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Bats in class Multiple bat sightings in buildings on campus By Ethan Giles sports editor
Over the past few weeks there have been sightings of bats in both Jonas Clark Hall and Traina. Physical Plant was called on both occasions, and no students were harmed in either of the incidents. Director of Physical Plant Mike Dawley does not think that a bat would pose a danger to students unless “it bit them, like if any animal from the wild were to bite someone.” First year Roei Shimony witnessed the winged mammal on the second floor of Jonas Clark, He saw the bat at 4:15, and despite the fact that it was an “unusual sight,” there was “not a huge reaction” among the students. Junior Tracy Oakley was in class when a bat flew into Traina’s computer lab at around 7 pm on February 10. Tracy said that her entire class left the room while the bat flew; they then shut the door
and waited for Physical Plant. While they were waiting, the bat stopped flying around, and sat “on the floor in the way that bats do. He then got curious, came to the door, and crawled under it. It was kind of cute.” Tracy and her teacher Deirdre Ni Chonaill then trapped it under a recycling bin until Physical Plant arrived. Dawley wouldn’t call bats a common occurrence, but admitted that the school “certainly gets them.” He recommends that if a student or faculty member is to see a bat, they should “leave the room, close the doors, and call Physical Plant. Or, during off hours [call] University Police.” Dawley feels the University does a good job of preventing animals from entering school facilities. He said “anytime we get any animal inside [a building] we look around the perimeter of the building to see if we can find where they are comcontinued on page 4
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Categorizing people is not something we do well here CUSC Residence Hall Reps aren’t really representative By Jeremy Levine foreign correspondent
I’d imagine that, for someone on Clark’s campus, the spirit of activism and protest is in the air. I’m in England and I can practically smell it from over here (although that just might be Kiev). This whole need-blind admissions situation has gotten a load of Clarkies in a stir. No matter where you stand on this particular policy, it has to be a relief to know that Clarkies are so invested in the future of their university. Now let’s talk about David Scheff. David Scheff was recently elected Blackstone Hall Representative. His platform consisted of nothing. His campaigning was so subtle it could be called nonexistent. In fact, not even David Scheff knew that David Scheff was run-
ning for Blackstone Hall Representative. David Scheff received three write-in votes. He ended up declining the position (he never wanted it anyway), but he should never have won in the first place. People have unwillingly won CUSC elections before with only a few write-in votes. But if last week’s protests (and the accompanying social media blizzard) is any indication, we know that Clarkies care about the future of the University. So it doesn’t seem like it’s a problem with Clarkies. It’s a problem with how Clarkies interact with CUSC. CUSC does stuff. You can read about it somewhere else in this newspaper under a little banner that says “CUSC in Brief.” Last week, representatives listed their goals, which ranged from Halal food in the Caf to bringing a TEDx
conference to Clark. CUSC allocates club budgets and grants requests, which make much of the average Clarkie’s weekly schedule possible. CUSC appoints students to the committees that decide the fate of many university departments and programs. Much of what we consider important is executed, conceived, or supervised by CUSC. So why exactly don’t we care? I know a thing or two about CUSC. I understand what most committees do, and I get what the cumulative surplus is. It occurs to me that I only know this because, in my first year on The Scarlet, I went to their meetings on a weekly basis and scrawled out those little “CUSC in Brief” reports. I then had to stay active in knowing about that stuff because I have a leadercontinued on page 7
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Israel Apartheid Wall Red Square, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. SPOC’s Causal Fridays UC Third Floor, 8 p.m - 12 a.m.
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Geller Jazz Concert In Honor of Ron Carter: The Carter/Cobham/Harrison Trio and the Juilliard Jazz Quartet Razzo Hall, 7:30 p.m.
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The Scarlet/News The F-words A conversation on feminism and failure By Hasnaa Mokhtar contributing writer
Who in their right mind would want to share personal stories of failure willingly and publicly? Feminists would! Why? To disseminate lessons learned through exploring challenging narratives of “failure.” In a lively conversation at the Higgins Lounge in Dana Commons on Wednesday, February 19, Professors Cynthia Enloe and Esther Jones spoke about becoming feminists, and how failure shaped their experiences. As an African-American from the South, Jones’ upbringing and consciousness were always about being black. “I didn’t get introduced to feminism until graduate school,” she said. It was one of her professors who introduced feminism to the graduate program. “But she had challenges with students, because race always came first,” said Jones. This confrontation with feminism made Jones feel uneasy. “It was a process that really required me to be uncomfortable. Being in an uncomfortable class, situation and confrontation was a productive moment.” The topic of the evening was derived from accusations the feminist movement has received in recent years. A common critique was that, for some women, feminism has succeeded too well. With many choices and opportunities, women face a constant feeling of failure, fearing that they are never doing enough. Other accounts highlighted those excluded from or even damaged by feminism.
Working-class and poor women who support the gains of the middle-class, young girls exposed to a culture that sells female sexuality, and even boys and men are constrained by a world remade in a feminist image. Majoring in political science in an all-women’s college, Enloe recalled the way she and her classmates failed their faculty members. “We were so unconscious, so uncurious. Our faculty members were all women and most probably the only women to hold PhDs in their fields at that time,” said Enloe. “As students, we failed our professors.” Enloe explained how she became a feminist before she knew what feminism was. Her intuition to understand the power dynamics within the Free Speech Movement in the 60s made her stay out of it. “I didn’t have words for it…I failed to see it. I was a politics major and I failed to see it. I had a narrow vision of what was political,” she said. Pulling out from the movement felt like a continued failure to Enloe. She said that made her uncomfortable, which was unpleasant, “But it was really fruitful. Out of discomfort, you gain political knowledge.” After this dialogue, the audience broke into small groups to discuss the relationship between feminism and failure in light of what Jones and Enloe shared. The evening concluded with the idea that failure shouldn’t be permanent. It should be the driving force that propels people to ask the difficult questions and motivates them to take action when needed.
Through the eyes of Third Culture Kids Negotiating with the elusive idea of “home”
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By Keitaro Okura opinions editor
Clark University hosted its second annual Third Culture Kids/ Global Nomads Conference this past Saturday. Participants came from Holy Cross, WPI, and as far as SUNY Plattsburgh to partake in the various dialogue and lecture sessions offered. “What I liked about this conference is that you just take one day to talk about your identity and learn about other people,” said Michino Hisabayashi, a junior at Clark who helped coordinate the conference. “You learn a lot about yourself listening to other people speak about themselves.”
Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are individuals who have spent a significant part of their lives outside of their passport countries, often due to their parents’ occupations. Although TCKs are not necessarily “kids,” they develop their unique cultural heritage during their developmental years abroad. Through their diasporic experiences, TCKs typically develop a complex understanding of home and belonging. “Where are you from?” is the quintessential question that TCKs often struggle to answer. “If I can tell that the person is asking [where I’m from] just for the sake of small talk, I just say Boston,” said Karina O’Friel, a senior at Holy Cross. She has lived
in seven different countries and relocated a total of eleven times. “I don’t like doing this, but sometimes it’s just easier that way.” Stuart Hall, the eminent cultural theorist who passed away earlier this month, described the diaspora (TCK) experience as the “enigma of an always postponed ‘arrival.’” It is the paradoxical sensation of belonging to both and neither of two (or more) cultures, of having an identity that is both plural and fragmented. This complex problematic of home and self is what distinguishes TCKs from international students. When asked where they are continued on page 4
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Welcome to the fourth edition of Myths with Manneville, where we finally discover the truth surrounding the countless myths of Clark University. The Claim: It has been said that the BioPhysics Building was built to withstand explosions. Some claim that the reason the BioPhysics Building needs to be so durable is because Robert Goddard did experiments and developed his rockets there. Reality: This myth was a little tricky to research since the BioPhysics Building has endured many renovations and name changes. It started out as the Chemical Building, then became the Physics Building, then the Chemistry Research Laboratory, and most recently, the Biophysics Building. The BioPhysics Building was, in fact, originally built by Goddard as an adjoining structure to the physics laboratory. The first place where the BioPhysics Building (then called the
Chemical Building) is mentioned in the archives is in the Clark University Register and Second Official Announcement, which was published in 1890. In the section detailing the facilities of Clark University, it describes what the Chemical Building is made of. It states, “The Chemical Building is constructed throughout of brick. Outer walls are 2 feet in thickness, and the partition walls from 12-16 inches. All partitions are of brick, so the building is nearly fireproof.” Soon after reading that, William Koelsch’s highly quoted book Clark University, 1887-1987: A Narrative History was brought to my attention. When describing the BioPhysics Building, it starts by saying, “the second building, [was] a fire-resistant chemistry research laboratory…” With this information repeated in different sources, along with the information about Goddard’s adjoining structure, it can be deduced that while the BioPhysics Building is definitely almost fireproof, there is no evidence that is entirely explosion-proof.
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ing in.” He went on to say that “bats do not need a big hole to get in so it is tougher with them.” Dawley said that the bats are “all over the place” and dismissed the idea that they might be staying near the University. Dawley also mentioned that the
school has also had cases of trapped squirrels, snakes, mice, and other animals. He said that Clark checks up on their animal control by having “a company come by monthly.” While he did not think animal control at Clark needs substantial improvement, he did admit that “we are always looking at our practices and how we are doing things to see if we can [get better].”
This week Student Council moved briskly to get through several allocations and various other agenda items in a timely manner. $228 was allocated to Zachary Herman for his honors project, which combines mechanical and electrical engineering with computer science. $550 was allocated to ROCU for their dance benefitting RED and Planned Parenthood. $500 was allocated to Feminists United. $50 was allocated to Epilepsy Awareness. $2,000 was allocated to Club Soccer for additional indoor soccer goals. Council sold 233 spring break bus tickets within three days, but there are still more available. Council accepted the recommendation of the Finance Committee’s Spring Audit Report. The Track and Field Club was penalized $50 for not turning in documents and not responding to Council’s attempts to communicate with them. Will Cretinon resigned from Vice President (and left immediately) and Sami Noor was appointed interim Vice President until March 26. Zoha Naqvi also resigned from Hughes Hall Representative.
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“really from,” international students generally point back to their country of birth. In contrast, many TCKs cannot point to a singular location they can comfortably call “home.” “I always feel like I’m part of a culture, but there’s always that one element that’s missing,” said Pooja Patel, a sophomore at Clark who facilitated a dialogue session at the conference. She was born in Manchester, England but spent fourteen years in Zimbabwe. “I feel like I’m Indian, English, and Zimbabwean at the same time.” The rootless identities of TCKs can have significant psycho-
logical burdens. Many TCKs at the conference reported having felt isolated and displaced, unsure of where they genuinely belonged. One participant hypothesized about an “unresolved grief” that TCKs develop through their multiple relocations. Yet, despite profound struggles and difficulties, many TCKs reflected positively on their nomadic experiences. “When I look back at my international life, despite the pain and the depression I went through…I am so grateful,” said Ellen Mahoney, the keynote speaker at the conference. She is the CEO and Founder of Sea Change Mentoring, a guidance program for TCKs. “I think of what a privilege [it was]
that I got to interact with different cultures.” The TCK conference rounded out its long day with a panel of Clark alumni who talked about their own third culture experiences. Irene Zhang, who graduated from Clark last year, was born in China but lived in Norway most of her life. Like other TCKs, she recounted struggling to negotiate the elusive idea of home. But she did not end her story on a pessimistic note. “I think as I’ve grown older and learned more things…I can finally embrace myself as a TCK – I realize now that it’s cool to be different,” she said.
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CLARKIE of the WEEK Lilia: I used to be on the E-Board of All Kinds of Girls (AKOG). I was super involved last year but it was just too overwhelming to [continue] that with all my work. But I love working with kids so I try to do that as much as I can. I also do yoga and meditation sometimes. Mostly in my suite with my suitemates. (laughs)
Lilia Gaufberg Lilia is a sophomore Psychology major from Winchester, MA. She is involved with Israeli peace advocacy on campus and has a deep love for art, music, and working with kids. Scarlet: What activities are you involved in on campus? Lilia: I’m on the E-Board of Clarkies Helping and Advocating For Israel (CHAI). We do a lot of events on campus that promote dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [as well as] cultural events too. It’s a really safe space for anyone to come. I’m also involved in Hillel a lot; I go to all of their Shabbat dinners and help out with some of their events. And this isn’t on campus, but I also tutor at St. Peter’s Church across the street [from Clark] every Wednesday. Scarlet: Who do you tutor? Lilia: I [volunteer] with elementary school kids. I just help them with their homework and then we play Apples to Apples the rest of the time. It’s so much fun. Scarlet: Do you do anything else?
Scarlet: How did you get into CHAI (Clarkies Helping and Advocating for Israel)? Lilia: I wasn’t super into it until I came to Clark. I think I realized that there is a lot of misinformation and a lot of tension around the issues and I wanted to learn [about it] on my own. I did; I went to Israel and experienced it and drew my own conclusions from that-- [combined] with listening to my dad’s story. He grew up in Russia and experienced anti-Semitism his whole life. So I guess he influenced me in that way and [made me think] that the Jews need a place like [Israel]. I have a lot of family in Israel and I just love it as a place and always feel at home whenever I go there. Scarlet: How many times have you been there? Lilia: Four. Scarlet: When was the first time? Lilia: The summer after my sophomore year of high school.
Scarlet: Do you speak Russian? Lilia: I used to be bilingual, but I lost basically all of it. I can still kind-of get around, but [my dad] stopped speaking it to [me] when I was about six. But I have a lot of cousins here and in Russia and whenever I see them I try to speak Russian. Scarlet: Are any of them near Sochi by any chance? Lilia: Yeah, my cousin actually went to the Opening Ceremony. Scarlet: Seriously? Lilia: Yeah. I mean they all live in Moscow, but he just went to the ceremony. It was weird, he didn’t even tell me, I just saw [it] on Facebook. He was just like, “Sochi 2014!” Scarlet: Do you have any other hobbies or interests? Lilia: I really love art. I draw and paint a lot. I’m not an art major; it’s just something that I really love to do, like a [stress reliever]. I used to be really involved in music, [but] I haven’t really been [involved] at Clark that much, which sometimes makes me sad. In high school I did open mics all the time. I sing and play guitar and piano, so I really want to do that more. I also write sometimes. Scarlet: What kinds of things do you write? Lilia: I used to write a lot of
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songs and poetry, and sometimes I’d write stories for fun. I also really love spiritual stuff. My suitemates and I get together once a week and do meditation. I’ve [also] been downhill skiing since I was three, but I haven’t been this winter. Scarlet: Do you have any fun facts about yourself? Lilia: My first words were “more hummus,” which is kinda weird. I have three sisters and we all [two years apart]. And we all sing and play instruments so people used to call us the von Trapp family. We’ll do little concerts sometimes, just for my family and my parents’ friends and stuff like that. Scarlet: What is your favorite spot on campus? Lilia: Probably the Zen Garden right outside the Little Center. In the spring and fall I just like hanging out there; it’s just a nice spot. I also like the Green when it’s not cold. Scarlet: Is there anything else you would like to add? Lilia: Thanks for asking me to be Clarkie of the Week! Thanks for the interview, Lilia!
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Collector of animal oddities acquires eight-tailed iguana
Police taser deaf man for “aggressive” sign language
Currently searching for the right name for his new pet
Victim suing over needless beating
(Huffington Post) - A Florida woman has given Todd Ray, owner of the Venice Freak Show in L.A., an iguana with eight tails. The animal has seven smaller tails that extend from the side of one main tail. Ray plans to take suggestions on a name for the reptile on Facebook.
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(New York Daily) - Californian Jonathan Meister is suing police who assaulted him after mistaking his sign language for “aggressive hand signals.” Meister, who is deaf, was injured after wrestling free of officers who were holding his arms behind his back, and attempting to communicate with them in ASL. He was subsequently ganged up on by four officers who shocked him with a taser and beat him unconscious.
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Reindeer with glowing antlers roam Finland
Nun breaks into “Fort Knox of uranium”
Seven-ton mango sculpture stolen
Fluorescent paint meant to protect them from being run over
Wanted to protest the use of nuclear weaponry
Disappearance could be marketing stunt
(AP) - In an attempt to reduce the number of reindeer killed by cars in Finland, herders have covered the antlers of twenty reindeer with fluorescent dye and set the animals free. If the dye proves durable enough, reindeer with glowing antlers may become much more common in Finland.
(NBC) - Eighty-four-year-old nun Sister Megan Rice ,and fellow activists Gregory Boertje-Obed and Michael Walli, were sentenced to prison last Tuesday for breaking into and sabotaging the U.S.’s main store of bomb-grade uranium. The protesters, who hung banners and splashed walls with human blood, were protesting the use of nuclear weaponry and the extent of U.S. spending on the military.
(BBC) - The Big Mango, a ten-meter, seven-ton sculpture that stood in Queensland, Australia, has apparently been stolen. Although the mango has yet to be found, the theft was reportedly captured on surveillance camera. The Guardian Australia, however, speculates that it may simply have been a publicity stunt. Investigations into the mango’s disappearance are not yet underway.
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The Scarlet/Opinions The opinions enumerated in this section represent those of the author and the author alone. They do not reflect the opinions of the editorial board, The Scarlet, or Clark University.
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ship position in a club and I have to interact with CUSC from time to time to get stuff done. But none of that is tied into my (former) status as a Blackstone Hall resident. Barely any of it is connected to my status as a junior. Just because you and your representative live in the same building doesn’t mean that you have anything in common. Nothing links people who live in Blackstone Hall together (except, perhaps, frustration with the really thin walls). If you’ve ever been on a committee here at Clark, you know that they are meticulously assembled. To pull from my own experience, the Spree Day Task Force Committee had student representation, of course, but also representatives from Student Leadership and Programming, Athletics, the Dean of Students office, faculty, and alumni. Why? Because these are all the groups that have a
stake in Spree Day. CUSC should operate in a similiar manner, where people represent a defined constituency of students who are invested in what’s at hand. So, what we probably need is representatives who represent types of students, instead of the arbitrary residence hall situation we have going on now. If each academic discipline had representatives, then students would know who they could talk to in order to push issues that are important to a given community. For example, knowing that there was some kind of liaison between CUSC and myself (as a member of the media and humanities communities) would make way more sense than the current Blackstone Hall/ Junior class arrangement. What we have now is a council of students who represent random chunks of Clarkies; we should have representatives who are actually invested in our needs, and ttmore directly tied to us.
By Sarah Cramer editor-in-chief
A timeline of the recent anti-government protests in Venezuela adorned the walls of the Grace Conference Room for the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) event #SOSVenezuela last Sunday. With music softly playing in the background, homemade flan offered on a table, and markers and paper strewn across another one, the unassuming affair aimed to educate students about the recent turmoil in Venezuela. Peaceful protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s government began earlier this month and have since been met with government violence. According to Reuters, the protests have resulted in 13 deaths as of February 24. The SOS Venezuela movement developed as a way to show support for the protesters. After the Venezuelan government blocked images on Twitter, #SOSVenezuela soon began trending online. At the LASO event, attendees created signs with hashtags such as #SOSVenezuela, #Clarkiesunite, and #peaceforVenzuela, and were individually photographed holding up their signs. As I walked around the room, reading the handwritten timeline and signs, I realized that if I were a university student in Venezuela, these could be my friends out there in the streets, and I would possibly be right there with them. University students tend to be the initiators of protests, but American university students seem to be taking to the streets less and less. The largely disorganized and unfocused Occupy Wall Street movement was a testament to this trend. Similarly, while the announcement of Clark’s new need-blind policy generated considerable debate online, the actual rally drew far less protesters than the social-media buzz suggested. We seem more comfortable expressing ourselves on the Internet, for physical demonstration is riskier. This choice of expression is a luxury that not all Venezuelans have. I do not mean to imply that activism is dead in America. Our generation has effectively harnessed the power of social media to share ideas and start campaigns; the result of such efforts have even been revolutionary. However, it is interesting to think about how different our reality of online protest is from the Venezuelan reality of street protest. I wonder, if Clark was transported to Venezuela, would we still be so willing to “challenge convention” if it meant coming out from behind the computer and truly putting ourselves out there?
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Dear Sigmund, I’m going away for spring break this year, and my parents are making me nervous. They keep telling me that I need to be careful and keep myself safe. It’s my first time going on a trip with friends, and my first time going anywhere for spring break, and I don’t know if my parents are blowing things out of proportion. What’s the deal with spring break? Should I be nervous? Thanks, Ready for Fun in the Sun
Dear Ready for Fun, Traditionally, college spring break has been known as a time where undergraduates go someplace warm, drink a lot, have promiscuous sex, and ignore all responsibilities. If this is the idea that your parents have in their head, then I’m not surprised that they are concerned and nervous for you. However, if this is not what YOU have in mind for your spring break trip then you need to talk to them. Having a conversation with your parents about what your expectations are for your trip will not only help everyone get on the same page, but it will also help alleviate some of your parents’ concerns. With that said, make sure you allow your parents to share their concerns with you; some of those concerns may be valid. By having an open conversation with your parents, it shows that you are being mature about the situation and are taking their concerns into consideration. This will go a long way in decreasing your parents’ nerves. And, this conversation may even give you some ideas of things you should think about for your trip, such as how to make sure you stay safe while you’re enjoying yourself. Now let’s be honest, no one goes on vacation thinking something is going to happen. However, when a large group of college students gets together, there is a higher likelihood that they will not make mature decisions. Because of that, I want to pass along some safety tips that should be taken into consideration to help you make safe choices during your vacation. Remember, just because spring break is
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associated with risky behaviors doesn’t mean that you have to put yourself at risk. · Know your limits and be smart. · Be safe when traveling to unknown areas. Make sure you go only to safe and reliable places, and go with people you trust. · Keep your phone with you at all times. · Even though you’re having fun, try to remain smart about where you are, what you’re doing, and how much money you’re spending. · Stay safe and use a designated driver. · Go to the ATM during daylight hours, and do it with friends. · Pace yourself while drinking; space out your drinks or alternate between an alcoholic drink and a non-alcoholic drink. · Never put your drink down or leave it unattended. · Don’t take a drink from anyone – order your own. · Always stay with a group; don’t go off alone with someone you don’t know. In other words, go out with your friends and come home with your friends. · Drinking outside in the sun can lead to a bad sunburn and an even worse hangover. Because the sun intensifies the effects of alcohol, try to stay away from daytime drinking, or at least stay hydrated if you are going to drink. · If you plan on hooking up, do it safely…use protection. · If you’re going on a cruise, stay with friends on board and watch your pockets and belongings when you get off at ports. Spring break provides time away from academic stress, catch up with friends, and sleep in. So take this time to enjoy yourself. Just make sure to enjoy yourself responsibly. If you do that, then you’ll make memories that will last a lifetime. Sigmund
If you have a question for Sigmund, email SigmundSays@clarku.edu, and keep checking to see if your question appears in a future column. Please remember that the advice given here is not meant to act as, or replace, therapy or emergency care.
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The Scarlet/Living Arts Art after Clark New exhibit showcases alumni art By Jenna Lewis
by Tyler Terriault
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“Art After Clark” is a celebration of alumni artwork currently on display at the Schiltkamp Gallery, located on the first floor of Traina Center. The exhibit, which opened with a widely attended reception on February 12, is a collection of impressive professional work by former Clark students. While most students have only perused the art during short class breaks, there are several notable works that are worth spending time with. The art on display varies from multimedia presentations to textile work, and also features more traditional photographic and painted pieces. Prominently featured in the exhibit is the work of Reed Seifer ’95, titled “optimism.” The project began as a part of his senior thesis, in which he printed and distributed over 500 small buttons with the word “optimism.” By 2009, the project morphed into a large-scale public arts project in New York. Seifer commissioned the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to print the word “optimism” on the back of seven million metro cards, sending a subtle message to New York’s disgruntled masses. Seifer’s work, including his origi-
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nal cans and badges, was one of the most highlighted components of the exhibit. One of the exhibit’s most talked-about pieces (“Alone”, by Bridget Kane ‘07) features looped footage of a naked woman singing while lying on the floor. The audio component can be heard throughout the entire gallery, giving a nice background track to the viewing experience. The piece is meant to “question the implications of identity construction and performativity within the current conditions of contemporary image production and social navigation,” according to Kane. The gallery features several
other less-traditional art forms, including several hand-printed journals, a collection of portraits painted on wood, and stitched fabrics that artist Maren Jensen claims represent “the death of memory.” Jensen used fabrics inherited from the artist’s grandmother after her battle with Alzheimer’s. “Art After Clark” is an impressive showcase of alumni artwork, and will be on display on the first floor of Traina Center through April 2. More pictures of the exhibit on next page.
The library is the home of books and a thin boy named Tyler. Me. Homework. Homework. Class. Homework. Clubs. Class. Sleep? No. Go to class. Homework. Class. Writing haiku is like kissing your sister… Yeah, you did it… but… gross.
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Art After Clark:
2014 Oscar predictions By Ronald Gerber scarlet staff
In just a few short days, the awards ceremony to end all awards ceremonies will be held. The 86th Academy Awards, hosted by comedian Ellen DeGeneres, are Hollywood’s chance to celebrate 2013’s best films and choose winners from 24 categories. As always, around this time of year, many journalists and film buffs eagerly guess how the Academy will vote. I’ve decided to put in my two cents as well. Here are my predictions in ten of the most major categories. I include which films and individuals I think WILL win, which I think should win, and why.
Best Picture Will win: 12 Years A Slave Should win: Gravity Steve McQueen’s brutal pre-Civil War tale satisfies the Academy’s taste for period pieces, and has been considered the front-runner for months. It is undoubtedly a great film, but Gravity (which could well pull off an upset) deserves the award for its revolutionary and gripping storytelling. Best Director Will win: Alfonso Cuaròn, Gravity Should win: Alfonso Cuaròn, Gravity Though they will probably not give him Best Picture, Gravity’s director Cuaròn is immensely respected in Hollywood. He has already taken home the Golden Globe and Directors Guild Award in this category. Best Actor Will win: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club Should win: Christian Bale, American Hustle The Academy is highly likely to recognize McConaughey’s immersive role in Dallas Buyers Club, for which he lost over forty pounds. My personal favorite lead male performance of 2013 was Christian Bale’s equally remarkable portrayal of a New York con man. Best Actress Will win: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Should win: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine All the hubbub over the child abuse
allegations against Woody Allen will most likely not affect the chances of Blanchett, who has been expected to win in this category since Blue Jasmine’s summer release. Best Supporting Actor Will win: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club Should win: Michael Fassbender, 12 Years A Slave Leto, like his co-star McConaughey, has also been a shoe-in since day one. However, I’d give the award to Michael Fassbender for indulging his dark side as a sadistic slaveowner, especially since he wasn’t nominated for Shame a couple of years ago. Best Supporting Actress Will win: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle Should win: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years A Slave The Academy loves Jennifer Lawrence. While some forecasters think that Lupita Nyong’o (who I feel is far more deserving of the award) has more of a chance because Lawrence won Best Actress last year, Lawrence has been a favorite for several months. Best Animated Feature Will win: Frozen Should win: Frozen While I have yet to see Miyazaki’s final film The Wind Rises, the sheer critical and box office success of Disney’s wonderfully entertaining Frozen makes me sure that it precludes any other movie from having so much as
a chance. Best Original Song Will win: “Ordinary Love,” U2 Should win: “Let it Go,” Kristen and Robert Lopez U2 won the Golden Globe for their contribution to Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, but due to Frozen’s popularity, the award could go either way. Despite being a fan of U2, I’d prefer if it went to “Let it Go.” Best Foreign Language Film Will win: La Grande Bellezza, Italy Should win: N/A Every single film in this category is equally phenomenal, and it is partly for this reason and partly because my favorite foreign film of the year (Le Passe) was not even nominated that I am refraining from sharing an opinion. La Grande Bellezza is probably going to get the award, given that it won both the Golden Globe and the BAFTA, but Thomas Vinterburg’s Danish film The Hunt is also a possibility. Best Documentary Feature Will win: 20 Feet From Stardom Should win: The Act Of Killing While I will be happy with the popular and undeniably inspiring 20 Feet From Stardom winning the award, The Act Of Killing, which explores the 1965-66 mass murders of Indonesian communists, is a much more important film.
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february 27, 2014
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The Scarlet/Sports COUGAR of the WEEK Paul Phillips
by Scott Levine
men’s basketball coach
SPORTS UPDATES By Scott Levine scarlet staff
Men’s basketball coach Paul Phillips knew his team would have some growing pains. However, he did not foresee that this young team would surpass expectations to achieve a 12-13 record. Solid play from newcomers and veterans who embraced a larger role this year helped Coach Phillips acquire his 400th win this season.
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Scarlet: Did you think about getting your 400th win at all before it happened? Phillips: When we got to 399, [it seemed] like 400 took forever, and I think it was more pressure on the kids than me. Then the night we played Babson, the last thing I was thinking about was getting win number 400. So that was a great milestone, but on a personal note, what meant more to me is [that] I became the winningest men’s basketball coach in Clark history. And that put me in the company with a lot of greats, mainly Wally Halas who was responsible for most of the banners hanging in the gym. And I not only coached against Wally, [but] I’m still very close friends with him, and that meant a great deal to me. I also told the kids that there’s only one guy that’s Clark Basketball, and that’s Wally Halas. I said I could win another 600 games and I would never take that title away from him. He got it going here. He’s still the man. Scarlet: How was the season overall? Phillips: It’s been an exceptional year for me on a couple of levels. First, this is the youngest group of kids I’ve ever coached. When you lose ten out of fifteen, and the five guys returning have very, very little, if any experience, you
have to be very realistic. We were so young that we were in diapers. We jumped out big time, and before we played in the NEWMAC, we were 9-2. Scarlet: You have a group of young promising players. What do you expect from them next year? Phillips: I think the biggest difference for any college basketball player, especially in Division III, is between your freshman and sophomore year. Now, your eyes are open to what it’s really like – the physical play of it, the quickness of it, the ability of other players – and you say, “I gotta really work at this,” if you’re really serious about being a basketball player. We’re going to be a whole year older, hopefully a whole year smarter, hopefully a whole year stronger, so I think the future is bright. Scarlet: It seems like we already got a taste of that bright future this year. Phillips: Yeah, it was the year to bring in a lot of freshmen, and our freshmen played a lot. I think that each of them are great kids and they’re very humble. They’re the kind of guys who just punch their ticket in and work hard every day. And they’re the first guys who [are there] if we have a 7 a.m. or 8 a.m. practice. They’re there 45 minutes before, and they’re gym rats. That’s the best way to explain it, and I think people can see it in the way they approach the game. There’s no quit in them and collectively, they’re pretty good.
Scarlet: They’ve contributed a great deal to this season’s successes. Phillips: Definitely. I don’t want to take anything away from our seniors. Andrew Musler has had a [career] year. He had another double-double last night. Nick DaPrato has had a good year [too]. Gubitose has fought injuries off and he’s had a [really] good last half of the season. Marcus is our best athlete, and he started to show that [against Springfield College on February 19]. But our freshmen have been thrown into the fire, and that’s not how you want to recruit, coach, or play. You recruit by easing freshman in, but we’ve had to start sometimes three at once. There [are] five or six [freshmen] who play major minutes, and they’ve had to grow up [really] quickly. From the beginning of the year to now, [there is] an unbelievable difference. They have a lot to do with us being ahead of schedule. Scarlet: Do you put more emphasis on work ethic and culture when you have so many young players? Phillips: Yeah. Last year it was very different. We had so many upperclassmen that I could let them go a little bit. [This year] we [did not] have a great deal of veterans, and the upperclassmen [did not] have a lot of playing experience, so there was a real learning curve for them. They did the best they could to lead this year. But this is a group that is easily led, and I mean that.
men’s basketball The men’s basketball team ended the season in a close 65-60 loss to WPI, who had the best record this year in NEWMAC play. Close games against tough competition are the reason why the Cougars to be hopeful for next season.
women’s basketball The women’s basketball team closed the season on a high note with a victory against Babson. This was the first time any members of the team beat Babson, a formidable opponent, making the last win of the season that much sweeter.
By Ethan Giles sports editor
men’s swimming The men ended their season, finishing in seventh place with 377 points in the NEWMAC Championships. Senior Mickey Howe, junior Jack Hall, and senior Clive Green all recorded top five times in Clark history in their respective events.
women’s swimming The women ended their season, finishing in eighth place with 398 points in the NEWMAC Championships. First year Melissa Orzechowski qualified for the NCAA “B” Cut in the 1,650-freestyle with a time of 17:33.41. Orzechowski’s time is also the second fastest in Clark history.
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february 27, 2014
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Police Logs compiled by Maria Rotelli Wednesday, February 19: 22:32 RP sees lights on and thinks someone may have forgotten to shut off. Friday, February 21: 2:08 - Possible fight on Shirley and Florence. 9:01 - Alarm printer issue. Sunday, February 23: 18:33 - Trash can fire in Hughes Hall. This week University Police had one report of larceny, one investigation, one count of unaggravated assault, one report of suspicious persons, one marijuana-related incident, two motor vehicle accidents, one report of malicious destruction of university property, seven fire alarms went off, one emergency call box alarm went off, there were nine calls to EMS, eighteen complaints, and fifty-four calls to police escort .