Student Sees Puddle, Declares Drought Is Over

Over the summer, the City of Worcester upgraded its drought status to Stage 2, confirming its severity as the worst drought the region has suffered in recent memory. Residents of Worcester have felt the effects of this drought due to increased water restrictions, but none witnessed its harsh reality quite like the students of Clark University, who watched their sole water source dwindle during the opening weeks of the semester.

Earlier this week, the Clark University Reservoir, also known as that big puddle on the curb between Lasry and the Bio Physics building, nearly ran dry. Clark student Dianne Harris, Class of 2016, helped explain to The Freudian Slip how students reacted. “We were all very scared. I have been here for fou

r years and have never seen that puddle run dry,” she said, “I stepped in that puddle on my first tour here. I mean I was pissed about it, but it still means something to me.”

Thankfully, late Friday night, the skies opened up, and it rained hard enough to bring the reservoir back to full capacity. A sense of relief dominated the campus the next morning, even the sprinklers were running. Clark junior Betty Thomas summed up the morning best: “I saw a coffee cup floating in the puddle this morning.” She told The Freudian Slip with tears in her eyes, “I haven’t seen that in months.”

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