INTERVIEW: Zack Barker

INSTARAM: What is your major/year?
ZACK BARKER: Media Production, Junior

What activities are you involved in on and off campus?
BARKER: I’m on Seriously Bent so I get lots of opportunities to host shows and events.Zack Barker

How did you find your way around campus? What advice do you have for the incoming freshmen?
BARKER: I found my classes before classes started. Advice for incoming freshman would be to make friends in all your classes so you’ll always have some help if you need it.

What has been your greatest accomplishment at Suffolk?
BARKER: Competing in Chicago with Seriously Bent and coming in 4th out of 123 College Improv groups that competed in the CIT (College Improv Tournament).

 

Random Question: What is the worst meme/internet fad you have ever encountered?
BARKER: Harlem Shake.

Stay tuned for our upcoming student interviews – and our coverage of orientation!

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INTERVIEW: Lisa Belyea

INSTARAM: What is your major/year?
LISA BELYEA: Management/Junior

What activities are you involved in on and off campus?
BELYEA: Orientation, Program Council, Journey Program, Honors Program, Ram Academy

Lisa BelyeaHow did you find your way around campus? What advice do you have for the incoming freshmen?
BELYEA: Trial and error and lots of maps! Advice: meet as many people as you can, take advantage of the city and explore, and get involved in something new.

What has been your greatest accomplishment at Suffolk?
BELYEA: Obtaining positions that will force me out of my comfort zone such as Sawyer Ambassador.

Random Question: What was your most embarrassing moment?
BELYEA: Most embarrassing moment is for sure walking to class in the infamous Boston wind and getting hit in the face by a flying piece of garbage in front of many professionals.

Special thanks to Lisa! For more exclusive student interviews, keep checking back throughout the summer. We will be interviewing a student a week, featuring all breeds of students associated with the arts on campus!

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Events for Final Week of Classes! BOOYAH!!!

…Apologies for the booyah.

ONGOING

NESAD Undergraduate Exhibit:

Fine Arts
April 22 – May 1, 2013
Reception: Friday, April 26, 5-7 pm

Monday 22nd

Relaxation Evening: Join Program Council as we take a break from finals and studying to enjoy a tropical themed relaxation evening. Enjoy massages, tropical photos, message in a bottle creations, and free food.

This event will take place in the Donahue Cafe
Doors open at 5:00PM

Tuesday 23rd

Play Day!: A showcase of plays written and performed by Suffolk students. Go and show your support 🙂 Activities period in the Studio Theatre

Decadent De-stressing: From 7-9 in the 73 Cafe enjoy messages and free food brought to you by OCHO!

Wednesday 24th

PAO Spring Showcase: A night of performances by several student groups through the PAO. Come for music, comedy, song, dance and more! Starting at 6:00 in the C. Walsh

Pericles: Tonight is opening night! Click the link for a full schedule and ticket information. 7:30 in the Modern Theatre

Thursday 25th

Rhythm Show ft. Guilty Sparks! Tonight at 7:00 in the 150 basement join Rhythm for their final show of the year. Enjoy contemporary music from these talented students and an opening band making a name for itself across campus!

Seriously Bent Basement Show: Everyone can use a laugh this week, join Seriously Bent in the 150 basement at 10:00

Friday 26th

READING DAY!!!!!!!!!!

SLEEP, STUDY, DO NONE OF THOSE…..IT’S A DAY FOR YOU!!

or go to the following events:

Fine Arts
April 22 – May 1, 2013
Reception: Friday, April 26, 5-7 pm

Ford Hall Forum Presents the First Amendment Award to Barney Frank:

Check out this free event with Ford Hall Forum at the C Walsh Theatre at 6:30.

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INTERVIEW: Ashley Niemiec

Tonight, the SGA Leadership Awards will feature a very special host: Ashley Niemiec, an original group member of Sketchual Misconduct. Ashley is beautiful, talented, witty, and one of the kindest friends we’ve ever known…and we were lucky enough to get the chance to ask her a few questions while she prepared for the night’s hosting duties!

INSTARAM: What is your major/year?
ASHLEY NIEMIEC: Psych Major, 2015

Ashley Niemiec

What activities are you involved in on/off campus?
NIEMIEC: On campus I am often involved in PAO productions, the very attractive Sketchual Misconduct, and the TWLOHA UChapter though I don’t go to the meetings and mostly just post in their Facebook group.

Explain your work with Sketchual Misconduct. What is your favorite character/sketch?
NIEMIEC: I am one of the four remaining members of Sketch who have been there since its conception and cannot picture my life without it. Well I can but it would involve a lot less awesome and a lot more awful. My favorite character that I have played is Wilma, the delusional hipster grandma. My favorite sketch will always be “This is a Funeral.”

How did you get involved with Sketchual Misconduct, and with the PAO in particular?
NIEMIEC: I becane involved with the PAO the first semester of my freshman year when I realized they would be performing a Harry Potter dinner theater, and ny two weaknesses happen to be Harry Potter and dinner. I met and befriended Sketch’s f

ounders, Corinne and Bre, on the set of Shakespeare in Hollywood, and upon hearing my Alan Rickman impression they immediately recruited me for the group.

Tell us about SGA Awards!
NIEMIEC: I am beyond excited to represent Sketch at the SGA awards! I never pictured myself hosting an award show and cannot wait to be the Amy Poehler to Corinne’s Tina Fey.

Random question: If you could attend any awards show, what would it be?
NIEMIEC: The Oscar’s. All of the beautiful people.

Come see Ashley tonight, as she hosts the 2013 SGA Leadership Awards alongside our own Corinne DeCost!

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Upcoming Events: Week of 4/9/2013

Ongoing…

Contemporary Illustration: At Your Service: The work of top illustrators from the United States, Canada and Italy is at Suffolk University’s Adams Gallery in an exhibition organized by the Illustration Program at the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University. The exhibition shows original illustrations alongside their final applications, and each artist’s work represents a different use of illustration.

Make sure you sign up for STEW and Acting Out auditions outside of the PAO!!!

Tuesday 9th

*TIRED OF POWERPOINT?
*ARE COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATIONS HARD?
*WANT TO ADD SOME CREATIVITY TO YOUR PRESENTATIONS?

ATTEND THIS NEW WORKSHOP!

Enhance your presentation skills!
Impress future employers!
Come find out more & practice using PREZI

  • 1-2 Donahue 208!

Wednesday 10th

The SGA Awards! Tonight winners are crowned, our own Corinne DeCost is co-hosting and Erica will receive her award for OUTSTANDING SOPHOMORE OF THE YEARRRRRRRRRRRR Check out our live twitter coverage from 4-10!

Thursday 11th

Sexversations! Come join us for Sexversations with speaker Becca Tieder!  This open, inclusive, and meaningful conversation on sex, sexual health, relationships, intimacy, sexual assault, and everything in between will take place in Archer 365AB from 1:00-1:30! A light lunch will be provided and giveaways!

Getting to the Funny Part: Humor, Sex and Courage in Literature: Gina Barreca, Professor of English and Feminist Theory at the University of Connecticut, joins us for a lecture on the lighter side of literature. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome! 1-2 in the Poetry Center!

RAMMY Awards!It’s the 6th Annual RAMMY awards, celebrate and view the amazing talents of your peers tonight 5:30-7:00 at the Modern Theater

Seriously Bent 150 Tremont Basement show! 10:00pm

Friday 12th 

Venture Launch Party! In the Donahue Cafe beginning at 1:00! It is the launch of a literary magazine created by Suffolk University students!

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Upcoming Events: Week of 4/1/2013

CONTEST AT THE BOTTOM!!!

FREE COFFEE ALL OF THE DAYS THANKS TO OCHO!!! CELEBRATING COMMUTERS 🙂

  • 9-11 in Sawyer and Donahue

Ongoing…

Contemporary Illustration: At Your Service: The work of top illustrators from the United States, Canada and Italy is at Suffolk University’s Adams Gallery in an exhibition organized by the Illustration Program at the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University. The exhibition shows original illustrations alongside their final applications, and each artist’s work represents a different use of illustration.

Make sure you sign up for STEW and Acting Out auditions outside of the PAO!!!

Tuesday 2nd

Meal N’ Reel: The Impossible: Program Council and OCHO team up together this week celebrating commuters with a movie! Doors open at 5 and the Oscar nominated movie begins at 5:30 in the Donahue Cafe! Like always, they’ll be great food and prizes, so don’t miss out on a great time!

Wednesday 3rd

Film Screening and Discussion with Allison Folland: Acclaimed actress in many independent films, Allison Folland joins Suffolk University to speak about Gus Van Sant’s 1995 classic, To Die For, in which she played a teenager involved in a bizarre murder at a New England high school alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck. 6:00pm in Donahue 311

Thursday 4th

Fiction Reading, An Evening with Kelly Link: is the author of three acclaimed short story collections: Pretty Monsters, Magic for Beginners, and Stranger Things Happen. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the Department of English. 

  • 6:00 in the Poetry Center

Behind the Mask: Join Program Council and celebrate the end of the semester with a night of dinner and dancing! This is a twist on our annual Spring Ball and will be a night of mystery! Tickets are on sale at the HUB for only $10! The event is at the Omni Parker House Featuring DJ Pup Dawg. 7-11 in the Rooftop Ballroom!

Friday 5th

Onleashed: Seriously Bent is having an end of the year performance. You don’t want to be THAT guy who misses it! They’re having a 6:00 and 8:00 show in the Archer Studio!

SU ASA International Night: Presents its 1st annual International Night come celebrate Cultural Diversity, enjoy the free International Dinner and party with the performers and dancers…
Music by Dj Kid Afrik

Free Admission with proper ID
Doors Open at 5:30, Event Start starts at 6.

Saturday 6th

Onleashed: Seriously Bent is having an end of the year performance. You don’t want to be THAT guy who misses it! They’re having a 6:00 and 8:00 show in the Archer Studio!

This week’s contest is #InstaHub! Trivia about the Hub of America. Who knows the most about the Beantown neighborhoods and the arts within them?? 

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Upcoming Events: Week of 3/26/2013

CONTEST AT THE BOTTOM!!!

Ongoing…

Contemporary Illustration: At Your Service: The work of top illustrators from the United States, Canada and Italy is at Suffolk University’s Adams Gallery in an exhibition organized by the Illustration Program at the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University. The exhibition shows original illustrations alongside their final applications, and each artist’s work represents a different use of illustration.

Tuesday 26th:

Relay for Life Dinner: Come have dinner, Little Italy Buffet Style! A suggested $2 donation will be asked at the door, all proceeds will go towards the Relay for Life!

  • 4:30-7:30 Donahue Cafe

Project Nur’s 2nd Annual Muslim Cultural BazaarJoin Project Nur for their 2nd Annual Muslim Cultural Bazaar!
Enjoy performances from your Suffolk peers, as well as traditional dance performances! The bazaar will be held in the C.Walsh! 7:00-10:00

Wednesday 27th:

Student vs Faculty Basketball!It’s finally happening!! Show some team spirit and join in on a basketball game between Suffolk faculty and students. There will be halftime entertainment and a chance to win raffle prizes. Not interested in playing? Come and show some support for your peers in honor of Unity Week! 6:30 in Ridgeway

Thursday 28th:

Rampage Presents: Legends, Divas, and Superstars!: Rampage Show Choir presents its second annual cabaret show in the Donahue Cafe. There will be a cocktail hour with snacks and drinks at 6:30, the show is at 7, and a dessert bar will follow. Tickets are available at the Hub – they are free but please plan on bringing nonperishable canned food item(s) or a donation.

Seriously Bent is Back ft. What up D’Oh?!: See the 4th best college troupe in the country!! Welcome them back with previous member Christian Roberts and his group What Up D’Oh? from Improv Asylum! 10:00 in 150 Tremont!

Friday 29th:

Rampage Presents: Legends, Divas, and Superstars!: Rampage Show Choir presents its second annual cabaret show in the Donahue Cafe. There will be a cocktail hour with snacks and drinks at 6:30, the show is at 7, and a dessert bar will follow. Tickets are available at the Hub – they are free but please plan on bringing nonperishable canned food item(s) or a donation.

#InstaStalk trivia this week! Follow our social media to win a Ben & Jerry’s Gift Card…..which means free ice cream.!!! 😀

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INTERVIEW: Samienta Pierre-Vil, Our SGA President!

SGA (Student-Government Association) just had their elections – we may have voted for our friends, but how many of us know anything beyond what we’ve heard through our friends? How DOES SGA help us out around campus? We talked with the current SGA President, Samienta Pierre-Vil, to find out!

Samienta Pierre-Vil

INSTARAM: What is your major/year?
SAMIENTA PIERRE-VIL: Government/2013

What activities are you involved in on/off campus?
PIERRE-VIL: SGA President/Resident Assistant in 10 West-Modern Theatre/Journey Program/ 2nd year ASB Leader… I was on Wicked for three years, an Orientation Leader, Retention Scholar and many other things on campus.

How did you become a part of SGA? What does your job require?
PIERRE-VI: I joined SGA my freshman year. I was a Senator for the Class of 2013 for two years. I was Secretary my junior year and this year I am President. As President, I oversee a board of 44 Senators, Committee Chairs, and Executive Board. I chair meetings and meet with administrators weekly to discuss student concerns. The administrators include Dean Stoll and John Silveria. I plan our retreats, SGA Leadership Awards and other student outreach programs we have on campus with members of the board. In addition to working closely with my board, I work closely with student organizations and departments by co-sponsoring events, attending their meetings and meeting with them to discuss how SGA can be supportive throughout the year.

What does SGA do for arts on campus?
PIERRE-VIL: SGA has supported arts on campus. SGA has been reaching out to NESAD students to help better their school experience and connect them to our campus. SGA supports all the PAO groups by involving them in anything we do whether it is a show during Unity Week or inviting them to perform at the SGA Leadership Awards. SGA is willing to co-sponsor events, promote shows and I personally attend as many shows I can on campus. A few of our members are involved with PAO groups and that helps us stay connected with the department.

What advice do you have for the newly elected SGA executive board?
PIERRE-VIL: It is their job to remain unbiased at all times and make sure they support their board of Senators on issues they would like to work on and that every decision benefits the student body and the University as a whole.

Samienta Pierre-Vil

Random Final Question: If you could end any celebrity’s career with a snap of your fingers, who would it be and why?
PIERRE-VIL: WOW! TOUGH QUESTION! I wouldn’t want to end any celebrity’s career because I personally believe that everyone works hard at whatever they decide to do whether it is acting on a reality show or performing at the SuperBowl.

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Upcoming Events: Week of 3/18/2013

CONTEST AT THE BOTTOM!!!

Ongoing…

Contemporary Illustration: At Your Service: The work of top illustrators from the United States, Canada and Italy is at Suffolk University’s Adams Gallery in an exhibition organized by the Illustration Program at the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University. The exhibition shows original illustrations alongside their final applications, and each artist’s work represents a different use of illustration.

Monday 18th: 

Wreck-It-Ralph: Program Council and the Video Gamers Army will be showing Wreck-it Ralph. There will be a good movie, pizza and a free raffle! You can win either a $50 GameStop gift card, or a movie pack – complete with two movie passes, popcorn, and candy.

We will also have a PC Swag Giveaway at this event. Follow Program Council on Twitter & Instagram (@SuffolkPC), and attend Wreck-It Ralph for a chance to win. More details at the event.

5Pm Donahue Cafe

Suffolk Cinema Series: CJN Department’s Suffolk Cinema Serices presents Conversation with…Mary Badham. Badham played Scout in the film “To Kill a Mocking Bird.” Admission is free for the Suffolk University Community. There will be a screening of the film at 6pm in the Modern Theatre.

Tuesday 19th:

Suffolk Cinema Series: CJN Department’s Suffolk Cinema Serices presents Conversation with…Mary Badham. Badham played Scout in the film “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Admission is free for the Suffolk University Community.
Donahue 311, 1-2:30PM

Our MockingbirdEnjoy a sneak preview of Watertown filmmaker Sandy Jaffe’s new documentary, Our Mockingbird. The film follows two Birmingham, AL high schools – one white, one black – as they join forces to stage Harper Lee’s classic novel. Ms. Jaffe will speak afterwards with Mary Badham and Communication & Journalism professor Gerald Peary. All are welcome. Tickets free to the Suffolk community. Click on the link to reserve your seat.

  • Modern Theatre at 7:30PM

Wednesday 20th:

Rachel’s Challenge: The programs are based on the writings and life of 17 year-old Rachel Scott who was the first student killed at Columbine High School in 1999. Rachel left a legacy of reaching out to those who were different, who were picked on by others, or who were new at her school.

“I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go.”

  • 6PM in the C. Walsh Theatre FREE EVENT

Thursday 21st:

Guns Don’t Kill People, The Media Kills People: The media shapes how we see things, even when we know the truth is otherwise. After all, why is the national conversation on guns framed as “pro-gun vs. anti-gun” despite most of our perspectives being much more nuanced? Moderator Edward Powell (Executive Director, The Boston Foundation’s StreetSafe Boston) shines a spotlight on how the media’s distortion of reality exacerbates gun violence. He speaks with John Rosenthal (gun owner and founder/Chairman of Stop Handgun Violence) andCharlton McIlwain (Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU Steinhardt) to identify how TV, internet, and newspaper reporting paints an inaccurate picture of guns’ effects on communities of color and engages in fear-mongering that fails to prevent further tragedies.

6:30 at the Law School

Dysfunctional Fam: W!CKED presents their DYSFUNCTIONAL FAM showcasing their talents. It’s hip hop happenin on March 21st @ C. Walsh Theatre. Doors open at 6:30. Get there early! IT$ G0IN T0 B3 P0PPiN. FREEEEEEEE

Seriously Bent: No show tonight but wish them luck on their performance on Saturday.

Ramifications: Will be performing in place of Seriously Bent in the 150 Basement at 10:00! Watch the set they will be doing at the ICCA’s!

Friday 22nd:

Opening Reception for Contemporary Illustration: Reception to welcome an exhibition of illustration — the art of daring wit, expressive power, technical virtuosity, ingenious invention, probing observation, compelling narrative and insightful commentary. 5:30-8 at Adams Hall in the Law School.

Saturday 23rd:

RAMIFICATIONS PERFORM IN THE SEMI-FINALS AT THE REGIONAL ICCA’S!!!!

Caribbean Student Network Presents: Falsetto Fashion Show: CSN presents its 24th annual Fashion show from 6:30-9:30 PM in the C. Walsh Theatre. There will be a variety of designers and performers. There is an after party following the show in Sawyer until 1AM. Tickets are only $5 for students and are available at the HUB! You can’t afford to miss this!

  • WISH SERIOUSLY BENT LUCK AT THE COLLEGE IMPROV TOURNAMENT!!!!!!!!
  • ALSO A BASEBALL DOUBLE HEADER, A SOFTBALL DOUBLE HEADER, AND MEN’S TENNIS AT EMERSON!!!

Show your Suffolk Pride and tweet/Instagram a picture of the most Suffolk’d out you, you can create! The best one gets a Ben & Jerry’s Gift Card…..which means free ice cream.!!! 😀

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Upcoming Events: Week of 3/4/2013

CONTEST TIME!!! This week we are doing a trivia contest. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and be the first to answer our trivia questions! The person with the most points will win a $15 gift card of their choice 🙂 #InstaTrivia

Ongoing…

Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Exhibition: Check out the artwork of the winners of the Stephen D. Paine Scholarship at the Gallery at NESAD! Now-March 16th

Faculty Exhibit: From now until March 5th check out artwork created by the professors at NESAD in the Adams Gallery located in the Suffolk Law School!

#InstaTrivia

Tuesday 5th:

BOSTON MASSACRE!!!

Fun with PC and SGA! : Come take a break from class and join Program Council and SGA with Fun Enterprises! We will be giving away FREE food and Airbrush Phone Pouches. These phone pouches fit any type of phone! Don’t miss out on this “fun” event.
Tuesday, March 5th, Donahue 403 12pm – 2pm

Wednesday 6th:

Meal N’ Reel! With theme music by Adele, over $1 billion in ticket sales (7th highest grossing movie ever), rave reviews from critics and, well, James Bond, this is not a movie to miss – even if you’re not a Bond fan!
In the Donahue Cafe. Doors open at 5:00, and the movie begins at 5:30. As always, there will be delicious food and even better prizes (including Bond DVDs)!

Thursday 7th:

Suffolk University Dance Company:  C. Walsh 8pm! Come support the Suffolk University Dance Company in their Spring dance showcase “SUDC: Spring Into Action”
This is a MUST see performance! We will have guest performers, dances from multiple genres, and some Seriously Bent hosts to top it all off.

Seriously Bent: 10pm! 150 Tremont basement 🙂

Saturday 9th: 

ehm….GO HOME. SPRING BREEEEEEAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#InstaTrivia

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