On April 20, the Environmental Action Club sent letters to the Clark College Foundation, asking them to fully divest from fossil fuels. The Environmental Action Club formed on Clark’s campus last fall with the goal of removing connections to the fossil fuels industry. The club directed their focus to the […]
Author: Holland Burris
Confessions of a Thrift-Shopaholic
Ashlynn Olson, a 17-year-old junior at Heritage High School walked the aisles of Goodwill like she usually does when shopping at the second hand store. In the shoe aisles, Olson looked through the shoes multiple times. She looked through the heels, the sneakers, the flats, and the boots. After going […]
The Indy Shares Local Vintage Stores for a Weekend of Thrifting
Over the pandemic, thrifting at local vintage stores resurged as a trend to support small businesses, to save money during the pandemic recession, and to help protect the environment by recycling clothes instead of buying from fast fashion companies. While many thrifters frequent Goodwill, there are plenty of unique small […]
Clark College Foundation Names New CEO Calen Ouellette
On March 31, the Clark College Foundation named Calen Ouellette as their new Chief Executive Officer. For the past two years, Ouellette worked as the Chief Advancement Officer at Los Angeles’ LGBT center. He has 17 years of experience in fundraising, and 13 years in senior management. “His background and […]
Clark Art Talk Showcases Artist Keith Jackson’s Childhood Memories
Kenosha-based artist Keith Jackson presented his paintings depicting his childhood memories during an Archer Gallery Art Talk on February 18. Jackson was born in Essex, MO, a small town where he found inspiration. He started using oil paints on canvas and panel in 1984, and is mostly self-taught. In 2019, […]
How a Student Can Withdraw Well from a Clark Course
Believe it or not, there is a beneficial way to withdraw from Clark College courses. Whether you’re struggling with a work and school balance, you’re dealing with family commitments, or you’re attempting to keep your mental health in check, Clark has the resources to help you decide when and how […]
Clark’s Child Care Center on the Lookout for Student Staff
Clark’s child care center gravely needs more student employees. Child and Family Studies is a childhood education program on Clark’s campus to provide the community with child care and preschool services, while also serving as a lab school for early childhood education majors at Clark College. Students at Clark are […]
Clark’s Bookstore Is Open For Select Walk-ins
Clark’s bookstore requires textbooks to be purchased online, however the store is open for non-textbook purchases in-person. The bookstore has been virtual since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and is starting to move back in-person. The store started allowing people to enter the store to buy anything non-textbook related on Sept. […]
Clark’s Columbia Writers Series Hosts First Talk of 2021
Clark College’s Columbia Writers Series is back with guest speaker Sloane Crosley on Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. The virtual Zoom talk and Q & A is free and open to the public. To join, visit An Evening With Sloane Crosley and enter the password: series 2122. Novelist and non-fiction […]
Clark Professor Speaks on Aspirations for Global Climate Change Course
Global Climate Change has been a running course at Clark College for three quarters as of Fall 2021. The five-credit class runs in fall and spring and is taught by Sydney Brahmavar, who also teaches Meteorology at Clark and is an advisor for the Environmental Action Club. The course is […]