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English Department Celebrates The Launch Of Clark Writes Students Share Their Creative Writings in the First of a Series of Forums

By Beatrice Misher scarlet staff

The English Department celebrated the launch of its new project, Clark Writes, this past Friday afternoon with a lively gathering of students and faculty, where several students and recent grads read their creative writings. Clark Writes was created with the redesign of the English Department’s blog and suggested by Mitchell Perry (‘15). It is a forum for students to share their creative writings through a submission process. “Clark Writes is a completely eclectic collection of student works, and we encourage anyone who is an

English major, has taken an English class, or has never taken an English class to submit their work,” said English Department Chair Professor James Elliott.

The first piece was written and read by Liam Kelly Fleming (‘15). He described the piece as having evolved from a poem into the short story that he read to the audience. “Maybe one day it will turn into something more,” he said, “Who knows.” The story took an intimate look into an activity we don’t normally spend much thought on: roofing. The sharp humor combined with the cliffhanger ending made the piece highly enjoyable to hear. continued on page 14

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Don’t Worry Be Happy First Annual Week of Happiness at Clark University

By Maria Rotelli scarlet staff

One of the things I learned while touring Clark University was that Worcester is the original home of the universally known little yellow smiley face. February is usually a difficult month for Clark students; with very little sunlight and abundant snow. The Clark Wellness Society has come up with a new weeklong program known as The Week of Happiness to turn our winter frowns upside-down.

Clark Wellness Society is run

by Erin Dolan, who has been a therapist in Clark’s counselling service for four years now and became Clark’s official Wellness Coordinator earlier this year. It is not a student-run club and currently does not have any student members. The group works to promote healthy well-being and self-image amongst the student body using positive psychology to increase feelings of grati-

tude, kindness, and compassion to ourselves and others throughout the campus.

Dolan said that Clark is an “amazing campus for students want to be involved with helping fellow students.” This appears to be true as numerous clubs have reached out to be a part of the Happiness Week activities. On Tuesday, the Outing Club had cocoa and s’mores in the UC to warm and cheer up students. Unfortunately, many of the activities have had to be cancelled or postponed due to weather conditions. Clark Yoga however have not cancelled any of their “Happy Yoga” workshops, which have occurred every day this week.

Other clubs that have given their assistance are improv group Shenanigans, Clark U. Film Society, The Undergraduate Psychology Committee, CUfit, The Craft Studio, Acts of Kindness, and numerous others.

The LEEP Center is giving out buttons with the famous yellow smiley face to spread the joy. They also have held open art workshops from 11-1 every day, and on Wednesday had an event called, “The Passion Test” which according to Jessica Bane Robert, Assistant Director of the Writing Center, said was about “remembering what makes us excited and what we really want in this life.”

Happiness Checkpoints can be found all over campus as well. Every time you see one of these yellow square posters, read what it says and carry out the action, which will be things such as “high five the next person you see” or “compliment at least five people today.” Also be on the lookout for the photobooth and the well-wishes table in the UC. If you’re feeling especially outgoing, continued on page 5

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[ Friday, February 6 ] SHENANIGANS!: TIM’S BACK - 9:00 p.m. in the Little Center

[ Saturday, February 7 ] ECCE Concert and Residency - 7:00 p.m. in Razzo Hall Lunar New Year Celebration - 7:00 p.m. in Tilton Hall Women’s Basketball vs. MIT - 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. Emerson College - 3:00 p.m.

[ Sunday, February 8 ] The Miller-Vogal Clark Chess Tournament - 11:30 a.m. in The Grind Vagina Monologues Presents My Revolution; Story Circle - 8:00 p.m. in Jefferson 21

[ Tuesday, February 10 ] Real Play: Promoting Children’s Intellectual, Social, and Emotional Development 7:00 p.m. in the Higgins Lounge Pre-Health Society Pot Luck - 7:30 p.m. Lurie Conference Room ROCU and SAB: Café Night/Build-A-Bear - 8:00 p.m. in The Grind

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The Scarlet/News RLH Eliminates Housing Points System

By Jeremy Levine

ACLU Expands Investigation Into Worcester Police

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For the past two years, Residential Life and Housing has assigned each student entering the housing lottery a number based on a points system which took course credits earned, years in housing, judicial standing, academic standing (whether a student is on academic probation or not), and bonuses for being placed on the summer housing list and returning to housing after a fall semester abroad.

Adam Keyes, Director of Residential Life and Housing, announced at this week’s meeting of the Clark Undergraduate Student Council that the RLH is eliminating the system for both logistical and philosophical reasons.

Kevin Forti, longtime RLH Director who moved to the Rhode Island School of Design this summer, created much of the coding on which the online systems of MY HOUSING and MY LOTTERY depended. According to Keyes, that coding is not supported

by Information Technology Services, and cannot be reverse-engineered. A new system is in the works, but one of the casualties of the coding change was the aforementioned points system.

Keyes also stated that he “[doesn’t] believe in the point system as it is. It’s not a lottery, it’s a ranking.”

In the 2012 Housing Selection and Lottery Survey, 53 percent of respondents stated that they were in favor of lottery numbers reflecting judicial and academic standing. The following year, the point system was introduced.

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Hannah Yore (‘15) agrees with Keyes’ reasoning. “If [the point system] is used as a punishment then it doesn’t seem like it’s doing anything other than shaming students… it doesn’t seem very compassionate and alienates students,” she said.

Molly Kazin (‘15) said that before the point system was established, she and a group of sophomores ended up in the basement of the Johnson-Sanford Center, isolated from most other upperclassmen. “I was frustrated knowing that people who had gotten in trouble and were on probation were living in Blackstone,” she said.

Some students are not convinced either way. “The housing lottery isn’t fair. No matter what they do, it won’t be fair,” said Emily Denny (‘17).

For this year’s lottery, numbers

will be assigned by course credits earned, and RLH “will treat you how the registrar treats you,” Keyes said in terms of determining standing.

The only “bonus points” which will carry over from the previous system is those for students who were placed on the summer housing list, and did not receive housing placements in the previous year’s lottery.

These students will be assigned the most favorable numbers in their respective classes. Keyes also stated that students who have particular housing needs because of medical reasons will be able to work around the lottery system.

Keyes estimates the new online housing system will be launched before spring break.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts announced on January 14 that it would be extending its investigation of its police documentation initiative in Worcester. The initiative focuses on the ability for Worcester residents to report issues to the Worcester Police Department’s Bureau of Professional Standards.

The ACLU had been executing this initiative all over Massachusetts for over a year, but according to ACLU Central Massachusetts Field Coordinator, Chris Robarge, “we decided to expand our outreach sooner than expected due to the number of complaints we receive.” Robarge said that along with the “various media reports documenting physical abuse, wrongful arrests, illegally coerced confessions, etc” the ACLU has also received complaints “nearly every day” about the Worcester Police Department for over a decade.

Robarge said the ACLU is keeping an open mind, but expects to see “an ongoing pattern of abuse and misconduct, and an ongoing failure to properly investigate those claims when they are brought to the attention of the internal investigators at the WPD Bureau of Professional Standards.”

The recent deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Gardner and more

were factors into the timing of this decision. Last year, Wakeelah Cocroft was awarded $15,000 from a Worcester jury in federal district court after they found that Worcester Police Officer Jeremy Smith violated both her Fourth Amendment and the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act. Robarge said that “people seem particularly receptive and ready to speak out due to recent events here and nationwide.”

The suit stemmed from an incident in 2007, when, as Cocroft testified, Officer Smith unnecessarily used a martial arts technique on her and slammed her head into the pavement.

The ACLU will be holding listening sessions in Worcester to hear residents’ complaints firsthand.

The first of these sessions was held on January 17. Although Robarge said that the listening session did not “represent a sample size large enough to draw any useful conclusions” quite a few people came forward to share their experiences, including the mother of a child that died while in the custody of the Worcester Police. The next listening session has not yet been scheduled.

The Worcester Police Department did not comment on this report.

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Cooking with Clothing Clark Students make fashion blog from scratch

By Kate Summers news correspondent

Shari Worthington, a Clark professor, put on an outfit that she had not worn in years. When Patricia De Carvalho (‘15) and Hannah Martin (‘15) saw, they gasped “Oh my gosh that looks so good!” in unison during their image consulting session.

“Wait, what? You think this actually looks good?” Worthington responded.

Worthington stated that she had not been wearing it because she had not believed in herself. “When she saw other people give her positive feedback and have it been such a raw, real expression, she was able to revitalize her whole wardrobe and almost her view of herself,” said Martin.

Martin and De Caravalho are the co-founders of The Fashion Cookbook, a blog and image consulting business. Image consultants help people redesign their entire wardrobe so that it matches their personality and who they are as a person.

Their goal is, “to peel back the layers and show how accessible fashion could be to anyone and everyone,” according to their website.

Their blog is a virtual fashion cookbook; each post is similar to a recipe. “You can choose to try a dish or simply be inspired,” said Martin. The ingredients are the pieces of clothing. For example, there could be a dash of Kate Spade or a pop of pink.

Martin was inspired to create The Fashion Cookbook when she was a junior in high school. She was reading an issue of Teen Vogue that had a feature about fashion bloggers. “[I] was like, ‘wait, they’re just regular girls just being themselves,’” she said.

The name for the blog came from Martin’s passion for cooking.

“At the time I was kind of like, ‘am I going to culinary school or art school?’” she said.

In addition to cooking, Martin has also been passionate about acting. “Fashion for me was a way, every day, [to] experience the

same feeling I feel like when I’m performing.”

Through The Fashion Cookbook, Martin believes that she has figured out what people mean when they compliment other people’s styles. “I think that what they’re saying is that ‘I love how YOU you are.’” She said that if people want to be more fashionable they should “just put [themselves] out there more and then don’t be afraid to stand out, so be okay with not wearing what everyone else is wearing.”

When Martin came to Clark, she continued blogging sporadically. “I knew I wanted to do it more, but I just didn’t feel like I had that [great] of a future even though I wanted so much out of it,” she said. Then on Martin’s first day of her junior year, De Carvalho walked into her marketing class. “That’s an instant style crush... oh my gosh. She is so cute. Look at that outfit,” Martin thought to herself.

Martin believes that Clark students dress well, but don’t have “a little flair” or “a statement.” “[Patricia] had an instant statement,” she said.

When De Carvalho was younger she would joke about becoming a YouTube beauty blogger. However, she never thought that she would be able to pursue her interest in fashion as a business.

De Carvalho and Martin began to have lunch after class together. Their conversations began with talking about clothes, but then moved into talking about their values, faith, and how they wanted to be part of the fashion industry. De Carvalho and Martin’s biggest question was, “Instead of basking in their insecurities and using that to sell products...how can we work on people’s confidence and use fashion to do that?”

Image consulting was a “natural fit” for the two of them. On weekends Martin and De Carvalho would help their friends and family who were going out, or for special occasions. “As simple as it was that was my favorite part of going out and the weekend was making someone feel special...I want to help people in the transformation of just feeling more comfortable in them,” said Martin.

Martin then invited De Carvalho to join The Fashion Cookbook.

De Carvalho was diagnosed with lymphedema, a

disease that caused her right leg to swell to double the size of her right, when she was 16. She would try and disguise it with long dresses and pants. However, on her first photoshoot she wore overall shorts. She wanted to send a positive message.

The two worked together to expand The Fashion Cookbook from a blog to a fashion website, with more content, as well as an image consulting business.

Last year, De Carvalho and Martin came in third at Clark’s U-Reka: Big Idea Contest. They both also received LEEP Project funding. Through these funds they have been able to both redesign their website and purchase a host site, an iPad and iSquare to charge people for services. “We are each others’ photographers, copy editors, stylists, and biggest supporters,” said De Carvalho.

If students are interested and want fashion tips feel free to the contactact The Fashion Cookbook at thefashioncookbook.com.

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RCU Establishes Unexpected Presence on Campus

By Nikolas Wagner scarlet staff

In between bites of Uncle Sam’s five-dollar pizza, the discussion participants offered their own insight into the issue. On January 30 the Republicans of Clark University (RCU) held a “Conversation Café” to discuss issues of bipartisanship in the United States federal government. Prior to the discussion, RCU held a general interest meeting to welcome Clarkies into their club.

RCU, often considered an anomaly on a Clark’s campus, holds discussions like this every other week and has been doing so for more than a year and a half. By utilizing bold font and the caps lock key, RCU makes it very clear in the “See What’s Going On This Weekend” email that “RCU is not just for Republicans,” with the intention of welcoming everyone to share their perspective on current issues. Bob Burns (‘16), Vice President of RCU and moderator of Friday’s discussion, is the only club member that is a registered Republican.

This discussion was held in light of the State of the Union Address and the election of a new, Republican-controlled Congress.

RCU President, Jessica Green (‘15), said that she wanted to, “get as many political viewpoints as pos-

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try sitting at the happiness table in the dining hall where you can meet new people you may not

sible so that people actually have a chance to learn… We try to cover topics that are important now so a lot of our topics this semester are based [on] the State of the Union, because those are things that are considered important to the country right now.”

As a starting point, Burns used research from the Sunlight Foundation, which argued that last year’s Congress was more partisan and more productive than the American people actually believe. The study concluded that despite the fact that only 56 bills became law in 2013, “roughly 40 percent of bills attract[ed] at least some bipartisan support (in that less and 90 percent of sponsors are of a single party).”

The debate was dominated by two camps of politically passionate individuals: socialists that asserted that the two ruling parties are largely the same, and the RCU E-Board. By and large, the clash of these two different perspectives led to miscommunication and a lack of mutual understanding on the part of both ideological groups.

The ideologically divided participants offered a vast number of diagnoses given for the apparent lack of American bipartisanship. Proposed causes included the media, an uninformed and uninterested electorate, “money-

have ever spoken to ordinarily and discuss the theme of happiness over the comfort food of the day provided by Clark’s Dining Services.

If you post any photos or statuses relating to Week of Happiness, be sure to use the hashtag #ClarkUWeekOfHappi-

in-politics,” and the race of the President.

RCU has committed itself to becoming more involved on campus, despite the fact that its members realize that they are not “the mainstream,” as Secretary Holly Rosen (‘16) put it.

Events Coordinator Devon Fontaine (‘17) said, “I think we have become more active, [with the number of events hosted], I think we do a lot more discussion[s], we do have meetings every week, [and] we are branching out more into volunteer work.”

RCU held a 9/11 Vigil on the past anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, during which they raised money for organizations for the families of 9/11 victims. In addition, they are highly active on the campaign trail. In 2014, they supported Paul Franco for the Worcester First District of the State Senate. They went with Charlie Baker, Martha Coakley, and the Democrats of Clark University to talk to local high school students about the gubernatorial race in Massachusetts.

As an overall goal, the E-Board of RCU simply wants to present an ideology with the hopes of generating various dialogues, like the one that occurred this past Friday.

As Fontaine stated, “We just want people to talk.”

ness. If you want to get involved with Clark Wellness Society, Erin Dolan said that she would love to create a “wellness taskforce” of students to coordinate events and promote wellness on campus.

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Club Treasurers Discuss SmartBuy Plus

By Jenny Rubin web staff

During the Fall Semester, the Ballroom Dance team had a competition and submitted requests for a payment order to cover the entering cost of the competition, over a month in advance. The request was never fulfilled and the group’s president paid “over $1,000 out of pocket because SLP couldn’t get to it, and he still hasn’t been reimbursed,” said treasurer Amanda Schramm.

This has been just one of many complaints from club treasures.

Treasurers from many Clark clubs gathered to discuss common issues last Thursday, January 22. The meeting was organized by Farah Weannara, treasurer of the International Students Association. She explained that her main goals were “to figure out what the common problems are, for everyone to get to know one another, to create a really good support group, and to get a good list of feedback for SLP and for Accounting.”

This meeting was inspired in part by Clark’s town hall meeting, where the executive boards of all the clubs at Clark joined to discuss issues and plans looking towards this semester and beyond. Weannara attended the meeting, but recognized that treasurers face unique problems and wanted a place just for treasurers to meet and talk.

SmartBuy Plus, the new eProcurement system for clubs at Clark, was a common subject of complaint. Though the university has used SmartBuy Plus since 2013, it was introduced to Clark clubs this past summer. By a show of hands, the treasurers admitted that every single one of them had experienced problems using SmartBuy Plus. One of the most common problems is

the communication between the Accounting Department and the clubs.

Treasurers submit payment orders, receipts for refunds, or requests into the SmartBuy Plus system, and treasures claim that Accounting takes a long time to send notice of mistakes in the forms, or to follow through with requests. Elyana Kadish, Treasurer of Choices, recounted that she “spent the first two months of this year calling [Accounts Payable] for the same issue” and received no response.

The group looked toward some plans to remedy the problems at hand with both Accounting and SmartBuy Plus. They agreed that the training the treasurers received at the beginning of the academic year is not enough. Ashley Burke, from the Outing Club, proposed a new method of training: a few treasurers would volunteer to undergo intense SmartBuy Plus training with members of Accounting and SLP and then train the other treasurers on how to use the system. Additionally, the treasurers requested that the staff members responsible for communicating with clubs should meet and discuss better forms of communication between clubs and the departments themselves.

After the meeting concluded, Weannara remarked that “it was nice to see that a lot of us ran into the same issues, but it was also really reassuring to see how helpful everyone was being and how eager we are to make the system better.

It’s easy to tear something down, but it’s nice to see people to try to build it to be better.”

The opinions expressed in this article are the opinions of the individuals mentioned, not the opinions of the clubs which they represent.

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CUSC in Brief

By Molly Caisse layout staff

January 29, 2015

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By Jenny Rubin web staff

Cycles of Change (CofC), a student run organization at Clark, is taking steps to better the Clark community through various initiatives and projects, the most notable of which is the Bike Share.

Approximately two hundred undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff members are part of Clark’s Bike Share. Of those two hundred members, twenty or so use the Share every day as a means of transportation or exercise. Because of Bike Share’s success, other Worcester schools are looking to CofC for advice to start their own Shares.

Members of CofC met with two WPI students this past Sunday to share tips and advice on how to start their own bike share program. The WPI students, John Colfer (‘16) and Kevin Ackerman (‘16), want to design and implement a fully functioning bike share at WPI. WPI is not the only college looking to alternative modes of transportation on campus. This past fall, Worcester State University also debuted a bike share program. David Carey (‘17), President of CofC, hopes that this will mean more collaboration between consortium schools and an increase in biking advocacy in the Worcester area.

In addition to the Bike Share,

CofC operates a bike shop in the basement of Maywood Hall, open to all Clark students. Members of CofC work in the bike shop to repair students’ bikes, as well as the fourteen or fifteen bikes that the club owns. These bikes are given to members of CofC by Earn-a-Bike, a Worcester non-profit that gives participants a bike to keep after ten hours of volunteer work in their shop.

Besides the Bike Share and the shop, CofC has big plans to expand programming on campus. Carey recognizes that “when you advocate for cycling, you’re also advocating for safe cycling,” and plans to host workshops on biking safely. CofC also recognizes that not all Clark students feel comfortable biking in Worcester, and hope to hold workshops on cycling in Worcester, and how to navigate traffic and city streets.

CofC’s overall goal is to “to promote biking advocacy and sustainability on campus,” says Carey.

Through the efforts made in the bike shop and workshops, CofC hopes to influence many more Clark students to bike more often, as biking is a clean and sustainable mode of transportation, and a great way to exercise.

Simon Elliott (‘17) CofC Treasurer, points out that biking short distances in Worcester really “takes the burden off of Escort.” Taylor Miller (‘18), the group’s Inter-Club Liaison, also remarks that biking “gets people out of the Clark bubble, which can be a great thing. ”

The 2014 Mid-Semester Budget Report took up the most of this CUSC meeting. Budget requests for council recognized clubs were due on January 12. Student Council allocated $11,994 of the $12,000 available funds to 30 clubs, which in total requested $50,346 worth of funds. Only non-council recognized clubs did not receive a budget in 2014.

The Judiciary Committee announced that the charters of the Ski and Snowboarding Club and the Clark Competitive Computing Club were accepted. These clubs will be eligible for budget allocations as of next semester.

Anayeli Nieves-Alves (‘17), Faith Kelnhofer (’16) and Ciara Killian (‘17) were appointed to the Spree Day Committee. Andres Gvirtz (‘18) and Emilee Cocuzzo (‘18) were appointmented to the Grant and Business Committees, respectively, while Jeremy Levine (’15) was appointed to the Undergraduate Academic Board. Kevin Kim (‘16) resigned from the Election Committee.

Tim St. John announced that Peer Advisor applications are now available and due by February 13th.

Grants: $387 All Kinds of Girls – Book Club $200 Third Culture Kids & Global Nomads – Conference $3000 Student Undergraduate Research Journal – Printing Fees $5000 International Students Association – Reappropriation of funds for GALA

By Jeremy Levine editor-in-chief

February 2, 2015 Adam Keyes, Director of Residential Life and Housing, announced to CUSC that his office was overhauling the housing lottery process. Details on 3.

Vice President Sami Noor announced that Council is working on a new method for keeping track of weekend shuttle busses. Students have told Council that the busses are sometimes late or otherwise unreliable, and so a fix is in the works.

Noor also detailed proposed changes to the CPB (Campus Programming Board). Currently, the CPB comprises the Pub Entertainment Committee, Speaker’s Forum, Clark University Film Society, and Student Activities Board, and it funds Spree Day, Senior Week, the Major Event Committee, and the Program Co-Sponsorship fund in their entirety.

The proposed amendment would strengthen the CPB by creating an executive board in addition to individual group liaisons to facilitate intergroup cooperation both in terms of event planning and funding, as well as create a $5,000 discretionary fund. In order to go into effect, the student body will vote on the referendum in the upcoming CUSC election.

Grants: $6550 to the Climate Teach-In $2399 to ROCU - Sound Transmitting Board $230 to Seth Greenwald - Spring Break Program $1500 to Intervarsity Christian Fellowship - Service Trip to New Orleans CUSC Executive Board Elections will be held February 16-18. The debate will be this Sunday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m. in Grace.

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CLARKIE of the WEEK Scarlet: Did you just sort of notice it one day?

Talia: It was a conversation that me and some of my friends would have on and off like, “Wow. I can’t believe we’re still the Indians.” And then we were talking about it over the summer one time and I was like, “Yeah, that really needs to get changed.” ‘Cause it was something that was always a conversation but anyone was never like, “Hey this is what I’m doing to try and change it,” so I was like, “I’ll do it then.”

Scarlet: How long has the mascot been the Indian?

Talia: Like forever.

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Talia Gallagher

Scarlet: And nobody’s thought to really actually do anything?

Talia: I’ve heard that there have been a few movements to try and change it but when I talked to the Board of Education, they said that no one has formally presented them with trying to change it.

Talia Gallagher (‘17) is from North Haven, Connecticut. She is most likely majoring in International Develop- Scarlet: So what has been the response from people? ment with a minor in Sociology and possibly Education. You have 700 signatures but there has to be more.

Talia: There’s been a lot of backlash. I’ve had a lot of Scarlet: What activities are you involved in on campus? support, which I have been very [grateful] fo,r and a Talia: I’m in the musical, Vagina Monologues, Food Truth, lot of people have been trying to add to my research Amnesty [International], I have a job at the info desk, or just throw in their support. Someone started a and that’s about it. counter-petition and there’s been a fair amount of [talking] and comments on Facebook. There’s been a very strong reaction on the other side.

Scarlet: Now, I’ve heard you are trying to change your hometown mascot?

Scarlet: Do they just think that if you get rid of the Talia: Mhmm. mascot it’ll get rid of their history?

Talia: Most of the main arguments from what I’ve Scarlet: So it’s the mascot of the entire town? seen is that it’s like, “The Indians are part of North HaTalia: So it’s [the mascot] owned by the school system ven’s tradition. This is what we rally behind. This isn’t and I think both the high school and the middle school an offensive symbol.” But just really having any sort of are the Indians just to be cohesive. mascot as a race of people is offensive and appropriative. What I’ve been trying to say is that I’m proud of Scarlet: And what made you decide to go about changbeing a North Havener, not being “an Indian” ing that?

Talia: Well, it was something that I had identified as Scarlet: Now the mascot of the Indian, is it a person offensive in high school and I talked about it with my from India or is it a Native American? friends and then it wasn’t really until I came to Clark Talia: It’s a Native American. So it’s not even the right and started getting more involved in activism and seeing how that works and just how important it is to make name. change in every possible way you can. And so I started the petition and was like, “Hey, this needs to get done.” Scarlet: So you said you present this to the Board, and then what happens? Do they just say, “Ok, we’ll change it” or is it something else?

Scarlet: So what’s been going on with it?

Talia: My petition has close to 700 signatures. I’ve been Talia: I talked to a chairwoman and they said that the Board is gonna have to decide what the next step trying to contact different people from tribe councils would be. But if they do decide to change it, what and professors that are versed in this and just trying to get as [many] resources as I can to make a presentation I would try and propose is having a contest where people can propose candidates which could be apto the board on March 12. proved by a board of people made up from the Board of Education, a tribal council, or just someone who can Scarlet: And this would be the board… speak as a representative in the area, and possibly the Talia: Of Education.

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North Haven Historical Society, because a lot of people on the other side have been saying, “This is getting rid of our history.” So if we want to include the history, the new mascot could incorporate that as well.

contact with. But a few other sources have [contacted me]. There have been a good amount [of sources] that have been like “Hey like I want to talk to you about this,” so I’ve appreciated that.

Scarlet: And when you say “Tribal Council”...

Talia: Tribal Council? Yeah of the tribes left the closest one to my town is the Connecticut [Native American] Inter Tribal Urban Council, which is [composed of] different tribes of Native Americans that make up this council of people.

Scarlet: So with all the backlash, how do you stay motivated to keep going with this?

Talia: Honestly the backlash is kind of what is the motivation, because I think that was something that really strengthened a lot of support on my side; seeing people who just really don’t understand or can’t lend a perspective to the other side to try and help out, especially ‘cause my town is predominantly white, so there’s been a lot of issues, especially in the conversation. There’s been a lot of talk of the existence of white privilege and what that means, and especially in a small suburban town those issues aren’t really talked about, so that’s really motivated me. So hopefully in thirty years if this does get changed people will be like, “Oh my God, I can’t believe we were ever the Indians.”

Scarlet: And for the research part of it, how do you research changing a mascot?

Talia: I just started generally looking into the issue and I found a few different websites of different groups speaking out about it and what the mascot means to them.

Scarlet: About your mascot in particular?

Talia: Just the general use of Native Americans. Whether it’s the “R word” or even Indians who are just the North Haven Indians. And then, I’ve actually been very lucky, a lot of people who have done research have been like, “Hey, this is what I’ve found.” And the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is trying to put a resolution to ban all use of Native Americans as mascots. The American Psychological Association has found that it has very harmful effects on Native American communities when kids see their race represented in that way. The NAACP, the NCAA, there’s a bunch of organizations that are against it so I’ve been trying to see what those organizations [and other Native American tribes] are saying.

Scarlet: Any fun facts about yourself?

Talia: I’m a vegan. I fenced in high school. I won a Pi memorization contest.

Scarlet: Pi memorization contest, like the number?

Talia: Yeah Scarlet: How many decimals did you get to?

Talia: Somewhere in the 230s.

Scarlet: Did you have to just stand up there and recite it?

Talia: Yeah, it was so weird cause memorizing it, everyone just kind of breaks it up into different patterns Scarlet: Have you been doing this all by yourself? I mean, themselves, so hearing other people do it and hearing it I know there are people supporting you but you’ve out of pattern was so weird. obviously been the leader of this. Do you have anyone helping you?

Scarlet: What do you do in your free time? Do you have Talia: I guess probably the best way to frame it is that any free time?

I’m the contact person because I’ll be the one making the Talia: Sort of. I consider a lot of the activities I do sort presentation, but there’s been a lot of people who have of like my free time, and I like to just watch TV and just had other things to offer me or advice or statements hang out with my friends, you know, just lie in my bed, to read or just insights into this issue. So it’s definitely whatever. been a widespread effort; it’s definitely not just me Scarlet: What’s your favorite place on campus?

Scarlet: How much publicity have you gotten for this?

Talia: I really like that stone bench that faces the main Talia: Back home I’ve gotten a fair amount. It’s been on a gates, especially when it’s nice out. It’s a nice place to sit few local news sites and a few of the local papers. and you’re not really disturbed but sometimes people walk by so it’s not super secluded.

Scarlet: Do you like the publicity or has it been more harmful than helpful?

Thanks For The Interview Talia!

Talia: Some of it has been kind of slanted towards the other side which I found frustrating and a few news Email scarlet@clarku.edu if you sources have run the story without trying to contact have a suggestion for Clarkie of the me, which I found frustrating because my name and Week! my email are on the petition, so I’m very easy to get in

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They do not reflect the opinions of the editorial board, The Scarlet, or Clark University.

Greece, Escaping its Economic Past

By Jeremy Levine

By Molly Powers

editor-in-chief

opinions correspondent

In an increasingly interconnected global economy, it is impossible that the financial status of one country will not affect others. In 2010, Greece received a substantial bailout from the European Union in order to prevent its economy from collapsing - this loan came with severe austerity conditions. Greece had to agree to structural reforms, the privatization of some government industries, pay cuts, and tax reforms, all in the interest of growing the Greek economy. These new measures have been extremely unpopular with the country’s citizens, which is why a new Left-wing party was elected on January 25.

However, a move from the extreme Right to the extreme Left may not be the solution to Greece’s problems. Its new Syriza government has been called radical because Prime Minister Tsipras plans to end many of the austerity measures put in place by the previous government. The old measures were making some progress on closing the country’s deficit, but at a pace that was too slow to improve the everyday lives of most citizens. Indeed, the new government campaigned on promises to reverse the bailout conditions that they believed were only worsening the Greek economy, not strengthening it.

The new government is looking into raising the minimum wage

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and preventing more privatization. At the same time, it has said that it will not be accepting any new loans from the EU or from the International Monetary Fund, despite the fact that its current loan expires on February 28.

The EU’s concern is that if Greece does not extend its loan, it will not be able to finance the new anti-austerity measures that the Syriza government wants to implement and, furthermore, it will not be able to repay its loan because, once again, its economy will be too weak. Greece has always been a shaky member of the EU, with richer countries worrying that its poor economic performance will devalue the euro.

Now with a Leftist government running the country and making dubious promises, Greece is even more of a wild card.

Currently, Greece is the only country in the Eurozone that is striking out with an anti-austerity agenda, which means that there is no precedent and no clear idea of

what will happen if it fails. If the Syriza government cannot deliver on its plans for the economy then it is not just Greece that will suffer. The collapse of the Greek economy will threaten the value of the euro, every member of the European Union, and every country that does business with the EU. Member countries of the EU are nervous about Greece’s proposed plan to renegotiate the repayment of its loan, especially with the European Central Bank currently implementing new measures to stimulate the European economy.

On the one hand, it is probably a good idea for there to be a country in the EU implementing a different economic strategy than every other one. It is entirely possible than a combination of austere and anti-austerity measures will make for an equally stable economy, perhaps even more so.

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For four years, I was a life-changing, role-modeling, tie-dyeing, flip-flopping, song-leading, chicken nugget-eating, campfire-stoking, sunglasses-wearing, youthleading summer camp counselor. It was a great job. I got to be outside all day and pied my boss in the face once.

But being a summer camp counselor is really exhausting. It requires a kind of physical and emotional endurance that is difficult to replenish on a yearly basis.

And so I decided to give up summer camp and live in Worcester. Since I would be abroad the spring semester of my junior year, I saw the following summer as a way of making up for time I was missing at Clark. Armed with an apartment, an internship, and a job, I spent a few extra months on Downing Street.

It was probably one of the best choices I’ve ever made. It’s in the top ten, at least.

The Worcester summer is wonderful for a few reasons, most of which become increasingly valid the longer you spend at Clark. By the time you’re done with your junior (or even sophomore year), you’ll have more friends in Worcester than you do back home. Loads of your home friends will be spending time at their respective universities, and you’ll have lost touch with plenty of the rest of them. Being home for the summer can be a lonely affair.

Some of the friends you’ve made at Clark will be in Worcester, but the Worcester summer does weird things to the idea of friendship. It’s a much more fluid concept when the population is so much smaller, and so you can branch out and meet people who you probably wouldn’t have gotten to meet otherwise. Nearly every Clarkie can be counted as a friend over the summer.

Of course, the Worcester summer’s greatest quality is the ability to eliminate the university’s two fun-impeding qualities: the weather and schoolwork. (Of course, homework is incredibly fun, but it can sometimes get in the way of things like Wiffle Ball and naps.)

Since Worcester doesn’t get all that hot, you can spend hours just hanging around on the Green, or spending the many post-work hours on your porch reading long novels. And since there’s no schoolwork, all of your evening time is free, so impromptu trips to miniature golf courses and Worcester Bravehearts games are commonplace.

Since most people are getting close to thinking about what they’ll do between the two academic years, I’m making my pitch for you to stay here. Clark is a cozy, communal place to start with, but the summer is when the magic really happens.

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Tarp Trouble Controversy Brews Over Jonas Clark Banner

By Matt Emmer living arts editor

“Change” is the demand from both sides of the newest debate buzzing around social media in the Clarkie community. Since February 2, Clark Students for Architectural Integrity has been spreading a change.org petition to remove the large banner hanging from Jonas Clark Hall. In that short time, the effort has garnered more than 200 signing supporters.

The banner, emblazoned with the phrase “Change: Challenge convention, change our world,” adorns the face of Jonas Clark’s central tower, facing Red Square and Main Street, the unequivocal center of campus and one of the most iconic images of the University. As one of the original University buildings, it hold a special place in the history and culture of Clark.

“My friends and I have always disliked the sign,” said Will Pew (‘16), the founder of the anti-banner movement. “The student effort to bring this issue to the administration’s attention is truly inspiring, and I hope it is taken seriously.”

Pew and his organization also take issue with the world map in the background of the banner. “As a geography major,” Pew said, “I am particularly troubled that it employs a north-oriented Mercator projection, which is just about the most conventional representation of the world.”

“Change” looms as a haunting epitaph over the barren field that the banner faces, underscoring the chilling irony behind Clark’s real contributions to the community in recent months. Once the sight of the Spanish Church of God, and Clark’s Community Thrift Store, the area was cleared last year in part for a expansion of the University’s LEEP Program.

Student’s are, at best, ambivalent to the cloyingly optimistic phrase, hurled at us from our first events during Week One. By the time classes start, a new generation has been inducted into the ubiquitous in-joke. By the time midterms roll around, its already become stale. There is no reason for this universally-derided slogan to be hoisted from our most public venue.

The reality is, “Challenge convention, change our world,” is more marketing ploy than mission statement. It’s a handy way that allows our administration and admissions to quickly allude to Clark’s purported tradition of questioning authority, rather than any substantive principle or guideline.

Perhaps the most convincing argument for the removal of the banner is the fact that it’s just plain ugly.

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Bring out the Veto Keystone XL Pipeline should not be completed

By Molly Powers opinions correspondent

The Keystone XL Pipeline has been a hot topic of debate between environmentalists and energy proponents for the last several years, but the scale of the debate does not accurately reflect the impact of the pipeline. The pipeline will have negative consequences for the environment if approved by the Senate and President Obama (it has already passed in the House), but environmentalists are mainly using it as a platform to talk about the dangerous and lasting implications of harvesting fossil fuels. However, in what turns out to be a fairly brief pros and cons list, the negatives of constructing the pipeline far outweigh the few benefits.

The Republicans in the House and Senate are determined to fast-track this project because it will supposedly create many new infrastructure jobs, lessen the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and lower gaso-

line prices domestically. The idea that the pipeline will create thousands of jobs is nothing more than a pretty halftruth.

The Keystone XL Pipeline is not the next step in energy independence and a larger job market. It is mediocre at best. Stretching from Canada to Nebraska, the added construction to the already existent pipeline will take about two years and create around 3,900 temporary construction jobs with only 35 permanent positions. The crude oil in Canada had small profit margins to begin with, and now with falling oil prices the entire project is even less practical leaving some, including the President, skeptical about how much the pipeline will actually lower US gas prices.

President Obama, though faced with a Republican-controlled House and Senate, still has the power of the veto and has sworn to use it on the pipeline if Congress tries to force it through.

Normally an oil pipeline would not need executive approval, but in this case a

Clark Takes on Reproductive Rights

By Molly Powers opinions correspondent

With the myriad of new challenges facing the reproductive rights movement in 2015, the Clark University chapter of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts has been increasing its efforts to educate Clark students.

NARAL is a non-partisan political arm of the pro-choice movement, supporting candidates who support choice reform. The Clark chapter is an offshoot of the Massachusetts chapter, and while they do have a national perspective of the pro-choice movement, their goals are more centered on securing the reproductive rights of Clark students.

Last Thursday NARAL hosted another event in the Lurie conference room with coffee, doughnuts, and an open forum about reproductive justice.

Club leaders Molly Weilbacher (’17), Eliana Stanislawski (’17), Kaitlyn Hanson (’15), Hallie Blashfield (’17), and Alana Shapiro (’16) divided up attendees into three groups: one to discuss reproductive rights in the United States, one to examine Massachusetts specifically, and one to look at Clark University.

Across the country more and more state governments are passing anti-choice laws, and they are being spurred on by a Republican-controlled Congress that has vowed to pass more laws that restrict access to abortions.

Even pro-choice states like Massachusetts are not the best allies for the

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Presidential permit is required because it crosses an international border. The Obama administration has long been committed to lessening the carbon footprint of the US, which is why President Obama has pledged not to pass the pipeline until he is convinced that it will not drastically increase carbon emissions. It is hard to get an exact estimate until the process has started, but nearly every survey and study has shown that drilling the oil sands will not greatly increase carbon emissions. The only way to know for sure is to start drilling which of course damages the environment - there are also political factors at play in this decision.

It is likely that President Obama is taking his time before making an announcement on the pipeline in order to appease his environmentalist backers.

President Obama does not have many allies this term, and he cannot afford to be too hasty with what has become a flagship issue for environmentalists.

It is precisely because this particular pipeline needs Presidential approval that it has garnered such a strong base of opponents, as the need for constituent support actually gives the people some degree of influence in the form of protests.

Aside from increased carbon emissions if the pipeline goes through,

there will also be the constant threat of leaks - spilling perhaps hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil into water supplies - and the potential destruction of farming lands. On the Canadian side, the construction of the pipeline will go right through the territories and waterways of the indigenous peoples, who receive no protection from their government. If President Obama will not veto the bill based on environmental concerns, then perhaps he will find these infringements on basic human rights more persuasive.

President Obama could, however, easily veto the bill based solely on environmental reasons. In an agreement struck with China in November 2014, both countries pledged to significantly reduce their carbon output. The US has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 26-28 percent below the 2005 levels by 2025. This is an ambitious goal, but one that the administration is hoping to accomplish with increased methane and carbon regulations.

The Keystone XL Pipeline has been turned into a flagship issue on both sides, a platform upon which to address larger environmental concerns as well as pressing energy and infrastructure needs. But President Obama said it best in h State of the Union address: “…let’s set our sights

higher than a single oil pipeline. Let’s pass a bipartisan infrastructure plan that could create more than thirty times as many jobs per year, and make this country stronger for decades to come.”

The political nature of this issue is what brought it into the national spotlight, and partisan politics is keeping it there. This has been turned less into an issue about environmentalism and more about the power struggle between the executive and legislative branches, when it is precisely this constant back-and-forth that is keeping the government from making any actual headway into either the environmental or energy markets.

The Keystone XL Pipeline will not create nearly enough jobs, nor will it benefit the US in the long run. The US should be setting its sights on creating jobs in the clean energy market, so the President can both keep his promise to create new jobs as well as honor his pledge to lower the country’s emissions. For environmental as well as humanitarian reasons, the Keystone XL Pipeline should not be constructed, but whether it is or not, that call needs to be over and done with so that more effective legislature can be enacted.

reproductive rights movement, with anti-choice laws that have not been overturned since Roe v. Wade. One of these laws is an actual criminal ban on abortions that is paradoxically still technically in effect, yet Roe v. Wade has made it unconstitutional and unenforceable. Massachusetts has other seemingly minor anti-choice regulations like biased-counseling requirements (also unconstitutional) and arbitrary regulations like the one that requires abortions during or after the 13th week of pregnancy be performed at a hospital rather than a clinic (unconstitutional). These minor regulations add up, and they all contribute to making it unnecessarily difficult for women to have access to the care they need.

Massachusetts – and the country as a whole – is falling short on reproductive care, but Clark’s NARAL chapter is working to make sure that the university does not. NARAL ProChoice Massachusetts has created

The Reproductive Bill of Rights for its college chapters, which outlines the rights and resources that every college student should have access to. Clark’s chapter has been working with the university in order to identify areas where Clark is doing well for its students, and areas where work still needs to be done.

Clark’s NARAL chapter has added to the General Bill of Rights some specific items that they want the university to improve on, among which are: free condoms available in residence halls and the University Center, making sure birth control and Plan B are covered by Health Services, and gender-neutral language in Clark’s official written policies. They also want the university to further educate the student body with anti-violence and consent education that continues after freshman year and accessible online resources with information regarding sexual assault. NARAL also wants to make sure that Clark stu-

dents are aware of the services that they do have access to by working with the school to better distribute that information.

Overall, the group feels that Clark does well for its students in implementing policies on reproductive rights and sexual assault, but there is definitely room for improvement.

The school has been very forthcoming and willing to listen to and work with NARAL, and they said that one of President Angel’s biggest initiatives is preventing sexual assault on campus.

The group is confident that all of its goals are achievable. Currently, they are focused on spreading awareness on campus about the resources currently available to students, as well as keeping track of what is going on with the Pro-Choice battle across the country. They meet every Thursday at 8:30 where they continue the conversation about the battle for reproductive rights, and to discuss how we can ensure those rights at Clark.

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The Dangers of Silence US Terror Policy Costing Precious Lives

By Pat Fox scarlet staff

In 1980, Ronald Reagan assumed the title of President of the United States. As Reagan took control of one of the world’s most powerful nations, he also stepped into the international crocodile pit that was US foreign policy. The Cold War was in full swing, and the Soviet threat was looming large. Early on, Reagan took harsh stances on many of these issues, building up the United States’ nuclear arsenal, and funding enormous defense upgrades for the US armed forces. The Cold War has long since thawed, and the feared Soviets are no more. However, a definite consequence of the Cold War is the emergence of international terrorism. Reagan’s stance on this topic, more than any other, defined and continues to define the manner in which the United States deals with armed non-state terror groups: “The United States does not negotiate with terrorists.”

In the 1970s, hijackings and other extremist acts contributed to the concept that would grow into today’s concept of modern terrorism. In 1972, hostages taken at the Munich Olympic Games were killed by Black September, another Palestinian terror group.

While this incident and others like them shocked and disgusted people the world over, the Western nations assembled elite police and military units to take direct action against the terrorist threat. The United States,

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idea for one of the least prosperous and least stable members to be the first to strike out with this plan. If it turns out that Greece cannot finance its proposed reforms, then it is likely

having suffered its own wounds from terrorism, also formed these forces.

However, like any military unit, these troops would take orders. The orders that would soon flow from the Office of President Reagan took a curious turn.

No negotiation with terrorist groups, ever. Under no circumstances would the United States pay ransoms demanded by terrorists, exchange capital or other resources in response to terrorist demands of any kind. The United States would not establish any lines of communication with terrorist groups for any purpose. In the place of negotiations and parlays of personnel, the United States and other Western nations would develop new strategies to combat violent terrorism. Throughout the 1980’s and 90’s, the Reagan and subsequent administrations conducted several “covert actions” against terrorists in such diverse locales as Libya and Colombia.

Following the events of September 11, 2001, the United States took an even more intense stance against terrorists. President George W. Bush and his National Security team instituted their controversial anti- terror strategies. These included the opening of the Military Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as the highly controversial U.S.A. Patriot Act, which increased the surveillance capabilities of the US intelligence community. Bush and company’s new security measures sealed even further the already long –gone protocols for communication between terror

groups and the United States.

In light of recent events, such as the attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, as well as ISIS and all their gruesome exploits, the United States is now faced with a difficult choice.

The current status quo exists as such: various American hostages are taken by terror groups or regimes. Some are just plain civilians. Others are press card carrying journalists, a la James Foley. Once captured, these hostages are often offered for a ransom or a prisoner transfer. After they see their pleas for rescue fall on the tin ear that is the current US terror policy, they are subsequently slaughtered. The US must change this. It is clear that the current Bin Laden – Style military raids on enemies of the United States only creates more problems.

Future instances of terrorism must be examined on a case by case basis.

Far too many American citizens and other innocent civilians are dying at the hands of extremists to not at least have negotiations. Even if fruitless, speaking with those that seek to destroy Western Society may help us understand why they do hate us so much. It may even help nations save their countrymen and women. Cooperation and face to face negotiations are what society is built upon. It is the responsibility of the US, as a world superpower, to make the choice to aid those oppressed and taken hostage by terror groups.

that the EU will grant another bailout rather than let the Greek economy fail and weaken the euro. Another bailout will certainly weaken Greece’s standing within the EU, and will not inspire support for other potential Leftist regimes in the future.

Greece is right to challenge the limited effectiveness of its former government and of its bailout condi-

tions, but the steps it plans on taking to correct these failings, when Greece’s financial reality is taken into account, are more like leaps. It is extremely doubtful that Greece can actually afford to make these antiausterity changes, and if it does not succeed with them then the global market – and every country involved with it – is going to feel the hit.

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by Tyler Terriault

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Clark Participates in Mr. Worcester Pageant Mr. Assumption Takes the Crown

By Kate Conquest sports correspondent

For the second year in a row, the Colleges and Universities from the Worcester consortium sent representatives to compete for the title of Mr. Worcester. Assumption, Becker, Clark, Holy Cross, and WPI participated in this year’s well attended event last Friday.

The event was held at Urban Kitchen and Bar on Shrewsbury Street

and the proceeds went towards “Working for Worcester”, an organization that does community service projects across the city.

Clark was represented by Declan Kurant, (’18) a psychology major.

The event started off with the formal wear competition. While the men walked the catwalk the two hosts, both from Holy Cross, read fun facts about them, which included everything from where they were from, to their celebrity crush. Mr. Assumption had taken a photo with the Pope last summer, Mr. Holy Cross has guest starring on Saturday Night Live on his bucket list, and our own Mr. Clark can ride a unicycle.

In between each event the hosts had the judges say a few words. The

judges included the mayor of Worcester, a representative from Worcester Magazine, and a local realtor. They had very positive things to say about each contestant, hopefully, not exclusively due to the fact that each one had an over-21 wristband on.

After each event, while the judges were submitting their scores, clubs from the schools performed. The first was a group of steppers from Holy Cross, called Rhythm Nation Steppers. They performed a combination of a step performance and slam poetry. They were conveying a letter from a woman to her unborn son in honor of Black History Month. The performance was about equality and rising up over the racism in our society. “My unborn son,” it ended,

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“change is coming.”

The men took the stage next for the talent portion. Mr. Assumption was first, performing goofy yet charming choreography to an Evolution of Dance medley. Partway through, he even brought a young girl onto the stage for a brief cameo. The audience was cheering throughout.

Mr. Clark took the stage next to perform stand-up comedy. “I’m here to talk about a sensitive topic,” he started off, “my penis. I know it can be a hairy subject.” The jokes were mostly puns from there, and he held his phone up

to the microphone to provide a “buhdum-chh” sound.

Mr. Holy Cross was next, playing an original song called “Blue Skies and Compromise”, Mr. Becker juggled, and Mr. WPI sang Augustana’s “Boston”, but substituted “Worcester” for the title.

Each performance brought cheers from the enthusiastic audience that filled the room.

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er brief intermission during which the Clark Bars took the stage to entertain the audience during the break. They performed three songs, ending with “Q.U.E.E.N.” by Janelle Monae that brought cheers throughout and a huge round of applause at the end.

After the Clark Bars, the contestants were back for the interview portion. Dressed in school spirit attire, they sat together on stage and took two questions each. Questions included where they would take a date in Worcester, what they would do if they proposed and their fiancée found out the ring was from Wal Mart, and a lesson learned from an embarrassing moment.

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Margo Smith (‘15) described her scripted piece entitled Adventures In Babysitting as an exploration of the “objectification of out-of-the-ordinary people.” The piece was read by fellow students with a cast of four characters and a narrator. The piece

The Scarlet Mr. Clark was asked what his favorite part of Worcester was besides his school, and he cited the diversity of the city and “getting to talk to all kinds of people.” Mr. WPI was asked about the recent “deflategate” controversy involving the New England Patriots, and true, to engineering form, began spouting numbers and statistics. He claimed that the Patriots were, in fact, innocent.

After the interview portion, the numbers were tallied and the winner announced. Mr. Assumption walked away with a crown, a sash, and the title of Mr. Worcester 2015. First runner up was Mr. WPI, and second runner up was Mr. Holy Cross.

Throughout the night the packed room was filled with laughter and spectators enjoying the company of the consortium schools, while raising money for Working 4 Worcester, which will take place on April 11th.

drew the most laughs out of the audience, particularly Smith’s clever portrayal of an eccentric young boy’s interactions with his two uncles who are attached at the head.

Sharon Broadway’s (‘15) poem, “White Girl Hunter,” read by a friend, painted a colorful canvas using intimate first-person narrative of of the sensual chaos of a dance floor in an undisclosed Spanish-speaking country.

Ava Molnar (‘14) read three of her poems with a passion in her voice that could not help but capture everyone

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Magic Show Leaves Clark Feeling Awkward

By Nikolas Wagner scarlet staff

On Friday, January 23rd, the critically acclaimed “Mystery Lounge” performed for Clark students in Tilton Hall. “Mystery Lounge” is a magic comedy group in its 19th season comprised of a handful of members, three of whom were present: Bob Riordan, Erik Rochelle, and Steve Kradoffer.

The Student Activities Board (SAB), which sponsored the event, stated that it was “one of the nation’s longest running and celebrated magic and comedy shows.” Despite the conviction of the SAB, the performance barely reflected such a sentiment.

Each the troupe’s magicians performed individually and showed his

in the audience. Molnar conveyed a wide range of emotions from the devastating loss of nature in one poem, to the distinct confusion of falling in love in another.

The last three speakers read from part of their theses. Jeremy Levine (‘15) read a section from a larger body of work that dove deep into the mind of a college dorm party, and evoked a Holden Caulfieldstyle stream of consciousness.

Joel Helander’s (‘15) piece was entitled “Someone Else’s Notes” and used a more abstract style. This photo by beatrice misher

unique mixture of comedy and magic.

For example, while Erik Rochelle relied mostly on magic itself for the majority of his act, Bob Riordan used many elements of stand-up and improvisation throughout his 20 minutes on stage.

However, the blending of comedy and magic wasn’t as exciting as advertised. The comedy was more of an arbitrary addition to the acts rather than a critical component thereof. If all of the humor were to have been removed from the ninety-minute performance, it would have been roughly the same.

In addition, the humor itself could be characterized as an awkward attempt to connect with a millennial audience, consisting mostly of bad puns and uncreative and offensive humor. Riordan, for example, asked

challenged the room of listeners to be engaged with the piece and its stark imagery.

Nick Porcella (‘15) read from his work-in-process memoir. The two chapters he shared included anecdotes about his grandfather, which explored his relationship with his grandparents, as well as their role in his life. The descriptions of their behavior, such as his grandfathers de-

a volunteer from the audience if his name was “ethnic,” or the result of his parents “smoking too much weed.”

For the duration of the performance, the audience resembled a field of crickets, nervously chuckling at punch lines and hesitatingly applauding at the end of tricks.

In some ways, the performance fell flat simply due to how the magicians used the space. Granted, Tilton Hall is a resonant room with lighting not suited for a stage performance, but Rochelle did not even use his microphone at times, unnecessarily downgrading the performance.

Regarding the magic, most of the tricks performed needed to be seen from up close and lost their effect past the third row. Rochelle even noted during the performance that one of his tricks might not resonate with the entire audience, summing up why this performance was unfortunately subpar.

termination to saturate a stump in his yard with chemicals instead of calling professionals to remove it, seemed to call up similar memories and experiences for those in the audience.

This Clark Writes event will be the first of four more such English Department Forums over the course of the semester. Each of these forums will be held on Fridays from 4:30-6pm. photo by beatrice misher

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The Scarlet/Sports Women’s Basketball Looks Ahead After Tough Stretch

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By Scott Levine sports editor

The women’s basketball team has had trouble winning games against opposing teams in the NEWMAC this season, as they are currently 1-10 in conference play and 3-16 overall. “I feel like our record doesn’t show our talent level,” said center Gwyneth Ivory (’17).

Head coach Pat Glispin also believes that the team is better than their record suggests. “I hate making excuses with injuries,” she said, “But I think it’s been a factor because of when the people have been out.”

Glispin said that the guard Aretha Sullivan’s (’17) injury during the first game of the season was especially detrimental. Sullivan would miss a few more games before recovering. “We lost confidence in that phase,” Glispin said.

Clark’s lack of experience did not help its confidence level either. The team is predominately comprised of first-years and sophomores. “I’ve had to kind of assume a leadership role as being an upperclassman even though it’s only my second year,” said Ivory.

Sophomores have been thrust into leadership roles, and first-years have been given major minutes.

“We’ve been elevating our level of play

and our intensity from high school to college,” said captain guard Brooke Brennan (’16). “With six freshman, you kind of have to step it up conditioning wise.”

Brennan said that she fully realized the team had significant improvements to make after its late December loss to Bowdoin, “After the break, we got whipped pretty badly by Bowdoin. It was a wakeup call, and we had to start playing a lot harder and a lot better.”

Glispin said she saw the early season struggles as motivation for the team, “When you have so much adversity, it really is a chance to elevate yourself.”

The team has primarily been

focusing on cutting turnovers, and elevating their defensive cohesion and tenacity. It has made noticeable improvements defensively. “We were watching film the other day,” said Ivory, “and you could just see from the beginning of our season, you can see the dramatic change we’ve made on defense in our stance and our movement.”

Ivory said that the team has embraced the motto of the New England Patriots, “Do your job” on defense.

For the team, this means not only that each player should do her job, but that teammates should hold each other accountable as well.

“There’s going to be mistakes,” said assistant coach Dan Diez (’15).

“Sometimes you have to be able to tell your teammate, ‘I need you to get over there,’ ‘I need you to hedge that screen.’”

The team’s revamped defensive intensity has allowed it to stay in games against tough inner-conference opponents such as Mount Holyoke and Springfield College.

Ivory said that the game against the defending NEWMAC champion Springfield last week was especially encouraging.

“Just the fact that we were able to keep up with them the whole game shows that we have the potential to play with anyone in our league,” said Ivory. The team was tied with Springfield at the half, but ended up losing by 12. “We haven’t been able to string together a full forty minute great game,” said Diez.

Diez said he has mixed emotions about the game against Springfield, “It’s tough because you come out with that mentality that we went

bucket for bucket in the first half, but you can’t be happy with that,” he said.

“It became a winnable game and we didn’t win it.”

While the team did a decent job cutting down turnovers in the game against Springfield, solving the turnover problem has been a slower process for the team than fortifying its defense. Glispin said that she is unsure of how to keep the number of turnovers per game down, “If I had the answer to that, I wouldn’t have allowed [turnovers] to go back up again [against Babson].”

Despite some kinks that the team is looking to iron out, Glispin said that she is optimistic about the team’s chances in the remaining games this season. “The top of our conference is pretty strong, so now we have games in which we can maybe be a little bit more competitive.”

Glispin said that she is glad that the team had such a tough schedule during the beginning of conference play. “I think, having faced the stronger teams, you get a little from that, you learn where you need to be.”

The team will focus on maintaining cohesion and intensity on defense and taking care of the ball on offense for the full game in their upcoming games. “I think we’ll be able to take the positives from the harder games and bring them into the not as tough games, and I think we can win games if we do that,” said Ivory, “we just [have to] focus on playing a full forty minutes.”

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SCORES Thursday, January 29 Men’s Swimming and Diving @ WPI – L 135-82 Clark Notables • David Powers (‘16) finished first in 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.13).

• Lukas Leung (‘16), Jack Hall (‘15), Eddie McCluskey (‘17), and Vladislav Kiveliyk (‘17) finished first in 200-yard freestyle relay (1:35.68).

Women’s Swimming and Diving @ WPI – L 132-99 Clark Notables • Melissa Orzechowski (‘17) finished first in 200-yard freestyle (1:59.09) and 200-yard backstroke (2:16.74).

• Breanna Tucker (‘15) placed first in one-meter dive (235.65).

• Lydia Berry (‘15) finished first in 1,000-yard freestyle (11:21.06).

• Kelsey Clary (‘16), Liz Barker (‘15), Berry, and Emily Drewniany (‘15) finished first in 200-yard freestyle relay (1:51.39).

Wednesday, February 4 Men’s Basketball @ Coast Guard Academy – L 67-66 Clark Leaders • Points: Nick DaPrato (‘14) - 23 • Rebounds: Andrew Musler and David Mercier - 6 • Assists: David Mercier - 5 Women’s Basketball vs. WPI – L 63-48 Clark Leaders • Points: Brooke Brennan - 15 • Rebounds: Olivia Lyons - 4 • Assists: Aretha Sullivan - 4

Saturday, January 31 Men’s Swimming and Diving vs. Brandeis – L 187-100 Clark Notables • Steven Castiglione (‘18) placed first in three-meter dive (254.05, school record).

• David Powers finished first in 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.22) and 200yard breaststroke (1:05.48).

• Will Hurley (‘16) finished first in 200-yard backstroke (1:05.48).

• Jack Hall (‘15) finished first in 200-yard freestyle (1:48.73) and second in 500-yard freestyle (5:10.54).

Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. Brandeis – W 184-89 Clark Notables • Breanna Tucker placed first in one-meter dive (287.40) and three-meter dive (264.55), and qualified for NCAA Regionals for three-meter dive.

• Natalie Omary (‘15) finished first in 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.58), 200yard breaststroke (2:43.82), and 100-yard butterfly (1:05.26).

• Liz Barker finished first in 100-yard backstroke (105.48) and 200-yard backstroke (2:24.93).

• Lydia Berry finished first in 500-yard freestyle (5:37.34) and second in 1,000-yard freestyle (11:34.23).

• Karina Urquhart (‘17) finished first in 200-yard butterfly (2:26.46).

• Kelsey Clary (‘16) finished first in 50-yard freestyle (26.69).

• Melissa Orzechowski finished first in 200-yard freestyle (2:02.29) and 100-yard freestyle (57.03).

• Barker, Omary, Urquhart, and Clary finished first in 200-yard medley relay (1:58.36).

Women’s Basketball vs. Babson College – L 87-46 Clark Leaders • Points: Olivia Lyons (‘17) - 14 • Rebounds: Aretha Sullivan (‘17) - 9 • Assists: Brooke Brennan (‘16) - 3 Men’s Basketball vs. MIT – L 80-57 Clark Leaders • Points: Andrew Musler (‘14) - 18 • Rebounds: Joe Atkinson (‘17) and David Mercier (‘17) - 5 • Assists: Joe Atkinson - 4

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COUGAR of the WEEK Mercier: I think I’m starting to realize that I just gotta have fun. If I take things too seriously, I don’t enjoy it as much, and having fun is the most important part.

Scarlet: I understand that transfer student Vuk Baletic plays your position. Did that push you a little more to keep your starting spot?

Mercier: Yeah, I guess you could say that it pushed me a little more because I definitely want to play. But getting a kid like Vuk is only going to help our team, and that’s the overall goal: to just win and be good as a team.

Scarlet: Did you feel that motivation to keep your spot early in the season? I understand you scored 23 points against Fitchburg State in the first game and followed it up with 16 against Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Mercier: I did not come into the season thinking I was gonna score as much as I had, but when the game’s just going, and it’s flowing, you don’t even realize what’s going on. It’s more of, maybe not me scoring individually, but it’s the group that’s making plays, and it just happened to be me [who scored].

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David Mercier men’s basketball David Mercier (’17) of Milford had his starting center spot in question in the beginning of the year with the arrival of Monmouth University transfer student and former Division I athlete Vuk Baletic (’17). However, Mercier has retained his spot, and has shown great improvement this season. Averaging 10.2 points on 49.7 percent shooting and 6.0 rebounds, this Milford man has been seen and heard throughout the NEWMAC this season. He spent some time with The Scarlet to talk about his improvement in play, how the season is going, and playing alongside his high school teammate Joe Atkinson (’17).

Scarlet: Your point totals, rebounding totals, and field goal percentage have all gone up from last season. What has been different about this year in that regard?

Mercier: I think the experience that I got last year is making a huge difference, and I think some of the work I’ve put in during the offseason, during the summer and everything is really making a difference too.

Scarlet: What did you work on most during the offseason?

Mercier: Mostly just trying to gain weight. I came in last year, and it was a shock to see how big all these guys were, and playing with guys that are around your height but just a lot stronger than you are. And adding the weight I did has helped, especially down in the post area.

Scarlet: Have you changed your mental approach at all?

Scarlet: What do you think has led to your teammates finding you more often?

Your field goal attempts have pretty much doubled from last season.

Mercier: Well, I think just playing a year together. We lost two seniors from last year, but overall, we’ve had the same group, and playing together has really helped, and we’ve learned how each one of us plays, so it’s easier on the floor.

Scarlet: I saw MIT had a 7’3 player. How have you dealt with the physicality of opposing teams better than last season?

Mercier: Well, especially with MIT, they’re big across the board, and I never really played against kids that were taller than me before, ever. But, having Vuk around is definitely helping myself because I get to play against a kid who’s taller than me, who’s stronger than me, and it’s just pushing me to get ready for game situations when that’s gonna happen.

Scarlet: Do you feel like you’re more prepared for that physicality before games?

Mercier: Yeah, I would say I’m pretty prepared. I would say the group as a whole is pretty prepared for every game.

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through spells offensively where we can’t score, and it’s kind of put more pressure on our defense, and then when we come down to the other end of the floor, it’s take any shot we can get, which isn’t always the best idea. But when you’re stressing on offense to get a bucket, it’s kind of tough.

Scarlet: What aspects have the team looked to improve on other than offensive dry spells?

Mercier: That is our biggest problem, but other than that, I feel like…

Scarlet: Maybe that’s the significant one?

Mercier: It is the main one. Other things, I can’t think of right now. I’m just focused so hard on our offensive troubles.

Scarlet: What has the team been doing in practice to try and remedy this?

Mercier: Today we actually had a really good practice. We’re getting at each other, which is good. When you play with the same kids, you know how they play. It’s just not translating to games.

Scarlet: In what ways did you get at each other?

Mercier: Our intensity in practice, I’ve just never seen it. We’re so intense at practice, and we get chippy at times, we get frustrated at each other, but we’re all a family and we know that. It’s still fun.

Scarlet: Are you sensing that people are more vocal with what they want from each other than on your first year on the team?

Mercier: I know especially with the younger kids, we didn’t really say much last year. It was more of we tried to listen and soak in as much as we could, and now we see things and, we’ll speak our mind sometimes. And the older kids know that sometimes we have an idea of what we’re talking about, and I think overall it’s good for us that we can be honest with each other about what we see and how we feel about what’s going on, and it’s only gonna help us.

Scarlet: I understand that associate head coach Steve Manguso was your head coach in high school. What is it like to see his role change?

Mercier: It’s been completely different. In Milford, he was the head coach so he’d Scarlet: How would you assess the talent of this year’s team compared to last have all the say. At games, he would be just as animated as Coach Phillips on the year? sidelines. But seeing him sitting down and being quiet at times is just different.

Mercier: Talent wise, I think we’re about the same as where we were last year. It’s But having him here has made the transition a lot earlier. more of us having the experience and knowing how to play against these teams.

I know at this point, as a group we all feel like we should be better off recordScarlet: It must also help to play alongside your high school teammate Joe Atkinwise than we are. We’ve played hard in one half it seems almost every game. We son at Clark. He has flourished in the starting point guard role this year. haven’t really put a whole game together yet, which is frustrating.

Mercier: Yeah. The thing is with Joe, he’s always looking to pass, which in a point guard is what you want. But there are times he just passes up open shots that it Scarlet: How do you feel personally compared to this time last year? frustrates me because he can make shots and all that, he just doesn’t take them. I Mercier: I’m more frustrated this year, because I feel like as a team, we can be don’t know if it’s a confidence thing or what, but he’s definitely playing at a differbetter than our record is. And last year, a lot of guys were young. You don’t know ent level this year. what you’re getting yourself into, and this year, we knew what our league was going to be like, and feel as though we should be better.

Scarlet: Do you think he’s being more aggressive with his shot this year?

Mercier: Yes. At times, he’ll take open shots, but other times he’ll revert back to Scarlet: So last year it was hard to get frustrated when you didn’t know what to what he’s always done, which is pass first. expect?

Mercier: Right, and now we have expectations, and we’re not falling short, I Scarlet: It worked for your team in high school, though (Editor’s Note: Atkinson don’t want to say that. But personally, I think we should be better off than we are. and Mercier led Milford High to the Central Mass. district title in 2013).

Mercier: Yeah [laughs]. It did. It really did.

Scarlet: What has the team done well so far?

Mercier: I think we’ve actually played defense really well this year. We go

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The Scarlet/Puzzles CROSSWORD by Ted Randich

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14. Gets larger.

4. Animated mastermind.

15. Divisible by two.

5. Recent weather predicament. 16. Break, as in a pencil.

6. “More” in Madrid.

17. Yang’s brother.

7. OJ necessity, for some.

18. 00’s rock band.

8. Scandinavian capital.

19. Main South street.

9. ____ Lisa.

20. Not what you want in a 10. Undefinable concept in certain Eastern Spongebob board-game. philosophy.

21. Period, e.g.

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22. Measure of electric charge.

23. One thousand million years.

24. Dog command.

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3. Singer/songwriter Scaggs.

5. Part 1 of “words that mean butt.”

12. Similar to 13 down, 5 down might cause you to start doing this on Charlotte Street (as I have).

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22. Gorilla, orangutan, etc.

25. “Gangnam Style” prelude.

26. Good word to describe anything cool.

27. Meat substitute.

28. Three thousand.

29. Comp. help team.

30. New Mexico mascot.

31. “The Genius”.

32. Elmo’s best friend.

33. Roughly the amount of snow we got.

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39. Sings with Paul.

40. Part 2 of “words that mean butt.”

41. Some dark meat.

42. Friends and relatives.

43. In addition…

44. Born in Arizona, got a condo made of stone-a.

45. E.g. pea-, tri-.

46. Crazy person.

THIS WEEK’S SOLUTIONS IN NEXT ISSUE

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LAST ISSUE’S SOLUTIONS

Police Logs

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Reported by Maria Rotelli This week there were two heating problems, two plumbing problems, two instances of lost or found property, seven money transports, four vehicle stops, two parking violations, three parking complaints, one suspicious vehicle, three miscellaneous complaints, one report of assault, eight burglar alarms went off along with two fire alarms, there was one report of suspicious activity, two safety issues, one marijuana-related incident, one noise complaint, four complaints of destruction of peace, one report of larceny, and this week university police assisted thirteen citizens and assisted WPD once, and there were thirteen calls to EMS and a whopping 51 calls for police escort.

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What happens in The Scarlet office at 2:55 a.m. stays in The Scarlet office... sort of “I have a lab at 8 a.m. It’s awful, I don’t even science.” -Kate Summers “If you use science as a verb you don’t even english.”- Ethan “I had a girlfriend senior year.” - Jonathan “Did you apologize?” - Alex “Dildos On Ice: The sequel to Reptar On Ice.” - Jonathan “I am the savior. I am Jesus Christ himself...I did not say that.” -Matt “Arethra!”-Nik “Urethra?” -Ethan “Arethra!” -Nik

“Urethra?” -Ethan “I reathra, you reathra!” - Nik “Arethra, like Arethra Franklin!” -Nik “You mean Aretha Franklin?” -Matt “But Arethra is still a thing. Its in a Steely Dan song.” - Nik “No. That’s still Aretha” - Matt “Listen to it.” - Nik “No. I don’t want to.” - Matt “I keep hearing reuben, is somebody talking about me?” -Jenny “No it’s a sandwich.”- Celine

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