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By: Jaydon Dennis

February 27, 2022

Esports is a new sport that has recently joined Clarke University. This new sport was once a club and has recently changed during the fall semester of 2021, thanks to the new head coach and Esports Director Henry Johnston. He brought many teams and students ready to compete. Several students were glad to be given a chance to compete because not everyone gets a chance to compete in college. They were all given the chance to join nine teams…continue reading

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Musical Menus on Broadway at Clarke

By: Ashley Franken

March 13, 2022

Hey Clarkies! Check your emails for more information regarding the ‘Taste’ of Broadway. “In the early days of Clarke, the BVM sisters had a mission to give music lessons to the rich and poor of the community. In the generations since, music has remained a fundamental part of the Clarke story and our relationship with the community through events like Musical Menus”…continue reading

Clarke Service Opportunities Spring 2022!

By: Ashley Franken

March 13, 2022

Clarkies…service opportunities have been announced! A service trip we have coming up is the Easter service trip. Clarke will set forth for Milwaukee on April 14th and return April 18th. They will be working with St. Ben in the food pantry and soup kitchen. These students will be staying with the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary…continue reading

Endowed Scholarships are Open!

By: Ashley Franken

March 13, 2022

Endowed scholarship applications are out! Clarkies…this means you should be applying. This scholarship is established by Clarke’s very own donor and alumni who want to help out the current pride. These funds will be awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year. The deadline for this is May 6th at 4:00pm. AND REMEMBER NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED. But all scholarships will…continue reading

by: Jaydon Dennis

February 27, 2022

Hello everyone! This article details a new look at our Esports team by hearing directly from our team members. Three of our hard-working athletes will discuss the reasoning for all of their work in this new sport. These students are providing an opening into the life of an aspiring Esports Student-Athlete…continue reading

by: Eric Wold

February 18, 2022

The golden birthday. It’s a unique event in everyone’s life, but for Parker Lippstock (Clarke Art+Design major) it is particularly special. It’s his Tworiffic Tuesday birthday on February 22nd, 2022! In fact, the next time our modern calendar will align for such an event is two-hundred years…continue reading

By: Ashley Franken

February 6, 2022

Clarke hosted the amazing and wonderful Teddy Swims on Thursday, January 27, 2022. I don’t know about anyone else but some songs he sang had me loving his music even more. With performing hit songs like 911 and Simple Things, Swims explained how and why…continue reading