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Finals are officially over, and I am done with my undergraduate degree! Farewell Clark Diaires. I have sincerely enjoyed sharing my experiences with you for the past four years. The platform to reflect and collect memories has been more than I could have imagined. Thank you for reading my posts. In the words of Maya Angelou, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Much love to Clarkies near and far. 

-Julianne Murphy ‘17

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After four years of being a diarist, I am now signing off and graduating with this last blog post. Clark Diaries has been a platform to document whatever I could offer of my life as a Clarkie. My posts were very much defined by my circumstances, my majors and being international. This last post suggests my impending and uncertain interaction with this country, USA. So far, all I’ve known is life within and in the peripheries of college. I look forward to my Employment Authorization/Visa-extension, then I commence a new journey of navigating the “real world” USA. Carpe Diem. 

-Fileona ‘17 

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The end of college and exams led to an impromptu bar visit with my friend, Emma, pictured above. Talking about our shared uncertain futures, which I am sure every other graduating senior sees in the horizon. 

-Fileona ‘17

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Photo above: Kristi Xhelili, director of the movie screened (image below) at Floetic Fridays, an event of musical, artistic and poetic expression sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice, a club that advocates for reproductive freedom at Clark, in Massachusetts, and in the United States. 

-Fileona Dkhar ‘17

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This semester I spent a lot of time trying to figure out a way to incorporate my personal “self” into my work. It seemed like it was long overdue, thinking about making things in a more personal manner. Here I am, posing as if mid-presentation, with my installation space. The main thesis, while open to interpretation, is based on the clash of identity I felt going back home to India Summer 2016. I scribbled my journal onto the walls, incorporating photos that had a personal resonance with my visual history. It was ultimately, in spite of my shortcomings, an exercise in catharsis. I am glad I did it. 

- FIleona ‘17

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A piece of my work from the Studio Art Senior Thesis Show that is still up in the first floor of Traina Center for the Arts’ Schiltkamp Gallery until May 21st. Please feel free to check out the work. 

Fileona ‘17

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Goodbye! This is my last post ever as a Clark Diarist. I started 4 years ago, when this was on Wordpress and I was a young and naive first-year. Today I'm a senior about to graduate. I'm still naive - just about different things. Clark has taught me so much, it's impossible to thank the institution as much as it deserves. I guess it suffices to say that I'm staying here another two years, to complete a master's degree in GIS for Development and Environment, and there's nowhere I would rather be. Thank you very much for reading these posts over the last four years. It's been a pleasure. - Dale Watt '17

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And with a paper plate in hand, I’d like to sign off as your fellow Clark Diarist. 

It’s been an absolute pleasure posting for incoming students, current students, questioning students, and even my mom.  (Thanks for the likes, Mom.) 

So with that, here’s a photo of me from Clark’s Theatre Banquet that summarizes my time here. Not to get all cheesy, but I’m gonna miss this theatre, this job, and these people. But I’ll certainly be back to visit. 

Thanks so much for your love, your time, and your viewership. See you at graduation!

-Raechel Segal ‘17

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Also seen at Lou Rock’s Diner: my awesome friend Sean! Because nothing says “bon voyage” for the summer quite like getting off campus for a breakfast special! I’m gonna miss you, Sean! 

-Raechel Segal ‘17

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Bon appetite! (Seen at Lou Rock’s Diner.)

-Raechel Segal ‘17

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A semi-candid scene from the English Department’s end of the year awards ceremony. Click here for links to some of the award winning pieces. 

-Julianne Murphy ‘17

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I brought my friend Spencer with me to Newton last week and we hid out in a coffee shop for five hours and talked about philosophy. It’s so convenient having such cool towns in the surrounding area!

-Alli Jutras ‘19

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A few photos capturing the essence of my Contemporary Directions class!

-Alli Jutras ‘19

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A photo capturing my daily walk from the Traina Center (art building) on campus. It’s the furthest building away from campus, but also the nicest walk.

-Alli Jutras ‘19

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My Contemporary Directions final! I focused on my past, present, and future and depicted it through a triptych and was extremely happy with the result.

-Alli Jutras ‘19

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The weather in Worcester has been beautiful lately! The evenings are my favorite--when the humidity fades but it’s still warm enough to wear shorts and a t-shirt. Here’s a photo of the sunset fading behind the ASEC building

-Alli Jutras ‘19

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My roommate and I took an adventure to Kelly Square last week to find some baked goods for my friend’s birthday. Little did we know, Birch Tree Bread was closed so we decided to walk around the area looking for another bakery. In the process, we got lost and were walking in circles but we stumbled upon some cool murals and eventually found a European bakery!

-Alli Jutras ‘19