Note the space between "base" and "ball" - the word "baseball" was not really seen as one word until the late 1800s. While bat and ball games have been around for thousands of years, the more modern version of "baseball" as we know it, is generally believed to have originated sometime in the first half of the 19th century, with both men's and women's school, recreational, and amateur "clubs" appearing around mid-century. It wasn't until after the American Civil War that baseball took a more "professional" turn towards what we know today.

[Present Day] Kingston Guards vs. Saugerties Vintage Base Ball Club Hosted by the Ulster County Historical Society, this annual event gathered a large crowd to see these two clubs face off using a rule set from the 1870s. Final score: 20-13 Kingston.

Notable changes from today's modern game:
• Foul balls do not count as strikes
• No gloves worn by the fielders (including no catcher gear)
• Fielders can catch a ball on one bounce for an out
• One umpire that stands in foul territory on the first base side (they called balls and strikes from there)
• Underhand pitching (overhand pitching was not allowed until 1884)
• A runner cannot "overrun" first base, they must stop at first base (like every other base)
• The uniforms, bats, and balls were quite different (note the seams on the ball and shape of the bat)

Photos from June 3rd, 2023

Clarkson University's Leadership Expo and Alumni Event, held annually at the beginning of the new year, features talks and workshops, ice sculpting and dog sleds, and of course, lots of hockey. 2018's featured speaker was alumni Erik Cole. 2019's featured horse and sleigh rides, an Olympic banner raising for Clarkson Alum Renata Fast, and much more.

Photos from:
• February 4th, 2017
• January 27th, 2018
• March 2nd, 2019
• January 25th, 2020

The South Korea Women's National Hockey Team finished their North American tour of friendly exhibitions in Canton, NY as they faced off against St. Lawrence University. SLU won 7-1.

Photos from October 24th, 2019

The Class of 2018's and 2019's graduation and commencement. Held in Cheel Arena. I was originally a part of the class of 2018, but I took five years to finish my degrees, so I graduated with the class of 2019.

Photos from Graduation May 12th, 2018 ​and May 11th, 2019

The Clarkson School is a program for high school seniors to attend college as freshman in replacement of their senior year of high school.

Photos from May 4th, 2019

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The video game club would hold events throughout the semester including the annual GoldenLAN in the fall and KnightFest in the spring which were an open-to-all 48-60 hour LAN party. The events would occasionally bring over 100 people and sometimes attract groups from surrounding universities to compete in game tournaments.

Photos from 2016 – 2017

Clarkson's Army ROTC receives training with Blackhawk helicopters.

Photos from March 14th, 2019

For the second and third times, Clarkson University hosted a TEDx talk on numerous topics with an equally varying degree of influential speakers, including politicians, scientists, economists, and more.

Photos from April 21st, 2018 ​and March 2nd, 2019

The Pride Parade in Potsdam featured supporting groups from the North Country as well as participants from the surrounding four colleges (Clarkson University, SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Canton, St. Lawrence University) in a walk throughout town, ending at the SUNY Potsdam campus where talks were given and refreshments were served.

Photos from April 13th, 2019

The village of Millbrook's annual literary festival attracts both authors and book lovers alike. The event is held at the Millbrook Public Library and businesses throughout the town participate as well. Event goers can attend workshops and talks from authors and other important literary folk, and then meet the authors at their table and even buy a book or two.

Photos from Millbrook Lit Fest 2018 (May 19th, 2018) and 2019 (May 18th, 2019)

Vermin Supreme is an American performance artist and activist who has run as a candidate in various local, state, and national elections in the United States. (Source: Wikipedia) He has run as a candidate in every US presidental election since 1992. Photos from when he visited Clarkson University. This is one of the first non-sporting events I ever covered with my camera.

Photos from January 18, 2017