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Past News
selected news items from our web site's archives
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)
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)
"Yep, it was fun." So says Amanda, when asked about last Saturday's whitewater kayaking adventure on the Deerfield River in northern, MA. Dig a little deeper and you'll find that our trio of whitewater paddlers had a lot more than just a little fun on our club's first ever whitewater kayaking trip. Rest assured it won't be our last! (5/11/07) A whopping amount of snow greeted our unsuspecting quartet who tried to go cross country skiing last weekend in New Hampshire's Franconia Notch, only to find themselves mired waist deep in the white stuff! They had an awesome adventure alright, but next time, dear friends, they'll be packing the snowshoes. (2/22/07) We had lots of fun cooking it . . . and plenty of help eating it!
Thanks to volunteers from the Outing Club, WaterWatch, the Columbus Park Neighborhood Association, and Tatnuck Brook Watershed Association, Coes Reservoir was "relieved" of tons of debris on Saturday. Among the items we hauled out were a plastic wading pool, the tub of a washing machine, many dozens of tires, and countless bottles and cans. If you missed this clean-up, watch for more volunteer opportunities on Just Do It Day (Sat. April 1st) and during the citywide Earth Day cleanup on Sat. April 29th. (3/20/06)
Next stop: Olympic Gold
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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!
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 
Even as upwards of 150 people stopped by to enjoy our annual end of the year marshmallow roast on the final day of the spring semester, plans were
already well underway for a plethora of new and exciting events coming this fall. You can get a sneak peek of them on our
If you haven't been reading STIR Magazine then you've been missing great features such as our own Amanda
Lee relating her month-long Alaska wilderness adventure last summer. You're in luck though, because STIR has allowed us to repost
Amanda's tale right 
