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The Sea of Trees films at Clark An exclusive interview By Ronald Gerber scarlet staff
Beginning on the afternoon of Thursday, September 4, trucks, trailers, and cranes swarming with clipboard-carrying non-Clarkies lined Main and Maywood Streets. A brief email sent out that morning by Dean Darrigrand stated that this commotion was no other than the set of a
Hollywood film: The Sackler Science Center was being used as a shooting location for a new film starring Matthew McConaughey called The Sea Of Trees. The palpable buzz on campus built steadily as Friday approached and did not relent until every last piece of equipment was packed away following the day-long shoot. Despite the excitement, the email was vague, the rumors contra-
dictory and those spreading them unsure of their information. What exactly was the movie about? Why so much secrecy? Would Matthew McConaughey actually be on campus? And above all, why Clark? After a short email exchange and a couple of texts and phone
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Fear and loathing at Catvention TICA Show invades Worcester for the first time in 13 years By Matt Emmer living arts editor
“It’s a new day, for everyone,” said one bewildered attendee at The International Cat Association’s (TICA) Show earlier this month at the DCU Center. The room was divided between judging booths, vendor
booths, and a veritable shantytown of cat cages. The excited crowd that filled the convention hall seemed spiritually renewed in the presence of so many truly outstanding cats. TICA is one of the world’s most prestigious cat show enterprises. Their annual Labor Day shows are only hosted in the Northeast every 13 years, with next year’s taking place in
Salzburg, Austria. Many attendees lamented that the rigorous schedule of the competition did not offer enough time to experience Worcester. “We’ve only really been here and the hotel,” said Bernard continued on page 9
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Matthew McConaughey may have been on campus on Friday, September 5, but that did not stop Clark students and faculty from piling into the new location of The Community
Thrift Store to celebrate its grand reopening. Participants noshed on brownies and scones provided by Acoustic Java as they listened to an array of speakers, including university President continued on page 3
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EDITORS Editor-in-Chief: Jeremy Levine Executive Editor: Sarah Cramer Layout Editor: Rose Gallogly Web Editor: Pooja Patel News Editor: Jenna Lewis Opinions Editor: Keitaro Okura Living Arts Editor: Matt Emmer Sports Editor: Ethan Giles Photo Editor: Celine Manneville Managing Editor: Anashua Madhubanti
[ Thursday, September 18 ] Socialism and the Environment Discussion – 8:00 p.m. in Sackler 121 [ Saturday, September 20 ] GRIND-ing with ISA - 5:00 p.m. in the Grind [ Sunday, September 21 ] stART on the Street - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Park Avenue CUSC Debate - 7:00 p.m. via livestream
SCARLET STAFF Senegal Carty Savannah Cohen Ronald Gerber Scott Levine Jonah Naghi Hannah Rosenblum Tyler Terriault
PHOTO STAFF Jonathan Edelman
CORRECTION Correction: In our Week One issue, The Scarlet erroneously stated that there is a consortium shuttle which runs between consortium schools. This is no longer the case. However, Red Cabs are available to transport students who are taking classes at consortium schools. See next week’s issue for an article with more details.
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The Scarlet/News CUSC begins charter audit Judicary Committee seeks to repair a broken system By Jeremy Levine editor-in-chief
Earlier this month, Nick Gerber (’15), a member of Clark Undergraduate Student Council’s (CUSC) Judiciary Committee, dropped a bomb at the club officer training seminar: charters matter. Or, they’re about to. September 19 marks the deadline for student organizations to send in their charters to Judiciary for review in accordance with this year’s charter audit. In the past, all student organizations were required to send in a charter when registering their club on L*IN*K, which, according to Gerber, didn’t necessarily amount to the charters being reviewed sufficiently. Nikoloz Gelashvili (’15), Chair of the Judiciary Committee, stated that reviewing charters “isn’t something we’re doing for the first year, it’s [just] something we haven’t been doing for the past couple of years.” If a club fails to send in a charter by the deadline without being granted an extension by Judiciary, the committee will ask the executive board to vote to freeze the club’s account. Gerber states that the purpose of a charter is to be “something to hold’s the club’s [executive board] accountable for the club’s actions.” The
charter system also allows CUSC to approve new clubs, and “ensures that [the organizations] contribute to the Clark Community.” The purpose of the audit, according to Gelashvili, is twofold. First, Judiciary needs to verify that each charter follows the CUSC constitution. He stated that, last year, “Judiciary discovered that some clubs had no advisers, but still received funding, which is unconstitutional.” The other goal is “to make judiciary more known… [students] do not know what resources clubs have.” Judiciary can exist, according to Gerber, “as an intermediary between club members and their officials… if the system worked, a student who is a member of a club on L*IN*K could download the charter” to see what the bylaws said, and take up any violations with judiciary. Gelashvili added that the audit’s only rule is that the charters are in compliance with CUSC’s constitution, but it’s up to the members of a club to start a conversation if the charters are not being followed. “We don’t want to go after every club,” he said. “We’re trying to make connections.” “The most important thing,” Gerber added, “is that clubs not be afraid of this.”
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David Angel. “You have truly done something that is going to last and that will make a lasting difference,” said Angel, regarding the store. Making that lasting difference has been no easy task for those in charge of the store. Crisis struck the store last school year when the university’s property across campus was declared structurally unsound by the City of Worcester. This property formerly housed Spanish church Iglesia Del Dios and the adjacent thrift store. Campus Sustainability Coordinator Jenny Isler, who facilitated much of the store’s transition, did not expect this. “Unbeknownst to us, we ended up having not a few years [to move the store]. We ended up having a few months,” said Isler. Isler had previously helped plan a multi-year transition that would ultimately place the store in the new building that is to be constructed in place of Iglesia Del Dios and the former store. The city’s premature demolition of the unsafe property rendered this plan useless. As a result, the Community Thrift Store had no clear path forward. All other Clark owned properties “had tenants in them, so we didn’t know where the Thrift Store was going to go after it closed,” said Isler.
The lack of vacancy changed when the owner of dress shop, La Canistilla Ideal, moved off of Clark owned property this past July. The dress shop is now across the street at a location owned by Main South Community Development Corporation. Suddenly, the store was able to relocate, and at a discount: “The director of Physical Plant, in his generosity, is allowing the space, for the time being, rent free, until [the store] can get on [its] feet again,” said Isler. The store finally has a venue again, with one major difference, “… we had literally thousands of square feet, and now we’re down to a very, very small space where we have to be much more nimble,” said Isler. In order to adapt to the new, smaller location, employee Lloyd Scrhamm made it his LEEP project to “to refine the aesthetic of the store,” as he described it. Schramm came to the conclusion that in order to sustain sales in a smaller unit, the store had to place a stronger emphasis on quality than in the store’s past location. “That was a real ‘aha’ moment in Lloyd’s research, that volume isn’t everything, that the right thing is the way to go. And if we continually have the right thing, then we can just keep rotating stock.” Front of House Manager, Jeff Stanmyer (’14), prefers this model to that of the old store. “We have to control quality more, because we can’t afford to have 50 mediocre pants. We can only fit 50 pants on our rack,” said Stanmyer, “but I
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President David Angel speaking at the opening think in a lot of ways, that’s good for us. People are going to come in and see nicer stuff, and go, ‘oh this is not just a dingy thrift store. This is a place where I can actually get real clothes.’” After the opening ceremony, attendees were free to shop. They quickly took notice of the quality of the merchandise of the new store. Alex Wall (’16) bought the first item sold in the store’s new location: a green polo shirt. “It feels good to support the store,” said Wall, “and I got a sweet polo.” Even after the excitement of the re-opening dissipates, Stanmyer is optimistic that with its new layout and location, the Thrift Store’s popularity will continue to rise. “I imagine sales will be a little bit better, because our location is a lot better,” said Stanmyer, “and our quality is a lot better.”
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CUSC in brief By Pooja Potel web editor
Peace Corps INFORMATION MEETING Thursday, September 18 Higgins Campus Center Lurie Room
5:30 p.m.
peacecorps.gov 855.855.1961
Choose Where You Serve. Apply in One Hour.
This week, Clark Undergraduate Student Council (CUSC) breezed through its agenda, with grants allocations and other agenda items completed in quick succession. Clark University Players Society (CUPS) was approved $650 for its upcoming student-written show, “Disciple.” $250 was allocated to Science-Fiction People of Clark (SPOC) to attend the King Richard’s Faire, once again. Clark Quidditch was given $134 to go toward equipment, in the form of headbands and quaffles. Lastly, Chamber Ensembles, which, like CUPS, did not request a budget for this year, was allotted $376.50 to purchase sheet music. The Student Life Committee spoke of the work being done on various mall shuttle bus problems: The timing has been inconvenient and one busload of students was subjected to conservative talk radio content. Furthermore, a need for better marketing regarding said shuttles, as well as the Boston Bus, was recognized. The Election Committee is looking to appoint students to the various external committees that currently exist. A reminder about the upcoming elections was given. A point of concern for the evening lay with the fact that, of the 138 clubs registered with The Judicial Committee, only 57 club charters had been submitted for renewal. Finally, in attempt at levity, there was an entire conversation revolving around the confusion caused by having two Laurens on council. It was proposed that, in the minutes, each Lauren would be represented by her first name and last initial, i.e. Lauren M. and Lauren H. The motion was approved.
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CLARKIE of the WEEK doesn’t happen, and, I don’t know, it just really touched me in a way I didn’t think it was going to. And I came back, I couldn’t stop talking about it. I researched it, and I know our campus is really involved with it from both sides, so I kind of wanted to find a club that was good for me and I sampled a lot and I felt most comfortable… [at] J Street U at Clark.
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Helen Holway Helen Holway is a junior double majoring in International Development and Social Change and Spanish. She is passionate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which she demonstrates through her role as Co-Chair of J Street U. Scarlet: What are you involved with on campus? Helen: So, right now, I’m the co-chair of J Street U at Clark, a club on campus that advocates for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. I got involved with it at the very beginning of my sophomore year, just to check it out. I didn’t really have intentions of joining but I thought I would just check it out because I had an experience – I went to Israel and Palestine the summer before, so I thought I would go get involved with [the conflict] in some way on campus, but I really just kept on coming back and coming back and participating as much as I could and got involved enough to be co-chair, so I’ve been really enjoying it so far. It’s a lot of work, but I enjoy it a lot. Scarlet: How did you initially get interested in the conflict? Helen: I was never really – I mean, it’s interesting – but I was never really a part of it for a long time, and then my grandparents are really involved in the conflict through their church and they wanted to send me on a trip my senior year of high school…that trip fell through and I was like “I wish I could’ve gone” and they offered to pay for it the next summer because they wanted me to do the whole thing. And honestly, yes, I wanted to learn more about it, but honestly, at the time I was kind of into it for the free trip, essentially. But I went for two weeks. I was in the West Bank and Israel, and I was just very involved in the everyday lives of both Israelis and Palestinians through the conflict. I’m not saying that I can be the narrative for either, but I was able to get a pretty good insight of what happens or what
Scarlet: What are some of your others hobbies and interests? Helen: Well, I’m an IDSC and Spanish double-major, so I try to go to events that involve Latin American culture or issues of development…I like it when there’s a little bit of both involved. Part of my specialization, through my ID major, is education in Latin America, and so I like being able to go to cultural events, informational events, and development there as well, I mean, development anywhere, but it’s really cool when it’s in Latin America. I just really like going to different events on campus and meeting new people. Also, I want to pursue the fifth year in education so I’m trying to find new outlets of how I can volunteer in the Worcester schools. Last semester, I had an internship at Claremont Academy working with kids through an after-school and in-school alternative program. And this semester I’m taking Complexities of Urban Schooling, so I’m at University Park Campus School, so I’m there, I go to a Spanish class twice a week and I really enjoy it. I love it. So I try to be involved at Clark through different events and different clubs but I also try to get out into the Worcester community to do my part. Scarlet: And you’re [planning on] studying abroad? Helen: In Argentina. It’s interesting because it’s kind of in the process of becoming a developed country because it’s very developed in terms of Latin
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America but it still has a ways to go. But I’m really excited! I was originally going to go to Chile for like a billion years, like that was my country, like I was like yeah, Chile, all the way. And then I went to the Study Abroad Fair and one of my old TAs, she had gone to Argentina the semester before, and she pulled me over and told me to consider it. And so I was like “Okay” and I looked it up and I really liked it, but I went back and forth because I was set on Chile for so long and everyone told me that Argentinian Spanish is really weird – like “caballo” [pronounced ca-BA-jo] instead of “caballo” [pronounced ca-BA-yo], with the double l’s. So I really went back and forth and I talked to a lot of people and then a month ago, I was like, yes, Argentina. Scarlet: What is your favorite class that you’ve taken so far? Helen: Actually, one of my favorite classes was my FYI, which was International Human Rights. It’s a Political Science class and it was a once a week class for three hours. It’s with Professor Sitaraman. Every week was a different issue so sometimes there would be woman’s rights or immigrant rights or refugee rights or children’s rights or labor rights, so it was really interesting to talk about it and learn about all these different types of rights and human rights violations, as well as like the politics behind it. I really liked that class, which is funny because it was basically my first class ever. I also… like a lot of my classes this semester. Complexities [of Urban Schooling] I really like; you get out into the community but also the content is really interesting. I think I’m really used to international development but we’re learning about a lack of development in the United States too and poverty in the United States, so it’s hitting home. The cities, you know, like New York or Boston, aren’t really that far away, I mean, they’re far, but it’s kind of my
own back yard. My Research Methods class is actually really cool – we talk about research and how when you’re doing research you have to know yourself. For example, if I were to go out into the community and relate to prostitutes, I can relate to them in that I’m a woman and I’ve experienced some level of sexism but at the same time I can’t really connect with them because I’m a white educated middle class woman. At the end of the day, I have a very different way of life than they have, so learning how to think about yourself and your surroundings in that respect has been really interesting. Scarlet: Do you have a favorite spot on campus? Helen: I think the part between Sackler and the Biochem building, that little outlet, there’s like a tree there, that’s my favorite spot on campus. Scarlet: Is there anything you’d like to add? Helen: I just think everyone should try to find something on campus that they really like, whether it’s a club or a sports team or a certain type of event you like to go to or…they should just find something they really like doing outside of class, because it’s just so cool to try something new that you can cultivate and it just becomes a big part of your life. And even if you don’t have a leadership role, it’s still important to have something. You have your school life, and your social life, and then something like an in-between. I think it’s really important for someone to cultivate that during their college years. Thanks for the interview, Helen!
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No more Mr. Rice guy Although Ray Rice is gone, the NFL’s investigation still has to be scrutinized
By Jeremy Levine editor-in-chief
By Ethan Giles sports editor
No, Ray Rice should not have hit his then fiancé. It was a heinous thing to do, and the video is unspeakably awful. There is never any excuse for domestic violence. This has, of course, been written on, talked about, and covered extensively since the incident happened in February. In contrast, what has been discussed comparatively less is the NFL’s amazingly flawed investigative process. The league’s investigation into Rice had so many horrific oversights and made the league look incapable —even unwilling—of policing its players. The league initially reviewed the incident and handed Rice a two game suspension. They said they talked to Ray Rice, his wife Janay Rice, and felt that a two game suspension was adequate. Then, after the recording came out, it was upgraded to an indefinite
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suspension and the Baltimore Ravens immediately released Rice. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell claimed that the league “had not seen any videotape of what occurred in the elevator” and Rßavens Head Coach John Harbaugh said that seeing the video “changed things.” The NFL used ignorance as its excuse for inaction.
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Downing Street. Sanford and Johnson as independent units. The simpler, but definitely more tyrannical housing lottery system. The Bistro, but with fifty percent less Bistro, and one hundred percent less sushi. CICADA. StudCo, not CUSC. That playground looking awful. Flats Organic Pizza. Pizzaritas were $1.25. #FreeTheRitas For better and/or worse, things are not as they used to be. This isn’t meant in an “aw shucks, there goes the neighborhood” sort of way. Some of these things (the Bistro) were great changes. Some of them (Flats) were tragic. Others (Downing Street, CICADA [does anyone know what the word “Moodle” means or even stands for?]) recontinued on page 7
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Saints coaches offered Saints players extra money if they injured opposing players) many of the suspended claimed they had no idea such a program was in place. Goodell justified their suspensions by saying, “ignorance is not an excuse.” So why is ignorance an excuse now, Roger? Why are you allowed to bury your head in the sand when you want to, but your employees are not afforded the same luxury? To be sure, Janay Rice told Commissioner Goodell that the incident in the hotel was a “one-time event, and nothing physical had happened in their relationship before or since.” She urged Goodell to not ruin Rice’s image and career with his sanctions. Yes, this testimony could sway
the way the league felt about the incident. But Janay also made these remarks in a meeting that was attended not only between Goodell and Janay, but also by Ravens General Manager Ossie Newsome, Ravens President Dick Cass, NFL Executive Vice President and General Counsel Jeff Pash, NFL Senior Vice President Adolpho Birch, and Ray Rice. In case you did not notice, the only woman in that room was Janay Rice. And more disturbing than that is Ray Rice’s presence at this meeting. How is a domestic abuse victim supposed to give a valid testimony in the same room of the person that abused her? Is it plausible to believe that she could speak freely? Clearly, the NFL is incapable of conducting a competent investigation. Unless something else changes, the public can expect to see this horrific story play out again, sooner rather than later.
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main controversial. You could still probably find a senior or two who can recall some of the talking points from the Great Downing Street Debacle of 2011, but those who remember the fight, or still care, are an endangered species these days. Things that are a big deal to me are not a big deal to most of you. In short: I’m getting old. Well, we all are, obviously. But college is odd because of the four-year cycle; next year, or in two years, nobody will remember CICADA or Downing Street or any of that. Not to say that the way things used to be is inherently better, but it’s simply strange knowing that parts of my experience here are irrelevant, that the Clark University that existed in 2011 doesn’t exist for most people here. And, of course, the Clark
University of 2010, 2009, etc. barely exist at all. It’s troubling because it’s a feeling of irrelevance creeping in. Other people’s imaginations of the way things have always been are trespassing upon what I know to be true. Things that I used to think matter are no longer part of our culture, and it’s bizarre seeing that happen in front of my face. The arrival of the class of 2018, though, is still exciting. Because, at the end of it, it doesn’t really matter all that much if anyone at Clark knows what CICADA is. But knowing that there’s another generation of Clarkies coming in to carry on this place’s essence when all of us graduate and enter the Clarkie Diaspora offsets any discomfort with rising pizzarita prices. I just hope they carry on the spirit.
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No, GPA redistribution is not comparable to wealth redistribution How this popular analogy is disastrously wrong By Keitaro Okura opinions editor
Chances are, you’ve heard someone argue that redistributing wealth is akin to redistributing grade-point averages (GPA). Inevitably, the person making the argument turns to you with a smirk and smugly poses the question: How would you feel if you, as a hardworking student, were forced to share your GPA with lazy, academically underperforming classmates? Well, that’s what you’re asking wealthy folks to do. Check and mate. Stunned, you’re left dumbstruck; unable to come up with an appropriate rebuttal. Of course I don’t want to share my hardearned grades—that would be completely unfair! Meanwhile, doubts about your conviction to the “liberal agenda” start to plague your mind. Maybe economic inequality isn’t actually a problem. Maybe Obama really is a Kenyan-born, communist Muslim trying to destroy America. The GPAwealth redistribution analogy, after all, makes perfect sense. Wrong. The analogy is a clever but specious attempt to compare apples with oranges. You may remember that while some individuals are lucky enough to be born into great wealth, no student—no matter how privileged and pampered—is automatically granted a 4.0 GPA upon enrolling in college. Even Bush Senior could only secure a 2.0 GPA for his son. In all seriousness, the redistribution analogy is most flawed in overestimating the causal relationship between hard work and greater wealth. While it is undeniable that diligence is a characteristic shared by many wealthy individuals, hard work in and of itself is hardly a sufficient condition for future wealth and prosperity. There are, for example, many hardworking individuals from the working-poor that struggle to pay for basic necessities. Consider a more concrete example. Is it simply a coincidence that the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th richest persons in America listed most recently by Forbes were Christy Walton, Jim Walton, Alice Walton, and Rob Walton? Although one may be tempted to speculate that the Waltons are exceptionally hardworking folks, a more plausible common denominator of their wealth is Sam Walton, the founder of a little retailer known as Walmart. The question to consider is simple: is it reasonable to believe that the Walton heirs could have accumulated such astonishing wealth without the familial tie to Sam Walton and his Walmart dynasty?
Of course not. The Waltons attest to the reality that wealth is not simply a byproduct of hard work. While diligence is by no means irrelevant or meaningless, it is clear that ascribed characteristics like parental wealth—factors which individuals have little or no control over—often matter enormously in determining one’s future wealth. Now, let’s contrast this assessment with the relationship between hard work and GPA. On the one hand, it would certainly be remiss to ignore the correlation between academic success and ascribed characteristics like social class and general intelligence. Indeed, there is no doubt that GPA, like wealth, is not directly correlational to hard work. On the other hand, common sense tells us that hard work has a stronger positive relationship with GPA than it does with greater wealth. Regardless of whatever ascribed disadvantages, students who are industrious and dedicated will likely perform well in terms of their GPA. Overall, it is not difficult to appreciate how a given classroom setting is a relatively more (even if far from) egalitarian environment compared to the broader American society. In order to make the redistribution analogy more properly
comparable, we could hypothetically alter the classroom environment to better mirror existing realities of our society. Specifically, we would need to implement new policies that further shift power away from the individual to ascribed conditions. Here are some possible examples: –– Students who are lefthanded will automatically be granted an A for the class without attendance, assignments, or exams. Righthanded students will still be expected to complete all requirements. –– Access to office hours is to be limited to students taller than the teacher. –– Study guides are to be distributed only to students born in the United States. If these policies were to be implemented, there is no doubt that hard work would no longer strongly correlate with academic GPA. In fact, industrious students may well end up failing a class because of ascribed disadvantages stacked against them, while genuinely lazy students may ace a class because they were fortunate enough to win the lottery of favorable ascription. Now, with this adjusted classroom scenario in mind, let’s rethink the original question with the appropriate emendation:
*How would you feel if you, as a hardworking but also left-handed student, was asked to share your GPA with someone who is short, right-handed, and born outside the United States?* Upon reflection, it should become clear that the concept of wealth redistribution is not, as the popular analogy would have us believe, absolutely and definitively “unfair.” For such an assertion to be true, we would have to live in a truly egalitarian society where one’s diligence was the decisive characteristic that neatly distinguished poor and rich individuals. Only then could we confidently declare, without qualifications, that a person has “earned” – and therefore deserves – all of their wealth. Indeed, it may be worth taking a final moment to consider what is truly “unfair” at play here. Is it the practice of wealth redistribution that is so abhorrently unjust, or, instead, is it the underlying conditions that make such unfortunate policies necessary in the first place? All things considered, perhaps we should be alarmed not at the concept of wealth redistribution as much as our society’s grossly distorted playing field that allows the promise of hard work to be eclipsed by ascribed circumstance.
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The Scarlet/Living Arts The wild, the innocent, and the Shrewsbury Street Shuffle Sampling the best of Worcester’s restaurants By Celene Manneville photo editor
Pay $10, receive a button, and then use that button to sample food from almost 20 different restaurants on Shrewsbury Street for 3 hours. That’s the basic idea of the Shrewsbury Street Shuffle, which took place last Saturday. Being the foodie that I am, I was excited to be able to go and review the event and participating restaurants. So my friend Erica and I headed out on the first bus of the day to start sampling as early as we could. Here are the restaurants that we found the most memorable. Coral Seafood This upscale seafood place was serving clam chowder. The chowder was thick and creamy, and the salty clams made it taste fresh, like they had caught the clams that morning. Because of the thickness, I was satisfied with the amount they served, which wasn’t even a full cup. As we traveled further down Shrewsbury Street, Erica remarked, “I really liked that clam chowder and I’m still thinking about it!” eventually leading her to go back for seconds. Funky Murphy’s There was a sports bar atmosphere at this place, with open window and doors and a college football game on the big screen. A large buffet
included a chicken Napoli pasta dish, Spinach & Artichoke dip, crispy pita wedges, and of course, buffalo wings. I felt indifferent towards the pasta dish; it wasn’t doing anything for me. At first, I was a little hesitant to try the spinach & artichoke dip, but it turned out to be fabulous, with a nice little kick. The pita wedges were crunchy on the outside, but still maintained a little softness on the inside, and tasted a little buttery. In my opinion, the star of the samples was the Buffalo wings. They were the perfect level of spice; not too mild, but not alarmingly hot. They had great flavor, were well cooked, and would go perfectly with a football game. Café Manzi’s By this point, Erica and I had met up with our friend Ben. We continued sampling, stopping at Café Manzi’s next. There was a long line in front of the outdoor table. When I got to the front, I understood why. Unlike all of the other restaurants, which mostly served one or two dishes to everyone, Manzi’s had an array of different french toasts and pancakes. The server described the different flavors: blueberry french toast, oatmeal pancake, coconut pancake and peanut butter pancake. I was reaching for the peanut butter pancake when someone beat me to it, the same thing happened when I went for
the coconut pancake. Ben had settled for a piece of blueberry french toast, but noticing that there was a server carrying out more options, I waited to get a breakfast food that I could enjoy to the fullest. Then, I saw a piece of French toast topped with banana, chocolate, and caramel. I grabbed the plate as soon as it was put down, which led to another diner remarking that I had found my flavor calling. And I had. Chocolate banana is a great flavor combination. Add caramel to that and you’ve won me over. The first bite tasted like heaven. The piece of toast was perfectly cooked; not soggy, soft or too chewy. It was melt in your mouth perfect. The toppings were a sweet combination, with the flavors blending together while still remaining their own. Ben agreed, saying that his blueberry French toast was “fantastic.” I would definitely pay to eat here, and it is pretty cheap, which is always a plus. Sweet Bakery and Bar The most exciting part of the day took place at Sweet Bakery and Bar. While they did not have samples, they did have a cupcake eating contest! The first three boys and girls to eat two big cupcakes would win gift cards continued on page 10
by Tyler Terriault Hey, a squirrel. Oh, look another one. Four... Five... Ten? Oh no! Help... me... Ask me how many F’Reals I’ve gotten alreadyAsk me. Make my day. An ode to first years: Enjoy college, but GET YOUR DARN LAUNDRY ON TIME I had a dream Freud was towering over me; don’t nap in Red Square
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Lacosse, who had traveled from Quebec with his wife, Suzanne, to attend the show. Salambo (French for cream puff), their one-year-old Cream Persian cat, has already been to a dozen cat shows. Salambo featured an impressively puffy coat, which is apparently its shorter summer fur. The Lacosses were proud to talk about their five champion cats, including a supreme champion Maine Coon who has retired. Mr. Lacosse wore a hat that featured a portrait of the champion, which he frequently pointed to when referencing the cat.
“We met through the cats,” said Bernard, “My ex-wife was a judge.” Needless to say, his wedding cake with Suzanne featured two cats as the topper. The couple explained that the cats are judged on their deviation from a predetermined “standard” for each breed. Champion cats like Salambo and his brethren often meet ninety percent or more of the standard qualifications, demonstrating their genetic purity and apparent superiority to feeble-minded, unfit cats. Indeed, only certain kinds of cats are eligible to show. Those that are continued on page 10
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of varying amounts. By this point, I had already eaten so much throughout the day that I could not participate, but Clark was well represented. The amount of time it took to get everyone set up with their two cupcakes only added to the excitement. Then the Executive Chef, Alina Eisenhauer, came from the kitchen to start the contest. Clarkie Nathan Cruz (’16) took one cupcake and slammed it on top of the other, eating them like a sandwich with the frosting in the middle. It was
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deemed unhealthy or frail are barred from competition. One breeder complained that his prized cat could not compete because she was “in heat,” meaning that she needed to “get it on,” as he put it. A Maine Coon breeder from Newtown, Connecticut showed off her new kittens. Though too young to participate in the show, the breeders use the shows as an opportunity for the kittens to become comfortable with crowds. Her star cat, Rocky, was apparently the only ticked Maine Coon in the show, though he met all other standards of the judges. “We don’t breed for individuality,” said the breeder, who emphasized her love of competi-
a surprise, but an amazing strategy that ultimately led to him winning first place. When asked about it, Cruz said it was the highlight of the day. He pointed to his friend Line Nguyen (‘16) saying that she came up with the strategy, “it’s a consistent frosting to cupcake ratio,” Cruz said. Kayla Landis (’16) told me “the day was spontaneous and fun.” However, “there were not as many places [participating] as last year,” Nguyen added. Dale Watt (‘17) said, “There were lots of good places. Some were okay, but overall it was a good experience.”
tion, as well as the cats themselves. Such an attitude was common among the attendees. The whole hall stirred with the nervous, precocious tension of an adult spelling bee. Vendors at the show included purveyors of all sorts of cat-related products, from cages to chew toys. One table advertised a revolutionary product called the Miracle Nipple as “the next best thing to mom.” The device is apparently used to help breeders nurse their kittens when their mother’s teat is not available for suckling. The show brought together seasoned veterans of the cat show community, like the Lacosses, with younger breeders and feline enthusiasts. Attendees of all ages mingled and roved between the presenters and vendors, keen to show off their undying passion for their beloved cats.
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calls with unit publicist Gregg Brilliant, I found myself—the only member of the press allowed on the set—on the second floor of Sackler at 12:30 p.m. on Friday watching a take of The Sea Of Trees. Brilliant explained the secrecy of the production, saying “All of the chatter about a movie is not meant to crescendo now, during filming, it needs to build up to the 2015 release...If we give too many bits and pieces away, there’s nothing left to say a month before the movie comes out.” He ought to know something about making sure press is handled well. Brilliant has been the unit publicist—the liaison between the production and the rest of the world during film production—on movies ranging from indie hits like Ruby Sparks, to popular Oscar winners like Life Of Pi, and to blockbusters like Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. Brilliant knew the movie well, answering in depth questions about the plot and artistic intentions of The Sea Of Trees. He revealed that the title is the literal translation of Aokigahara, a forest in Japan notorious for suicides. “Once you’re in, the forest kind of keeps you,” Brilliant explained. It is this forest that Arthur Brennan (Matthew McConaughey) finds after a brief search for the “perfect place to die.” Upon arrival, however, Brennan’s plans are thwarted by his newfound desire to help a Japanese man (Ken Watanabe) who is there for the same reason. “The crux of the story is going to be about redemption, about what you have to go through to reach salvation,” Brilliant said. He went on to say, “This is a very complex story. A lot of it will be based on the audience’s own experiences and interpretations.” Now what about the star who
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caused all the whispers of excitement in the first place? While the crew and producers were trying their best to work efficiently and fly under the radar, the lead actor’s presence on campus certainly wasn’t being kept quiet. Matthew McConaughey sightings were all the rage at lunchtime, and it seemed that everyone had seen him by the evening, after a couple of exterior shots were filmed. But while the community kept its eyes glued on McConaughey, it became clear on the set that the person who held the most sway was director Gus Van Sant. As Brilliant described how central Van Sant is to the process, several crew members in the room nodded in agreement. “The goal is to help Gus in his commitment to telling this story in the best way possible. That’s why we’re here.” Thus, Clark was chosen as a shooting location purely because it suited Van Sant’s vision. “Matthew’s playing a community college professor,” Brilliant explained, so Van Sant sent out scouts to find a campus that would be convenient for filming, provide a sufficient backdrop to Arthur Brennan’s struggle, and fit the distinctive look of a northeastern college. The film’s director is no newcomer to New England; Van Sant famously shot Good Will Hunting in and around Boston, and even attended the Rhode Island School of Art and
Design as an undergrad. Production of The Sea Of Trees began on July 28, and in the five weeks between then and my set visit, filming had only occurred in Massachusetts, mostly in state forests. When I asked what it was like to be shooting in the second-largest city in New England after spending so much time shooting outside, Gregg responded, “We have chairs!” with a laugh. There were some equally positive reactions to Worcester from the crew, many of whom were glad not to have to lug heavy equipment over uneven ground. On the other hand, some workers admitted enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest, where no adoring fans were lining the streets waiting for a glimpse of their favorite actor. “There are pluses and minuses” to filming in different locations, Brilliant concluded. Regardless of the crew’s intentions, the production certainly drew attention in its one-day stop at Clark. In such a tight-knit community, an interruption to the daily grind as glamorous as the filming of a movie with a recent Oscar winner is bound to draw crowds. One can already hear the delighted gasps during next year’s first screenings of The Sea Of Trees as Clarkies recognize their alma mater.
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The Scarlet/Sports Brady joins the bunch After 18 years of coaching, Joe Brady is now the Associate Athletic Director By Ethan Giles
Baletic jumps into Clark basketball Transfer provides much needed height
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Last April, Athletic Director Trish Cronin named longtime women’s soccer coach Joe Brady Associate Athletic Director. Cronin called Brady “essential” and said that he will “shore up those areas that I think haven’t been really looked at in the past.” Brady moved up to administration for both personal and professional reasons. Personally, he has “a six year old and a two year old at home that take up a lot of time,” and the move allows him to be home more often. Brady described the new position as “the perfect opportunity at the right time” and was excited to “take on a new challenge, focus on things more from a full-time basis that I enjoy doing from an administrative level, [and] be part of a bigger kind of solution instead of just focusing on soccer.” It was not an easy move for Brady, and he acknowledged that the hardest part was “leaving players that I…recruited...I had relationships with [my players]...it was not an easy decision to leave a group that you’re with year-round on a regular daily basis, but they were really great about it.” Brady felt that both his 18 total years in coaching experience and 13 years of experience at Clark made
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him qualified for the job. “Whether it’s home contest management or preparation for conversations about budget I’ve been involved in pretty much everything,” Brady said he thinks that as “a former coach…I get to look through it now on the other side but through…the coaching lens. [I know] what coaches need to be successful.” As Associate Athletic Director, Brady will oversee the Sports Information Department, men’s lacrosse, some club sports, and men and women’s soccer. He is especially looking forward to working with the men’s soccer team, saying, “in the past I couldn’t really be around men’s soc-
cer as much because we were playing at the same time.” Brady will still be involved with the women’s soccer team. He said that he has “almost daily conversations with our women’s soccer coach” but acknowledged that he wants to “let her come in and run the program. It’s her program…not mine.” The new Associate Athletic Director knows what he wants from coaches. Brady believes that coaches should be “trying to provide our student athletes with the best student athlete experience that we can, makcontinued on page 12
Perhaps you have noticed Vuk Baletic (’17) walking around Clark campus already. This is likely, considering he is easy to detect among a crowd of students due to his height. Some students have even took to staring, stunned by his 6’9” frame. “That happens a lot: ‘that guy is so tall. He must play basketball,’” said Baletic, jokingly referencing the murmurs he often hears about himself. Baletic, indeed, plays basketball. He is a transfer student from Belgrade, Serbia, who spent his first year of college playing ball at Monmouth University in New Jersey for a Division I program. Clark Basketball Head Coach Paul Phillips has known Baletic since his junior year of high school, when he played for Proctor Academy in New Hampshire. Phillips met him through Baletic’s cousin, former Clark Men’s Basketball player Marko Radivic (’13), who also went to Proctor. “He was big then,” said Phillips, “like 6’5” or 6’6”.”
Phillips also remembers being impressed by Baletic’s character, “Great kid, I really hit it off with him then. [He had] a certain personality that you click with, and I was kidding with him saying, ‘Look, I want you to come to Clark to play for me someday, and we laughed.’” That idea became a potential reality the following year. Vuk received a merit scholarship from Clark as a senior, but also garnered interest from Monmouth. “All of a sudden, he told me that Monmouth, a Division I school in New Jersey, was in the picture,” said Phillips. He still did his best to convince Baletic to play for Clark. “I told him, ‘I think Clark would be a great place for you. You’re going to be a big fish a little pond, versus a little fish in a big pond.’” Baletic ultimately decided to take a shot at the big pond at Monmouth. Unfortunately for him, the Monmouth coach decided to play more experienced players for the most part. “Monmouth just did not work out. It was not a good program for continued on page 12
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me,” said Baletic, “I would not be able to get a chance [to play].” After his first season there, he began to look at other schools at which to continue his basketball career. Phillips found this out before Baletic had a chance to contact him. “I came in one morning, and I’m checking my e-mail, and there’s an NCAA release from Monmouth sent to me with Vuk Baletic’s name on it,” said Phillips, “and I was like, ‘What is this?’” Baletic mulled over transferring to an array of schools, but ultimately could not turn down Phillips and the opportunity given to him by Clark. “I know here that with work and
commitment, I will be able to play significant minutes,” said Baletic. Captain Conor Dow (’15) was one of the first players to hear about Baletic coming in. “Last year in May, [Coach Phillips] gave me a call and said, ‘We got Vuk coming,’” said Dow, “I was like, ‘Let’s go.’ We’re about to be real good now because we’ve got everyone coming back and all we need is just one big guy.” They lacked the interior presence last year that many hope Baletic can provide. “We got our butts kicked [in the post],” said Dow, who often had to play near the rim, out of his comfort zone, due to the team’s lack of height. Point guard Luke LaLima (’17) also expressed optimism about the
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Brady cont. impact Baletic could have, especially defensively. “Knowing I have a skyscraper in the paint, I’m not going to gamble more, per se, but it’s reassuring knowing that if I do mess up, I have him,” said LaLima. LaLima added that Baletic fits well into what the team does both offensively and defensively. However, there may be one aspect that will be different this year. “[Coach] doesn’t let people block shots. He doesn’t want us to jump, he wants us taking charges,” said Dow, “I don’t see how he’s going to tell Vuk he’s not allowed to.” “I hope so,” said Baletic. “I hope I don’t have to take charges, I want to block people.”
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ing sure that academics is first and foremost and that we also are trying to be as successful as we can be on the field.” He is steadfast in “not trying to compromise one of those so that we are doing everything we can to be successful on the field and forgetting what we are supposed to be doing off.” He also believes that coaches should love Clark, and while he admits that it is not “the most important thing,” Brady thinks “anywhere that you’re hiring people, you want [them] to have a true interest and a true love of a place.” Brady believes that Clark means something to, “all our coaches and general staff.” “It becomes a meaningful place like it does for [students],” he explained “we come here
and it’s not just a job, it’s a job that we want and enjoy to do, and want to do it well.” Brady said there are around three or four ways coaches pitch Clark to potential recruits. One is the academics that Clark offers, especially LEEP. “I think that LEEP has become a major factor on our campus,” Brady elaborated, “[it is] a major plus for students that want that type of experience.” Brady also said that location is a major part of the pitch. “Being in New England and being in Worcester, even though sometimes people will be like ‘Oh Worcester’” Brady said, “well you’re 45 minutes from Boston.” Now as Associate Athletic Director, Brady hopes to take the program to new heights in the upcoming years.
SPORTS RECAP By Scott Levine scarlet staff
volleyball The volleyball team lost 3-1 to a strong Smith College team on September 16 in their first conference game. A bright spot in the game was Clark’s Mariana Ramos (’18), who finished with a staggering 24 kills. The team is now 4-5.
field hockey The field hockey team won in a thrilling fashion against Western New England University on September 13. The score was 2-2 with two minutes to go when Zoe LaFrance-Armstrong (’16) scored the game winning goal. Clark lost 3-0 to U-Mass Dartmouth on Wednesday, September 17. The team has not played a conference game yet, but currently stands at 3-2.
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men’s soccer The men’s soccer team is 3-4 after dropping games to Brandeis University and Gordon College this past week. These two games happened after a riveting 2-1 win against Colby-Sawyer College which went into double overtime. Forward Zack Blais (’16) dribbled along the left baseline and scored the game winning goal in 101th minute.
men’s cross country The men’s cross country team started the season strong, finishing 3rd out of 8 in the Smith College Invitational on September 6. WPI took first, and Coast Guard Academy came in second. Clark came ahead of Springfield College, Worcester State, and others. John Allard (’16) was Clark’s top runner, finishing 19th overall with an 8k time of 29:46.
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State of Clark Athletics Cronin enters her first year as Athletic Director looking towards the future By Ethan Giles sports editor
After being named Athletic Director in April, Trish Cronin prepares for her first full year on the job. Looking back, Cronin believes the department failed to adapt to the new generation of athletes. “The style of athlete changes yearly,” she explained, “you have to make sure that you’re staying in tune with [the times]. I think we in the past have been working very hard and kind of
going up stream like salmon and not getting to the pinnacle.” Cronin has high expectations for the future of the Athletic program, though she described the department’s progression in the past as “a little safe and very horizontal.” She expects coaches “to redesign what they have been doing” and so far has been encouraged by the results. “A lot of coaches are doing a much better job embracing technology…[as well as] evaluating their staff and their systems of how they do things,” Cronin said. She see its as her job, how-
SPORTS RECAP women’s soccer The women’s soccer team lost to Keene State and Worcester State this past week. Despite two losing efforts, goalkeeper Gabby Paolini (’16) continued to excel in goal. She has saved 57 shots in six games, good for first in the NEWMAC. The team is currently 0-6.
women’s tennis The women’s tennis team lost 9-0 to Babson College on September 17 after beating Anna Maria College 7-2 the previous week. Clark won the four of the six singles matches and all of their doubles matches in this game. The team is currently 1-4.
women’s cross country The women’s cross country team finished 10th out of 16 teams in the Smith College Invitational on September 6, their first race of the season. They competed against colleges such as Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith. Kristen Glenine (’18) finished 27th overall, posting the top 5k time for Clark of 21:19.
ever, to “get [coaches] the tools so they can express themselves.” Cronin admitted that in the past, the department “siloed” itself from the rest of campus. She hopes to break away from this tradition, and instead integrate athletics into the campus community. Cronin said, “We need to sell how our athletes are a part of the total community. We may be excellent basketball players, but we’re also going out to the schools and tutoring.” She also stressed that Clark Athletics is about more than the var-
sity teams, pointing out that there are about 200 club sports participants, 700 intramural participants, and 300-350 people going into the Bickman Fitness Center daily. “Athletics is about all of that stuff [too], its not just about the varsity teams,” she said. In an effort to accommodate club sports, the department is trying to secure proctors at the Dolan until 10 p.m. so that club sports teams can have extra practice time, but a lack of funding has made this hard. “If I can’t find [the funding] internally, I think I will approach Student Council,” she said. “What I do not want to do is ask the club sports to fund something like that [themselves].” Cronin also sees a direct relationship between athletics and LEEP. “LEEP is effective practice,” she explained, and “being on a team is effective practice. It may not be an internship… but it’s learning something. It’s
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learning [cooperation], it’s learning how to deal with people, it’s learning how to manage your time and everything, and I think that’s an effective practice.”
UPCOMING GAMES Thursday September 18 4:00 p.m.: Women’s Tennis at Becker College 7:00 p.m.: Field Hockey at Elms College Saturday September 20 10:30 a.m.: Men’s Cross Country at UMass-Dartmouth Invitational 11:00 a.m.: Women’s Volleyball at Coast Guard Academy 12:00 p.m.: Field Hockey at Babson College 12:00 p.m.: Women’s Tennis vs Wellesley College 1:00 p.m.: Women’s Soccer at Smith College 4:30 p.m.: Men’s Soccer at WPI Tuesday September 23 4:00 p.m.: Men’s Soccer at Lasell College 5:00 p.m.: Women’s Tennis vs Springfield College 6:00 p.m.: Women’s Soccer vs Western Connecticut State 7:00 p.m.: Women’s Volleyball at Johnson & Wales 7:00 p.m.: Field Hockey vs Anna Maria Wednesday September 24 5:00 p.m.: Men’s Tennis vs Union College
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COUGAR of the WEEK
by Scott Levine
Clark Field Hockey forward Kelly Hart (‘15) had an emphatic start to the season with two goals and one assist in the team’s first game, as the team beat New England College 6-0. Hart was named the NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week on September 3. Scarlet: What was your reaction upon hearing that you won the NEWMAC award? Hart: I was just on my phone on the athletic website, and then I got a notification, and was like, “Hmm.” Then I sent it to my parents.
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Kelly Hart field hockey
Scarlet: You are scoring goals at a faster rate than normal. What are you doing differently this year? Hart: I think I’m mostly playing the same way as last year. Part of it is that being a captain, I feel as though I have a larger role on the team. Also, I recently got a new stick which is much lighter than the one I had before. I didn’t think sticks made a huge difference, but it actually has. Our passing has really improved too. Scarlet: Players that I interviewed last year said the passing had improved from the season prior, so I can only imagine how good it is now. Hart: Yeah, I mean we can always improve our passing, but it is pretty good so far. Scarlet: I heard the team camaraderie was also a strong point last year. Is that still true? Hart: Yeah we’re really close as a team. We recently watched The Parent Trap because a girl on our team hadn’t seen it. I don’t think she liked it as much as we do. Scarlet: Is your role in the camaraderie different now that you’re a captain? Hart: It’s mostly the same. The main difference is
that I’m now involved in organizational aspects like scheduling practices and team bonding events. So far we’ve only watched The Parent Trap, though. Scarlet: What other movies are you considering? Hart: Well, we quote Mean Girls a lot, so maybe that. Scarlet: I’m detecting a Lindsay Lohan theme. Hart: I actually forgot that she’s in both movies. I guess she’s just in all the best movies. Scarlet: What home games would you like to see fans attend? Hart: On Tuesday, we play Anna Maria, and then Regis College who I know we had a very close game with last year. When fans come to home games, it’s a great atmosphere. One of my teammate’s grandma brings cookies to every home game. She’s our number one fan. Scarlet: But not just because she brings cookies though, right? Hart: Well, she also shows up to every single game, so it’s not just because of the cookies. Scarlet: Are the fans allowed to have the cookies too? Hart: I’m not sure, but if you can negotiate that with her, maybe she will make enough cookies for the fans. Clark Field Hockey will play Anna Maria and Regis College at home on the 23rd and 27th respectively. There may or may not be free cookies.
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Police Logs compiled by Jeremy Levine
September 3 8:05 - Woman locked out of her car. Keys are inside and the car is running. 22:25 - Reporting Person lost their car in the garage. September 4 1:33 - Five bags of trash on the top level of the garage. 4:20 - Someone is power washing metal. Reporting person wants it put to a stop. 18:33 - Theft of a motor vehicle September 5 1:29 - Male is going to walk his motorcycle home. 17:40 - Skateboarders on roof of Kneller. 22:51 - Gentleman watching wires. September 6 16:50 - New cruiser’s mileage is 2750. 17:11 - Black male on Clifton Street claiming to be from the electric company. 21:59 - Female was very upset that escort wouldn’t give her a ride because of alcohol. Last week (September 3-10), University Police responded to 14 medical emergencies, two thefts, five suspicious persons, three fire alarms, two loudness complaints, secured nine buildings, one incident of vandalism, stopped eight vehicles, and performed 34 miscellaneous services.
what happens in The Scarlet office at 12:25 a.m. stays in the The Scarlet office... sort of
“Yeah, so I set up the printer in the office.” - Jeremy “The office? Don’t you mean the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue?” - Matt “Capital letters just fuel words’ egos.” - Scott “We just have a really nice, aesthetically beautiful zip code. And you guys don’t.” - Matt “You want to do dead bodies?” Jenna “You’re not really going to put that in the 4 a.m. section, are you?” - Scott “Oh, I’ve already put it in the 4 a.m. section.” - Jeremy “I need a sentence that alludes to eugenics.” - Matt “Is F’real one syllable? Because Tyler’s counting it as one.” - Sarah “If he wants to break form, that is his decision as poet.” - Matt “How do we feel about contractions?” - Pooja “If you have them, you should go to the hospital.” Sarah