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We Found Bill in a Coakley Place Massachusetts Democrats Promote Martha Coakley for Governor By Jenna Lewis news editor
“Elections are just like one big job interview,” said former President Bill Clinton to a crowd of over eight hundred in Atwood Hall last Thursday. “All you’ve got to do is increase the employers who make the hiring decision.” Clinton’s appearance last week was the most recent in a string of high-profile politicians campaigning across the state for Martha Coakley. Coakley is running against Republican nominee Charlie Baker for Governor of Massachusetts in an election set to take place on November 4. Worcester mayor Joseph Petty opened the event, calling for the largely Democratic audience to vote for Coakley in the hopes of electing the “first female governor in this state” and “break[ing] the glass ceiling once and for all.” Although several speakers mentioned Coakley’s ability to make history by becoming the “first female governor,” none acknowledged that Jane Swift, although unelected and unpopular by the end of her term, served as Acting Governor of Massa-
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Club Soccer And ISA Host Fifth Annual World Cup North America Comes from Behind to Win Final By Scott Levine copy editor
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chusetts between 2001 and 2003. Speakers at the event, who included Governor Deval Patrick, Congressman Jim McGovern, and Senator Ed Markey emphasized Coakley’s socioeconomic platform. Primarily, they focused on her commitment to improve childcare and education, as well as gain more sick leave for employees. Speeches made by Coakley and Lieutenant Governor candidate Steve Kerrigan emphasized that they represent the public interest, not special interests. Coakley mentioned that while she spent her time campaigning and connecting with constituents, Baker
preferred to spend his time at private fundraisers with Mitt Romney and “his CEO friends,” to which the audience booed. “We will win in November…because we stand up for people who need our help and need our voice,” concluded Coakley. Coakley’s economic plan was also discussed. Rooted in education, innovation, and community development, Coakley advocates that she aims to “build an economy that will spread through this state. What we need to do is to rebuild this economy continued on page 5
The Clark International Students Association, with help from Clark Club Soccer, held their fifth annual World Cup soccer tournament this past weekend. The two-day tournament took place at the Granger Turf Field on Friday, October 17, and Saturday, October 18. The World Cup was started as a way to “just bring the undergrad community together,” said Club Soccer President Rehan Rasool (’15). He said that soccer can bring people together because it is a common interest for students from different nationalities, explaining that, “Soccer brings diversity onto campus.” Eight teams participated in the tournament; each representing a different region of the world. Pop music permeated the field as Zack
Goodstein (’15) and Josh Burger (’15) provided jocular commentary on the games through microphones. A gaggle of students gathered to watch their friends play. “A lot of people came to support,” said Rasool. North America surged through the playoffs despite being in last place after the qualifying stages. They beat East Asia 1-0 in the semifinals, and followed it up with a 2-1 win against South America in the Finals. North America seemed as if it was fighting an uphill battle during the first half of the game. North America goalkeeper Aaron Johnson (’15) staved off a barrage of shots from South America while North America was unable to establish much offense. The first half ended at 0-0. The second half was much more even in terms of possession. South continued on page 13
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The Scarlet/News Save the Pirating for Pirates Peer-to-Peer Sharing Crackdown at Clark By Allie Richards contributing writer
Torrenting and file sharing copyrighted materials has become an issue at Clark. Though this activity is illegal, it is common activity among students who want to enjoy the newest television show, movie, or song. When off campus, the chance of file sharing detection remains low, but on campus, such illicit activity is a different story. Production companies that own the rights to materials that Clark students download can identify the perpetrator of the illegal actions much faster and easier on campus than off campus. Manager of Network Operations Michael Cole said, “The watchdogs of the internet purposely look at university and college IP addresses, and as soon as they see the number, they say ‘oh that’s Clark University.’” Cole explains that even if a file was downloaded in the past when a student was not on campus, it can still be under scrutiny by these production agencies because “Peerto-peer software runs in the background of your computer, so you may not even know it’s running. [It is] just saying basically to the world: ‘Hey I have this song, does anybody want it?’” Many times this peer-to-peer software can turn on unknowingly with a computer
restart and become visible to the “watchdogs.” Once illegal torrenting or sharing has been detected, these “watchdogs” or production companies contact Cole with the file names and the IP address of the user. Cole receives messages that indicate the perpetrator could be liable to up to $150,000 per infringement in civil penalties. Such threats come with a much cheaper settlement of usually $20. This means that if the perpetrator does not take the settlement, he could be liable for $150,000. University policy states that Clark cannot release any information about the owners of IP addresses to anyone without a court order. Therefore, Cole must act as the middleman between the production companies and students by restricting internet accesses and forcing students to delete illegal files from their hard drive. Students with illegal files are sent a letter from Cole, who asks the student “to delete it and just report back to us that they deleted it within 24 hours.” Cole says, “If they don’t, then I suspend their internet access.” Cole does his best to mitigate the consequences for students, most of whom were largely unaware of the legal repercussions of peer-to-peer sharing of copyrighted materials.
Locals Gather for Weekly Yoga Saturday Morning Sun Salutations By Celine Manneville photo editor
While most Clark students choose to spend their Saturday mornings sleeping, some leave the comfort of their beds for yoga in University Park with Ivy Child. From 10-11 a.m. every Saturday morning since September 13, Ivy Child International has hosted a free program in University Park called Yoga in the Park. These weekly sessions will run until November 1. Ivy Child International, a nonprofit organization based out of Worcester that revolves around the idea of mindfulness, uses a “Mindfulness-Based Learning” curriculum, which involves yoga, meditation, nutrition, art, and music. Through this curriculum, they target aggression, anxiety, stress, and depression in children and youth in the community. Anyone in the Worcester community can attend the free yoga classes, which are taught by certified instructors from across New England. Previously held in Elm Park, Ivy Child, in collaboration with Clark, saw a demand for it to be implemented in University Park because of a recent decrease in park and neighborhood safety. In its proposal to move Yoga in the Park, Ivy Child wrote that there is a “recent need to revive University Park as a family and community-friendly public space.” The program aims to help the Worcester area reclaim the park as a safe public place. Often, passers-by are attracted to the smell of tea and coffee and de-
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cide to stay and practice yoga when they found out what was going on. Participants included children, students, expectant mothers, and the elderly. Rose Pavlov, Founder and CEO of Ivy Child International reported “[serving] nearly one thousand people at Yoga in the Park [in] Elm Park and have had up to 200
participants per class.” Pavlov believes that “the greatest impact that has resulted from [Yoga in the Park] is creating a culture of peace and fostering unity in our community.” Though Yoga in the Park at University Park is quickly coming to an end, Ivy Child plans to resume Yoga in the Park sessions next summer.
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International Background
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CUSC in brief By Kate Summers contributing writer
BY MEHR GUNAWARDENA This new column is designed to update The Scarlet’s readership on political situations in nations which tend to get less media attention than is warranted. Any questions or topic recommendations should be sent to scarlet@clarku.edu.
Apart from being known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean,” the “peaceful” nation of Sri Lanka contains great animosity within its boundaries. After entertaining a civil war for 26 years, killing approximately between 80 and 100,000 thousand of its people, a new force is arising in Sri Lanka. A Buddhist extremist group named the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS, the literal translation is Buddhist Power Force) is disrupting order: burning down the city of Aluthgama—a largely Muslim populated area—along with churches around Sri Lanka, in an attempt to, in their own words, “restore traditional Sinhalese Buddhist values.” The Secretary General of the BBS Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara has made several threats towards all people of Abrahamic faiths. He included a reference to the security forces of Sri Lanka, as he declared the Sri Lankan police and army are Sinhalese, just as Sri Lanka has a Buddhist ethnic majority, accounting for over three-quarters of the country’s 20 million people. The BBS announced its formation at its first national convention on the July 28, 2012. During this convention, five resolutions were passed, including the ban on vasectomies in government health facilities; preferential treatment in universities for students who attend Buddhist classes; and the use of monks to teach history and other classes in government schools. The BBS’ first in-
dication of violent tendencies was displayed at a protest against the anti-Buddhist riots in Bangladesh at the Bangladeshi High Commission in Colombo on October 4, 2012, as some protesters threw stones and bottles at the High Commission. Succeeding this, several events have occurred insinuating the negative impact this ultra-nationalist Buddhist extremist group has on Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government has done little to combat this rising threat. Hilmy Ahmed, spokesperson for the Muslim council of Sri Lanka, said, “some Buddhists are deliberately targeting Muslims. But unfortunately police have not been able to protect the minorities,” drawing attention to the lack of regard the governmental forces carry for these violent acts. This consequently results in the questioning of the government’s stance as Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of Sri Lanka’s Centre for Policy Alternatives even believes that the BBS “seem to have a lot of support, if not protection, from within the [government] itself.” To add to this, last year Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Secretary of Defense, who is also the president’s brother, officially opened an academy linked to the BBS in Galle, where he was photographed with Gnanasara. With this, the fear people with Abrahamic faiths in Sri Lanka escalated.
Student Life Committee reported that buses for Thanksgiving have been booked. The buses will be going to both Boston and New York. Judiciary Committee ruled that all participants in elections must get a signature of the inhabitants of residence hall rooms before posting campaign signs there. This ruling was a response to alleged misconduct during the recent fall election. The Clark University Pagan Alliance was approved as a club. Lauren Meininger (’17) was elected by the Election Board to be the Treasurer of Speakers Forum. The budget from Speakers Forum was given to L*IN*K and the Newspaper Readership Program. The budget for Speakers Forum is now $8,000, down from last year’s $18,000. Sami Noor (’15) was appointed to the Hate Incident Response Team (HIRT). HIRT is compiled of faculty, staff, and student volunteers. The group is aimed at creating a welcoming and safe environment on campus. In addition, it will support victims and targeted groups of hate-related incidents on campus. Tim St. John, Council’s adviser and Director of Student Leadership and Programming, announced that representatives will now have access to email lists for their classes and the undergraduate population. He also announced that the Major Event Committee’s Fall Concert headliner will be stand-up comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member, Jay Pharoah. Tickets are available for students with their Clark OneCard in the SLP office. Next week, CUSC will vote on continuing constitutional funding for Clark Cable Network (CCN). CCN no longer plans to function as a cable network, and seeks to evolve into the Film Production Society (FPS). The only constitutional requirement for CCN to receive its funding is to have a cable network. However, Council no longer can support the infrastructure required for such a network. If this motion passes, FPS would continue to receive CCN’s funding for this year, and apply for a budget as a student organization for next year. This motion can only pass with a two-thirds majority. Grants: $30 Diego Baraona - Management 100 project $80 Michelle Lam - Management 100 project $1,635 Clark University Club Volleyball - Uniforms $300 Charlotte Donovan - Management 100 project $75 Leah Simonson - Sociology of Gender project $660 Take Back the Tap - Water bottles $585 Caribbean African Student Associations - Dialogue Event
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on our terms.” As Attorney Governor, Coakley brought action against Wall Street corporations such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Beyond her platform, speakers consistently reminded the audience that Coakley shared their values as a Washington “outsider.” For the last eight years, Governor Patrick said, outsiders have had to share access to the government. “The interests of everyone depends on whether or not the governor sees you,” said Patrick. “I believe to my core…that Martha Coakley sees us. All of us.” After about two hours of anticipation, the addition of several last-minute speakers, and an upbeat playlist featuring an array of artists from the Electric Light Orchestra to Sugarland, Bill Clinton finally began his speech. “I want you to know I got here a little while ago, I was just too high to speak,” began Clinton. Amid eruptions of laughter from the crowd, he clarified by motioning upwards, explaining that he was in his plane, unable to land due to adverse weather conditions, although he quietly noted, “That’s legal now, anyways.” Clinton’s speech focused primarily on Coakley’s past achievements. “It matters to me that Martha…has been a relentless advocate for children and families,” said Clinton. “There is no better invest-
ment for the children of Massachusetts [than Coakley].” Coakley’s platform includes extensive educational reform, including access to universal early childhood education for children in Gateway Cities, which include Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke, New Bedford, and Lowell, amongst others. Clinton pointed out that the Republican economic plan was based mostly on tax cuts, and a desire to return to trickle-down economics. “America is coming back,” said Clinton. “The next challenge is to make sure our prosperity is more easily shared…You don’t need trickle-down economics. You need buildout economics that give people who are poor a chance to work their way into the middle-class.” Clinton concluded with an appeal to the audience to get out the vote. “You know as well as I do all midterm elections are characterized by a drop off in the polls,” said Clinton. “I don’t care what the polls say. She can win this race handily if you want it bad enough.” He encouraged attendees to advocate and campaign for Coakley throughout the remainder of the election, asking each to speak to 10 people about Coakley’s accomplishments and platform. Although current polls at the time of publication indicate that Baker is ahead by 2.5 points, the race continues to be one of the country’s closest in the remaining twelve days until the election.
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City Council Wages a Losing Fight Against Cable By Alex Grayson opinions editor
In the latest battle of who can charge the most for cable, Internet, and phone service, Worcester City Council has emerged as a strong competitor on the playing field or, more accurately, a streaker who briefly disrupts the game until the inevitable, naked tackling. Comcast, one of the largest cable providers in the world, has swooped into the Commonwealth to further expand their swelling customer base. Charter (Worcester’s longtime cable provider) and Comcast have agreed to transfer about 1.6 million customers to each other, with Charter picking up Comcast customers elsewhere around the nation. It is a win-win for both corporations and the same haphazard annoyed utterance from customers paying the kind-of-sort-ofbut-not-really-monopolized cable industry every month. Currently, 43 of the 53 Central Massachusetts Charter cable-provided communities have approved the license transfer requests from Comcast. No community has turned down the deal. It’s actually quite hard to do so. Under federal law, a denial must be based on three criteria: the company’s management, technical and legal experience, and its financial capabilities. Worcester City Council rose to the challenge in a sisyphean attempt to stick it to the man; the council’s Public Service and Transportation Committee held three public hearings on the transfer request and voted 2-1 to issue an unfavorable recommendation. Councilor-at-Large Konstantina B. Lukes told the Worcester
Telegram And Gazette, “It’s very clear we will not tolerate the types of responses we got from Charter and Comcast....They were arrogant and didn’t answer our questions. This is a good deal for [Comcast], but not a good one for the people of this city. The role of the City Council is to stand up for the consumers.” The role of the City Council is to stand up for consumers. However, in Worcester, the city manager has final say in licensing and any contractual matter. Despite the City Council’s quixotic intentions, it has no power in this issue. Worcester City Manager, Edward Augustus, Jr., in a graceful demonstration of tact, requested a time extension in signing off on Comcast’s request to replace Charter in Worcester. Comcast granted the request, giving Worcester an additional two weeks. Augustus told the Worcester Telegram And Gazette, “I have been engaged in fruitful conversations with Comcast regarding these issues, including the vital matters of jobs and consumer protection [and] in order to continue those discussions, the city has asked for, and Comcast has granted, a twoweek extension to the application.” This entire ordeal has presented an uncanny balance of political diplomacy and tact; the city manager did not need to propose an extension and nor did the cable giant, Comcast, need to agree. In the next weeks, the people of Worcester will likely be receiving new cable boxes and hearing a new set of friendly voices out of a call center near them or across the ocean. Meanwhile, Worcester City Council will continue fighting the good fight—in the face of impenetrable walls or not.
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CLARKIE of the WEEK Eliana: I’ve been doing theatre for a long time. I’ve been doing it since, well, really since high school, but I’ve been doing it for a long time. Some of the favorite things that I’ve done – I was Aunt Spiker in James And The Giant Peach, which was so fun. I was Essie Carmichael in You Can’t Take It With You, which meant I had to be a terrible dancer, which was something that came naturally to me and that was really fun. I got to study acting for a summer at Carnegie Mellon, which was a really really fun experience, so I kind of got the chance to do different things, like monologues for different shows and scene studies. And at my old school, I was in House Of Bernarda Alba. I was Martirio, I got to have a hunch back, which was really fun. And then I’ve done some student-written stuff, I’ve directed, and I’ve written plays that have been staged. So yeah, now I’m here and I’m in this show!
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Eliana Stanislawski Eliana Stanislawski is a sophomore International Development and Social Change major from Washington, D.C. She’s Canadian-American, considering minoring in theatre, is psyched to be a Clarkie, and is passionate about empowering girls. Scarlet: So you’re in a play right now! Eliana: I am, Disciples! It runs [Tuesday] through Saturday night, and my cast is Wednesday night, Friday night, and Saturday afternoon. Scarlet: How long have you been involved in theatre?
Scarlet: You’re the head of the U.S. Action Team for Day of the Girl. How did that come about and what should people know about Day of the Girl? Eliana: So yes, I am the head of the U.S. Action Team for Day of the Girl, which means that in 2010 me and a bunch of my friends started the U.S. Movement to make Day of the Girl an official commemorative day. Shortly thereafter, the UN declared it, which [we weren’t involved with], but we took up this campaign and we got over 100 proclamations in counties and states across the country, all championed by girls. That was the point: It was supposed to be youth leadership, and that’s kind of behind everything we do, is putting girls at
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the forefront and girls in charge so that we make use of the day instead of a day just being a day. We treat a day like a movement and a day like a revolution and so we put the girls in charge. So we had the proclamation project, and then the next year, after lots and lots of work, the Obama Administration declared Day of the Girl. This year, we had several successful rallies across the country which we had fundraised for... and then we had girls apply, and it was all about tackling specific gender inequality issues in your community… Then, if they demonstrated really strong leadership abilities and lots of determination and were excited, we gave them a grant of about $300 to subsidize the cost of their rally and they had an official Day of the Girl-supported event. And then each of the people of the Action Team kind of took on some rallies as theirs… I was mentoring Atlanta, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida, both of which went really well. Scarlet: So the difference between International Women’s Day and Day of the Girl is the youth focus? Eliana: Yeah, feminism tends to focus less on the issues of children, and when it does, it doesn’t necessarily do so in a holistic way. And it’s really important to start while people are young, right? It’s really important to begin the process of empowerment and repair while people are still young. And so if we focus more on girls’ issues, which we feel are still neglected, then we can fix that. And so the difference between International Women’s Day and International Day of the Girl is that Day of the Girl tries
to really focus on what youth can do, because it’s not always talked about. Plus, our movement is 100 percent youth led. Scarlet: Cool! So you just transferred into Clark, how has the transition been? Eliana: Oh, it’s been amazing. This is an amazing, amazing place. Like I love it so much, I can’t even tell you. It’s like night and day with my old school. It’s really – everybody here is so kind and so genuine and so passionate and conscientious and just excited and it’s great and I love it! I think very highly of this place. Scarlet: How can people get involved with Day of the Girl? Eliana: If anyone wants to become involved with Day of the Girl, there are so many opportunities. You could apply to run a rally for next year, you could write for our blog, we have lots of opportunities to have your opinions published, and we welcome all opinions and all backgrounds. You could become an issue expert for us and contribute to our understanding of different issues. There are so many ways that you can help. You can visit dayofthegirl.org or email me at estanislawksi@clarku.edu. Thanks for the interview, Eliana!
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Is Martha Coakley More Than a Democrat? By Jeremy Levine editor-in-chief
I still don’t really know who Martha Coakley is. I attended last week’s rally in Atwood, and here’s what I have so far: She’s Massachusetts’ Attorney General, a Democrat, and several smartly dressed folks would characterize her as “a fighter.” Martha Coakley will (supposedly) fight for us, not the elite, because she’s running against a Republican, which ipso facto means that all he wants to do is help billionaires. We should expect more from people running for public office. When they stand in front of seven hundred people, we should hear their plans. We should hear about what they stand for. Knowing that Martha Coakley is a Democrat is not enough information for me. Sure, I’ve voted Democratic in the past, but Martha Coakley’s precise shade of blue was still unknown when I left the rally, and I listened to people talk about her for two hours. Call me old-fashioned, but I like to know facts before I approach an issue. While I stood against the wall, listening to the glorious playlist that the rally’s organizers compiled, a woman approached me and asked if I could donate some of my time to making phone calls or knocking on doors. Now, I’m not going to knock on doors and tell someone to vote for someone who I know nothing about. I told the Clipboard Warrior that I was going to wait to listen to her speak, and if I found her opinions compelling and intelligent, I would be glad to sign up.
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Her response, and I swear to you this is true, was “Really?” Voters can be grouped into two categories: Party Is Enough and Party Is Not Enough. A PIE voter (acronyms are fun) will pull the lever for every Democrat or every Republican, either because they’re a die-hard (Clipboard Warriors, etc.), or they’re uninformed but know in general where they fall and want to pull for candidates who lean similarly. PINE voters want to assess each candidate according to their own track records and their own abilities. PINE voters get left in the dark a great deal. Our two-party system has fostered a PIE mentality–a nearmajority of voters lean one way and a near-majority the lean the other. The only way to win is to fight over the folks in the middle and run get-out-the-vote campaigns in highly-partisan districts in order to overwhelm the other guys by pure numbers. The Democratic and
Republican parties are both so hugely vague (this is where terms like “Moderate Republican” come from) that we’ve started grouping very different candidates into one party because they fall on one side of the middle, no matter how far away from the middle or on what side of specific issues they fall. This is what makes it so hard to actually believe in one political party. In terms of political issues (not social issues, for sure), everyone wants the same stuff. Everyone wants to drive their children in safe cars on safe roads to wonderful schools so they can get a job in a flourishing economy. The issue at hand is that nobody agrees on how exactly we’re going to get there. So when Martha Coakley (or one of her compatriots) gets on the stump and extemporizes how important it continued on page 8
I tried to do something recently because I knew it would work. CUSC’s elections came around and only two people were running for off-campus rep (for four empty positions). I did a couple of trips around the Academic Commons and encouraged a few people who live off-campus to write David Angel’s name on their ballots. He won. Well, not really. David Angel got enough votes to secure one of the two uncontested positions, but he isn’t our new off-campus rep. (We ran into a rules issue, which we’ll talk about below). But the point is that it was very easy to win a CUSC election. This should not be the case. CUSC makes decisions about your life. They spend your money and support your clubs and represent your interests at the administrative level. Sure, the average CUSC meeting isn’t strictly speaking a nail-biter, but the issues are important enough for us to be paying attention to, or at least voting for. Our CUSC elections should be contests. The student body should care about who wins and who loses. The reason David Angel didn’t win is because, technically, he doesn’t live off-campus. (Okay, David Angel also lost because he isn’t an undergraduate, but that’s neither here nor there.) He actually lives in a Clark-owned building, making him a resident of our small but esteemed on-campus apartment community. Clark has fourteen on-campus apartments, and none of those students get CUSC representation. It’s like living in DC–you go here, but when we vote, you aren’t involved. (To be fair, all students get year reps and reps for being international or minority students, but all students have at least a year rep and a housing rep, whereas these on-campus apartment folks only get one person.) But then, if we had these on-campus apartment representatives, it’s unlikely anyone would even vote for them, so the whole thing might be for nought. It shouldn’t be, though.
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Uber vs. Worcester cab By Mehr Gunawardena contributing writer
There is a new cab on the block and the Worcester cab community does not appear to be too thrilled about it. Uber is an app which connects people who are in need of transportation somewhere with people who can drive, cutting the general cab prices in half. Uber, launched in 2009 in San Francisco, Calif. has now expanded to over 200 cities and cities like Worcester are feeling its presence. There have been several controversies between Uber and the Worcester Red Cab, as Worcester Red Cab demands Uber be shut down for “illegal activity.” The argument that Maggie Donovan, Vice President of the Worcester Red Cab, makes is that companies like Uber are trying to both destroy the traditional transportation infrastructure native to the city and put Uber clients in danger. Donovan goes on to say that “This is not a transportation company this is an app company… Uber is a company that breaks every rule within the transportation system. And I want them gone. This is a company that should not exist.” The main stream of anger seems to come from the loopholes in the law that Uber exploit, including the fact that Uber drivers are not required by law to go through the same regulations and procedures that the local, state, and national level commercial transportation drivers are required to go through. Another reason for Donovan’s argument to be considered is that there have been a few situations in which Uber’s safety needs to be seriously evaluated. In January of this year, a six-year-old girl was hit and killed by an Uber driver in San Francisco, whilst in between picking up passengers. The company was sued, however, the lawsuit was dropped as their driver was not providing an Uber service at the time of the incident, which is very concerning. To
add to this, On February 14, 2014, The Chicago Tribune reported that Uber had not been performing criminal background checks on all of their drivers, enabling thousands of convicted felons to transport people throughout the city. Even though Uber apologized, it was found that they had missed the felony conviction of one of their drivers. Uber had no response to this. Uber spokesperson Taylor Bennett has made a few statements with regards to Donovan. Apart from refuting the majority of the claims made by Donovan, he states that regardless of opposition from traditional taxi services, Massachusetts riders and drivers love Uber, and that many people have been extraordinarily vocal on their support for the greater economic opportunity and improved transportation opportunities that Uber brings to the state. Concerning the safety problems Uber has experienced, Bennett has provided a general response: “All drivers seeking to use Uber’s software are required to pass rigorous, industry-leading background checks, including multi-state, county, and federal checks… By comparison, ten percent of licensed Boston taxi drivers who have taken Uber’s background checks have failed, despite passing annual background checks by the City of Boston.” Uber is in is quite the unusual predicament. Are the lapses in safety incidences purely coincidental and are local Worcester cab companies trying to push Uber out for market control? Or, is Uber neglecting the safety aspects of their services and disrupting the transportation community’s unspoken rules? Considering Uber’s dilemma, it is fair to state that Uber appears to be disorganized and unreliable, and, they do not appear to be taking responsibility for their actions and lack of. This will most likely be problematic in the near future, and should mean the end of Uber in the Worcester.
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Facebook and Apple Expand Benefits for Female Employees By Molly Powers contributing writer
Facebook and Apple are leading the charge in women’s reproductive health care by paying for their employees to freeze their eggs. Facebook has already implemented this policy, and Apple will follow in January. Both companies are offering up to $20,000 per employee over the course of employment to cover reproductive-related costs, which on top of egg freezing for employees and spouses, includes infertility treatments and sperm donors. To freeze or not to freeze one’s eggs is probably not at the top of everyone’s mind, but this new healthcare policy by two of the biggest tech companies in the world is great news for working women everywhere. Seriously, don’t believe the hype—and there is a shocking amount of hype. All one has to do is take a glance at this issue to find conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory about these big corporations trying to chain women to their desks until they are fifty. Critics forewarn the so-called dark side of the policy, the threat lurking just beneath the surface. Apple’s statement, “We want to empower women at Apple to do the best work of their lives as they care for loved ones and raise their families,”
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is to have wonderful schools and safe neighborhoods, it’s easy to agree. But until I know how she plans on getting it done, I’m not knocking on any doors. There’s an important concession to be made: Coakley’s website (as well as Charlie Baker’s) is pretty informative. It explains the issues (underneath some bland rhetoric) with skill, outlining both candidates’ ideals. The website
has been interpreted by some to mean that Apple is forcing women to put their careers ahead of having a family and is in fact discouraging employees from having children. The first part of the statement, “We continue to expand our benefits for women, with a new extended maternity leave policy, along with cyropreservation and egg storage as part of our extensive support for infertility treatments …” has also been overlooked, as people cry out that this new benefit is just an excuse for employers to deny maternity leave and other basic benefits for employees with families. It is true that benefits for working mothers in this country are pitiful. Many companies in the United States still do not offer paid maternity leave, or flexible hours for employees with children, or sufficient wages to pay for decent child care – not to mention how difficult it is for pregnant women to even get hired. For most working class women, the $10,000 it costs for a round of egg freezing and the $500 a year it costs for storage is simply not feasible. For women working in smaller companies that do not even offer basic benefits, egg freezing is probably not at the top of their healthcare wish list. But Facebook and Apple paying for their employees to freeze their eggs does not undermine their employees’
other benefits, nor is it detrimental to working class women in smaller companies. Far from that, is actually helping make a better future for working women everywhere. Women have always struggled with balancing career and family because their reproductive systems do not allow them to wait until they’ve built a successful career and then start their family at forty. And even though egg freezing lost its “experimental” title two years ago, it still is not a viable option for women who cannot afford the very expensive procedure. Apple and Facebook’s coverage of this procedure,is expanding female employees’ reproductive choices. The companies are giving female employees the option to build their careers and help facilitate fertility if they want it and without taking any benefits away from employees who already have children. And other companies should follow suit. Women are right to demand more overall reproductive health care choices and more childcare benefits. This move by Apple and Facebook should not be viewed as a plan to brush away those issues, but rather as a first step towards a nationwide expansion of female health care benefits in the workplace. It is huge, it is groundbreaking, and we should all be excited.
exists for PINE voters, but for the PINE voter who is willing to take the time to look it up and see who’s into what. I encourage everyone to look at these pages. But it seems that the Coakley event’s purpose is to rally the base, to get the PIE voters revved up to go knock on some doors. It could have been a simple issue of me going to the wrong event for the kind of person I am. Despite this, the event’s existence is still unsettling. If all the Democrats are doing is get-out-the-vote and volunteering campaigns in reliably blue districts, then they’re trying to win an
election without the people in the middle. Excluding the people who haven’t made up their minds yet is to exclude the people for whom democracy is the most alive: every election, you wait and see what the candidates have to say, and you pull the lever for the person who makes the most sense to you. It used to be important to hear what the candidates had to say when running for public office, but now it’s only important to see if there’s a D or an R next to their name when you get to the voting booth. Many people have not noticed this change.
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How The World Should Have Addressed Ebola Decades Ago America’s Closed-Mindedness Globally Exacerbated Ebola By Jason Vazquez-Li contributing writer
The infectious and deadly Ebola disease has been around for nearly forty years. Why are possible drug treatments only being looked into now? Could it perhaps be because we, Americans, tend to ignore things that do not directly affect us in the moment? If we take a look into the history of what-once-used-to-be deadly diseases such as chickenpox, pneumococcal or tuberculosis, you will notice that some sort of treatment was discovered in a timely manner. Which raises question around whether or not pharmaceutical companies could
have just as easily stirred-up a vaccine for Ebola decades ago. But it is a bit more complicated than that. Unlike the other diseases that were listed, Ebola does not affect people in first-world countries. Instead, victims are contained in the tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, and the Congo —third-world countries. And that is exactly why Ebola has received little attention up until recently. In the eyes of private pharmaceutical companies, there is not much of an incentive to spend millions in research if the final product will not sell. This is especially true given that many Ebola victims live in poverty; the majority of the infected would not be able to afford a vaccine if there was one.
Despite all this, the death toll of those infected with Ebola has risen past 3,300 starting this October - as confirmed by the World Health Organization. The numbers of the dead are still soaring, not to mention that the disease is creeping its way into other countries. Nonetheless, profit still seems like the deciding factor. If you took a look at what pharmaceutical companies actually spend their research dollars on, it is no surprise that a significant chunk goes towards finding treatments to ailments. Such as what, you might wonder? Baldness and erectile dysfunction to name a couple. These problems are by no means at all life threatening, but they still receive more attention than
deadly diseases that are responsible for thousands of deaths annually. It wasn’t until the past few months that the topic of Ebola started spreading in the news (despite the fact that it’s nothing new). This is because Ebola is no longer contained like it previously was. If you’ve paid attention to the news lately, you would know that there have been reported cases of Ebola here in the US. Should we be worried? No, only because health officials keep on telling us that the problem is under control. However, we should be worried that there are millions of other people being victimized and millions who have little support from their thirdworld countries.
The only plausible and moral solution would be to eradicate the disease by providing aid and, ultimately a vaccine. Sure, it will cost some money, but if our government can spend trillions on wars, couldn’t we invest a few million in keeping people alive? Fortunately, we already started doing just that. Other sovereign countries have also joined in providing aid including Britain, France, China, and Cuba. It seems great that the whole world is stepping in to help, but is it really out of the kindness of their hearts, or is it because we’re scared at what will happen if the virus is left unattended? If the world really cared, it would have offered a hand forty years ago.
Hasselbeck suggested that we should block all flights from West Africa until the situation is contained. Fauci demonstrates how blocking flights would only make the situation worse for the people in West Africa, who have suffered much more at the hands of the disease than any other population in the world. Faucis, visually perturbed, responded “The best way to protect America is to suppress the epidemic in West Africa. And if we completely isolate them, don’t let anything in don’t let anything out, we know from experience with public health, that marginalizes them, and you could have civil unrest, the governments could fall. And then you could wind up having the spread the virus to other countries in West Africa,
which would only compound the problem.” It is important to clarify that the Ebola outbreak is a problem. Any number of cases, no matter how small, is worthy of the government’s concern. However, the widespread overreaction to the outbreak not only amplifies our problems, but also diminishes the much larger outbreak in the West Africa, where we have seen the number of cases reach nearly 10,000. If we are to treat the Ebola outbreak with any level of seriousness, we must confront ourselves with the pure information before us. And that can only be achieved if our news networks and media decides to cooperate in that endeavor, which it all to often does not.
News Media Sensationalizes Ebola Current State of Hysteria is Unwarranted By Nikolas Wagner contributing writer
After Thomas Duncan, a Liberian man in Texas, died from Ebola, network news panicked at the prospect that the infectious disease might arrive in the United States and ultimately bring the world to its knees. However, this panic is only due to a combination of lack of information and the fear-induced imagination of Armageddon that we find ourselves not fully understanding the disease and the broader reality of the outbreak. A Washington Post-ABC News Poll showed that 65% of Americans were concerned about the possibility of and Ebola epidemic in the United
States and one in six Americans think they are about to die from the disease. With only a handful of cases in the US, it has been made incredibly apparent to us that the Ebola panic has spread much more than the disease itself. Yet at the expense of ensuring that the public is informed, the media has clearly failed at that very task with which it is charged. As mentioned, the Ebola outbreak has only affected eight individuals in the US, one of which sadly passed away. Furthermore, there has been a large amount of irrefutable evidence, which seems to in no way quell mass hysteria. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has stated, “Ebola is not spread through casual contact; therefore, the risk of an outbreak in the U.S. is very
low. We know how to stop Ebola’s further spread: thorough case finding, isolation of ill people, contacting people exposed to the ill person, and further isolation of contacts if they develop symptoms.” This has been made publicly known on news shows in which sensationalist anchors pester experts, but perhaps the CDC explicitly stating that they know how to deal with this small problem is not enough information for the media and the US public whose fear often muddles fact. A prime example that shows this contrast between emotional reporting and sound rationality can be seen in an interview between Fox News anchor Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases at the NIH.
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The Scarlet/Living Arts Sex, Drugs, and Jesus Newburg’s First Play Opens at Little Center By Matt Emmer
If you don’t come see my play this week I swear to God I will cry. Loud.
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Clarkies crowded the Experimental Theater at the Little Center on Tuesday for the first night of the weeklong opening run of Disciples, a new play by Matt Newberg (‘15). The production, sponsored by Clark University Players’ Society (CUPS), was directed by recent graduate Tyler Rosati (‘14). Two separate casts alternate performances throughout the week. Tuesday night’s cast featured Clare Tassinari (‘15) as Eve, Colby Hinson (‘16) as David, and Marika Thompson (‘17) as Paul. The talented cast shone, highlighting the delicate themes and nature of the script. The play focuses on Eve and David, a young couple living together in the city, as they navigate their relationship with each other and God. The drama focuses on a trio of twenty-somethings making sense of their Christian background while transitioning to adult life. In the program’s Writer’s Note, Newburg writes, “I attended church for the vast majority of my formative years and, although these characters and events aren’t directly based on anything I’ve witnessed or experienced, they feel very real to me…” This insight comes across in an intimate and inviting theatrical experience, transcending its seemingly heavy subject matter.
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It’s called Disciples, it’s about wond’rous things like rainbows and puppies. Actually it’s about way more hardcore stuff than that. Sorry, yo.
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The dialogue is refreshingly familiar, grounded in modern idioms, making the drama feel natural and realistic. This makes the action especially relevant to the collegiate audience, who likely relate to the characters’ struggles and questions. Newburg doesn’t provide any easy answers in his portrait of the spiritual exploration that often accompanies adulthood. As David, Hinson holds down the show’s thematic center, providing a solid foundation of humanity and sensitivity on which the drama builds. Tassinari’s Eve is the perfect foil, providing bold and delicate flourishes of emotion that build to a perilous climax in the show’s second act. Their chemistry is the heart of the play and unfolds brilliantly as
tension grows and ritual unravels. Thompson steals the first act as Paul, the couple’s intrusive drug dealer and old acquaintance from their religious past. Her portrayal of the jittery interloper provides refreshing comic relief, while also bringing a touch of darkness. Her performance is light-hearted, but carries a deep moral question that lingers over the remainder of the play. The harrowing second act strips down the drama to its core, providing an unrelenting discourse on faith and commitment, in both religion and relationships. David and Eve are forced to confront their belief in God, as well as their history with the Church and each other. This touches on difficult topics like abortion, drugs, and sexual abuse, and deconstructs religious and personal
Clark is getting cold. So cold. Too cold. Let’s protest cold! Leave this place, cold! My laptop crashed… So I have no idea “What’s Happening at Clark” Seriously, guys, What in the whole world can be Happening at Clark?!
dogmas and parables in probing dialogue. The later portion of the show can drag with its heavy subject matter, but pulls through with a conclusion that is both enthralling and troubling, leaving the audience to question their own feelings on faith
and fate as they exit the theater. Indeed, Tuesday night’s audience responded strongly, giving the cast a lengthy standing ovation. Disciples plays through Saturday at 8 p.m. (and 3 p.m. on Saturday) in the Little Center’s Experimental Theater.
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The Scarlet/Sports Worcester Sharks Celebrate Fan Fest with 4-3 Win in Overtime Thriller By Ethan Giles contributing writer
Fan Fest hit the DCU Center on Saturday, October 18, as the Worcester Sharks played a wild home opener against the Providence Bruins. As a salute to their fans, the Sharks gave out free magnet schedules to everyone in attendance, and rewarded many kids with corporate-sponsored prizes throughout the game. The team celebrated 20 combined years of AHL hockey in Worcester between the IceCats, who moved to Peoria, Illinois in 2005, and the Sharks. Before the game started, a group including former IceCats Shawn Heaphy and Shayne Toporowski, current Sharks veteran Jimmy Bonneau, and Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty raised a banner commemorating the past 20 years to the ceiling of the DCU Center, where it will permanently reside. Petty stumbled while walking off the ice, but regained his balance to avoid a full faceplant. The Sharks dominated the start of the first period. Defenseman Taylor Doherty scored the first goal 3:08 into the game on a wrist shot from the right side that ricocheted off a player before going over the left shoulder of Bruins goalie Malcolm Subban. Subban was the 2012 first-round pick of the Boston Bruins and is the younger brother of Montreal Canadiens Defenseman P.K. Subban.
The Sharks kept the good play going during the rest of the first period, as Center Melker Karlsson scored on a pass from Right Wing Ryan Carpenter 9:14 into the first period after the Bruins turned the puck over close to their net. The period ended on a poor note for the Sharks, as Bruins’ Right Wing David Pastrňák converted a breakaway into his team’s first goal 15:50 into the first period. Pastrňák is only 18 and was picked in the first round by the Bruins this year; one NHL scout at the game said he believed that Pastrňák would be a “star” in a few years. The Sharks also made sure that many of the fans had migraines, as either Scratch or Finz (mascots for the Ice Cats and Sharks, respectively) appeared in random locations during the first period, ringing an oversized cowbell. The period ended without anymore goals, leaving the Sharks up 2-1. During the first intermission the Sharks announced over the PA system that there would be a “plane flyover” and delivered on this promise by flying a confetti-dropping remote-controlled plane over the mostly-full DCU Center crowd. Providence got off to a good start in the second period, as it took an incredible save by Sharks goalie Troy Grosenick to stop a wide open shot a few minutes in. The Bruins were able to sneak a second goal by Grosenick a few minutes later, as a Sharks turnover in front of the net lead to Forward Jordan Caron con-
verting a pass from Pastrňák 4:56 into the period. The score remained even until Sharks Left Wing Micheal Haley scored on a beautiful half-court set up from Center Freddie Hamilton 14:17 into the period. After a few penalties, the second period ended with Worcester leading 3-2. The third period began with even play, and neither team was able to score a goal during the opening minutes. The most confusing part of the game came during a break in the action 2:52 into the third period, as “Gangnam Style” played over the speakers and many fans in attendance, including adults, began dancing. Sources close to the situation indicate the DCU Center may have traveled back to 2012 for a few moments, but no time-traveling experts were able to confirm this. The rest of the period included back-and-forth hockey with both teams mostly unable to convert their chances. The Bruins pulled their goalie with around one minute left in the game, and were able to get a game-tying goal by Center Alexander Khokhlachev after Sharks Defenseman Dylan DeMelo was unable to clear the puck with only four seconds remaining. The period soon ended in a 3-3 tie, meaning the game was headed to a sudden death overtime. The overtime began with a Sharks breakaway that Hamilton continued on page 13
SPORTS RECAP and
PLAYOFF PICTURE By Scott Levine copy editor
men’s soccer After turbulent losses to conference foes Babson and MIT on October 11 and 16 respectively, the men’s soccer team beat Emmanuel College 4-1. Forward Oscar Zapata (’15) had a hat trick as he notched two goals in the first half and one in the second. The team is currently 6-9-1 overall, and 1-3-1 in conference play. They have two more conference games, one against Wheaton who is currently 14-2-1 overall, and Emerson who is currently 5-7-3 overall. Clark has a chance to make the NEWMAC championship tournament if: –– Clark wins both conference games, and either MIT splits their upcoming conference games, Babson loses both their conference games, or WPI loses both their conference games. –– Clark beats Wheaton and loses to Emerson, MIT loses both their conference games, and Springfield splits their two remaining conference games. –– Clark loses to Wheaton but beats Emerson, MIT loses both their conference games, and Springfield loses to Coast Guard.
women’s soccer The women’s soccer team beat NEWMAC juggernaut Babson 1-0 on October 18. Kara Fischer (’17) scored the lone goal for Clark off an assist from midfielder Nikki Feinberg (’16). This goal gave the team their first conference win, which they almost achieved two times earlier this month. The first time came against Mount Holyoke on October 7, and the second against MIT October 11. Both games went to overtime, but ultimately ended up in the loss column for the Cougars. The team is currently 2-13 overall and 1-6 in conference play. They will make the NEWMAC championship tournament if they win their three remaining conference games, and if: –– Three teams out of WPI, Smith, Coast Guard, Wellesley, and Mount Holyoke stay under four conference wins for the season –– WPI wins one more game and loses to Clark, and two teams out of Smith, Coast Guard, Wellesley, and Mount Holyoke stay under four wins. –– Wheaton loses all of their remaining games, and either two of the five aforementioned teams stay under four wins for the season, or one of the five teams stay under four wins, and WPI wins one more game and loses to Clark.
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SPORTS RECAP By Scott Levine copy editor
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men’s cross country By Ethan Giles The men’s cross country team finished 12th out of 37 teams in the James Earley Invitational on October 11. The team benefitted from six top 150 times, highlighted by a 32nd place finish by John Allard (’16) with an 8K time of 26:50.
women’s cross country The women’s cross country team had four runners place in the top 200 of the James Earley Invitational, landing them a 21st place finish out of 44 teams. Clark’s leading runner was Kristen Glennie (’18), who had a 5K time of 19:29.
volleyball The volleyball team has had an up and down October so far. While they did lose to Wheaton in three sets on October 21 and Salve Regina in three sets on October 11, they also beat Worcester State in five sets on October 11 and Wellesley in five sets on October 14. The team is currently 8-13 overall and 2-6 in conference play. They will make the NEWMAC championship tournament if they win their next two conference games, and either Wellesley or Emerson loses both of their conference games.
field hockey The field hockey team won their first conference game on October 18 against Wheaton. The game went into double overtime, when Sarah Cramer (’16) ended the game with a goal to give Clark the 4-3 victory. This goal kept them in contention for the playoffs. The team is currently 7-8 overall, and 1-5 in conference play. They will make the playoffs if Clark wins the remainder of their conference games, and either two of Wheaton, Springfield, and WPI trio go 1-1 in conference play, or one of that trio goes 1-1 if Babson loses their last conference game.
women’s tennis The women’s tennis team ended their season against two tough opponents. They lost to MIT on October 10, and Wheaton on October 16. The team finished their season at 3-11 overall, and 1-7 in conference play, and did not make the playoffs. They do, however, have several talented young players, highlighted by top Clark player Isabelle Long (’18), and will look to soar to greater heights next season.
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AD D • Tre Mason, RB, St. Louis Rams: It appears that Rams head coach Jeff Fisher has fallen in love with the former Auburn Tiger, as Mason ran the ball 18 times against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday for 85 yards and a touchdown. Even if the Rams run a committee with Mason, Benny Cunningham, and Zac Stacy, Mason will likely get enough touches to be worth a roster spot. Mason is owned in just 2.3 percent of espn.com leagues and 1.5 percent of nfl.com leagues. • Bryce Brown, RB, Buffalo Bills: Since Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller both went down on Sunday, look for Brown to see a massive hike in his workload the rest of the year. Anthony Dixon, whose nickname is “Boobie,” is currently listed ahead of him on the depth chart, but Brown has more talent, and should get the ball more until Jackson returns. Brown is owned in 1.3 percent of espn.com leagues and 0.2 percent of nfl.com leagues.
D R OP • Kirk Cousins, QB, Washington NFL Team: Captain Kirk had a few good games filling in for Robert Griffin III this season, but it appears his time is done, as he was benched for Colt McCoy on Sunday. Head coach Jay Gruden said he is going to start McCoy against the Cowboys on Monday, so Cousins has no value anymore. “Les Cousins Dangereux” is not worth a roster spot. • Zac Stacy, RB, St. Louis Rams: While Stacy owners may want to wait for him to improve his value, it might be time to let him go. Stacy’s disappointing season reached a low on Sunday as he received no carries and only played one snap against the Seahawks. It appears the coaching staff favors Tre Mason and Benny Cunningham for whatever reason, leaving last years phenom on the bench. Owners may be unhappy with his production, but at least Stacy’s mom has got it going on.
B UY L OW • Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions: After erupting during Week One against the New York Giants, Johnson has had a quiet season this year due to an ankle injury. Impatient owners might get tired of waiting for Johnson and look to deal him. Take this opportunity to get the best receiver in football on your team for a low cost.
SEL L H IG H • Golden Tate, WR, Detroit Lions: Sometimes physics and fantasy football mirror each other: For every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction. When Calvin Johnson comes back, Golden Tate’s production will decrease. Deal this Lions Wide Receiver when his value is high.
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America struck first with a header from Rose Koerner (’14) off a free kick. North America responded with a goal from Adam Nye (’16) off a penalty kick after colliding with South America goalie Dylan Goss (’16). Later in the game, South America had a chance to take a 2-1 lead with a penalty kick (PK), but Johnson guessed exactly where South America forward Pique Grance (’15) was going to aim. “I play with him all the time in club soccer, and I practice PKs a lot. I faked one way and went the other, and it worked,” said Johnson, “I had the feeling I was going to save it. I’m confident.” With three minutes left in the game, Nye was fed a lobbed through ball with no defender in front of him. In order to prevent a likely goal, South America player Miguel Lara (’15) struck the ball with his hand to stop the play. He earned a yellow card, and North America was awarded a free kick. North America forward Tommy Smith (’17) took the kick, which careened off the left post and into the goal, putting his team up 2-1 with a few minutes remaining in the match as the crowd erupted. Smith described the goal as, the “best feeling in the world.” “We were underdogs the whole tournament, and we didn’t go all the way just to lose,” said Smith, “I didn’t stay all this time for that.” North America’s ability to go
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from worst to first was showed the work that the organizers of the event put into balancing the teams. “This was so much more balanced. In the past, some teams were very stacked,” said Rasool, “This year, no team won by more than two points.” “We tried really hard this year
[to balance teams], and it went really well,” said ISA E-Board Member Keke Kaikhosroshvili (’16), “We really didn’t know who was going to win.” Fellow E-Board member Julia Carrasquel (’16) agreed, “It turned out really well, and the final was really fun,” she said.
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was unable to convert into a goal. Throughout the period, the Sharks had a few chances to end the game but were unable to convert, until DeMelo lasered a shot into the up-
per-right side of the net with only 26.8 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Sharks the win. The Sharks all celebrated their heroic teammate, while the crowd erupted into a frenzy and the Star Wars theme song blared from the DCU center speakers.
Everyone in the DCU Center on that chilly October evening will remember the thrilling moment when young Dylan DeMelo of London, Canada defeated the Bruins of Providence. It was the perfect ending to Fan Fest, a perfect ending indeed.
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COUGAR of the WEEK
by Scott Levine
Kristen Glennie (’18) has started her college cross country career in an impressive fashion. She has been Clark’s leading runner in every race so far, and recently finished 33rd overall in the James Earley Invitational on October 11 with a 5K time of 19:29.
Scarlet: What influenced you to start running cross country? Glennie: All the other sports were taken. No, it’s because we used to play tag on the playground a lot, and I could run much faster than some people. Scarlet: Are there any other reasons why you joined? Glennie: No [laughs]. Scarlet: Just tag? Glennie: Yeah. I like tag. Scarlet: How long have you been running cross country? Glennie: I joined in sixth grade, so I’ve been on a team for a while. photo by kassie Benzing
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Scarlet: I understand your sister Erin Glennie (’15) is also one of the top runners on the team, did you join cross country because of her? Glennie: No, she didn’t join cross country until this year. She wasn’t going to do it, and then I kept nudging her to do it, and she finally did.
I just came here and visited a few times, and we’d come down to drop her off, and it seemed really nice, so I was like, “Why not apply?” I like it a lot. It’s really nice. Scarlet: How do you like the cross country team? Glennie: The team is really awesome. They’re all really nice and funny. They’re just classic cross country people, which is really cool. Scarlet: What does that mean? Glennie: Just like, quirky, but funny still, and just really nice. There’s a certain brand of people who are cross country runners. Scarlet: Are you running faster than you have in previous years? Glennie: Yeah. I got a 30 second PR [Personal Record] at the U-Mass Dartmouth course, because that course was like a pancake, which is pretty sweet. So that was a pretty good race, and the other ones have been better too. Scarlet: Did you expect to improve this much? Glennie: I think I’m on par with how I expected to run, because I knew I really wanted to PR, but I just didn’t know by how much, so now I just really want to break 19 minutes. My PR is at 19:03 right now, which is only three seconds off, so I really want to try and do that. But we have all 6K courses left, or hilly 5K races, so that might be difficult.
Scarlet: Has she had experience with running? Glennie: She was on the running club her sophomore year here, and then they did a half marathon. That’s when she started running a lot more, but she had never been on a team.
Scarlet: Do you still play tag? Glennie: We don’t play tag as much, but tag is really fun.
Scarlet: What did you say to persuade her to join? Glennie: That it would be cool, because it would be like the Glennie punch.
Scarlet: Tag is really fun. Glennie: Also capture the flag. It would be really cool to have a campus-wide capture the flag, because it’s more fun if it’s not just on a field.
Scarlet: How has it been having her on your team? Glennie: It’s really cool. The team dinners work out well, and after the meets and stuff we can hang out.
Scarlet: Agreed. Why don’t people play these games anymore? Glennie: I don’t know. Maybe they just aren’t wearing the proper footwear. Nobody ever wears sneakers anymore. I don’t know.
Scarlet: I’m assuming you didn’t also convince her to go to Clark? Glennie: No, that’s not exactly how it worked out.
Glennie looks to continue her strong start to the season as the women’s cross country team will participate in the Plansky Invitational in Williamstown, Mass. on Saturday, October 25 at 12:30 p.m.
Scarlet: So what led you to come to Clark? Glennie: It was just a really nice school. I never actually toured,
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25. Movement of slime. 26. Ancient Greek music-maker. 27. Clark broadcaster. 28. A little shut-eye. ACROSS 1. Teeter. 11. E.g. beliefs, morals. 15. Reddit Q&A session. 27. Late-night host. 29. Steely Dan album. 30. Egg. 31. A la izquierda de sur. 32. Friend of Jerry and George. 33. Bill Monroe’s music. 34. Clark cross-academic
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The Scarlet
october 23, 2014
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Police Logs written by Mehr Gunawardena
Last week (October 14–21), University Police responded to 12 medical emergencies, 1 heating problem, 12 fire alarms, aided in 8 money transports, secured 9 buildings, responded to 4 Emergency Box calls, assisted Worcester Police 11 times, responded to 7 suspicious persons/ activities, responded to 12 lockout of building calls, 8 burglar alarms, 1 Larceny/Forgery/fraud, performed 16 miscellaneous services, and responded to 1 open container.
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