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Latest News
updated Tuesday 10/7/2008
Our next weekly planning meeting will be held on Monday October 13th at 8PM on the 3rd floor of the University Center. All members are welcome. (Note day/time change for this week only.) Hot cider, donuts, and FUN! Don't forget to join us this Friday October 3rd from 6-8PM in Red Square for our annual fall fun fest. We'll have hot cider, donuts, our traditional donut on a string contest, and more. We hope to see you there. (9/29/08) Where's Nora?? She's studying abroad in the rainforest of Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia! Check out her blog on our member's corner page. (9/23/08) Third time's a charm Our third trip of the semester brought us to Charlton MA for a tranquil 7-mile hike along the Lakeshore Trail at Buffumville Lake. A chorus of crickets and birds accompanied by the occasional lapping of a kayak paddle from across the water were about the only sounds to be heard as we hiked the trail on a beautiful, warm and sunny, Sunday afternoon. (9/23/08) General Interest Meeting draws a crowd The pit of Dana Commons was full as 56 eager adventurers turned out for Sunday night's general intererst meeting. Needless to say, we were thrilled to see such a great response. Thanks for your support, and we hope to see you all again on our upcoming trips this year. (9/17/08) We're off to a busy start! 
With our traditional fireside welcome back marshmallow roast displaced this fall by the Goddard Library construction, we
instead chose to kick off the year by hosting a rock climbing wall on the green for last Friday's Student Activities Fair. The wall
was a huge hit! It drew a steady flow of eager participants throughout the afternoon and helped us add an unprecedented 158 new names to our
mailing list so far this fall. Two days later, 17 of us hit the trails of Bigelow Hollow State Park in Connecticut in the wake of tropical
storm Hanna for our first outing of the year. Under bright sunny skies, we had fun crossing overflowing streams and wading through
flooded trails, and even managed to indulge ourselves on a rope swing over Breakneck Pond. It was a little more adventure than we'd planned,
but everyone had a great time. Photos from both events will be posted soon.
(9/9/08)
Welcome Class-of-2012 Just because Clark is in the middle of a city doesn't mean the world of nature is off limits! Whether you're into hardcore backcountry adventures or would simply like to spend an hour or two exploring the green spaces of central Massachusetts, the Outing Club is for you. Please drop us an email at outingclub@clarku.edu if you'd like to join our mailing list, and be sure to look for us outside the University Center at the Student Activities Fair rock climbing wall on Friday Sept. 5th from 2:30-5:30PM. We look forward to meeting you. (8/25/08) Dan crosses the divide Visit our Member's Corner for the scoop on Dan's recent backpacking trip across the Continental Divide in Colorado's Indian Peaks Wilderness. (8/5/08) Outing Club makes the headlines In case you missed it, it's not too late to read all about us in the November 21st 2006 Worcester Telegram and Gazette.
Woo Hoo!! We're thrilled to tell you that the Outing Club won an award for "best website" at the annual Student Council awards banquet Monday night in Tilton Hall. So if you like our site, you'll be happy to know that you're in good company! (4/30/08)
What do huge boulder walls, small streams, quaint ponds and assorted fungi all have in common? Well, they were among the many compelling attractions we discovered Sunday afternoon while wandering the trails of Rock House Reservation in West Brookfield. For the eleven of us who made the trek it was totally chill; a perfect chance to simply get out into the woods and enjoy. We hope you can do the same sometime soon! (4/8/08) Pink Moooooooooon It was a night to remember, as dozens of us braved the icy trails and toe-numbing temperatures of Moore State Park in Paxton to watch last night's total lunar eclipse. In the wide open field atop Davis Hill, the stars grew brighter and brighter as the moon grew dimmer and dimmer until it was nothing more than a pink glow. Others huddled on campus lawns to watch the spectacle, or viewed it from Clark's rooftop observatory. We hope you were able to enjoy it too, or you'll have to wait another 3 years for your next chance! (2/21/08) 
Climatastic!Thursday evening's ClimatasticFOCUS festival was a huge success, and we were among the many student groups right there in the thick of it! The event, organized by Clark Sustainability Initiative (CSI) to energize students on the issue of climate change, capped off the national Focus the Nation climate change teach-in day at Clark and over 1750 other institutions across the country. Our love of the outdoors and concern for the impact of climate change on our natural environment brought us to ClimatasticFOCUS; all the great entertainment and good company kept us there 'til the very end. (2/3/08) 
We had a great time hanging out with everyone at Thursday's general interest meeting & social in Dana
Commons. Between the familiar faces and the new, we were two dozen strong and managed to talk up quite a storm as we sat there sipping our tea and
enjoying the warmth of the cozy fire! If you missed it, you can still catch a piece of the action by checking out our
fireplace-lighting video. It's highly recommended for anyone who happens to be bored silly or
procrastinating at all costs!
(1/26/08)
Our e-board just got a whole lot bigger this semester as we welcome Juliana, Ashley, Ali, Katie and Krittika to our ranks as new officers-at-large. We love having so many more smiling faces with us! Surf on over to our executive board page for the full scoop on our entire board. (1/21/08) Pasta-rrific! Over 60 Outing Clubbers gathered in Dana Commons for an evening of tasty food, live entertainment, good fun, and of course, great company at Thursday's end-of-the-semester Outing Club Pasta Party Palooza. Needless to say, our little party was a huge success! The music of DHP Collective and other talented friends kept the whole place hopping, and our nice toasty fire in the fireplace provided just the right ambiance. We'd like to thank everyone who joined us for our happy event and all who sent their regrets due to labs, exams, and other various obligations. (We'll catch you next time!) (12/2/07)
President Bassett signs Climate Commitment On June 14th, Clark joined more than 250 higher education institutions across the country in a pledge to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions on campus and to promote climate neutrality in scholarship and research. The Outing Club was one of several organizations which co-sponsored a resolution calling upon President Bassett to take this step (see news item below). Further details can be found in Clark's press release. (6/25/07)
Outing Club sponsors resolution on a Climate Neutral Clark At our March 26th meeting, we voted to become a co-sponsor of a resolution introduced by the Clark Sustainability Initiative calling upon Clark to become a Charter Signatory and a member of the Leadership Circle of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). In accordance with the commitment, the resolution outlines a number of steps for Clark to take toward becoming climate neutral. The resolution received 93% approval in a student referendum on April 3rd and was subsequently endorsed by Clark's Undergraduate Student Council. (4/6/07)
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The photo is just one of many from our amazing spring semester adventures which have recently been added to our
We always like to end our year on a high note, and this time we uppped the ante with our first ever slumber sleepover-themed movie night party in
Tilton Hall, co-sponored by the Clark University Film Society. More than 50 friends joined us to watch Into the Wild and enjoy free pizza, popcorn
and good company. Not to be outdone, an even greater number were on hand a few nights later for our traditional end-of-the-year marshmallow roast. We'd like to
thank everyone who took part in all of our events this year, and we'll be looking forward to meeting even more new faces next fall!
If you were one of them, we really enjoyed getting to know you a little and hope to see you this fall.
Don't hesitate to drop us an email if there's anything else you'd like to know about us, or to just say hi.
We're always happy to talk about our favorite topic. 
What do you get when you take one river, insert a fleet of canoes, and add a bunch of Outing Clubbers? Well, as we discovered last Sunday on the
Blackstone, you get an amazingly successful and fun outing! Be sure to check out all the details on our 
Participants in our kayaking clinics not only learned a lot of valuable kayaking skills, but also had fun paddling around the "tropical"
waters of the Kneller pool. The clinic was taught by instructors from