Issue date: 10/20/04 Section: News

Sandwiched between Duck Tours and dinner at the Museum of Fine Arts, Suffolk students and their parents gathered in the Donahue Building on Oct. 16 for a Taste of Boston, just a small part of the university's tenth annual Family Weekend.

While attendees loaded their plates with some of the specialties from popular restaurants around the Beacon Hill and the North End neighborhoods, freshman Drew Allison showed his mother where he works at the Suffolk radio station. "We're just kind of doing our own thing. I showed my mom the Somerset dorm and we've been walking around [campus]," Allison said.

"My mom thought Somerset was probably the nicest dorm she's ever seen," he said.

Among the activities during the weekend were three showings of the theatre department's play "The Suicide" in the C. Walsh Theatre and the Fall fest Variety Show, which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary.

"We really liked the variety show. It was quite a mix, from show-tunes to the Black Eyed Peas," Allison said of the performance.

Like many of the students present during Family Weekend, Allison came to the university from out of state.

"I like Suffolk because it's great being downtown and so close to everything," the Illinois native said.

Family Weekend offered parents an opportunity to spend time in the city and visit the Suffolk campus. "I thought it snowed here every day!" commented Brain Koperak, father of Colleen Koperak, a freshman from Laguna Hills, Calif.

Koperak spent the earlier part of the day showing her parents around Beacon Hill and The Boston Common. "My wife and I got the 'daughter-led' tour, but I haven't really gotten a cohesive feel for the school yet because it's spread out," said Mr. Koperak.

Coming to Boston was "very different from what I expected," recounted Koperak of her transition to living in the city.

"Having a place to live was priority number one, since I didn't get housing. I thought I'd just take the rest as it comes."

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