Full name: Devin Sheerin Clarke
Nickname(s): Devo
Birthdate: November 26, 1982
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Hometown: Ridgewood, N.J.
Favorite athlete: Garrett Clarke - come down to the Tufts lacrosse games where he and J.P. Doucette hold autograph sessions.
Favorite Tufts athlete: "Hacksaw" Sammy Duggan
Senior lacrosse midfielder Devin Clarke is so money, he had to open a bank account just to hold his personality. Wow, that joke was terrible. But seriously, with 16 goals and six assists and preseason All-American status, I'd say Clarke is legit.
Anyway, I caught up with the man we call "Devo" while he was playing wall ball ... against my wall. "Hey, cut it out!" Naturally, Seven Questions ensued.
1. So you hail from Jersey, along with many of our fellow Jumbos. But we all know there are Jersey dudes and JERSEY DUDES. Will we see you on "True Life: Summer" on the Jersey shore, or "Room Raiders," any time soon?
I don't think I'll ever be able to hang with Joey Seaside, but I'll definitely be making my way down to the Jersey shore this summer. And after having to deal with Boston sports fans for the last four years, the dirty Jerz will be a great change of pace.
2. There are some on this campus who know you as Devin Griffin, or Bryan Clarke. Quiet all those ignorant folks by saying what sets you apart from your buddy/teammate.
First of all, it's Mr. Barclay Gang to all of you fans of The Franchise. And I've never been known to lure unsuspecting girls into my room by showing them videos of me surfing.
3. I've been known to sleep on a couch or two in my time, completely by choice. Why do you prefer the common room to the bedroom?
It's not so much that I love the common room, but too often my roommate is busy entertaining some - actually most - of Tufts's "finest."
4. If I played lacrosse, I know I'd have those flowing locks going. Why the clean-cut look man?
You know, a lot of the guys on the team are rocking the mullets this year, which I've loved. But if you've ever seen me trying to grow out the locks, you definitely know why I rock it high and tight. Plus we can't all be as smooth as Rory Doucette and his flow. But I guess not all of us can drive around campus in our girlfriend's car either.
5. I heard you have to take more than a few online courses in order to work at your job next year because you didn't do so hot on the pretests. Exactly how many is it?
Well, that's kind of a tough subject right now because the five pretests went about as well as Brett Holm's math class. Now I've got about 20 online quizzes to pass which does not bode well for the first couple months of my summer.
6. On your player profile on the Web site, you list "pitch and putt" as one of your interests. Give me some other interests that didn't make the cut on the site.
Well, I'm a big Mets fan so I plan on checking out the "New Look" Mets this summer. For all of you Red Sox and Yankee fans ... jump on the new bandwagon before it's too late - The Miracle Mets are bringing Flushing, Queens back to the top.
7. Who's the bigger role model: Jesse Miller, Tom Mulcahy or Matt Malatesta?
Although Matt Malatesta and Jesse Miller were hard workers, there is no bigger Tufts lacrosse junkie than Tommy Ballgame. Well, other than Julio, who's been our No. 1 fan for the last four years.
