At the starting line of the Cougar Open in Canby, Oregon, the freshman runner crouches confidently for the 1500-meter race. He explodes at the crack of the starting gun, blazing down the chalk-striped straightaway. Despite a strained calf and nasty cold, Jason Ernst picks up speed, eventually outpacing all but […]
Author: Steven Mitchell
Animal Rights Advocates Pay Students to View Graphic Animal Treatment Video
Clark students were paid $1 to watch a short documentary on the mistreatment of animals on Tuesday in front of Hanna Hall. The goal? To reduce their consumption of animal products. Members of Farm Animal Rights Movement stopped at Clark as part of its annual 10 Billion Lives Tour, which […]
Clark students win big at Japanese speech contest in Portland
CORRECTED VERSION Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect Jackie Shepherd as a second-year Japanese language student, not first-year. Public speaking is listed as America’s number-one fear, before death at number five and loneliness at number seven, according to Toastmasters International. Two Clark students from the Japanese language […]
Are They Out Of Bounds? Athletes’ Refusal To Visit White House Fuels Debate At Home
“Your favorite athlete stands on his platform to be seen. I stand on my platform to shout, to be heard,” Martellus Bennett, New England Patriots tight end, tweeted about using his fame to comment on political and social issues. After his team won the 2017 Super Bowl, Bennett said […]
Penguins wins second basketball game in a row
Clark’s men’s basketball team defeated Umpqua College Saturday 92-82 at the O’Connell Sports Center. The Penguin’s victory on Saturday places the team in third place in the Northwest Athletic Conference’s Southern Region. Luke Osborn nailed 8 of his 10 field goal attempts and scored 22 points, while Ty Cleland and […]
Nevermind the Feathers- Penguins Shed Pounds: Clark Students, Faculty Compete in “Biggest Loser” Challenge
The fifth annual Biggest Loser Challenge kicked off in the O’Connell Sports Center on Jan. 16. Over 50 students, faculty, staff and alumni were assigned personal trainers and divided into five teams. Each team will meet with its personal trainer twice a week until the week of March 13. Jean […]
Hundreds Will March To Fight Poverty in Honor of MLK
More than 100 people will rally at Vancouver City Hall on Monday at 11 a.m. to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the MLK Day Unity Against Poverty March. Monday’s rally, free and open to the public, was put together by the Vancouver-based charity Concerned Humans […]
New Year, New Expansion: Knight to Announce Final Plan for Ridgefield Campus in January
After years of planning, Clark President Bob Knight will unveil the final plan for the North County satellite campus during his annual State of the College Address in January. The Clark College at Boschma Farms campus, near Interstate 5 and State Route 501 in Ridgefield, is projected to open in […]
Faculty Member Assaulted On Campus
Update: A Clark biology instructor who returned to teach her class Monday after being assaulted outside of the Science Building one evening last week has a message for students. Don’t let fear rule you. Adjunct faculty Rachel Glaeser, who sustained a fractured nose and other injuries from being struck by an […]
Shedding Light on Clark’s Sex Offender Enrollment Policies
Clark has enrolled an average of one level III sex offender per year over the past five years, according to campus security and safety. Level III is the label given to those most likely to reoffend. While all students, faculty and staff are notified of these offenders’ presence on campus, […]
