Moving Forward
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THE CURRIER TIMES
OCTOBER 2011
Sports
Old Pain, New Gains page 7
Moving Forward
Senior Suzie Jensen of the women’s soccer team has come a long way since Paraguay
Without hesitation, Suzie Jensen winds up from about 25 yards out and strikes a shot well wide of the Salem 6WDWH JRDONHHSHU¶V OHIW SRVW %XW WKH FHQWHUPLG¿HOGHU doesn’t look upset after missing the ambitious effort. She VLPSO\VKLIWVEDFNLQWRKHUSRVLWLRQDWWKHKHDUWRIPLG¿HOG waiting for the next opportunity to move forward. Later in the game, Jensen, a senior captain, sprints DIWHUD6DOHP6WDWHZLQJHUZKRKDVGULIWHGSDVWPLG¿HOG with the ball. Jensen quickly steals it, slips around the opposing player and sends a pass ahead to a streaking teammate. Once again, Jensen and the Colonels threaten the Salem State goalkeeper. Once again, Salem State’s backline barks at one another, frustrated as Jensen’s ability to keep pushing forward. “She’s an attacker, she loves to go forward with the ball and has a great shot,” says Curry women’s soccer coach Danielle Ferrara Toomey. “She’s very offensive-minded.” Jensen is the lone captain this year, elected to the spot by her teammates. Ferrara Toomey says the senior leads by example through dedication and hard work on the pitch, but Jensen brings other intangibles to the Colonels squad, according to teammates. “She’s a positive leader and is never negative,” says sophomore goalie Hayley Lorge. “She’s approachable off WKH¿HOGWRR´ -HQVHQ¶V RIIWKH¿HOG VWRU\ LV LQGHHG UHPDUNDEOH Although Jensen grew up in both Arlington and Framingham, Mass., and attended middle and high school at the Rivers School in Weston, Mass., she was actually born in Ypacaraí, Paraguay. In 1990, Judy Burke was single and wanting to be a mother. She arranged to adopt a baby from Paraguay, and on June 25 of that year traveled to the South American country to pick up her new child. It was supposed to be easy, a seven-day process. However, bringing Suzie home ZRXOGWDNHDERXW¿YHPRQWKVORQJHU Burke VD\VKHU¿UVWDWWRUQH\RQO\KHOSHGVHFXUHFXVWRG\
of Suzie, then 10 months old. “I never saw that man again,” she says. The attorney ended up running IRU SROLWLFDO RI¿FH DQG Burke’s new attorneys advised her to take Suzie and go into hiding in Paraguay for precautionary reasons. “My new attorneys ZHUH DIUDLG WKDW >P\ ¿UVW attorney] would tell the Paraguayan police I stole the baby,” says Burke. $IWHU ¿YH PRQWKV DQG with all legal hurdles ¿QDOO\ FOHDUHG %XUNH returned to the United States on Thanksgiving 'D\ ZLWKKHURI¿FLDO daughter. Approximately one year later, Burke married Bud Jensen, who legally adopted Suzie soon thereafter. The women’s soccer team got off to a rough start this season, but senior Suzie Jensen has continued Suzie Jensen says to shine for the Colonels. Through 12 games, Jensen has 4 goals and 3 assists. she doesn’t have many revolves around the women’s soccer team. The Colonels memories of her childhood in Paraguay, but that her have struggled this season with a 2-10 record through native country still holds a special place in her heart. Oct. 9, and a 0-5 mark in The Commonwealth Coast “I’ve been back to Paraguay twice, once for visiting purposes, and then once for volunteering,” she says. Conference. Jensen has scored 4 goals and 3 assists this “I’m very close with a lot of Paraguayans, even from season. She says watching TV shows such as “CSI” and “Law different states. We still keep in contact. and Order” helped inspire her to major in criminal justice. “I really don’t know why my birth mom gave me up,” Jensen later says. “I think about it more around my Plus, Jensen says, she has the right traits to work in the birthday, or when I meet other people who were adopted. ¿HOG 6KH¶V NLQG EXW WRXJK 6KH¶V VWHDG\ EXW LV RIWHQ I’m not dwelling on it, though. Obviously, she wanted me looking for new challenges. “I have the personality to work with troubled people,” says Jensen. “Each day is to have a better life.” Jensen, a criminal justice major, says she’s actively different in a criminal justice job.” thinking about her future, even though her present And it usually involves moving forward.
Courtesy of Curry Athletics
By Nick Ironside
Learning to Lead For Bruce Vieira, captaining the Curry football team has been an education
Courtesy of Curry Athletics
By Joe Natale
Bruce Vieira was the first Curry football player ever to be named a captain in his sophomore season.
Bruce Vieira came to Curry College standing 5 feet 7 inches and weighing 175 pounds. He hailed from a tiny Division 5 school named Pelham High in New Hampshire, just over the Massachusetts border. Neither of those details is particularly unique until you consider that Vieira came to Curry, in large part, to play football. As a freshman three years ago, Vieira said, he was often underestimated because of his size and because he didn’t go to a large high school. He worried that coaches and teammates would undervalue his worth based on his size, but Vieira knew he had plenty to offer. Speed. Agility. Heart. He made an immediate positive impact on the team. Vieira played
in eight games that season—he ran for 200 yards, scored 2 touchdowns, and ran for another 71 yards over 4 kick returns—before he had to sit out due to a cyst on his neck. He tried to play through the pain, not wanting to let the team down, but the cyst became infected and would need to be surgically removed. Despite missing three games, it was a decent freshman season. But it was Vieira’s heart and passion for the program that most impressed those around him. Entering his sophomore season, Vieira was named a captain, making him the youngest captain in Curry football history. Tim Lineburgh, a teammate and classmate of Vieira’s, said the coaches saw how determined and dedicated Vieira was to the program by risking
his body and playing through pain as long as he did. Vieira said he was shocked when he found out that he was elected captain. “I wasn’t really nervous, but I knew it was going to be hard to earn respect from the upperclassmen,” said Vieira, today a junior criminal justice major. Chris Haddad, a senior captain on this year’s team, said a number of last year’s seniors were a little “sour” that a sophomore was named captain. To CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
THE CURRIER TIMES
OCTOBER 2011
Sports
Old Pain, New Gains page 7
Moving Forward
Senior Suzie Jensen of the women’s soccer team has come a long way since Paraguay
Without hesitation, Suzie Jensen winds up from about 25 yards out and strikes a shot well wide of the Salem 6WDWH JRDONHHSHU¶V OHIW SRVW %XW WKH FHQWHUPLG¿HOGHU doesn’t look upset after missing the ambitious effort. She VLPSO\VKLIWVEDFNLQWRKHUSRVLWLRQDWWKHKHDUWRIPLG¿HOG waiting for the next opportunity to move forward. Later in the game, Jensen, a senior captain, sprints DIWHUD6DOHP6WDWHZLQJHUZKRKDVGULIWHGSDVWPLG¿HOG with the ball. Jensen quickly steals it, slips around the opposing player and sends a pass ahead to a streaking teammate. Once again, Jensen and the Colonels threaten the Salem State goalkeeper. Once again, Salem State’s backline barks at one another, frustrated as Jensen’s ability to keep pushing forward. “She’s an attacker, she loves to go forward with the ball and has a great shot,” says Curry women’s soccer coach Danielle Ferrara Toomey. “She’s very offensive-minded.” Jensen is the lone captain this year, elected to the spot by her teammates. Ferrara Toomey says the senior leads by example through dedication and hard work on the pitch, but Jensen brings other intangibles to the Colonels squad, according to teammates. “She’s a positive leader and is never negative,” says sophomore goalie Hayley Lorge. “She’s approachable off WKH¿HOGWRR´ -HQVHQ¶V RIIWKH¿HOG VWRU\ LV LQGHHG UHPDUNDEOH Although Jensen grew up in both Arlington and Framingham, Mass., and attended middle and high school at the Rivers School in Weston, Mass., she was actually born in Ypacaraí, Paraguay. In 1990, Judy Burke was single and wanting to be a mother. She arranged to adopt a baby from Paraguay, and on June 25 of that year traveled to the South American country to pick up her new child. It was supposed to be easy, a seven-day process. However, bringing Suzie home ZRXOGWDNHDERXW¿YHPRQWKVORQJHU Burke VD\VKHU¿UVWDWWRUQH\RQO\KHOSHGVHFXUHFXVWRG\
of Suzie, then 10 months old. “I never saw that man again,” she says. The attorney ended up running IRU SROLWLFDO RI¿FH DQG Burke’s new attorneys advised her to take Suzie and go into hiding in Paraguay for precautionary reasons. “My new attorneys ZHUH DIUDLG WKDW >P\ ¿UVW attorney] would tell the Paraguayan police I stole the baby,” says Burke. $IWHU ¿YH PRQWKV DQG with all legal hurdles ¿QDOO\ FOHDUHG %XUNH returned to the United States on Thanksgiving 'D\ ZLWKKHURI¿FLDO daughter. Approximately one year later, Burke married Bud Jensen, who legally adopted Suzie soon thereafter. The women’s soccer team got off to a rough start this season, but senior Suzie Jensen has continued Suzie Jensen says to shine for the Colonels. Through 12 games, Jensen has 4 goals and 3 assists. she doesn’t have many revolves around the women’s soccer team. The Colonels memories of her childhood in Paraguay, but that her have struggled this season with a 2-10 record through native country still holds a special place in her heart. Oct. 9, and a 0-5 mark in The Commonwealth Coast “I’ve been back to Paraguay twice, once for visiting purposes, and then once for volunteering,” she says. Conference. Jensen has scored 4 goals and 3 assists this “I’m very close with a lot of Paraguayans, even from season. She says watching TV shows such as “CSI” and “Law different states. We still keep in contact. and Order” helped inspire her to major in criminal justice. “I really don’t know why my birth mom gave me up,” Jensen later says. “I think about it more around my Plus, Jensen says, she has the right traits to work in the birthday, or when I meet other people who were adopted. ¿HOG 6KH¶V NLQG EXW WRXJK 6KH¶V VWHDG\ EXW LV RIWHQ I’m not dwelling on it, though. Obviously, she wanted me looking for new challenges. “I have the personality to work with troubled people,” says Jensen. “Each day is to have a better life.” Jensen, a criminal justice major, says she’s actively different in a criminal justice job.” thinking about her future, even though her present And it usually involves moving forward.
Courtesy of Curry Athletics
By Nick Ironside
Learning to Lead For Bruce Vieira, captaining the Curry football team has been an education
Courtesy of Curry Athletics
By Joe Natale
Bruce Vieira was the first Curry football player ever to be named a captain in his sophomore season.
Bruce Vieira came to Curry College standing 5 feet 7 inches and weighing 175 pounds. He hailed from a tiny Division 5 school named Pelham High in New Hampshire, just over the Massachusetts border. Neither of those details is particularly unique until you consider that Vieira came to Curry, in large part, to play football. As a freshman three years ago, Vieira said, he was often underestimated because of his size and because he didn’t go to a large high school. He worried that coaches and teammates would undervalue his worth based on his size, but Vieira knew he had plenty to offer. Speed. Agility. Heart. He made an immediate positive impact on the team. Vieira played
in eight games that season—he ran for 200 yards, scored 2 touchdowns, and ran for another 71 yards over 4 kick returns—before he had to sit out due to a cyst on his neck. He tried to play through the pain, not wanting to let the team down, but the cyst became infected and would need to be surgically removed. Despite missing three games, it was a decent freshman season. But it was Vieira’s heart and passion for the program that most impressed those around him. Entering his sophomore season, Vieira was named a captain, making him the youngest captain in Curry football history. Tim Lineburgh, a teammate and classmate of Vieira’s, said the coaches saw how determined and dedicated Vieira was to the program by risking
his body and playing through pain as long as he did. Vieira said he was shocked when he found out that he was elected captain. “I wasn’t really nervous, but I knew it was going to be hard to earn respect from the upperclassmen,” said Vieira, today a junior criminal justice major. Chris Haddad, a senior captain on this year’s team, said a number of last year’s seniors were a little “sour” that a sophomore was named captain. To CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
