Clarkson University President Tony Collins has been elected to the board of directors of the New York State Smart Grid Consortium.

"Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road and Not Make It to the Other Side" will be discussed by Clarkson University Professor of Biology Tom Langen at the next Science Cafe at Jack & Wezzie’s Coffee House in Potsdam this Wednesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Award-winning author Marty Essen will present his high-energy digital slide show, Around the World in 90 Minutes, at Clarkson University on Thursday, March 25, at 8 p.m. in Bertrand H. Snell Hall Room 213 (hill campus). Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend.

The grant will fund the development of a new course, Engineering in Contemporary Society, to improve the engagement of first-year students in the Coulter School of Engineering, motivating them to succeed in their studies.

Hey CUB, 1998 called. They want their Springfest headliner back!

The Goo Goo Dolls lead singer, John Rzeznik recently turned, the ripe age of 44. This means he is almost the age of my father. I don't want to listen to a forty-something rock singer who isn't named Thom Yorke or Anthony Kiedis.

Last Friday at 2pm, Snell featured Dr. Schulte (all the way from the Clarkson Science Center) who presented on "Lizard Tales: Understanding Evolution Using on Unconventional Organism."

His presentation lasted about an hour and covered his group's hypothesis on the evolution and organization of several reptile phylum.

What are you thinking, that I am thinking, that you are thinking, that I am thinking? Confused?

In the last Science Café, Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Economic & Financial Studies Luciana Echazu started her presentation with just this, as she discussed the introductory concepts of game theory.

No newspaper last week! "Where was my Sudoku??" "How do you expect me to get through class?!" We promise there was a legitimate reason.

This past week eight members of The Clarkson Integrator took a trip to Phoenix, Arizona for our yearly conference. We joined 397 other students from 75 schools across 30 states and Canada.

Bang! Gotcha! You're dead! Who do you have? Who's my next victim? Phrases that may seem oddly out of context, but for those that are playing the game it makes perfect sense. From several sources, the Dean of Students' Office was alerted to a campus game of assassination that is currently being played in and among us.

Five years after the release of the acclaimed Demon Days (2005), the virtual band, Gorillaz, has released their third LP in their 10+ years together. Plastic Beach (2010) hit the shelves last Wednesday along with a new roster of musical guests, a new sound, and a new story revolving around the fictional band members.

This past weekend, the Clarkson Theatre Club performed The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, a dramatic comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis, portraying the trial of Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus to the Romans.

A mix of biblical references, an intriguing plot, and various humorous and ironic lines, the play keeps its viewers on edge and unsure of what is coming next.

In honor of their upcoming SpringFest performance, here is a review of a Goo Goo Dolls concert from 2008. The article originally ran on September 8, 2008 under the title "The Goo Goo Dolls Concert".



With some advance planning, I joined a group last Friday as we tried to hold on to the last bits of real summer.

The Clarkson Golden Knights hosted the first game of a best-of-three playoff weekend on Friday, Feb. 26, against St. Lawrence University.

Competition was fierce throughout the first period as the Knights battled for dominance of the puck. Neither team was able to secure a significant advantage in the first period despite a power play opportunity for both teams.

After a loss in Saturday's game against the Saints, the Golden Knights were back in Cheel Arena for the conclusion of the three game playoff series. Clarkson started off strong, keeping St. Lawrence on the defensive for the first few minutes. Play was fierce as both teams fought for control of the puck.

The Clarkson University Hockey team twice overcame one-goal deficits to force overtime in its ECAC Hockey playoff series game at archrival St. Lawrence University. This was not enough to conquer the Saints however, who won 3-2 halfway into overtime at Appleton arena in Canton.

Playing in a do-or-die situation, the Golden Knights kept their season alive with a gutsy, hard-working effort, twice overcoming deficits to defeat their North Country foe. Clarkson, which stands at 9-23-4 overall, will battle the Saints (16-14-7) again on Sunday to settle this best of three series.

Whether you are going to an exotic locale or sitting at home for spring break, I have a few drink ideas to make your vacation better. These are all drinks that you will find at a bar, so you can have something to order and have the bartender know what you are talking about.

A radio, amplifier, feed line and the 'Big Thunder' antenna atop Moore House was all it took for the Clarkson University's Amateur Radio Club, K2CC, to transmit signals all the way to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and every other US state and Canadian province during the November Sweepstakes Phone Contest late last semester.

The innovative and challenging program, typically for rising juniors and seniors, fosters intellectual development, communication skills, and cooperative problem solving in a real-world setting

Calendars, sunspots and planning for 2013 will be discussed by St. Lawrence University Professor of Physics Aileen O’Donoghue at the next Science Cafe at Jack & Wezzie’s Coffee House in Potsdam this Wednesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.

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Clarkson University is one of the 50 best undergraduate institutions in the United States and Canada to study game design, according to the Princeton Review, one of America’s most widely known education services and test preparation companies.

A few months after being deployed to Iraq in 2003, U.S. Army Infantryman Martinez was driving a Humvee when his left front tire hit a landmine. He suffered severe burns to more than 40 percent of his body as well as smoke inhalation. Martinez spent 34 months at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, undergoing 32 different surgeries, including skin grafts and cosmetic surgery.

Friday, February 12, 2010 opened the 21st Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. With 83 nations taking part, only about half of the summer games total, and a total of 2,632 athletes taking part in 86 events over 17 days, when all the world will be watching.

It is beginning to be that time of the year. With graduation approaching quickly, most seniors may be experiencing symptoms of senioritis.

Senioritis, by Wikimedia definition, is a term used to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their high school, college or graduate school careers.

This past Friday, February 19, the music of Elvis was brought back to life by the talents of Mr. Joe Angerosa in the downtown Snell Hall auditorium. Angerosa is described as "The best Elvis impersonator on this side of the Mississippi" and he is a 2nd place winner in a national competition held by a Myspace social group.

This summer, Philly-based hip-hop DJ and producer RJD2 announced to fans on his blog that he would be leaving his long time record label, Definite Jux, to create his own and enter the realm of independent music. Later in the year, RJ (Ramble John) celebrated the beginning of his self-created record label, Electrical Connections, by releasing a limited edition, four-album box set complete with a copy of his breakthrough Deadringer (2002).

Although the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team came up short in its bid for the ECAC Hockey regular season title, the fifth-ranked Golden Knights will go into the playoffs with some momentum after rallying for a 3-3 tie against sixth-ranked Harvard University before 454 fans at Cheel Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Dartmouth's top three scorers came through in the clutch to lead the Big Green to an upset 4-1 victory over the fifth/sixth-ranked Clarkson University Women's Hockey team before 624 fans at Cheel Arena on Friday night.

The loss drops the Golden Knights out of first place in the ECAC Hockey standings and is a severe blow to Clarkson's bid to claim the conference regular-season title.

The Golden Knights faced off at Brown University on Friday, February 19 and despite a strong effort, came up one goal short losing 2-3. After a scoreless first period for both teams, Clarkson senior and assistant captain Matt Beca was the first to light up the scoreboard by scoring just after one minute into the second period.

Despite having one of the strongest starts of the season against a fifth-ranked Yale University, the final 8 minutes of the third period can only be described as a "Knightmare." Yale made a three goal comeback to force the game into overtime, where the Bulldogs proceeded to score the game-winning goal and make the final score 5-4.

Let's face it, it is cold outside. And it is going to be cold outside for a few more weeks. Some of us are cold from a frigid Valentine's Day. Does this mean that you should start hibernating or lock yourself in CAMP until it gets above freezing or you are thrown out? If there was no drinks article this week, then probably yes.

Everett G. Foster, Chair of the Clarkson University Board of Trustees and Sr. Vice President /Managing Director of RBC Wealth Management in Watertown, N.Y passed away in his home on Saturday with his wife, Judy, son Ben Foster and daughter Katharine Foster Meyer at his side. A member of the Clarkson Board of Trustees since May 2000, he had served since October 2005 as the 18th leader of Clarkson’s governing body.

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Assistant Professor Dave Beck, director of Clarkson University’s Digital Arts & Sciences program, has been honored in the 2009 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, sponsored jointly by the journal Science, which is published by AAAS, the nonprofit international science society, and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Edward Sazonov, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Clarkson University and vice president of Physical Activity Innovations, accepted the Bluetooth Innovator of the Year Award for 2009 for his research on the Fit Companion, a physical activity monitoring device. The award was presented to Physical Activity Innovations by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG).

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The public is invited to hear keynote speaker Jackie Jensen of Sam Houston State University, a nationally recognized teacher, researcher, and developer of undergraduate research programs.

Clarkson University alumnus Robert R. Ziek Jr., president of ZSOURCE, Limited, Cincinnati, has been elected to Clarkson’s board of trustees. He will serve on the academic affairs & marketing committees.

Game theory will be discussed by Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Economic & Financial Studies Luciana Echazu at the next Science Cafe at Jack & Wezzie’s Coffee House in Potsdam this Wednesday, February 24, at 7:30 p.m.

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National Society of Black Engineers Executive Director Carl B. Mack will speak on the topic of "Engineering Social Justice" at Clarkson University on February 21. The public is welcome to attend.

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Casper’s lecture focused on the development of the sciences of the brain and mind in Britain.

When Helen and John D. Chapple moved to Potsdam from Indiana in the summer of 1965, neither of them knew that 25 years later, when John was named dean of admissions emeritus at Clarkson University, he would be responsible for recruiting more than 75 percent of Clarkson’s alumni at the time. Nor did they know that Helen would someday be named director of college relations, becoming the first woman to attain that high of a reporting level at Clarkson.

Clarkson will be working closely with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop and disseminate educational modules that utilize NASA’s vast array of data chronicling the changes in our climate and earth system function.

They are looking for volunteers who live in apartments or single-family homes in the North Country or Syracuse areas. The study requires the participation of a child (7-16 years-old) with asthma, and his or her family.

Vladimir Privman, the Robert A. Plane Professor of Chemistry at Clarkson University, has been elected a fellow of the International Academy, Research, and Industry Association (IARIA).

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A crowd of more than 100 students came to Cheel Commons to participate in Trivia Night on Saturday night, January 30. The apartment RA staff planned and implemented this Residence Life sponsored event for the entire residential community. Riverside RA Zach Butcher emceed as 25 teams of four students each competed in four rounds of trivia for the top prizes of Wal-Mart gift cards worth $100, $60 and $40.

This past Tuesday, Dr. Jon Goss from the University of Hawaii at Manoa presented his research on advertisement campaigns.

He discussed the true nature of massive billboards, commonly seen in locales across the country and featured predominantly in New York City.

More than 300 students from local high schools were on the Clarkson University campus this Saturday, February 6, 2010 to participate in science and math events.

Clarkson hosted 20 regional high school teams for the Adirondack Regional C Division Science Olympiad.

It is that time of year again! Planning for Relay for Life is already underway. This all night long event brings people of all sorts together to give awareness, make changes, and fight back against cancer. Relay for Life is scheduled for April 9 to 10 and we want to raise more money than ever.

On Saturday, April 17, 2010 at approximately 1:00 p.m. Clarkson University's Leadership Corps in partnership with the American Cancer Society is conducting a fund-raising event. The fund-raising event is "Lap-Sit" which is an activity that has been carried out many times on the Clarkson campus over the years.

There's no way around it, the Clarkson University Men's Hockey Team has had two years in a row of disappointing seasons. Whose fault is it? Coaching? Recruiting? Players? Injuries? Or maybe just bad luck? Who cares?

Quit your whining. Stop pointing fingers.

CUSA recently hosted a Grocery Bingo last week and received a great turn out. Senate gave out a variety of food items as prizes for students. Keep your eyes open for more activities coming up in the near future!

At the end of March and beginning of April there will be elections for new Senators for Fall 2010.

Let's face it, the major contributing factor as to why most white kids don't listen to hip-hop is because they can't relate to the lyrics and stories being told. I say "most" because there are exceptions. 

For example, those crowds of young adults that rock out with the perfectly brimmed baseball caps and gold necklaces.

Since their first album in 2000, the psychedelic and experimental group known as the Animal Collective has brought music to the indie scene that is unmatched both in obscurity and cult following. Their last album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, received amazing reviews for its well-rounded and happy sound through all 55-minutes of play.

This is another Terry Gilliam film full of imagination. The story takes place in a present day somewhere in the British Isles and is about a group of traveling gypsies. Christopher Plummer plays Dr. Parnassus, a man who can control people's imaginations, and constantly gets in dangerous gambles with Satan (played by Tom Waits).

Sophomore Gabrielle Kosziwka (Limehouse, ONT) scored twice off rebounds as the third-ranked Clarkson University Women's Hockey team halted a two-game losing slide with a 3-0 shutout victory over Union College in ECAC Hockey action Saturday afternoon at Cheel Arena.

Shooting 10-for-15 from the floor over the final 11 minutes, the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team climbed out of a seven-point deficit to pick up a key victory over Vassar College, beating the Brewers 75-60 in Liberty League action Saturday afternoon.

Following the difficult loss on Friday night, the CU Men's Hockey Team traveled on to Rensselaer on Saturday, February 6 and played a much stronger defensive game by coming up just one goal short as RPI won 2-1. Clarkson sophomore Corey Tamblyn stayed hot by scoring in his third game in a row.

The Clarkson Women's Hockey team welcomed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to Cheel Arena on Friday, February 5 for what would turn out to be the Knights first loss at home this season.

At 8:57 in the first period, senior forward Dominique Thibault opened the scoring with Clarkson's first and only goal of the night.

It is safe to say that the Clarkson Men's Hockey Team suffered an ugly loss at Union College this past Friday, February 5 with a final score of 11-2. The Knights began Friday night with a bang by scoring the first goal just 20 seconds into the first period of play.

The Clarkson Women's Hockey team traveled to Appleton Arena on Tuesday, February 2, to face Clarkson's arch rival, St. Lawrence University.

Lauren Dahm, the regular goaltender for the Lady Knights, was ill and unable to play in this game. Freshman, goaltender, Kelsey Neumann saw her first game of the season, apart from the exhibition game in September.

This week I had the pleasure of sampling home brew from another Clarkson student. I was lucky enough to receive not one but two different bottles of beer from this townhouse resident and upstanding member of pep band. I was given a bottle of Oatmeal Raisin and an Irish Red.

Clarkson's chapter of the New York Water Environmental Agency (NYWEA) sent ten students to the annual NYWEA Conference in New York City this past week. For those of you who do not know much about NYWEA, it is the environmental engineering professional society at Clarkson.

Tired of eating on the meal plan or don't know what to cook in the apartments? Well take charge and learn how to cook. You might be thinking, "But Hunter, I don't live in the apartments. My dorm room kitchen is just a microwave and a mini-fridge." No problem! I will include many of the recipes for microwave cooking and simplistic ingredients.

A group of Clarkson University students is looking to break the United States record for a lap-sit this spring and they need a few friends to help out -- more than 3,333 in total.

The tragedy that Haiti experienced is almost incomprehensible. The loss and destruction tells a horrifying story, but also one of hope. The hope to rebuild a country that was almost wiped off the map. The combined efforts of the many countries that are offering aid seems to be making a poverty ridden Haiti a thing of past.

The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter of 2009 at the fastest pace in six years, the government reported Friday, but many economists and business owners remained unconvinced that a full-scale recovery was under way and that substantial job growth would soon follow.

We are all no doubt very well aware of the terrible earthquake that recently beset Haiti. Tragically, many lives were lost and their infrastructure was dealt a blow. Amid all of the loss, the world, especially the United States, has rallied around Haiti with aid and support.

What were the Eskimos thinking? The Great White North has a reputation that precedes it. Being at a school this far north in New York State, we are all more than familiar with this reputation. Everyone seems to have something to complain about. My car won't start, the bookstore is too far away, I forgot to dry my hair and it froze.

If you are able to associate the name Eli with The Bible or at least know a bit about Christianity, congratulations, you have figured out half the plot of the movie The Book of Eli. In all honesty, the trailer of this film gave me no incentive to see the movie because of this simplistic appearance of the story's plot.

Set in the desert of the western United States, God feels that humanity has lost its way and he sends an army of angels to enact an extermination. This is what you might read from some website what you might not read is that this movie takes a while to get to the point.

Fallout 3 is a first person shooter game developed by Bethesda and released in December of 2008. The game follows the heroics or evils of a protagonist called "The Lone Wanderer", whom the player controls. More specifically it is a post-apocalyptic alternate universe United States of America set in 2277, 200 years after "The Great War" that left the world a nuclear wasteland devoid of any unifying governments.

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly live show that includes a regular cast as well as a new weekly host and musical guest in each show. The show consists of several short skits over the course of the hour and a half with some featuring the host and two musical performances by the guest artist.

On Saturday January 30, Clarkson battled their oldest rival, Cornell, at Lynah Rink in Ithaca. Though scoring first, they still fell to the Cornell Big Red, 5-3. Cornell answered the Clarkson unassisted goal by Adam Pawlick at 12:26 into the game, with a goal 16:07 into the first.

Three players finished in double figures for Hamilton College, as the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team fell to the Continentals 67-44 in Liberty League action Friday evening at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Golden Knights dropped to 3-13 overall and 0-6 in conference games, while Hamilton evened its Liberty League slate at 3-3 and improved to 10-6 overall.

Friday's game saw the return of sophomore defenseman Mark Borowiecki after sustaining a concussion two weeks ago against Colgate. Even with the return of our previously injured defensemen, Clarkson still fell hard to the Colgate Raiders.

Just 37 seconds into the first period Colgate received a delayed penalty before anyone could shoot.

The Clarkson University Women's Hockey Team returned to Cheel Arena after playing their last six games on the road. The Knights, whose last game at Cheel was on December 5, 2009, welcomed the Colgate University Raiders on Friday, January 29, 2010.

Sophomore Juana Baribeau led the Knights offensively, scoring two of the three goals and earning an assist on the third.

Ted Gregory

Chicago Tribune (MCT)

Born with a disorder that would leave him 3 feet tall and so brittle that coughing could fracture a rib, Sean Stephenson could not walk as a child. He was wracked with pain. People stared at him all the time, except on Halloween.

Tired of eating on the meal plan or don't know what to cook in the apartments? Well take charge and learn how to cook. You might be thinking, "But Hunter, I don't live in the apartments. My dorm room kitchen is just a microwave and a mini-fridge." No problem! I will include many of the recipes for microwave cooking and simplistic ingredients.

Whether mixing drinks for a small group of friends or making drinks professionally behind a bar, there are a few personality traits you should always keep. These character aspects will also help you throughout your life in other areas.

Set the tone of interaction.

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Faculty and graduate students from Clarkson and SUNY Potsdam are hosting the events of the Olympiad, which take place in Clarkson's Science Center, beginning with an 8:30 a.m. welcome and ending with a 3 p.m. awards ceremony.

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For the past four years, skateboarding has been a passion for Emily A. Stefano of East Amherst, N.Y., a mechanical engineering junior at Clarkson University. Now, it’s also the basis for her honors thesis.

More than half a century after the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in April 1959, Clarkson University biologist Michael R. Twiss is among a corps of scientists charting the environmental change the Seaway and hydroelectric power projects have wrought.

The Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU) launched a new mission statement, visual identity and Web site (http://www.theaitu.org) at its annual meeting in San Diego, Calif. last week.

Clarkson University President Tony Collins serves as the chair of the AITU Public Relations Committee and Clarkson's Office of Marketing & External Relations team played a key role in advancing the project under the direction of Vice President for External Relations Kelly Chezum.

25 year old Jeremy Marie had enough courage to pursue his dream but is doing so in an unusual way. The Frenchman has visited 39 countries, traveled in more than 886 vehicles, and covered approximately 76,800 miles. Jeremy Marie is hitchhiking across the world.

What could cause a 9-year-old to take his own life?

Authorities, friends and the family of a boy from The Colony in Texas who was found hanged at school this past Thursday afternoon are struggling with that question after his apparent suicide.

A staffer at Stewart's Creek Elementary School discovered fourth-grader Montana Lance in a bathroom, police said.

Pranks can be something fun to pull on your friends and enemies. It is a way to relieve stress, have a few laughs, make new memories, and most of all put an end to boredom. Some consider it a form of art, coming up with something fun and legal. Hopefully, the pranks are nothing dangerous that will hurt others, but something you will be able to laugh about later on.

The world has responded with tremendous generosity to the destruction in Haiti after last week's earthquake, but the breakdown of security and order there threatens to multiply the already terrible death toll if the food, water and medicine pouring into the country can't be distributed properly.

To start things off Caprica is a newly released series on Syfy, which is based on the popular Battlestar Galactica series, which was praised as being one of the best dramas on television. For those of you that followed Battlestar, Caprica, takes place on the planet of Caprica at what I think is around 40 or so years earlier than the pilot miniseries, Battlestar Galactica.