As an international student from India and a passionate cricket enthusiast, my journey to Clarkson University was driven not just by academic aspirations, but also by my love for cricket. My name is Manish, and I want to share my personal experiences and perspectives on playing cricket at Clarkson University, and how it has helped …
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International Student POV: Shazoi Hall from Golden Spring, Jamaica
Hi, my name is Shazoi Hall and I am an international student from Jamaica studying Civil Engineering here at Clarkson University as an Ignite Presidential Fellow. During my time here, I’ve had the opportunity to get involved in quite a few things that have made my experience valuable and have helped me with my self-development …
A Golden Knight’s Guide to Your First Hockey Game
It is no surprise that the Clarkson Golden Knight Hockey team has a very large presence on campus. For the majority of the year, every weekend is spent packed inside the Cheel arena cheering on the teams. Before coming to Clarkson, many students have never been to a hockey game or not one on the …
Student Life Podcast: Episode 7- Intramural Sports
If you like to spend your time running around and playing fun sports, then this is the podcast for you! On this episode we sat down with Erik Whitcombe to talk about intramural and club sports. Whitcombe is the Director of Intramurals and the Club Sports Liaison. For intramurals Whitcombe’s responsibility is “to provide comprehensive …
How Being A Part Of Athletics Team Helped my Academics
Hi! My name is Rachael Jones ’20, and I’m a senior business intelligence and data analytics major at Clarkson University. I am a captain of the women’s NCAA Division III cross-country team. I ran all through high school and was really excited to continue racing in college, but I was also a little worried about …
Club Hockey at Clarkson
Clarkson University offers a wide range of some 250 organized clubs that anyone can jump in and get involved with. When coming to Clarkson, I knew I would want to be involved in some kind of club, and that ended up being club hockey. I’ve loved to play hockey since I was a little kid, …
Our Trip To Belfast
December 31st Hi Clarkson hockey fans, For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Kassidy Sauve and I’m a 5th year senior and a goaltender! I’m writing this on the bus as we head to New York Stewart International Airport. I am lucky enough to be taking you through our journey and …
Top 10 Things to Do as a First-Year Clarkson Student
One of the biggest questions we get from students interested in coming to Clarkson is, “What is there to do there?” We’re not in a big city (although we’ve got some really cool Canadian ones nearby — get your passport ready!), but there’s still LOTS to do here. So we’re counting down the top 10 …
The Top Three Benefits of Being a Student-Athlete in College
Hi everyone! My name is Libby McCusker, and I am one of the senior captains of the varsity Alpine ski team here at Clarkson and an innovation and entrepreneurship major. When I came to Clarkson, I was thrilled to be able to compete at the collegiate level in a sport that I had worked so …