Isabella Frederick, Contributing Writer
March 2, 2019
Since my freshman year at Clark, I've been heavily involved with NARAL Pro-Choice, a reproductive health advocacy group. Through this work I learned about crisis pregnancy centers (also called fake women’s health centers), whic...
Samantha Whittle, Contributing Writer
March 2, 2019
On February 19th, 2019, Bernie Sanders announced he would be running for president in 2020. This isn’t his first time in the presidential elections; in 2016, he ran against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries.
It...
Joshua Canning, Managing Editor
February 22, 2019
On February 13th, NASA had declared the Mars Rover Opportunity, or “Oppy”, dead after its final transmission from June 10th, 2018. After getting caught in a sandstorm, Oppy was unable to recharge the solar-powered batteries, an...
Oscar Kim Bauman, Scarlet Staff
February 8, 2019
Last month, Howard Schultz, the billionaire and former CEO of Starbucks, announced his intent to run for president in 2020 as a self-described “centrist independent.”
His still-hypothetical campaign, rather than being motivated by ...
Arianna Reyes, Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2019
Sunday, February 3rd: the big day. The New England Patriots were up against the Los Angeles Rams. The majority of the country was rooting for the Rams, save for every die hard Pats fan from around the country.
The amount of ...
Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
December 7, 2018
Boston’s Mayor, Mr. Marty Walsh, subtly denounced a legal and societal trend that seems to have everyone else in high spirits. Walsh recently questioned the desirability of legalizing cannabis in an interview with the Boston...
Maral Askari Sirchi, Scarlet Staff
December 7, 2018
Shortly after the news of a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale” was made public earlier this week, author Margaret Atwood became the target of a controversial discussion surrounding her signing of an open letter in November 2...
Elyse Wyatt, Opinions Editor
December 7, 2018
With finals week upon us, it is easy to succumb to a sense of doom, both about the semester and its implications for the future. Here are my tips for maintaining your sanity while you cram for exams and write more pages of papers ...
Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
November 17, 2018
During the inceptive stages of Trump’s political ascendancy he and his acolytes faced one urgent, perennial problem; lack of mainstream support within the G.O.P rank and file. Seasoned and temperate Republicans branded themselves ...
Elyse Wyatt, Opinions Editor
November 17, 2018
In the United States, tens of thousands of rape kits sit on shelves in storage units, untested. Most of them have been there for several years, of not decades. On Wednesday, November 7th, Clark hosted a film screening of “I...
Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
November 10, 2018
Robert Bowers, the forty-six year old man who gunned down eleven congregants at the Tree of Life Synagogue this past month, fits the mold of the archetypal mass shooter. He was a lonely, awkward man who, according to the few w...
Elyse Wyatt, Opinions Editor
November 10, 2018
A few weeks ago, National Public Radio published an article identifying Worcester as the new “it” town. Similar to the experience of Oakland or Hoboken, Worcester has experienced a boom as a result of rising housing prices...
