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Annie’s Returns Sunny Side Up Beloved Diner Makes Grand Reopening

By Kayleigh McHugh contributing writer

photo credit photo by krithi vachaspati

By Kate Summers news editor

To the relief of the entire Clark community, Annie’s Clark Brunch reopened its doors on Tuesday, September 22 after being closed for the summer due to renovations. The “Clark institution” known for its affordable

food, loving staff, and homey atmosphere was forced to close its doors on June 27 after it failed to meet fire code.

The establishment needed to put in new hoods and ovens, fireproof walls and floors, a new fire suppression system, and an updated walk-in refrigerator. All of these renovations

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cost upwards of $50,000.

Upon the sudden announcement of Annie’s’ indefinite closure, Casey Starr (‘07), started a crowdfunding page through YouCaring. com. “The diner has been my second continued on page 3

Park Avenue overflowed with more than 250 tents of local artists, musicians, craftsmen, farmers, and restaurants as stART on the Street kicked off its thirteenth year on Sunday, September 20. Voted the Best Annual Festival by Worcester Magazine, the event is a collaboration between dedicated local artists and art enthusiasts who want to showcase the culture of central Massachusetts.

This year’s festival did not disappoint, with the variety of goods ranging from homemade maple syrup and local produce, to quirky t-shirts, handmade jewelry, and everything in between. Local culinary tents were eager to offer crowd-pleasing samples and recipe tips, while local farmers excitedly explained where each item they sold came from. One tent with glass jewelry crafted pieces over a small flame to the amazement of many passersby.

Scattered along the street were fun, free, or low-cost activities for all ages, including hula-hooping, button making, face painting, tandem bike rides, and even 3D printing.

“It’s just a fun day, it reminds me of Faneuil Hall,” said Karen Lebel, a Worcester native attending the event. “It’s something [my daughter and I] can do together.”

Lebel’s five-year-old daughter, Allison, proclaimed several times as she busily made buttons and magnets, “I made three buttons last year! I want to make five this year!”

The festival provides an opportunity for families to enjoy a variety of the culture Worcester has to offer in one place. With every step there is a new vendor, activity, or performance waiting to be enjoyed.

At the end of the street sat six food trucks that put spins on classic favorites. Say Cheese is a food truck that uniquely crafts grilled cheese sandwiches by blending cheese varieties and adding ingredients like tomatoes, bacon, and basil to the mix. Wooberry also had a truck set up, handing out cones of their flavorful frozen yogurt. The other vendors included Julian’s, The Dogfather, Plouf Plouf Gastronomie, Juniper Farms, and Dean’s Beans.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CLARK UNIVERSITY

[ Thursday, September 24 ]

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Women’s Tennis vs. Worcester State - 5 p.m.

EDITORS

Pagan Alliance’s Autumn Equinox Celebration - Atwood Blue Room 6-7 p.m.

Editor-in-Chief: Sarah Cramer Executive Editor: Ethan Giles News Editor: Kate Summers Opinions Editor: Alex Grayson Living Arts Editor: Matt Emmer Sports Editor: Scott Levine Creative Director: Rose Gallogly Layout Editor: Christian Rentsman Social Media Editor: Anna Spack Web Editor: Jenny Rubin Managing Editor: Anashua Madhubanti Photo Editor: Celine Manneville

BECOMING HUMAN: OUR EVOLUTIONARY STORY - Higgins Lounge 7-9 p.m.

Splash Teacher Registration Party - Rosenblatt Conference Room 7-9 p.m.

Hillel’s Challah for Hunger - Grace Conference Room 7:30-11:45 p.m.

Open Jam Sessions - the Grind 8-11 p.m.

Under One Sky - Tilton 9-10 p.m.

SPOC Board Game Night - Lurie Conference Room 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

[ Friday, September 25 ] OPEN’s LGBTQ+ Social - JC001 5-7 p.m.

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CASA Jeopardy - JC 101 6-7:30 p.m.

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CORRESPONDENTS News Correspondent: Alexis Stabulas Opinions Correspondent: Molly Powers

Salsa Encendida’s Social Dancing Night in the Grind - 7-10:30 p.m.

The Bach Consort in Concert - Razzo Hall 7:30-9 p.m.

[ Saturday, September 26 ]

SCARLET STAFF T.J. Anania Kassie Benzing Molly Caisse Pat Fox Jonah Naghi Ted Randich Allie Richards Hannah Rosenblum Tyler Terriault Nikolas Wagner

LASO’s Welcome Back Event - the Green 12-2 p.m.

Women’s Tennis vs. Emerson College - 1 p.m.

SPOC Johann Sebastian Joust Extravaganza - Grace Conference Room 7-10 p.m.

PEC’s Annual New England Showcase - the Grind 9-10 p.m.

[ Sunday, September 27 ]

LAYOUT & WEB STAFF Erin McKeon Jocelyn Ng Ryan King

Asian Culture Society’s Asian Mid Auwtumn Moon Festival - the Grind 6-8 p.m.

[ Monday, September 28 ] SPOC Anime Night 8:30 p.m. - Sackler 120 12 a.m.

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[ Tuesday, September 29 ] Women’s Volleyball vs. MIT - 6 p.m.

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The Scarlet/News Clark’s Trees Part I: Our Sacred Friends

By Lynn Pescaro contributing writer

Rachael Shea is a tree-hugger and not metaphorically. Not only does she hug trees, she lovingly speaks to them, listens to their stories, and shows her gratitude for all their many contributions. This past August, the tall, graceful old Copper Beech tree in the Kresge Quadrangle was cut down after suffering and eventually dying from pleurotus ostreatus disease, a tree-eating fungus. The sad event was, according to Shea, the loss of “a guardian and a friend.”

photo by krithi vachaspati

After the death of the Beech tree was posted on Clark’s Facebook page, it received 40-plus likes and several comments. Lavinia Petrescu-Stanciu (‘16) posted, “Rest in tree heaven, my lovely.” Gretta Cox-Gorton (‘16) lamented, “I hope Rachael was there.”

Dave Pane-Joyce observed, “Over winter it had healthy looking stem buds …

but they didn’t sprout in spring.” Shea says when that happens—when the tree “leafs-out”—that is the end.

A second Copper Beech tree is currently showing serious signs of disease, and a Maple tree on the driveway is long gone. Shea’s message is “we need nature to live; we can’t live without it.” As true and obvious as that is, the campus and surrounding lands have been losing trees at an alarming rate with little or no plans for replanting.

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Beech? Are you?’ It might look like a fairy, an animal or a tree. I would then have the students say, ‘You know, I want to get to know you. Is there some story you want to tell me? Is there some message you want to tell me? And then the students would talk to the tree.’

When the drumbeat quickens, they know it’s time to retrace their steps and come back.”

Shea points to the rotting base of the other Beech tree, “Last year, be-

“No tree has so fair a bole or so graceful an instep as the Beech.”

—Henry David Thoreau Professor of Biology David Hibbett, Ph.D. holds the campus landscape in high regard. He has identified several trees on the grounds that are riddled with fungi. Although his perspective on the issue could not be more different than Shea’s, they both agree the reasons for the deterioration are most likely “a combination of storms, disease, and campus renovations.”

When Shea is not hugging trees, she is Head of Public Services for Clark’s Goddard Library. Her passion lead to the creation of a class aptly named “Sustainability in the Sacred,” based on the ancient teachings of “Household Shamanism.” Meeting beneath the trio (now duo) of Beech trees, students in the class progress through stages of a dream journey.

First, they bond or merge with the tree. Next, while a monotonous drumbeat plays, they imagine themselves travelling through a hole in the ground through the earth, where a light guides them to a field. Shea describes the process: “Different beings might show up and you might say, ‘Are you the Copper

fore the bark started coming off, students started getting grief with their stories when they were journeying to the trees. I didn’t understand why.”

She concluded that the students were projecting their stress onto the trees.

“Then once this started happening, [I realized] that some of the grief was vcoming from the tree, so I had the direction wrong.”

Alex Cohen (‘16), one of Shea’s students, walked over to her teacher and was greeted with a hug. Cohen, wearing leaf-shaped earrings, recently returned from Australia, where she meditated under the canopy of the rainforest. She credits Shea with helping her build her “relationship with the trees.”

While standing on the sacred ground where the tree once grew, a sort of gravesite, Shea notices patches of newly-planted grass already sprouting. She reflects, “Certain tracts of land, certain beings on the land, sometimes they choose to be here because they like young people and life and learning.”

They must be Clarkies, like us.

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home for over a decade, and I know many of you can say the same. Annie, and the diner itself, is an important part of the fabric of both the Clark and Main South community,” she wrote on the page.

The initial goal was $20,000.

However, this goal was met in the first several days of the fundraiser. By the end of the two-month-long fundraiser, 680 people donated almost $34,000.

“People have responded from around the world, old Clark students, we’ve gotten responses from India, from England, from Thailand,” Starr said in an interview with CBS Boston.

“Everybody has been beyond amazing,” said owner Ann (Annie) Jenkins. “Because of [the fundraiser], instead of sinking in quicksand, we were floating all summer,” although she said they are still working out the “kinks.”

To cover the remaining costs,

Annie’s received a non-interest loan from their landlord, Clark University. Jack Foley, Vice President for Government and Community Affairs and Campus Services, told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, “Our goal is to keep Annie and Megan here, make the improvements so the place can run better, but keep the character...In our mind, that means Annie being out front, on the stage, as opposed to being in back. This is where she belongs.”

While the layout of the kitchen has been changed for the first time in almost thirty years, the wooden panels have been replaced with blue paint, and the photos of patrons have not been put back up, but heart and food of Annie’s has stayed the same.

“Annie’s is so much more than just a diner. It is a community, a family, and a delicious plate of love continued on page 4

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served up every time you go. The community would be lost, and very hungry, without them,” wrote Allegra Marra (‘14) on their crowdfunding site.

On Tuesday, Jenkin’s daughter and waitress Megan Zawalich welcomed back students, staff, and community members with just one question: “The regular?”

By Alexis Stabulas news correspondent

photo by emily valante

Budget Cuts Limit Choices’ Options

By Marin Smith contributing writer

In light of the budget cuts to many Clark clubs this year, Choices, Clark’s sexual health center that doubles as an event planner, has been forced to make new decisions about spending. As the only resource on campus for inexpensive contraceptives, menstrual products, sex education, and even sex toys, these decisions affect everyone on campus, not just the club members.

When in need of safe-sex products, or an answer for that one question that might have suspicious responses on Google, Choices is often the quickest and most convenient resource for Clark students. “Friends don’t let friends buy condoms at CVS; there’s no point and it’s not worth it when you can get so many more here for half the price!” says Elyana Kadish (‘17), co-director of Choices. Convenient, inexpensive options have always been important to college students, and Choices still considers these services a top priority. However, with budget cuts, however, some aspects of Choices may be functioning a little bit differently.

Unlike most clubs at Clark, Choices is a self-sustaining, nonprofit organization. Because it is completely student-run and operated by volunteer peer-educators, there are no paid staff members, which means that the money made is spent

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completely on purchasing products.

So, when a student stops by the office to pick up 10-cent condoms, (that’s right, 10 cents), that money is then used to purchase more.

Kadish explains that a number of years ago there was some dispute from Clark students about whether the school should be supporting the purchase of contraceptives and sex toys. As a solution, the program uses most of their club funding to support their events rather than products, with a little spent on initial purchases at the beginning of the year.

However, this means that budget cuts will primarily affect the number of events Choices can run this year, says Kadish.

This is not to say that Clarkies should start panicking about where they might find important items when they are in need this weekend.

Because the services and products that Choices provides are so helpful to the student body, they remain in full operation. Although Kadish commented that it was disappointing to have to choose between two very important parts of the program, she and the club are determined to keep providing the vital services that Choices offers.

“In the past we’ve gotten grants from the Student Sustainability Fund and the Sierra Club,” says Choices co-director Logan Bishop-Van Horn (‘17), but “those ran out last year and so we’re looking for other grant op-

portunities.” One concern of the club is the specific need for Diva Cups, an alternative menstrual product that Choices sells for a subsidized price.

Other products found in the office are sold at exactly the same price at which they were bought, with discounts for non-profit organizations.

However, Diva Cups are exempt from these discounts. They are normally sold at around $35-$40, while Choices offers them to students for $20. This means that the club loses money when selling them. BishopVan Horn explains that more grant money would make it easier to keep offering this important product by offsetting profit loss.

Despite budget cuts and some worry about future purchases, the club is still managing to put on fun, sexy events for students to look forward to. Clark’s First Time, an open mic encouraging students to share the story of their first time doing… whatever, will still be held, as well as Sex Toy Bingo, an event that filled up the cafeteria last year. For their first event, Bishop-Van Horn says, they are thinking of holding a workshop or movie screening, which would be a fun event for anyone who might not feel like sharing an awkward “first time” story. “Come to our events!” says Kadish, “we love to have new faces at events. We do them for you guys so the more people there getting interested and learning new topics…

I mean that’s what we’re all about.”

Clark University has recently been recognized in a number of publications for its excellence in education and value. Clark was ranked in the 2016 editions of such publications as U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review, and included in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.

From the Princeton Review, Clark was featured in “The Best 380 Colleges” as well as “Best Colleges in the Northeast,” and was recognized as #20 on the “Best College Theater” list and ranked third for “Lots of Race/ Class Interaction.”

Clark was ranked 75 on the list of “Best National Universities” in U.S. News & World Report. It also pulled in the ranking for 32 in “Best Value Schools,” and 156 in “Best Undergraduate Business Programs.”

These rankings and accolades celebrate many parts of the Clark campus by recognizing the work of individual departments and program while also highlighting the collaboration of the University.

“Clark is an interesting place because we’re ranked as a national university, yet at the same time we’re kind of a mid-sized liberal arts college,” said Dean of Admissions Don Honeman. “We mix the liberal arts college with the research university thing so we’re a little bit of a hybrid and I think that that’s one of the things (from an Admissions standpoint) that is very attractive about Clark. A student who may not want a huge university, but [is] looking for a place where they can do research and where the research portion kicks in, yet at the same time they want a community feel. And I think most places don’t offer that hybrid [like we do], so it makes us very different.”

Although Clark is a small university, it differentiates itself in other areas such as its commitment to indi-

vidual students. Clark was honored for its value, inclusion, and celebration of diverse students and the opportunities it offers them—opportunities that would not be available if they attended larger less studentfocused institutions.

The list put together by Princeton Review of the “Best College Theater” contains colleges like Carnegie Mellon, which is three times the size of Clark – and that’s on the small end of the scale. With competition like that against so many other colleges, it was surprising to Gino DiIorio, professor and director of Clark’s Theater Arts program, that Clark would be recognized. But DiIorio cites many reasons as to why he believes Clark’s theater program separates itself from the pack.

“We give our students a lot of autonomy. So if a student comes in with a crazy idea – say, a play they want to direct, or that they want to write, we allow that to happen,” said Professor DiIorio. “For instance, every other year we have the New Play Festival where we produce students’ work. This year we have six plays. They are written by undergraduates and acted by undergrads, we hire outside directors and we mount them in full productions. It’s co-produced with the Clark University Players Society (CUPS) so each play has its own producer, its own stage manager, its own director, and its own play staff. Over three weeks, we give them each three nights of performance.”

DiIorio also cites the work of the department’s improvisation groups, and its committed and expert adjuncts and part-time staff who are all very active and educated in their fields. Addition-

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ally, the department engages with the community through the Main South Workshop where theater students run a weekly improvisation, acting, and playwriting session in a Worcester high school.

Clark’s regard has increased through drastic changes over the last five years in its marketing/branding, outreach, and recruitment for applicants, as well as the implementation of LEEP. With the rise in applicants, Clark has also been rising on the lists put out by various publications.

“I think families use these rankings to narrow down their search.

There are over 4,000 colleges and universities in the nation and when students don’t have any idea where to start, the rankings at least give them a starting point,” said Dean Honeman.

“What I don’t think, and what I hope, isn’t going to happen, is that students will decide to come here just because we have a higher ranking. You can find

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another place that’s ranked just the same as we are, but it’s a completely different kind of place...To say that two universities are the same because they are ranked at 74 and 75 is kind of ridiculous.”

Clark’s recent rankings are raising recognition of the University and showing applicants and other institutions how special Clark is. However, administrators confirm that these rankings are not meant to change Clark, and that the main goals and interests of the university will remain the same.

CUSC in Brief

By Ethan Giles executive editor

President Kevin Kim (‘16) kicked off CUSC’s 105th session, which took place in Sackler 120. The event was a dapper affair, as Kim showed off a fantastic black suit, paired with a dark blue collared shirt and a blue tie with light blue spots.

Kim began the meeting with a few hits from his gavel and secretary Alicja Gancarz (‘17) then called roll. Kim then asked Finance Chair Dale Watt (‘17) for a Financial Report. Watt said he had nothing to report, and instead made a personal announcement and resigned. Watt explained that being Finance Chair is hard, and that he felt embarrassed after last year’s budget crisis. He set out to help people, but was unable to do so after his proposals to raise the Student Activities Fee were shot down last week, and acknowledged he lacked the energy and time to remain CUSC’s Financial Chair. He ended his speech by thanking the members of CUSC and recommending Anayeli Nieves (‘17) as his replacement. Nieves was quickly appointed and voted in, and Watt left to thunderous applause.

The Student Life Committee then reported that they had organized a bus to Boston on Saturday which had sold out, bringing out snaps from the CUSC community.

Aubrey Haskell (’16) was just twelve years old when she realized her affinity for Paganism. Biking around her hometown of Portland, Maine she stumbled across a holistic gift shop and has never looked back.

“They had all sorts of books about various Pagan traditions—as well as many other topics, such as astrology and Reiki—which I started buying and reading,” she said.

“Paganism” is an umbrella term that encompasses a whole host of very different people and belief systems. At the core of it is a reverence for the natural world, and an incorporation of some aspects of an ancient cultural belief system into one’s daily life.

But Haskell is not alone in her beliefs and Clark’s Pagan Alliance,

Directly before the Elections Committee was asked to present, an outside whistler filled the room with music from The Godfather, which provided an aptly ominous start to the fireworks that would soon follow.

Elections Committee Chair Lance Yau (‘16) attempted to appoint two people to different committees. Emilee Cocuzzo (‘18) was eventually appointed to the Bookstore Committee without a problem, but Yau also attempted to appoint Mishel Sidker (‘18), who was present at the meeting, to Judiciary Committee. However Lauren Howard (‘17) objected to this vote, as it would take the open space on judiciary which she wanted saved for Julianne Murphy (‘17), who is currently abroad.

Howard and Kim bickered back and forth for several minutes, with Howard citing a lack of communication between Kim and herself as a reason for delaying the vote, while Kim questioned the constitutionality of Howard’s objection. Howard admitted that her objection was preferential, not constitutional, but argued that her preference was important because she understood

founded last year, is rapidly growing in size. Since arriving at Clark and finding a group of likeminded students, they decided to begin the club and see if there were any other fellow Pagans on campus looking for the same outlet.

“In the Alliance we really emphasize coming together and learning as a group about these fascinating and beautiful traditions. It is a space where people of all faiths are welcome, where no question is silly, and everyone can learn,” Haskell said.

They meet on a weekly basis and discuss topics such as crystals, herbalism, Tarot, Wicca, Celtic Druidism and tea leaf reading. They hold open rituals on the major Pagan holidays, and since nature is at the heart of their beliefs they are constantly trying to organize more nature walks.

Last year, the Alliance organized a hike with the Outing Club that ended with a guided meditation by a lake, and this year they hope to include

outdoor drum circles as well as more arts and crafts.

But it has not always been easy for a club that is so shrouded in myth.

Rumors that Pagans practice black magic, are devil worshippers, and sacrifice babies run wild across the Internet, which has often led to discrimination and misunderstanding of the religion.

When asked about any intolerance at Clark, Haskell said, “Clark is overall a very accepting place, but we’ve still encountered those viewpoints here. We had one person, when we were tabling, back away from our table—with a horrified look on their face—and make the sign of the cross at us while they were running away!”

But, Haskell remains hopeful, saying, “we’ve never had any serious hate incidents, and I think for the most part people just don’t know what Paganism is. A lot of people are actually really curious to know more about it. And that’s where we come in. I think we can help reduce any stigma and misunderstandings, and cultivate a culture of tolerance and knowledge.”

what would produce the best Judiciary Committee. Yau withdrew the nomination, thereby postponing the vote, and Sidker left the room.

Beyond wishing head of the Student Life Committee Anny Ali (‘18) a happy belated birthday, the rest of the meeting was somber, with multiple members expressing their disappointment and embarrassment over the events that transpired.

Communications Committee member Jana Kelnhofer (‘18) asked members not to be rude to potential appointees and emphasized that contentious conversations could take place outside of the general meeting.

Advisors Tim St. John and DaVaughn Vincent Bryan emphasized that Student Council is made up of human beings and that the goals of the organization should not necessarily be put over the people that comprise it.

President Kim ended the night by asking council to reflect upon the night’s events and improve going forward. He noted that he has been on council for four years, and it has gotten more tense and conflict filled every year. He emphasized that he tries his best as president, but he is not perfect, and he is learning to lead while on the job.

CUSC is holding elections from September 30 through October 1.

Grants: • $75 to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to attend the SJP National Conference in San Diego, California.

• $100 to Andres Grvirtz (‘18) to attend The German American Conference at Harvard

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CLARKIE of the WEEK emailing people. I’m also in Model United Nations (MUN) which is the debate team. Woohoo! We’re like number 17.

another thing. Even though I’m like 5’6”, I love playing basketball, even though I’m afraid to get dunked on. That’s the sport I love.

Scarlet: In the country?

Yukio: No in the entire North American region. Yeah! Clark represent! We’re kind of like the only Division I team [at Clark]. I worked a while in Ivy Child International, which is an NGO that fundraises for mindfulness education programs. I’m also part of the global scholars program; we work on multiple projects. Last year for example we worked on TedX; I was part of the production team. What else do I do? I think that’s about it. Oh I was the Social Orientation Coordinator, if you want to add that.

Scarlet: How long have you been playing?

Yukio: Since fifth grade. I was captain of the varsity team back home. That’s probably not the best thing to say, cause in the U.S. it probably means nothing cause the U.S. is like the highest caliber of basketball, but still, basketball’s my thing.

Scarlet: So what was it like being an Orientation Coordinator (OC)?

Yukio: It was pretty tough. You would not think you would have a lot to do, but you do. But the great thing about being an OC and having done and finished such a tremendous task, you have more insight about yourself, and like, “Oh wow, I can do this. Like I am much more than I think I can, and what I can do.” Stress management levels are so much better after that. You meet a lot of new people, networking, all that good stuff. And [it’s] just good fun. photo by celine manneville

Yukio Yukio is a junior from Burma majoring in Political Science and minoring in Sociology and Management.

Scarlet: Why don’t you have a last name?

Yukio: Well that’s a tricky question. When I was born, naturally one would expect I would be born with a Burmese first name and a last name, but my mom, who was very creative, decided, “Hey I want to [put] my Japanese college education to good use and give my son a Japanese name.” So when she did that, she just left it as Yukio, without a last name. So on my birth certificate it’s singularly Yukio. I did not have a last name coming into the U.S. So once I got into college, and got accepted to Clark, I had to go through this bureaucratic process in which you have to have a last name in the Western world, I guess. So I was like, “I’m not going to name myself Yukio Yukio, that’s just lame.” So I shifted my only name to my last name, and then my first name was now FNU, which stands for First Name Unknown. So if you look on my bank, debit, credit card or anything, it would say FNU Yukio.

But I’m just Yukio.

Scarlet: So when you fill out forms, it’s always FNU Yukio?

Yukio: Yes, it’s very embarrassing, but yeah [laughs].

Scarlet: What are you involved in on campus?

Yukio: Well right now I’m in International Students Association.

I am the Secretary, so I do all the tedious things of organizing and

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Scarlet: So you grew up in Burma. What was that like?

Yukio: Well I grew up better than most. I had a great, tight-knit little community where I was pretty much raised in a small, little school, similar to Clark, but a lot smaller, like three hundred kids total from elementary to high school. So I knew everyone. It was nice. I mean now it’s a lot different, but before, while I was growing up, it was very still intact with nature; there were not a lot of buildings. It was just homey, cozy, a lot of rain, a lot of floods, but besides that, good friends, and good food.

Scarlet: So what made you decide to come to the U.S.?

Yukio: It was always the family plan to send me and my sister to America. We were pretty much raised in international school [where] the goal or the dream would be to go to American college because it was always regarded as the most prestigious. So that was essentially the context I guess. But yeah, I guess that’s like the main crux of it. I came to Clark specifically because my sister was also here. She graduated last year. She was a big part of my decision, and especially with good scholarship money I thought this was the best place to be. And it’s like the same tight-knit community I would have, similar to my hometown.

Scarlet: Any fun facts about yourself?

Yukio: Okay, so besides the fact that I have a Japanese name, but I was born in Burma, but my ancestry is Chinese, besides all that, I have a huge cultural affinity for East Asian Culture, which is basically China, Korea, and Japan. Ever since my father...took a trip to Japan when I was really young, he came back with the Godzilla toy and a couple movies – I was just locked in. Japanese food, Japanese culture, anime, manga, Chinese mythology. So that’s where I draw a lot of my cultural, spiritual perspectives, or way of life from. Oh

Scarlet: Any hobbies?

Yukio: I do art. I painted a lot - both my sister and I, we had a gallery of our own when I was in second grade, so she was in fourth grade. Yeah, we had a gallery of our own, cause we did a lot of paintings and my mom and dad decided, “Hey let’s put them in a gallery and sell them.”

Scarlet: You put them in a legit gallery and sold them?

Yukio: I sold some of them, I made like 300 bucks, which is not a lot, but yeah. I like to do art. I did it a lot during high school. I even thought about pursuing something in it, but I decided it would be more of a hobby.

Scarlet: If you were a sandwich, what kind of sandwich would you be and why?

Yukio: This is a funny question because I don’t eat sandwiches so I don’t know what kind of sandwich I would be.

Scarlet: Okay, so if you were a food, what kind of food would you be and why?

Yukio: I’m going to think about that. I might take a little while.

I want to be interesting, but tasty, because that’s what I am. [laughs] What do I eat a lot of? Salmon.

Scarlet: You’d be salmon?

Yukio: Salmon is highly demanded. Probably the most overfished [laughs] source of seafood ‘cause it’s just delicious. It can be grilled, baked, smoked, fried, all that good stuff. I have my own special way of making it, it’s very good. My sister even told me I could open a business with my salmon cooking.

Scarlet: So you’d be salmon because it’s overfished?

Yukio: No, no, no, no, no. I’d be salmon cause it’s in high demand, and it’s tasty, it’s just cool. The fish itself is, I don’t know, energetic; it can jump up a waterfall [laughs]. Yeah, that kind of describes me.

Thanks for the interview, Yukio!

Email scarlet@clarku.edu if you have a suggestion for Clarkie of the Week!

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The Scarlet/Opinions On Iran and Diplomacy

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.

By T.J. Anania scarlet staff

If the past few years are of any indication, two things are guaranteed to get the Republican Party hot under the collar: military might and executive failure. It’s really no surprise that the GOP is trying everything they can to stop the Iran nuclear deal before it is scheduled to be formally adopted on October 19. This deal is a mix of Obama’s success and global diplomacy on a massive scope.

The agreement, negotiated

by Secretary of State John Kerry on behalf of the U.S., would make it near impossible for Iran to obtain enough highly enriched Uranium to construct a nuclear weapon. As of now, Iran could obtain enough weapons grade Uranium to make a bomb in mere months. This deal would severely handicap Iran’s nuclear capacity and extend the aptly named “breakout time” to obtain a usable bomb to 12 months.

The agreement is a massive triumph for global nuclear security. For the next 15 years, the world, and Israel in particular, won’t have the threat of a nuclear Iran looming over them. These years will prove crucial to the nonproliferation movement. Ideally, when most restrictions in this deal are set to expire in 2030, Iran’s nuclear program will have a new, more peaceful, motivation.

Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran, had previously stated that reaching a deal hinged on the removal of all sanctions. While many sanctions will remain in place, certain U.S., E.U., and U.N. sanctions regarding oil and the Iranian assets will be ended. Said

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sanctions have wreaked havoc on the Iranian economy in the last three years. In 2012 alone, the first year of the E.U. oil sanctions, Iran’s real GDP fell 6.6%. Many Iranians have not fared well during this economic turmoil. Youth unemployment is rising, standard of living is falling, and the official rate of inflation is 40%.

Ultimately, this deal will allow Iran to focus on its economic recovery and stabilization of its currency, the Rial.

In hopes of souring the deal with Iran, congressional Republicans have introduced legislation that would reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act, set to expire in 2016, for another 10 years.

10 more years of economic sadism will not make the Iranians abide by this deal and the Republicans know that. Regardless of whether or not the bill passes, the Republicans have sent their message to both the White House and Iran that they will not accept this deal.

Most of the GOP’s rhetoric about the deal has been about the trustworthiness of Iran and the safety of Israel. As Mike Huckabee stated, “It’s so naive that [Obama] would trust the Iranians.” He also likened the deal to the Holocaust stating that it would, “take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven.” While emotion-

ally charged statements like these get a lot of press, they are also completely inaccurate and ignorant. If the P5+1 group trusted Iran at all, there would be no need for this agreement.

By introducing new sanction legislation in congress, Republicans are trying to dash whatever “trust” Iran has that the U.S. will hold up their end of the agreement. If, in the end, Iran chooses to walk from this deal, Israel will be in exactly the same situation that it’s in right now. Iran, if provoked, could easily enrich enough Uranium to create a bomb and if the U.S. and E.U. maintain all sanctions, Iran may find themselves in a very tough spot. Putting a country’s economy into a corner can drive people to take drastic measures. Perhaps Mike Huckabee, being the history buff that he is, could think of another example of a country going to extreme lengths to escape economic punishment.

This deal, while not perfect, is no doubt the world’s best shot at securing a safer future. It will not completely dismantle Iran’s nuclear capacity nor will the deal completely lift the sanctioning thumb off of their economy. Neither party gets everything they wanted, nor should they because that’s simply not how diplomacy works.

Last Friday, the day before my 21st birthday, I got an email from Clark’s Office of Wellness and Prevention Education wishing me “a wonderful and safe” birthday. The email included a nifty infographic that suggested four tips for responsible alcohol consumption.

I initially laughed at the email and even forwarded it to a few friends. But then I found myself strangely thinking back to it throughout the day. It wasn’t the content of the message that I kept coming back to - three years of college has definitely taught me how to hold my liquor - but rather the intention behind the message: to make me take a moment to reflect on my life and my decisions.

While I like to think that I am wholly capable of introspection, I rarely make time for it. Instead, I spend my time running from class to extracurriculars to work to friends and to whatever else I can squeeze into my schedule, with sleep and a moment of peace usually coming in last on my list. I’ve been like this for as long as I can remember, and never questioned my lifestyle until last semester.

Last semester I studied abroad in Seville, Spain for five gloriously unhurried months. In an attempt to embrace the trademark relaxed lifestyle of the Sevillians all around me, I forbade myself from signing up for any ongoing commitments besides classes, and set out to see what it felt like to have a fairly empty Google Calendar.

It rocked. I spent most of my days lounging by the river, walking through the city, reading leisure books (a phenomenon practically unheard of during the school year), and taking siestas. I was lazy for the first time in a long time, and I loved it. Though I still failed at keeping a journal, I can honestly say that I thought a lot about my life and about life in general.

I do recognize that this lifestyle was only possible because I was privileged enough to be able to study abroad in the first place and to let most of my commitments and worries fall to the wayside. Plus, Seville is a beautiful fairytale land, so it’s pretty hard to not be content there.

Nevertheless, during those five months, I lived the life that could have been, that maybe I could have had here in the U.S. if I had slowed down when I was younger, or something like that.

When I arrived back home in June, I vowed to find a “better balance,” or at least a more realistic balance somewhere in between my complete leisure in Seville and my chaotic overinvolvement at Clark. I made the difficult decision to quit field hockey in an attempt to put myself first. And while I still feel as busy as ever this semester even without field hockey, I do find myself resisting continued on page 10

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What’s In a Name?

The World’s Indifference to the New “Migrant Crisis”

By Pat Fox scarlet staff

The 2016 Elections Thus Far

By Molly Powers scarlet staff

Even though the 2016 presidential election isn’t until next November, election season in the United States is already in full swing and if this primary season seems more sensational than previous ones, well, it is.

Donald Trump is a frontrunner. Hillary Clinton might not be. Everything we thought we knew about politics is wrong—and it makes for great television.

Elections in the United States are theoretically supposed to be open to anyone who meets the baseline criteria, and the primaries are supposed to be a chance for the candidates to promote their platforms so the voters can be well-informed about all of their options.

It is common knowledge by now that this isn’t exactly true. Anyone can run, but only the candidates with enough money can actually afford to stay in the race. Of those, only the top two or three candidates get any serious media coverage.

This season, Trump is the only Republican candidate who can stand out from the herd for more than half a news cycle. Trump is the news cycle.

From the Democratic ring, Clinton, who was supposed to have the nomination in the bag, struggles to hold her lead on Bernie Sanders, who was never even supposed to be a serious contender. We are still in the early days of this primary season, but it is these three— Clinton, Sanders, and Trump (mostly Trump) —who are running the show.

So, because apparently even here we can’t talk about the election for two seconds without bringing up Trump: Let’s talk about Trump.

Trump running for President was supposed to be a national joke, and it definitely is, but no one thought it was going to be a successful joke. Political analysts have been tripping all over themselves trying to figure out how and why and, seriously, how, but the simple answer is probably just that for some people Trump is the right guy at the right

time. American politics has become increasingly polarized over the last few decades. Politicians will actively work to kill legislation, not because they disagree with it, but because someone from the other party proposed it. The depressing part is that the public isn’t surprised by this behavior; they expect it. President Obama got booed at the State of the Union, and even he didn’t look surprised.

Donald Trump openly scorns politicians.

He—tough, successful businessman that he is—is going to be the President this country needs. No nonsense. He is going to build a wall, and Mexico is going to pay for it, and that is going to make America great again.

The Clinton vs. Sanders race at least doesn’t read like a Saturday Night Live sketch. (It probably will be at some point, actually, but still.) Hillary Clinton’s nomination has been a long time coming. Other than Joe Biden (who has not announced his candidacy) no one substantial was expected to run. So how, why, and how Bernie Sanders? Right guy, right time.

People are backing further and further into the proverbial political corners: conservatives are getting more conservative and liberals more liberal. On the Left, particularly, people have been frustrated with Clinton for not being liberal enough.

For some, she is too pro-business, too close to Wall Street, and not nearly progressive enough. Clinton comes from the same cloth as almost every Presidential candidate before her, and while she is certainly competent and qualified, liberal Democrats doubt she is going to be the strong Leftist advocate they want. This is where Bernie Sanders steps in.

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By the time the Western world discovered Aylan Kurdi it was too late.

The three-year-old Syrian boy, who drowned on his way to the Greek island of Kos, likely took his last breath struggling to keep his head above the churning water. The image of Kurdi, facedown and lifeless in the sand on a Turkish beach, shocked the world out of complacency. For a while, the collective newsfeeds and headlines of the US and Europe were plastered with his image. Editorials vacillated back and forth over whether or not his father was a human smuggler.

Beaches across the world were filled with children imitating Kurdi’s pose in a macabre display of solidarity. It seemed as though true change was on the horizon.

Alas, as with so many mass movements in today’s world, once Kurdi stopped being newsworthy, he disappeared. The media began to once again fixate on the harmful and negative aspects of what it calls the “migrant crisis.” How Europe and the US cannot take any more people in. Unsubstantiated claims regarding the infiltration of ISIS into groups of people fleeing Syria. How the migrants pose a national security threat.

Soon after the shock of Aylan Kurdi, the vile videos of a Hungarian camerawoman tripping a fleeing father and his young son began to circulate, further polarizing public opinion.

To use the term “migrants” to describe the people hemorrhaging from the Middle East is in fact a colossal misnomer. The word “migrant” implies a sort of agency on behalf of the person being called one. It means that this person has chosen on their own accord to leave their homes in search of opportunity and better life elsewhere. The people fleeing from

the likes of Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and other Mideast nations had no choice.

Those fleeing under unlivable conditions have endured unimaginable horrors for years. Many have been caught in the fallout from Syria’s five year civil war, which had killed in excess of 200,000 people, more than half of them civilians, as of February 2015. Others have taken flight as a result of the proliferation of the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria. Still others are leaving Yemen as a result of the still-evolving civil war in that country. There must be no more ambiguity-these people are not migrants, they are refugees; refugees from horrific conflicts, and they deserve the status and aid afforded to them by the United Nations charter. In the interest of the common good, the affluent nations of the world must aid these hapless people, in whatever way they can. Germany has already done a great deal, welcoming the refugees with open arms in several cities in a fascinating showcase of humanity and kindness. President Obama and his cabinet have pledged asylum to 10,000 refugees.

It is in the best interest of nations to not shun those who seek to join their ranks. Razor wire, fences and talk of Europe for Europeans can only keep people out for so long, and will only result in more harm. The US especially is a nation of refugees and immigrants - those who sought a better life outside of the confines of their oppressive homelands.

Those fleeing today deserve nothing less.

One is reminded of Emma Lazurus’ poem The New Colossus: “Give me your tired, your poor,/ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, /The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, /I lift my lamp beside the golden door!.” Ideally, the nations of the world will continue to stare in horror at Aylan Kurdi, and lift their collective gates. It is the very least we can do.

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tently opposed to the billionaire class. His economic proposals, centered around reducing the incredible income inequality in this country, are much more progressive than Clinton’s, who will not make the same denunciations.

Indeed, she has accepted large donations from Wall Street donors, and even from Trump himself.

Sanders has a long track record of supporting the gay community and addressing women’s issues, and fighting against racial in-

equality. On paper Clinton is for all the same things, but she has not done nearly as much as Sanders. She hasn’t even made any outrageous campaign promises about how supportive she is going to be on all these social issues, whereas Sanders not only makes those outrageous promises, but has the track record to back them up. #FeelTheBern.

The bottom line is that Clinton is a moderate Democrat, and while a moderate may be what our extremely polarized nation needs right now, it is not what a significant portion of the party wants right now. Clinton is still leading in the polls, but if Sanders continues to gain support in the months to come, his getting the nomination is not out of the realm of possibility.

Donald Trump is running for

the Republican nomination, and he’s winning. Nothing is out of the realm of possibility.

Despite all the non-stop coverage, however, it really is too soon to tell. Maybe none of these three will get the nomination. Literally nothing would be surprising at this point, and that is not actually a bad thing.

What this election is really doing, underneath all the insanity, is making us seriously question the politics in this country. For the first time in years, it isn’t a one-on-one race between the same two basic candidates who ran last time. We have three vastly different frontrunners, two of whom are utterly unexpected, and they have been able to rise this far because people actually believe in their radical messages. Yes, it’s good television, but it’s also fascinating politics.

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Holier Than Thou Kim Davis and the Separation of Church and State in America

By Pat Fox scarlet staff

On Tuesday September 8, a county clerk named Kim Davis emerged from the Carter County detention facility to jubilant cheers and applause from her supporters. While the band Survivor’s song “Eye of the Tiger” played, Davis raised her hands to the sky in a gesture of defiance and grinned ear-to-ear. A bright yellow sign held up in the crowd of onlookers read: “Supreme Court = the new ISIS of America! Incarcerating Christians.” Following Davis’ words, Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee rose to the podium and spoke in favor of her actions. Mere days after being released from jail, Kim Davis was back to work.

In the eyes of many, and rightfully so, Ms. Davis would be considered an extremist - perhaps even a religious zealot. She claims that her right to “follow her faith” is being infringed upon by the Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage equality, which ensured the right to marriage for LGBTQ+ couples as federal law. According to Ms. Davis, in order to follow her faith, she must deny the right to a marriage licenses to LGBTQ+ couples within her jurisdiction.

The dramatic pro-Davis demonstration in Kentucky is illustrative of the failure of the United States, at

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additional commitments and making myself go to sleep earlier.

Clark is an environment full of so many opportunities for all types of school and community engagement, and I know I will never live as

a state and local, if not also federal level to uphold the rule of law and protect the civil rights of citizens. If a local elected official is allowed to fly in the face of the rule of federal law, then a dangerous precedent is being set. The fact that a presidential candidate, albeit a fairly small contender, spoke in favor of this official’s impudent actions is frightening. Another element in this crisis, seemingly forgotten by the religious fundamentalists on the side of Ms. Davis, is the fact that in the midst of all the grandstanding there are LGBTQ+ couples who have waited a near eternity, just to have the same civil rights as straight couples.

For Ms. Davis to snatch these rights back at the last minute is not just a violation of a federal edict, it is also a humiliating revocation of these people’s civil rights.

Marriage is not simply a wedding and ceremony. It helps to streamline many elements of a couple’s financial security, and brings other benefits as well.

The founders of the United States, in penning this nation’s constitution, held up the idea of separation of church and state as a key element in order to maintain a healthy balance and separation of powers within the government.

For Kim Davis, a county clerk, but a government official nonetheless, this sacred element of the constitution has no meaning. Ms. Davis has decided to pick and choose which passages of the United States Constitution she would enjoy following, much to the detriment of the ordinary people caught in the middle.

calm a life here as I did in Seville, nor would I want to. But I also now know that that doesn’t mean I have to do everything, even if I love it all.

So while I’m pretty sure the Office of Wellness and Prevention Education was just trying to prevent me from getting alcohol poisoning on my birthday, I want to extend a thanks to them for providing me with this non-alcohol related moment of introspection, and reminding me to slow down and think about my choices.

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The Scarlet/Living Arts WOO-ing College Students Off Campus and Into the City WooFest Showcases What Worcester has to Offer

By Anna Spack

Friends, Romans, Clarkies Lend me your ears! And your meal Swaps! Please! I need them!

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Worcester County is home to thousands of college students. Why, then, was there no event in the city run by college students, for college students?

Clarkies Tricia Wise (’16) and Faith Kelnhofer (’16) had the same question. They decided to create WooFest, an arts and music festival targeting the city’s college demographic.

The first annual WooFest took place in the RE/MAX parking lot on the corner of Shrewsbury and Lyon Streets this past Saturday, September 12. Between 300 and 400 people attended the event, which featured local art and food vendors, as well as live bands and poetry.

The goals of the festival were to show college students all the cool things Worcester has to offer and to get students off campus and into the city.

Wise and Kelnhofer first came up with the idea last November. Both grew up in “college towns” (Wise is from Providence and Kelnhofer is from Athens, Ga.) and were surprised that there wasn’t as much for college students to do in Worcester, especially considering it has a larger population than either of their hometowns. The two seniors both love music festivals as well, so they

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wanted to create a similar event in Worcester that would provide students with more off-campus options.

Wise and Kelnhofer were particularly interested in attracting first-year students, since many are new to the city and don’t yet have a good sense of it. The idea was that if students go out into Worcester early on in their time here, they will better appreciate all that the city has to offer and are thus more likely to stay in the city after college.

“We wanted to engage students in Worcester to show that there are things off campus; you don’t just have to stay on campus,” said Kelnhofer.

“We feel like you really have to [look for] cool things in Worcester,

and we wanted to make it easier,” Wise added.

The two turned their festival idea into a LEEP Project and went to work designing, organizing, and planning the event. They had help from various mentors, including Tina Zlody, Program & Events Coordinator of Clark’s Visual and Performing Arts Department, and Paul Giorgio, owner of Pagio, Inc., which publishes The Pulse and Vitality magazines and sponsors many city events including the Shrewsbury Street College Shuffle and Worcester Restaurant Week.

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flamboyant street performers and listen to the wide range of bands, like Heavy Horses, that graced Ricciuti Stage in Elm Park.

This lively event would not have been possible had it not been for the dedicated volunteers that run it every year.

“I think it’s a great festival,” said Erin Anderson, a volunteer from Sturbridge MA, “This is my first year as a volunteer but I’ve been coming every year since it

started. I think that it’s really important to have this kind of thing. I thought it was my turn to give back.”

Anderson said she plans to continue to volunteer in the future.

“It’s so great,” says Danielle Tesler (’19), “It’s awesome that such a big festival is right here in Clark’s backyard.”

The next event, stART at the Station, will be held Sunday, December 6 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Union Station in Worcester. If you missed stART on the Street, or cannot wait until next year, be sure to check out this event.

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Get Up Clark! your weekly reminder of cool things to check out in worcester

By Ted Randich scarlet staff

Welcome to Get Up Clark! This is a weekly segment that highlights something of interest in this city we call home. If you’re new to Worcester or have never delved off the beaten path, or if you need ideas for something to do this weekend, I hope this segment helps you get up and get out!

Coes Reservoir If you walk down Beaver Street past the Dolan Field House, you arrive at Coes Square, a busy intersection of Park Avenue and Lovell Street. Standing at that corner, you wouldn’t think that a placid lake, sandy beach, and diverse wildlife could be around the corner…but they are.

Cross Park Avenue and follow Coes Street and you’re there: Coes Reservoir. It’s a body of water that seems out of place so close to the hustle and bustle of the city. The “reservoir” (it is not actually used for drinking water) is part of the Tatnuck Brook watershed, which flows south from Holden. It is the result of a dam built by the Coes Knife Company (inventor of the “monkey” wrench) over a hundred years ago. The factory occupied the land between the outflow of the reservoir and Coes Street. In 2006, the dam was rebuilt by the city and a bridge was added as part of an effort to create an accessible public park in the area.

Today, Coes Reservoir offers something special: a natural waterfront area just around the corner from campus. You can follow a trail from Mill Street at the south end of the reservoir all the way to Circuit Avenue on the east side. In between, there is a sandy beach, an informal network of woods trails up and down

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out to the city of Worcester for its support and ended up working closely with Che Anderson, a project manager and assistant to the City Manager. Anderson helped the pair get their idea off the ground and connected them with various people.

“We’re a city with 30,000 college students,” said Anderson. “You have to create events for them, and who better to guide us on what college students want than college students [themselves]?”

While there are a number of events in the city aimed at college students, Wise and Kelnhofer pointed out that none of them are actually run by students themselves. The two had a huge leg up; they know what college students want because they are college students. “[Adults] don’t necessarily know what students want…. They’re doing it from an adult’s perspective of what they think would work,” Kelnhofer explained. “We kept ourselves in mind [when creating WooFest] because we are our [own] target audience.”

When designing their LEEP Project, the pair made sure to keep in mind certain “buzzwords” that they knew would attract a college-age demographic. Words like “festival” and “music” tend to draw the attention of college students, for example. Above all, they made sure to emphasize that the event was free.

“We knew if this was offered but it was $10 to go, it wouldn’t matter

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how cool it was because the money [would] automatically make it not worth it,” said Kelnhofer.

The team also wanted to make sure to keep the event local, nonprofit, and “as DIY as possible.” The vendors were all local, and the bands were mostly underground acts. This, along with only advertising via social media and word of mouth, kept the festival’s budget extremely low—a mere $800.

The turnout wasn’t huge—Wise and Kelnhofer think they lost a lot of people to the three other major events happening in the city that same day, but they were still very happy with how it went.

“I like the more underground, low-key type of thing, and the fact that it wasn’t huge,” said Wise.

“That’s kind of how Worcester is.”

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a hillside, and abundant wildlife. On any given day, you can see swans, great blue heron, or even water muskrat.

The City of Worcester, as well as various non-profit and community groups, including the Greater Worcester Land Trust and Friends of Coes Pond, have worked to revive the recreational uses of the reservoir. An ongoing renovation of the Mill Street beach will include a rehabilitated beach, bathhouse, and canoe/kayak rentals.

Go to Coes to cool down, take a nature walk, or just explore the woods. It’s a local jewel well worth the visit.

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The Scarlet/Sports SPORTS RECAP

FANTASY FOOTBALL week three

By Lucas Fishbein

By Ethan Giles

contributing writer

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Women’s Tennis Coming off two big wins last week against Anna Maria College on Tuesday (81) and Becker college on Thursday (7-2), the women’s tennis team traveled to Wellesley last Saturday for a match. Wellesley’s record is currently 4-2, with only a single loss within the conference. The final score was 9-0 in favor of Wellesley. On Monday, September 21 the team went up against Springfield college at Springfield, where the Cougars suffered a 6-3 defeat. Although the Cougars ultimately lost, Misa Mai (‘18) said, “We had a chance of winning. We lost 3-6, but for the most part, they were close matches. All the doubles matches were very close, it really could’ve gone either way.” The team’s current record is 3-5 with Worcester State coming up on Thursday, September 24 and Emerson College on Saturday, September 26.

ADDS • Dion Lewis, RB, New England Patriots A new season means a new Patriots running back, and this year it appears Dion Lewis has emerged in New England.

He was the Patriots’ starter in Week 1 during LeGarrette Blount’s suspension, and continued to see field when Blount came back; Lewis was on the field for 70 snaps last weekend against the Buffalo Bills. Lewis is especially valuable in points per reception leagues, as he has caught 10 out of the 14 throws that have come his way. Bill Belichick can never be relied on for giving one running back consistent touches, but if Lewis continues to produce, it will be hard for the coach to stop giving him the ball.

• Matt Jones, RB, Washington Matt Jones has been a hot name among many NFL commentators since he was drafted back in March. ESPN’s Louis Riddick even called him better than incumbent Washington running back Alfred Morris. The talking heads may have been right, as Jones had a fantastic week against one of the better defenses in the St. Louis Rams. Jones received 19 carries and ran for 123 yards along with 2 touchdowns.

DROPS • Michael Floyd, WR, Arizona Cardinals It appears that Floyd has recovered fully from his broken fingers, but his fantasy value may never come back. Floyd has been replaced as the second wide receiver in Arizona by John Brown, and failed to catch a pass against the Bears. Floyd will always be a hot name among fantasy owners, and he has the size and speed to dominate as an outside receiver, but he still has not quite put it together. Let Floyd disappoint another fantasy owner this season. Let him go.

• Alfred Blue, RB, Houston Texans When Arian Foster tore his groin in the preseason, many people expected big things from backup running back Blue.

Unfortunately, Alfred has not been worth a penny for fantasy owners this season, as he has struggled to find space behind an injured Texans offensive line. He only received five carries last week against the Carolina Panthers, and ran for a total of six yards. He also did not produce much last season when Foster went down, leaving questions about the talent of the second-year running back. With Foster coming back soon anyway, there is no real reason to keep Blue on your team.

• Buy Low: C.J. Anderson, RB, Denver Broncos This season has been rough for Anderson owners. Touted as a first-round pick before the season, Anderson has been limited by good defenses, and, for some reason, backup running back Ronnie Hillman. At this rate, he may never fulfill his first round promise, but should be better than what we have seen. See if a C.J. owner in your league has had enough of the talented running back, giving you the opportunity to get him on the cheap.

• Sell High: Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald had an incredible day on Sunday, catching 8 passes for 112 yards and 3 touchdowns. Those numbers are incredibly unsustainable, especially considering he did it against the woeful Chicago Bears. Fitzgerald looks better than he has in years past, as he appears to finally be fully healthy, but this production will not continue. See if you can get good value for him before he comes back down to earth.

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Men’s Cross Country

SPORTS RECAP

The men’s cross country team produced some solid times in last weekend’s UMass Dartmouth Shriners Invitational in what was the first 8k race of the season for the team. The lead runner for Clark was Alex Hull (‘18), who finished with a blistering 27:15, blowing his previous personal best in a Clark race out of the water. John Allard (‘16) finished second with an impressive 27:35. Ryan Van Dine (‘18) trailed only his co-captain and classmate with a time of 28:00. Hull and Van Dine have taken a leap for the team this year.

“Our youngest runners are having their best start,” said runner Sam Smith (’17). Specifically, he said that Hull and Van Dine show immense promise.

The team will race next in the Worcester City Championships on Saturday, September 26.

By Scott Levine sports editor

Men’s Soccer Clark Men’s Soccer endured some close losses this week. The team lost two games in double overtime, one to Eastern Nazarene and one to WPI. Yousef Shahin (’18) scored the lone goal in the two games when he scored against WPI, breaking his leg in the process. “We were playing hard for him after he sacrificed himself like that,” said co-captain Tj Zirkman (’17). Zirkman said that he is proud of the team’s play despite both games ending in losses. “Scoring is such a small thing, but it’s the most important,” he said. “We’ve been doing a lot of other things well like creating shots, but we need to find that last bit of focus.” The team will return to the Granger Soccer Turf on October 7 against Mount Ida.

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Field Hockey The field hockey team faced strong competition this week as they went down 5-0 to Babson and lost 3-2 in double overtime against Anna Maria. Captain Maria Manning (’16) said that the team remained positive through adversity. “Whether we win or lose we always have good team spirit and chemistry, which is very important to continue on in the NEWMAC,” she wrote.

Manning also wrote that it helps that there have been many positives in the team’s performance so far. “We have moved and cut to the ball, which is very important and a skill that we were lacking last year. That being said we have put a big emphasis on this in practice and we hope to continue to improve.”

The team will take on Elms College on Thursday, October 1 for their next home game.

Women’s Soccer

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Women’s Cross Country

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Clark Women’s Cross Country had some fast times last weekend in the UMass Dartmouth Shriners Invitational. Kristen Glennie (’18) finished the 5k race first for Clark with a time of 19:33, with newcomers Maddy Doyle (’19) and Liza French (’19) finishing second and third respectively with times of 19:50 and 21:34. “The new runners are great! They’re a fast group and they bring a lot to the team,” wrote co-captain Cate Huynen (’16). “They’ve all been racing really well and their times are a good indicator that we’ll do well at NEWMACs.” The team’s next race will be the Worcester City Championships on Saturday, September 26.

The women’s soccer team put forth a strong effort in their first conference game, which resulted in a 1-1 tie against Smith. Co-captain Nikki Feinberg (’16) said that she especially wanted to win this game. “Since we lost to them 4-0 last year, it would have been nice to get the win,” she said. However, she said she was proud of the team’s ball movement and defense in the game. The team will play their next home game on October 6 against Mount Holyoke.

Volleyball Clark Volleyball continues their dominance in and out of conference with back to back wins this past weekend against Coast Guard Academy and Western New England. The team seemed to be in control of both games after playing rocky first sets. Head coach Mickey Cahoon said that the key for taking control of both games was the team’s strong defense. “Our offense clicks because of our defense,” he said. The team will play its next home game on Tuesday, September 29 against WPI.

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The Scarlet

september 24, 2015

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COUGAR of the WEEK figure out what they’re doing offensively, so it’s easier to kind of get it down.

Scarlet: It must also be difficult to get up for every point when the team hasn’t lost yet. How has the team been able to fight complacency?

Webb: Shannon [Glass-Smythe (’16)] is a great captain and she’s good about telling us we need to stick with it. And Mia [Cattaneo (’17)], who’s our libero, is always on my case. Our team is really close, so it’s just nice to have them be like, “Hey, we have to do this now.”

Scarlet: What’s it like to hear about how this team is the best its been in the past several years?

Webb: I mean, it makes everybody feel good about themselves [laughs]. Ana [Mercado (’19)] and I will talk and we’ll be like, “This is crazy that we’re freshmen and this is happening.” But I just take it one step at a time.

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Rachel Webb women’s volleyball Rachel Webb (’19) of Celina, Texas has had a banner year for Clark Volleyball. It continued last weekend with convincing wins against Coast Guard and Western New England. She is the starting setter on what is currently an undefeated team at 10-0, and leads the NEWMAC in assists per set. She sat down with The Scarlet to talk about her team’s success, making new friends, and museums.

Scarlet: Great games Saturday. I saw you slide on the floor to make it into the team photo at the end.

Webb: [Laughs] Yeah. I’m that weird person.

Scarlet: Just make sure you don’t hurt yourself sliding, but you had every reason to after two decisive victories. The outcome only seemed in question in the first sets of each game. What adjustments did you make after each first set?

Webb: Honestly we just settled down. After you get that first set under your belt, you can kind of just play. And now you’ve read the team, you know what they’re going to run, you can

Scarlet: How did you get into volleyball?

Webb: So I hated volleyball in sixth grade, but my first ever volleyball coach talked me into it. So I was a middle blocker, and I didn’t play club until eighth grade. And my freshman year of club, my coach was like, “You kind of suck as a hitter, be a setter.” And I was like, “okay,” [laughs]. So I became a setter and took lessons that summer and got better and better.

And now I’m here and I still need to get better and better.

Scarlet: Have you played with better outside hitters than at Clark?

Webb: Well, I come from a region in Texas that’s just a really strong region overall, and I mean I have. There was one outside hitter on my team who went DI to Syracuse. She was 5’8, and she could jump twice my height.

Scarlet: Oh wow. Do the players here remind you of those players back home?

Webb: Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Marina [Ramos (’18)] and Shannon run just as fast offense as I did before, and they give so much feedback. And if I give them complete crap, they deal with it and get great kills off of it. Oh yeah, there’s no difference honestly. They’re all great.

Scarlet: How have you been getting along with everyone on the team so far?

Webb: Oh everybody’s awesome. The first day, they were like, “Hey, if you need something, if you need help…” which is awesome. I meet with Mia bi-weekly and we do check-ins where she’s like, “Hey, how are you doing? How are classes?” which is awesome. I talk to Shannon. I talk to Courtney [Pharr (’17)] a lot. Me and Courtney are friends, I feel like. She might not claim it, but we are [laughs]. I warm up every practice with

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Ana, and I ride on the bus with Rayme [Quiban (’19)].

Scarlet: Any team-bonding events yet? Apple picking?

Webb: I mean, we’ve gone out to dinner, and gotten fro-yo, or frozen yogurt, or whatever people call it.

Scarlet: Not as much of a thing in Texas?

Webb: Ice cream, man. Why wouldn’t you just go for ice cream? Why would you eat yogurt?

Scarlet: I guess some people think frozen yogurt is healthier, but then you just end up putting a bunch of candy in it anyway.

Webb: Yeah. Why not just go for ice cream? I don’t know, I’m an ice cream person.

Scarlet: I’m with you. So what are you studying at Clark?

Webb: I’m looking at double-majoring in history and business.

Scarlet: Sounds like you have a plan of what you want to do with your history degree then.

Webb: I would love to be a curator of a museum. Or, I can settle for an archivist [laughs], no but yeah. I want to be a curator. That’s the ultimate dream.

Scarlet: What are your favorite museums?

Webb: I can’t answer that question yet because I haven’t gone through all my bucket list museums yet.

Scarlet: What are your bucket list museums?

Webb: I still have to go to New York, I still have London, I still have Cairo, I still have museums all over the world I need to go to, so I can’t pick one yet.

Scarlet: Understandable. The team will be playing some top teams in the NEWMAC in Babson and MIT this week. How confident do you feel about those games?

Webb: I mean, I’m just going to go in and play smart, and play my game, and see if I can outsmart them. They’re human beings, so I’m going to see if I can communicate one-on-ones, and get my hitters in the best position, and make sure I play my defense so the defense doesn’t have to worry about my position. I’m kind of cocky, just a little bit, but you have to go in as a setter thinking you can do it because nobody else will run the offense. If we went and played Penn State, the national champions, I’d be thinking, “Okay. I can do this. I can outsmart them.”

Clark Volleyball will take on MIT on Tuesday, September 29 in the Kneller Athletic Center as they look to further their undefeated record.

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Police Logs Compiled by Maria Rotelli

Monday, September 14 12:34 – Homeless man eating lunch in the Woodland/Main Street area, moved on his way.

18:50 – Two parties trespassing in construction area…given verbal no trespass orders.

20:37 – Assisted WPD with unresponsive male.

Tuesday, September 15 0:29 – Assisted WPD with a domestic.

1:09 – Area resident moved along from Cohen-Lasry.

9:26 – Party in the lobby to report an assault that occurred a week prior off campus.

12:06 – Suspicious dirt bikes racing in the area.

14:42 – Student requesting ride back from UMass.

14:50 – Suspicious package near Traina…empty box. Unfounded.

21:45 – Suspicious male attempts to break into residences, arrest was made.

Wednesday, September 17 0:36 – Report of possible marijuana.

1:59 – Assisting WPD with a hit and run.

12:21 – Copper stolen, Traina.

20:08 – Female reported to be screaming in the Florence Street area.

21:42 – Keys locked in locker in the Kneller.

Thursday, September 17 1:35 – Four parties on top of the parking garage…star gazing.

13:46 – Bike stolen from bike rack.

Friday, September 18 2:17 – Suspicious vehicle turns out to be Physical Plant employee’s car.

15:06 – Parties fighting on Beaver Street.

Saturday, September 19 12:35 – Party thought they were being followed on Main Street.

14:56 – Ongoing harassment.

Sunday, September 20 2:25 – Man yelling – neighbor dispute.

16:30 – Parents unable to make contact with son…all set.

19:44 – Two homeless parties moved along from Red Square.

In addition to the above, this week there were 6 money transports, 4 reports of items lost or found, 8 fire alarm/smoke detectors went off, 4 burglar alarms went off, there were 9 reports of suspicious persons or vehicles, University Police helped WPD break up 3 large parties, 1 vehicle stop, 5 calls to escort, 7 calls to EMS, 12 lockouts, and 3 various complaints.

september 24, 2015

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