Clarkives
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Something fishy at Clark
In February 2015, Smithsonian.com ran a story about the goldfish-swallowing fad that swept across campuses in 1939. What began as a lark — one Harvard student gulping a goldfish to win a $10 bet — quickly morphed into an all-out competition, with colleges scrambling to outdo one another. As the figures rose — 25…
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It’s Klingons to Cronkite for Sandy Fries ’76
When he was about ten years old, Sandy Fries ‘76 was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. A fireman? Doctor? Lawyer? No, he told his inquisitor. “I want to be Walter Cronkite.” Fries didn’t become the renowned news anchor, but he did learn what went into creating a Cronkite newscast.…
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Character builder
Author Leslie Margolis ‘96 has earned a loyal following among young readers thanks to a pair of feisty heroines named Annabelle and Maggie.
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Oscar winner brings star power to Clark
Melissa Leo participates in first Mobile Media Workshop
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Le Cercle Francais, 1908
Ah, 1908 — when men were men, and women were … also men, since the University wouldn’t actually admit women for another 34 years. In the tradition of the ancient Greeks, members of Le Cercle Francais, which would evolve into the Clark University Players Society, were required to play all the roles — male and…
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Ed Quinn ’50 supplied a bird’s-eye view of WWII
Like many military veterans, veterans, Edward Quinn ’50 has saved old photos from the days when he was deployed overseas. But his collection also contains original watercolors, wartime memorabilia, and images that are unlikely to be found in many scrapbooks, except for those compiled by a circle of soldiers that grows smaller as time…
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Rare book exhibit turns the page on the Jonas Clark literary collection
Jonas Clark loved books. In fact, the founder of Clark University was so passionate about volumes filled with words in languages both modern and ancient, and illustrations etched with detail and delicacy, that he accrued a personal library estimated at 10,000 books. In 1889, he donated some 4,000 volumes to the University’s library, and today…
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A-mazing fact: First-ever labyrinth for observing rats was created at Clark in 1900
Psychology researchers created maze to evaluate animal intelligence
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Frost on the pumpkin
Originally published in Clark magazine, spring 2012 Alumni of a certain vintage still wax nostalgic over the Blizzard of ’78, which left much of the Northeast without power for days, forced the cancellation of classes, and produced snowdrifts that rose to the third floor of Wright Hall. Clark students who were on campus in…
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Charged up: Clark event heralds area’s first EV plug-in stations
The mood outside the Lasry Center for Bioscience was electric, with good reason. A number of electric vehicles (EVs) — the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi MiEV, and BMW ActiveE — were on display to help celebrate the debut of a new charging station where EV owners can “plug in.” The April 2 event…