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Making a name for himself
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 11/08/2009
"Nicknames have always been part of sports. The Gipper. The Gooch. The Goose. The Chief. If it's something players are used to, it's that they are referred to by a name other than their first or last. For Clark University sophomore Brian Vayda, the connotation seemed automatic Darth, as in Vader. Unfortunately for headline writers, nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to the Sturbridge native and former Tantasqua Regional basketball star. "
Clark U Student from Bolton Honored For Work in Community
Hartford Courant 10/29/2009
"Clark University student Miranda J. Muro, of Bolton, was presented with the Thomas J. '56 and Barbara J. Lindblom '56 2009 Anton Endowed Prize during a ..."
I used to call it Worchester'
Worcester Magazine 10/14/2009
A feature about college first-years and their relationship with the city includes a profile of Clark student Mollie Kleyboecker. "For two hours she'll work out with the Clark University swim team, and then it's off to breakfast. A quick nap in her dorm room, class at noon, lunch with a friend, and then back to the dorm to slip on sneakers and go for a run. "
New book continues D'Army Bailey's mission of civil rights education
Memphis Commercial Appeal 09/26/2009
"D'Army Bailey retired as Circuit Court judge Sept. 15 to return to private law practice, but he said he will continue his lifelong dedication to civil rights education. His story is a journey that leads from South Memphis to Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., where he was expelled for leading a class boycott against the administration's stance on segregation. That led him to the unlikeliest of locations for a civil rights activist, Clark University in Worcester, Mass. ..."
Clark athlete's trip to Africa is no game
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 09/17/2009
"Lauren Blake spent the 2008 season away from the Clark University field hockey team, but during her studies last fall in Namibia on Africa's southwest coast, she learned the rules of rugby and cricket, and even took some swings in a cricket cage (think batting cage). She is back with the Cougars this year and leads the team in scoring with 13 points in four games."
Shrewsbury teachers and students head back to class
Shrewsbury Chronicle 09/03/2009
"After earning her masters degree in teaching from Clark University, new Oak Middle School seventh grade science teacher Elin Dolen spent the past four years working for the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) as a science teacher and was the Science Department chairwoman her final year at LACES. "
Judge D'Army Bailey is retiring -Going private after 19 years on bench
Memphis Commercial Appeal 08/28/2009
"Longtime Circuit Court Judge D'Army Bailey [Clark Class of'65] said Friday he is stepping down from the bench to practice law and to promote a new book on his civil rights experiences from the early 1960s. Bailey, 67, who was first elected in 1990, has been re-elected twice since then and has five years remaining on his current term.
Michael Ross wants neighborhoods -- and universities -- to thrive
BU Today 08/27/2009
Boston University profiles Clark alumnus Michael Ross '93, Boston city councilor running for reelection: "Volunteers for his reelection bid to the Boston City Council are making themselves comfortable around the kitchen table. The 13-member council includes 4 councilors elected by all Boston voters, and 9 district councilors, including Ross, who was first elected in 1999. Council president since January, he is one of four candidates with ties to BU; 3 are among the 15 running for at-large seats. After graduating from Clark University, Ross landed a job at city hall as part of the team that developed Boston's first Web site. "
Nonfiction Reviews
Publishers Weekly 08/24/2009
"The Education of a Black Radical: A Southern Civil Rights Activist's Journey, 19591964," by Clark alumnus Judge D'Army Bailey Class of '65, with Roger Easson, is reviewed. "Bailey, now a Tennessee circuit court judge, was one of 'hundreds of student leaders' expelled from black Southern colleges in the 1960s for political activities. A scholarship for expelled Southern students led him north to Clark University, where his education and activism continued In focusing tightly on those 'foot soldier' years that shaped his adult convictions, 'the story of my life as a college student caught up in the movement,' Bailey takes the reader inside the student debates and deliberations, the organizing and strategizing activities of the early '60s, adding a valuable dimension to the history of the civil rights movement.
'Lost Boy' of Sudan giving back to his adopted country
Taunton Daily Gazette 08/24/2009
"Among the staffers serving food at the Arciero and Eldridge grill was one of the 'Lost Boys' of Sudan, who spent many years in two Red Cross refugee camps before ultimately landing in Westford. Dan Nhial, 29, is an intern for state Rep. Jim Arciero. Nhial is motivated by a keen desire 'to give back' to his adopted country after so many years of hell in Africa. 'There are some governments that are good and some that are bad,' said Nhial as he wove his tale of horror. He wanted to work for the U.S. government after being rescued and flown stateside. He took a college placement test, and received his degree in government from Clark University last spring. "
It's a trap with no warning, and so tough to get out
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram 08/23/2009
In a feature story subtitled, "Young athletes have to be aware of the perils of eating disorders, and the long-term and possibly deadly effects," Clark student Jill Johnson talks about her battle with anorexia: "I decided to be really healthy," said Johnson, now 20 and a junior at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "At first it was healthy. I watched what I was eating. I was running a lot. And it was fine."
Carcieri nominates 3 for RI judgeships
Providence Journal 08/21/2009
Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri nominated Brian P. Stern "to fill the Superior Court opening created by Mark A. Pfeiffer's retirement in January. Stern, 42, became the governor's chief of staff in March 2007 after working for the Departments of Administration and Business Regulation. Stern holds a bachelor of arts degree from Clark University and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. "
Longtime Resident's Goal Is to Help Students Learn
Hartford Courant (CT) 08/20/2009
"Untapped Talent of Hershey, Pa., recently released its third book, "Study Tips 101: 101 Secrets for Studying Success." The author, Joshua Shifrin, grew up in West Hartford Shifrin earned his B.A. in psychology from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and his M.S. in Educations Psychology, as well as his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in School Psychology from Northeastern University in Boston. He worked as a nationally certified school psychologist for five years, before enrolling at Florida State University, where he is a doctoral candidate in a combined counseling psychology and school psychology Ph.D. program."
Sudanese who killed American spared death sentence
Washington Post 08/13/2009
"An appeals court commuted the death sentences for four men convicted of killing an American diplomat and his Sudanese driver after the driver's family decided to pardon the murderers, " Clark Alumnus John Granville (IDSC/MA '04) was killed by gunmen on Jan. 1, 2008, in Khartoum, Sudan.
Admissions 106: If I Had To Apply Again
Reform Judaism magazine Fall 2009 08/11/2009
"One of the best ways to approach the college admissions process is to take advice from students and recent grads who've gone through it. Here's what six students say about what they'd do now if they were doing it all over again: Deena, Clark University, Class of 2008: I only toured four schools. I got lucky because I fell in love with one of them, applied, and got in. But it's a good idea to see more. What if I hadn't gotten in?' "
Susan Fingerhut just a wine lovin' transplanted Jersey Girl
Bandera County Courier (TX) 08/06/2009
"It was a long and winding road for a self-described wine-lovin' Jersey Girl,' but Susan Fingerhut finally made it to the Texas Hill Country and now she stays busy promoting the fruit of the grape in the Lone Star State. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1981, she spent the next 10 years as an advertising executive in New York City. "
Clark offers five years
Worcester Magazine 08/06/2009
"At a time when so many people are wondering how they are going to pay for college, it's rare for a school to give anything away for free, let alone a complete master's degree. But that is exactly what Clark University is doing, and has been doing for years. It really is a tremendous benefit for young students who have finished a liberal arts undergraduate degree and are looking to continue on with their studies,' says Max Hess, advisor for two of Clark's accelerated programs. "
Iraqi Refugees Make American Road Trip
The Huffington Post 08/05/2009
"Declining to give surnames for fear of identifying family back home, Fouad, 20, and Ahmed, 17, are beneficiaries of the Iraqi Student Project http://iraqistudentproject.org/, a non-profit with the goal of persuading American colleges and universities to provide tuition waivers for Iraqi refugees seeking undergraduate degrees. This whole road trip is to get more people interested in those Iraqi students who can't go to college,' Fouad explained The 20-year-old, who fled Baghdad for Damascus in 2005 with his family, starts his freshman year this fall at Clark University in Worchester, Mass., where he'll study Engineering. "
Area students record life stories of Bangor's homeless
Bangor Daily News 08/04/2009
Class of 2006 Clark alumna Alexandra "Alex" Kelly's project, "Listen to This: Recording Stories of Bangor's Homeless," is featured. "Kelly spent most of last year traveling around the country for StoryCorps, an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate people's lives through listening. Each conversation is recorded on a CD given to the participants, and is archived at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C."
Weston native creates Web site for 'TruFans'
Westport News (CT) 07/29/2009
"Being a sports fan now is a fully interconnected online experience. Rafe Anderson and the company of which he is CEO, TruMedia Networks, launched 122 sports-fan sites under the umbrella URL TruFan.com in late June. The sites are designed to get fans of MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL teams chatting, sharing news and notes and, of course, talking smack with like-minded fans. Anderson, a Sox fan from his youth living in Maine and a recent graduate in computer science from Clark University in Worcester, Mass., knew he had to be a part of it. I was able to apply my marketing and technology background in an area I was really passionate about,' Anderson said."
Panera bakes a recipe for success
USA Today 07/22/2009
"The worst recession in a generation has brought most of the restaurant industry to its knees. That may leave Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich (Clark Class of '76) the last man standing. The restaurant industry suffered its worst quarterly decline in customer traffic in 28 years in the second quarter, reports researcher NPD Group. But Panera (PNRA) quarterly results, due Tuesday, are expected to be fine. While an undergrad at Clark University, he helped open a non-profit convenience store on campus to raise money for charity. That's where it all began. It's as close to being an artist as I can ever get,' he says. I can't sing or dance. This is my creativity.' "
Can Nepal women 'untouchables' outlive tired caste systems?
Women News Network 07/17/2009
Bishnu Pariyar (IDSC/MA '07) is featured: "In 1996, Bishnu Maya Pariyar, a Dalit woman from the Gorkha Province of Western Nepal, formed a small micro-financed group of women known today as EDWON -- Empower Dalit Women of Nepal. Pariyar went on to receive a graduate degree from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2006. Today, her ideas to empower Dalit women have helped set in motion more than 700 secondary school scholarships for Dalit children and has helped over 1500 Dalit women."
Campus cuisine: Dorm cooking, dining hall options
Associated Press 07/14/2009
Clark student Emmeline Brown ('10), is included in a feature on dorm cooking. "These days, college students have gourmet palates and a growing interest in preparing their own food. " Brown, who writes a cooking column for the school newspaper, The Scarlet, mentions her favorite recipe, "Mexican steak salad. Easy, cheap, and so good!" The AP story appeared in 569 media outlets nationwide.
A semester in Beijing
Boston Globe 07/12/2009
From the Globe Travel section feature World Class: Marlene McManus's path to China began on a spiritual note. After taking a class on Asian religions, the Clark University junior found herself drawn to classes in Chinese language, which eventually led to her spring semester at Beijing Institute of Education in a language immersion program. McManus detailed her trip more fully on her blog: marleneabroad.travellerspoint.com/.
Tribute bands find a lasting following
Boston Globe 07/09/2009
Arts article features the band Harry and The Potters and their "original Hogwarts-inspired tunes." Clark senior Joe DeGeorge and his brother Paul make up the popular band. "Outside the band though, life goes on. Joe is now a senior studying physics at Clark University, and Paul's career has taken an enviable turn. Between Potters shows, running the Harry Potter Alliance (a social justice nonprofit that he cofounded), and managing his online Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club, DeGeorge is fully employed by Potter-related activities."
Clark Alum Jeff Cohen Named Men's Lacrosse Coach
LaxPower 06/30/2009
Athletic Director Linda Moulton has announced the hiring of alum Jeff Cohen '02 as the new head men's lacrosse coach.
No longer lost
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 06/28/2009
Clark alumnus Daniel Nhial 09 is featured. He was among the "Lost Boys of the Sudan," who resettled in the U.S. The article reports: "Daniel progressed so well in his courses that he decided to dual enroll at Clark University, rather than wait until he graduated from QCC and then transfer. This May he received both an associate's degree from QCC in general studies and a bachelor's degree from Clark in government and international relations."
Sudan: 4 sentenced to die for US diplomat killing
Associated Press 06/24/2009
A Sudanese court convicted four people in the slaying last year of America diplomat John Granville, and sentenced them to death. Granville a 2004 alumnus of Clark's International Development and Social Change master's program, was shot and killed early on Jan. 1, 2008 in Khartoum, Sudan. John had been working as an official in the area for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He had been helping to implement a 2005 peace agreement between Sudan's north and south that ended more than two decades of civil war.
Reports of the sentencing appeared in hundreds of news outlets, including BBC News, Reuters, and the Washington Post.
Guzman and Keamy are nominated for judgeships
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 06/19/2009
Gov. Deval L. Patrick yesterday announced the nominations of Margaret R. Guzman as judge of Dudley District Court and Leilah A. Keamy as a judge in the Worcester Probate and Family Court. Guzman graduated from Clark University (1989) and Boston University School of Law.
Westport High School top 10 students
Fall River Herald News (MA) 06/15/2009
A local roundup of top scholars mentions one's choice to attend Clark: "A helpful and dependable peer tutor, Bridgette will major in English at Clark University. She quotes Ghandi, saying, You must be the change you want to see.' "
Malden artist Sand T debuts "TOUCH ME NOT"
Boston Globe 06/02/2009
Article about artist Sand T's current exhibit cites her showing at Clark University in 2007 and also mentions Clark alumnus Nick Capasso '81, senior curator of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park of Lincoln.
A chemical reaction
Boston Globe - G Force magazine 06/01/2009
Clark alumna Mia Davis '01 IDSC/MA '03 is profiled: "Mia Davis must be feeling pretty good about her battle against BPA - a controversial, estrogen-like chemical used to make some hard plastic water bottles, and similar products. A few years ago, she alone ran the national campaign Detox Nalgene' out of Boston, telling anyone who would listen that the popular water bottle brand was leeching troubling levels of BPA into beverages. Her efforts paid off."
OA Hall of Fame announces class of 2009
Easton Journal (MA)
The Oliver Ames High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee announced its inductees for its class of 2009. Included is Clark alumnus Amos Anderson, called one of the school's "most exciting players. Following a year at Bridgton Academy, where he played varsity hoops, he went on to Clark University. Anderson played forward at Clark, lettered all four years, and was a team captain as a senior."
Heinemann / Vaclav And Lena
Booktrade.info
From a Booktrade.info press release about "Vaclav and Lena,' a novel due out in spring 2011: " a quirky love story set in the Russian migr society of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn Jason Arthur said 'I don't think I've ever read a debut with such perfectly-drawn characters every one a fully-realised creation. It's an astonishingly accomplished novel, and one that has utterly galvanised everybody here who has read it.' Haley Tanner was born in 1982 in New York. She holds an MFA from The New School and a BA from Clark University. She lives in Brooklyn with her two dogs and her boyfriend. This is her first novel."
Local brewing supplies
SunJournal.com (Lewiston, ME)
Clark alumnus and freelance writer Luke Livingston '07 writes about Maine's thriving craft beer and micro-brew scene.
D'Army Bailey: Activist, Attorney, Actor
Memphis Flyer
"From the sound of it, Memphis lawyer and former court judge D'Army Bailey [Clark Class of 1965] doesn't only think in complete sentences or full paragraphs. More like whole pages at a time. But drawn from a recent 50-minute phone conversation in time for the publication of Bailey's memoir The Education of a Black Radical: A Southern Civil Rights Activist's Journey 1959-1964 (Louisiana State University Press), here's the gist of it "