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At Clark, sports seem to exist in another world. Clarkies are peripherally aware of them, they know that games and practices must take place, but in their hearts, they really don’t seem to care. There is no huge football team to rally behind, and the basketball and baseball games are usually attended by people involved in some other sport at Clark. The lack of enthusiasm for the sports teams has nothing to do with their records—most Clarkies are totally unaware of each team's records. But to the people who are play sports, the team seems to encompass their entire life. They wake up early to practice together, eat together, take many of the same classes, then practice again, eat again, and in many cases, room together, as well. This leads many people to say that athletic Clarkies take their sport far too seriously in relation to the rest of the student body. If you dream of widespread popularity, fans, and praise for your athletic accomplishments, do not come to Clark.

For the less serious, yet still athletic, there are intramurals. To many Clarkies, it seems that IMs are the real sports action on campus since those competitions are the ones you are most likely to talk about with your friends or overhear people discussing in the UC. Clarkies love their IM seasons and look forward to them every year, sometimes with sinister and dramatic plans in place to assemble the perfect team and score an undefeated record. It never gets too serious, though, and that’s how Clarkies like it, since academics or relaxation are easily the top priorities for most students.

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ArielM

Environmental Sciences '15

3.5

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Clark Isn't All About Sports

I've gone to a number of varsity as well as intramural or club sports games this year, and I enjoy the atmosphere. The people who do go to games have a lot of fun and get excited. Both athletic facilities are accommodating to athletes and non-athletes alike, I never feel judged for not being the fastest for strongest one in the gym. Also, the fact that sports teams are not exclusive or clique-y is something I feel is fairly unique to Clark. There could definitely be more school spirit here, but I think because the school attracts such a diverse student body, there are kids who care much more about other events or activites on campus.

Apr 25, 2012

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Sciffsta

Chemistry '13

4.6

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Clark University Athletics

Students are very involved in athletics at Clark, and there is alot of school spirit. However the team is not the best, and it is one of the lower sports divisions. The gym and fields are extremely well taken care of and up to date.

Jun 25, 2011

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kstox

Biology '14

2.3

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Athletics...Wow.

The athletics at Clark are really good, but nobody ever really goes to the games unless one of our friends is on the team. We are not the greatest, but everybody is really proud of what they do. We have minimal school spirit for teams, but we do support them. I really like our swim team, but I hate the lacrosse team because all the laxbros are kind of stuck up. We have almost every sport except for football, but nobody really cares because we like our school anyways.

Feb 07, 2011

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