Plotkins. He did so much
to support those events.

Much like how students will

be coming back to a changed
campus in the fall, most are
willing to adapt.
Freshman Theatre major
Kane Harper has been involved
with multiple theatre and PAO
performances during his first
year at Suffolk.
Were part of the theatre
community, with that you need
to be ready for change, said

See THEATRE page 8

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The Suffolk Journal

FEBRUARY
April
27, 2016
10, 2016

Suffolk losing creative beacon

From THEATRE page 7
Harper. As an actor you
need to be ready to change
every constant in your life, but
it doesnt make it hurt less.
We perform, its what we
do. Unfortunate to say, but we
dont need the C. Walsh to be
great performers, well take
it to the common if we need
to, said Harper. Nothing is
changing, but the location that
you come see us at.
Senior
Communications

Its tough for me to

know that so many
groups are losing a
space.
Courtesy of Stratton McCrady

major and Rampage Show

Choir member Megan Post
finds it difficult to say goodbye
to a place that was a home to
her development throughout
her time in college.
Its tough for me to know
that so many groups are
losing a space they could have
utilized, said Post.
For junior marketing major
Suzanne Gammer, its not just
about the performances that
were hosted at the Walsh, but
the significance of losing the
theatre itself.
Its the fact that Suffolk
wont have an auditorium of
that span to bring everyone
together, said Gammer. The
performing arts groups are
losing a stage that saw our
growth.
However, for the Beacon Hill
community, the demographics
began to change, forcing

A lot of Harvard
educated lawyers
lived on the street,
and they didnt like
the noise we were
making.

Suffolk and the theatre out.

When Plotkins had first
arrived to Suffolk, Temple
Street was nothing, but rentals.
At the end of the century, the
buildings were converted into
condominiums.
A lot of Harvard-educated
lawyers lived on the street, and
they didnt like the noise we
were making, said Plotkins.
To accommodate the Hill
residents, Plotkins and C. Walsh
and Studio Theatre Managing
Director Jim Kaufman created
the good neighbor policy.
Technically the C. Walsh
may just be a building. On

Rent was the theater departments final production in the C. Walsh Theatre.

Technically the C.
Walsh may just be a
building. On paper,
an asset that was
worth more sold than
it was to hold onto.
But realistically, it is
a strong part of the
fabric of Suffolk.
paper, an asset that was worth
more sold than it was to hold
onto. But realistically, it is a
strong part of the fabric of
Suffolk, said Maloney.
The theatre itself acted as
a backdrop for this campus
community. It held together
its creative backbone, said
Plotkins.
For many students at
Suffolk throughout the years,
there was nothing like being in
an audience and showing your
appreciation to performers,
even if all you could do was
applaud. And theres nothing
like seeing their reaction to
that.
As a performer I liked

I think the best

thing about the
Walsh were all
the people who
inhabited it.

the warm and close feel of

the theatre. It made you feel
connected to the audience,
said Lambert. My favorite

Courtesy of Moakley Archives & Institute

Students line up to buy tickets at the Suffolk Theatre in 1952.

memories are probably the
semester PAO shows where all
of the performing arts groups
come together for one show.
Like a good show, and
there were many, the C. Walsh
Theatre stays with you.
I think the best thing about
the Walsh were all the people
who inhabited it and brought
it to life. All the students. In
everything,
said
Plotkins.
I hope [groups who have
performed at C. Walsh] would
say how warm that space felt
when they were in it. And how
they felt at home.
Plotkins felt that the best
thing about C. Walsh was the
people who resided in it and
revitalized it.
I think that was the most
important thing. I think thats
why people have so much
connection to it, said Plotkins.
Its not just that it was the
only space that served so many
people. I think that its it really
felt like home.

Courtesy of Suffolk University

Dr. Marilyn Plotkins, the Chair of the

Theatre department, has overcome
a number of challenges throughout
her 35 years at Suffolk and created one of the
universitys largest departments.

OPINION
The Suffolk Journal

PAGE 9

April 27, 2016

Suffolk creates leaders

Through the Journey Program, many students learn more about themselves

By Facebook user The Journey Program

Katie Dugan
Journal Staff
Entering college, I was very
shy, but I knew that if I were
going to make the most of the
next four years I would need to
come out of my bubble. iLead
was a weekend long retreat in
Hancock, New Hampshire for
Level One Journey students.
On the trip we did the
typical icebreaker activities
meant to introduce everyone
while making them slightly
embarrassed at the same time.
The Journey Leadership
Program that I have participated
in over the course of my three
years at Suffolk gave this
experience to me. Journey is a
organization on campus whose
mission is to instill leadership
qualities into Suffolk students
who wish to join. The first
program I did would be the
catalyst for how the next three
years would go.
Until I had the opportunity
to go on the weekend retreat, I
hadnt known what it meant to
be a leader. A leader in my mind
was confident, extroverted, and
capable of anything. Although,
one thing from this trip that I
will never forget was when one
of the leaders told us about a
woman named Kitty Genovese,
who was raped and stabbed to
death in 1964 outside of her
apartment in Queens.
The story goes that dozens
of people claimed they heard
Kittys cries for help, but no
one tried to save her. The
point our leader wanted us to
realize was that being a leader
meant speaking up and being
proactive in situations outside
your comfort zone. Due to this
message, I left this retreat with
a completely new outlook on
life. I remember feeling hopeful
and positive about the next

four years.
One of the most crippling
aspects
about
anxiety
is
constantly feeling incapable.
The idea that I was in control of
my own success and happiness
was infinitely healing.
This past January, I was a
Level Three Journey member,
which meant I was able to go
on the Leadership Winter Break
trip, something I had been
looking forward to since day
one. However, going into this
trip I wasnt sure what to expect.
By then I had participated in a
plethora of Journey programs, I
didnt think there could possibly
anymore leadership skills left
to gain. But, I had the wrong
notion because the Leadership
Winter Break trip was probably
the most powerful trip I have
been a part of at Suffolk.
The first half of the trip took
us to Crystal River, Florida,
where we had the once-ina-lifetime chance to swim
with manatees. Despite being
massive
animals,
weighing
up to 1,200 pounds and 12
feet long, to me they are one
of the most gentle species on
this planet. They are slowmoving mammals and spend
50 percent of the day sleeping
submerged and surface for air
every 20 minutes. They are also
herbivores and have no natural
predators.
Even though manatees are
often scared easily, people do
not scare them. If they feel
safe around you theyll let you
pet them and play with them.
However, my first instinct
was to back away or call my
friends over and that caused
the manatee to get startled and
swim away.
On the second day, I kept
repeating to myself, stay calm,
stay calm and after several
minutes I had noticed some of
the other group members were
interacting with manatees.

Thats when one eventually

stuck to me for a few minutes.
He wasnt there for too long,
but I got to have my special
moment with a manatee that I
had been hoping for.
Then before I knew it, they
were everywhere; they were
next to me, swimming beneath
me, I was surrounded. For the
first time on the trip, I was
the one feeling overwhelmed
instead of the manatees.
During reflection, we talked
about how our experiences with
manatees changed each time
we swam with them. Through
this experience, I realized how
similar I am to the manatees
because my introverted side

and my extroverted side are

constantly butting heads with
each other.
Finding a commonality with
a beloved animal the size of a
car was the most compelling
feeling I have ever experienced.
In an odd way, I felt comforted
and inspired. It was like a twoday therapy session but with
wetsuits and snorkels instead
of couches and tissues.
My takeaway from this
trip was ultimately being more
compassionate for others and
Suffolk helped me accomplish
that. I learned that I cant
approach every situation the
same way. Being a leader is not
one size fits all. Being a leader

means adapting to a situation

and understanding why and
how it needs to be addressed.
In order to get the most out
of this trip, we knew we had to
be respectful of the manatees
space. Because we understood
this, we were able to leave
Florida with memories we will
carry with us for the rest of our
lives.
But the utmost importance
of this story was getting
involved with The Journey
Program because it changed my
life. I am not the same person
I was three years ago. Through
this program I am more
confident, more generous, and
more open-minded.

Staff Editorial
Now that the year is
coming to an end and finals
week is just upon us, The
Suffolk Journal would like
to thank everyone who has
contributed to our success
and been a part of our
newspaper. If it were not for
all of our writers, we would
not be here today.
We would like to give
a special shout out to our
advisor, Bruce Butterfield.
He has been a long-standing
support system for us and
even through tough times,

Graphic by Wyatt Costello

he has guided The Journal. We

hope to have many more years
with Bruce.
Moreover, someone who
has also given us backing
is our fearless leader and
current Editor-In-Chief. She

has insurmountable patience

and has taken on a role that
only few can succeed in
and because of that, all the
editors applaud her. She will
be graduating next month
but we will always remember
what she accomplished.
With
that,
we
look
forward to next semester
and continuing on the legacy
of The Suffolk Journal. We
hope that everyone has a
joyous summer and is ready
to start anew in the fall; we
know were ready.

The Suffolk Journal

PAGE 10

A WORD
FROM SGA

April 27, 2016

Suffolk students sentiments

As a way to finish the 2015-2016 academic year, The Suffolk
Journal asked students about their experiences at the university.

Dear Suffolk Students,

The year is coming
to a close. It has been a
long, challenging year for
the students and for the
university as a whole, but
nonetheless we have made
progress. With only one
week left we know that all of
you are finishing up the year
and preparing for finals.
However, this month is
Sexual Assault Awareness
Month and there are events
happening on campus for
the rest of the week. Wear
denim on Friday and attend
the Pledge signing at 2 p.m.
in the Roemer Plaza outside
of 20 Somerset. There will
be cupcakes and photos
being taken for those in
attendance. Check out our
Facebook page for other
events going on this week.
And be sure to wear denim
on Friday.
On
Thursday
attend
Program Councils Ramily
Reunion in Roemer plaza
from 12:30 to 2:30. Itll be an
afternoon of fun and games
and a chance to unwind
before finals begin.
SGA has worked diligently
all year and we plan to
continue to do so over the
summer and into the next
school year. Please contact
[email protected] if you have
any questions or concerns
this summer or anytime.
Our last general meeting
of the year will take place
this Thursday, Apr. 28 from
1 to 2:15 in Somerset room
B18. Please join us and share
any last minute thoughts or
concerns that we can help
you with.
We wish you all good luck
with your finals and hope
you have a great summer.
See you next year.
- The Student Government
Association

Andres Cayuela
Pomar
Freshman
Its definitely life
changing, it forced me
to encounter and deal
with many situations
I otherwise might
never had, even if
some results werent
optimal. I have learned
volumes.

Kaila Mallard
Senior
Shout out to my
sisters in Theta Phi
Alpha! Each and
every single one of
you are inspiring and
intelligent women! I
love you ladies!

Paola Vangjeli
Freshman
As a freshman at
Suffolk I had no
idea how diverse the
social and learning
environment is. I
have really enjoyed
interacting with
other students from
different cultures
and backgrounds. It
helps you view topics
differently.

Marina Derrouche Liza Hurley

Freshman

Senior

I love Suffolk because

of how welcoming
the community is!
Suffolks community is
a family!

I cant imagine going

to school anywhere
else. At first, the
lack of campus was
intimidating to me,
but then I got involved
and that changed
everything. The staff
and other student
leaders have made
me the person I am
today!

Kevin Vega
Senior
It has been an
amazing four years and
I wouldnt have it any
other way! Congrats
to all of the class of
2016, we made it! And
I wish only the best for
Suffolk University in
the coming years.

Katherine
Yearwood
Sophomore

This year I lived on

campus for the first
Rachael Sainato
time this semester
and it has been a blast
Freshman
meeting new people
and feeling like a
Everyone is really nice
part of the Suffolk
and accepting. This is
community.
definitely my home
now.

Xenia Hersey
Senior

Suffolk Unversity has

enabled me to grow
as an individual. It
takes a certain type
of person to attend
Suffolk because of
Connor Fallon
the unique commuter
population and life
Sophomore
as a college student
Suffolk has provided
living separate from
me with connections to the university. Each
wonderful professors
year of college, I have
and professionals,
learned something
innumerable
different, but the most
opportunities to find
useful takeaway I have
my place in the school gotten from Suffolk
and community, and
is the ability to know
crazy friends who I
how to comfortably
wouldnt trade for
guide myself in the
anything, all in the
real world and be
heart of Boston.
successful.

Ben Chan
Freshman

Rachelle del
Aguila
Alumna
My experience at
Suffolk University has
helped shape where
Im going in the next
couple of years -- my
acceptance to grad
school, my future
career, and my growth
as a person! Without
the experience of being
an Orientation Leader
or working with the
Women In Business
club on campus, I
wouldnt have grown
as confident as I
am now, and Im so
grateful for all these
opportunities!

Samantha Kieffer
Freshman
Im so grateful for
all the opportunities
and people I have met
here at Suffolk. Being
in the heart of Boston
has been an enriching
experience I wont
soon forget.

Suffolk is a great
school where the
students are dedicated
to come and ready to
learn. And especially
Program Council, they
make the best events
Felicity Otterbein
including The Queen of
Hearts Ball and Roller
Sophomore
Skating on Somerset
Plaza.
Id like to think
Suffolk has made
really big progress
Kristy Fitzpatrick in trying to be more
inclusive and aware
Freshman
of the students and
their needs on campus.
I see Suffolk as a
It really seems like
place that fosters
theyre trying to make
opportunity to be
a conscious effort for
reached if you are
the needs of any and
willing to reach it.
all sutdents.

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April 27, 2016

Hockeys new home adds to teams success

Skylar To
Sports Editor

Suffolk Universitys mens

hockey program had to bounce
around for quite a while before
settling in a new place to call
home.
The Rams shared the ice
with the Boston University
Terriers in their home rink
at the Walter Brown Arena,
where Suffolk hockey spent
many years holding practices
and playing games. They
played throughout the City
of Boston and even brought
the game back outdoors twice
at
Massachusetts
Institute
of Technology and Gordon
College.
[Walter
Brown
Arena]
was our home there, we were
used to it, said hockey alum
and 2007 hall of famer Brian
Scorin Horan in an interview
with the Suffolk Journal on
Sunday.
For 15 years until last
season, alumni and current
upperclassmen players had to
carry their equipment bags and
commute to practice by using
public transportation.
We didnt have the luxury
of leaving our equipment [in
the BU locker rooms], said
Horan. We didnt mind it as
long as we had a place to play.
Current Head Hockey Coach
Chris Glionna, who finished
his 12th season with the team
after this season, said that
reaching an agreement with
the Massachusetts Department
of Conservation and Recreation
for an off-campus rink to call
home took him several years.
Securing the ice time at
Charlestown and the locker

Courtesy of the Moakley Archives & Insitution

Suffolk hockey was officially founded in 1980. The Royals, now Rams, played their first
season in 1947, coached by former Boston Olympics goalie Tom Moon.
room was a game changer for
the program, said Glionna.
[Our rink] may not be as nice
as many DIII schools with their
own rinks, but we very much
appreciate what we have in
Charlestown.
Hockey has a new home,
and that was something I
fought for hard, said Horan.
Glionna and Horan, who
coached
together
during
Horans
era,
both
think
securing
the
Charlestown
owned rink has helped the
program in recruiting studentathletes. Horan, who played
center from 1989 to 1992, said
the program and the university
was local in favor, in terms
of student-athletes from the
Massachusetts and Greater
Boston Area, so little recruiting

needed to be done. As the

programs head coach from
1999 to 2004, Horan said he
never had the opportunity to
recruit players throughout the
country. Recruiting was done
by going to a few local high
school hockey games. Today,
student-athletes are recruited
from all over the country.
I love the direction the
programs heading in, said
Horan.
Glionna, who studied and
played hockey at Suffolk, said
recruiting to then develop
student-athletes on and off
of the ice is important. The
coaching staff puts a great
emphasis on character and
holds
players
accountable.
Glionna
thinks
being
in
the
Commonwealth
Coast

Conference, a very strong

league nationally, helps the
staff with recruiting efforts as
well.
I am very much a believer
in hard work, and I focus on
detail; I think my team reflects
that, Glionna said. We have
a sign in our locker room that
says: It is not what you want,
but what you earn.
Horan,
the
universitys
all-time leading scorer who
notched 169 goals and 133
assists for a combined 302
points, played the greatest
season in school history with
his 1990-91 team, graduated in
1992, and played minor league
hockey for several years before
coming back to the university
to coach the program in 1999.
In the mid-90s, the program

struggled, and Horan wanted

to help lead the team back into
the playoff picture after an
eight-year hiatus.
I wanted to right the ship,
give them an opportunity to
win, and to leave a mark as a
coach, said Horan. I thought
Id throw my hat in the rink.
Glionna, who earned the
title of most winningest coach
in program history with a
shutout 1-0 win over Becker
College on Feb. 13, 2016, owes
his success to current hockey
assistant coaches John Burgess,
Greg Fowke, and Pat Welch. He
said they are one of the best
staffs in college hockey.
I think anyone that watches
one of my teams would tell you
we play hard and aggressive for
all 60 minutes, said Glionna.

Suffolk had
Cheerleading?

Courtesy of Moakley Archives & Institute

In 1948, Suffolk started its very own

Cheerleading team. The team would
cheer for the basketball team and
practiced on Sunday afternoons in the
gym. They ended up shutting down
in 2010 when it was grounded,
according to former cheer coach,
Krystle Bennett. Grounding in
cheerleading means that the team
could no longer compete. According
to Bennett, because of this, people
refused to try out.

SPORTS
Ridgeway allows athletics
department to thrive
The Suffolk Journal

PAGE 12

April 27, 2016

Skylar To
Sports Editor
The Rammy logo crested in
the center of the court floor
once took the dribbles, hoops
and steps of National Basketball
Association legends like Lebron
James, Michael Jordan, Yao
Ming, and Shaquille ONeal,
and it still does today.
The underground Regan
gymnasium in the Ridgeway
building not only served as
a convenient space for NBA
players
to
hold
morning
practices before facing off for
games at the old TD Garden,
but the building has played
a significant role in allowing
Suffolk Universitys athletics
department to evolve as a
program that now currently
offers 13 varsity sports teams.
I was more than pleased to
[allow NBA teams to practice]
as long as it didnt interfere
with the athletic department,
said Nelson. It worked out,
because NBA teams held early
morning practices.
For the first 25 years of his
38-year tenure as director of
the athletics department from
1975 to 2013, Jim Coach
Nelson said the university did
not have athletic facilities until
1991.
The
Suffolk
community
celebrated the opening of the
Ridgeway building on Tuesday,
Feb. 5, 1991. Prior to the new
asset to the university, Suffolk
student-athletes had to travel
to temporary home courts for
practices and games for some
45 years.
I was certainly thrilled to
have a place and really call
home, said Nelson.
Before Ridgeways opening
day, the university owned the
first floor of the building, which
was originally a supermarket
in 1965 for 22 years. After
years of negotiations, lawsuits
and
compromises,
the
university and the Beacon
Hill Civic Association reached
an agreement to pursue and
build the universitys vision
with the buildings architect
James McNeeley and buildings
contractor Walsh Brothers, Inc.
of Cambridge.
The idea for a six-story
building plan was restricted to
four stories, because the Beacon
Hill community opposed the
idea. They thought it would be
too tall for the area and block
certain views.
Having the universitys first

Courtesy of the Moakley Archives & Insitution

At one time, the Ridgeway building (left) housed a supermarket, NBA team
practices, Suffolk student services and programs. It currently houses Suffolks
athletics department. Former basketball coach and athletic director Jim Nelson
(right) is still actively involved with the Suffolk community.

athletic facility was not a part

of the original plan; however,
Nelson said Daniel Perlman,
who served as the universitys
seventh president from 1980
to 1989, advanced the idea
to implement a gymnasium
underground. The first floor
welcomed
the
university
bookstore, the second floor
housed athletics and fitness,
the third floor offered student
services and the fourth floor
is home to the communication
and journalism department
today.
Nelson
welcomed
the new facility with great
anticipation and excitement.
To me, [the gymnasium] was
a Taj Majal, it was a wonderful
facility, said Nelson. Being
able to take the elevator down
to practice oppose to taking the
van or the red line to practice,
there was no comparison.
Before
the
university
had
their
first
athletic
facility,
Nelsons
challenge
and responsibility was to
build relationships with the
universitys
sister
schools

such as Bentley University,

Babson
University,
Boston
University, Harvard University,
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology,
Northeastern
University, and UMASS Boston.
Nelson was always looking to
advance the department by
providing student-athletes and
coaches with practice facilities
and practice time to help
all sports programs to stay
competitive.
Like my mother, I tend
to think of myself as a people
person, said Nelson. I dont
mind reaching out to people to
establish relationships that we
are in request to use facilities.
He is grateful for the
Cambridge YMCA for providing
the department a home away
from home for 25 years, and
said the recreational facility
is a place very special in
[his] heart. Nelson is also
thankful for the universitys
sister schools for allowing the
department to use their venues
free of charge, which he said
was generous of them.

The
challenges
remain
to a certain degree today in
securing venues for practices
and game opportunities, and
working with the city of Boston
to hold those contracts, said
Nelson.
Nelson expressed approval
of current Director of Athletics
Cary
McConnell
and
the
departments work in reaching
an agreement with the City
of Boston to provide baseball,
softball and mens and womens
soccer teams a new athletic
field to call home on Sept. 12,
2015, in a 10-year renewable
contract at the East Boston
Memorial Park.
When Nelson planned on
retiring in 2013, he had hoped
McConnell, who previously
served for 19 years as head
baseball coach, would apply for
the position.
[McConnell] was familiar
with
the
workings
and
challenges and rewards of
the athletic program, said
Nelson. With that, he has a
terrific work ethic, outgoing

personality. One trait I think he

has (that) I value in him is he
designates responsibility more
than I ever did. With that, I
work about 12 hours a day.
Even though Nelson has
stepped
down
from
the
position, he said his infinity
to Suffolk is as strong as ever.
He still works closely with the
athletics department, and he
continues to teach a sports
history course, the history of
the Olympic Games, for the past
40 years. He also continues to
go to home games and said
seeing the student-athletes
playing in games is like seeing
his own children play.
My role here is to show
student-athletes that someone
cares to read about their
games, to come to their home
games, to thank them for their
participation and to encourage
them when things arent going
as well, said Nelson. And to
welcome new coaches, provide
history about the department
itself, the history of Suffolk and
[the coaches] programs.