2008 Woodie Awards
Last week, a series of e-mails detailing the reason for the school-wide mandatory password change were been sent, but in case you deleted it-by accident, of course-here's the deal: "outside spammers" gained control over several students' e-mail accounts and used the addresses to send spam. This caused Suffolk University to be "blacklisted" by Comcast, blocking e-mails and proving to be a hassle for the entire community.
"The American way of life is not up for negotiation," declared former president George H.W. Bush. It is a simple statement, but its implications declare in an unashamed way why we are currently facing the environmental issues that we are. As Americans living in a fast-paced, technological society, we are often blind to those things that do not directly affect us on a daily basis. We live in the present, often not bothering to consider future consequences or the effects our decisions make on others. Due to this attitude and the glaring environmental repercussions it has ultimately caused, it is now clear that we can no longer ignore the issues facing us and deal with them later. The future is now. So when Focus the Nation took place at Suffolk on January 31st, its messages' were heard loud and clear. As Americans living in a fast-paced, technological society, we are often blind to those things that do not directly affect us on a daily basis.
Votes from east coast to west coast have been tallied, and the results are in this morning. Hillary Clinton and John McCain are frontrunners of the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. Though polls showed Barack Obama gaining momentum in the weeks before Super Tuesday, it was not enough to pull off an upset over Clinton. Obama pulled off a majority win in 13 of the 22 states holding Democratic primaries, but Clinton's wins in big states like New York and California rewarded her with more delegates overall.
As many working class citizens celebrated the start of the New Year utilizing precious vacation time, many residents of Massachusetts were itching to return to the workforce after it was announced that an increase in the minimum wage would take effect on January 1, 2008. Now at a record setting $8.00, the recent hike in minimum wage will give roughly 107,000 Massachusetts workers a profitable increase in their yearly salary with a recent The Boston Globe article stating that a Bay State based full time worker could expect a yearly increase of $1,048. For many of those currently enrolled in the University's financial aid based work study program the minimum wage increase has already been implemented.
In a meeting where two candidates rose from the board to run for student body president, this year's planned Alternative Spring Break trip to El Paso, Texas received a major boost when last week when Suffolk University's Student Government Association voted in favor of co-sponsoring the trip. Both Brian LeFort, a sophomore, as well as Anthony Gesualdi, a junior, were nominated to run for the position of SGA President for the 2008-2009 academic year. Other nominations include sophomore, Shane Martins currently running uncontested for Vice President, freshmen, Nick DiZoglio and Olena Savytska for Secretary and freshman Mitch Vieira running unopposed for Treasurer. Nominations will continue during this week's SGA meeting. For ASB, over twenty members of the Suffolk Organization for Uplifting Lives through Service (S.O.U.L.S) turned out for the Thursday afternoon meeting, filling the entire right half of the auditorium style classroom on the third floor of Archer.
Last Wednesday, acclaimed comedian Lynne Koplitz entertained Suffolk University students in the Donahue Cafe. Koplitz, who performs at clubs and colleges across the country, has also appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, as well as How to Boil Water on the Food Network. The show began with Suffolk's own comedian Taylor Connolly, who was a finalist in last year's comedy festival at Suffolk. Connolly's set featured cracks on Gieco commercials, cigarette smoking, and sex; a theme that transcended into Koplitz's act, but we're all adults here.