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Berry College students’ mul-timedia project “War for Water” took fourth in a national News-paper Project Award competition conducted by the Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication.

The national Newspaper Project Award competition aims to recognize “publications pro-duced by students and profes-sors in journalism classes.”

The War for Water multi-media package looks into the complications and concerns of the Southeast’s battle over a lim-ited supply of water. The entirety of the 15-article package was produced in the communica-tion course Digital Storytelling taught by Brian Carroll, associate professor of communication.

“We knew we didn’t want to do solely conflict driven journal-ism—who’s upset with whom or who’s suspected of what-- but to look at a big problem and inves-tigate as many solutions as pos-sible,” Carroll said. “So during a class session we threw up as many of those big problems we could think of and we thrashed out the pros and cons of each and the class decided they wanted to do this regions rather urgent need for water.”

Traditionally, the competition forbade any content that was digitally delivered or distrib-uted, however it was recently adapted to accommodate the ongoing changes in the field of journalism.

“The whole idea was to let the story determine the medium and not the other way around and that’s the big-C ‘change’ in journalism,” Carroll said. “In traditional media of the past, if you were a TV station you found something you could show on video—’if it bleeds it leads’—but the world has changed and now we have the opportunity to let stories determine which media is best suited to tell the stories.”

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Faculty to consider new Gen-Ed proposal

Residence Life renovations make room

KELLY DICKERSONManaging Editor

The General Education Review Task Force (GERTF) has proposed a new general education program called the Foundations Model.

According to the Report on the Recommendation of the GERTF, the new curriculum would allow greater flexibility “by linking the current requirements to competencies, rather than to specific departments or disciplines.”

Professor of Religion and Philosophy and Chair of the GERTF Michael Papazian said this would mean instead of requiring a math-ematics course, a student could take a course in a different discipline, like business for example, that still emphasizes mathematics.

Further, the proposal also introduces a first year “Colloquium” course that enables first year students to study a topic that interests them in depth and will be geared toward getting new students excited about learning.

Papazian said the committee has outlined a proposal that has been sent to all faculty to review. A meeting in October will provide the fac-ulty a chance to discuss the proposal. Papazian said the meeting will allow faculty to vote on pieces of the proposal rather than a yes or no vote for the entire proposal.

Vice President of Academic Affairs Kathy Richardson said consid-eration of the Foundations Model will not be a strict linear process.

“We’ve asked the faculty to take several months this fall to think on and discuss the program so that every single faculty member will be involved,” Richardson said. “Whatever comes out of this thought-provoking discussion and process is going to be a good thing. It is now our responsibility and opportunity to engage in deep thinking, and that in itself is good.”

Some members of the GERTF believe that, for example, a history competency should only be satisfied by a course taught by a professor with a Ph.D. in history and believe that “allowing courses to be taught by professors from other disciplines would seriously compromise and weaken the education of students.”

However, all members acknowledge the need to keep all courses challenging and maintain the integrity of the GE curriculum and agree that a standing GE committee and subcommittees would be necessary to vote on which courses would satisfy each competency.

Richardson said a main goal behind the new proposal is to provide students with a deeper learning experience.

“I think the overall intention is to help make the foundation experi-ence more meaningful to students, help them make connections be-tween their different courses,” Richardson. “We hope that advanced, deeper learning will be the outcome. I think what we do now in General Education is already quite good, so it’s a matter of thinking through how we can make it better.”

Senior Kylie Berry, a student representative for GERTF, said her role was to give a student’s perspective on the ideas being presented.

“I think that while the Foundations Model will be different, it will give students more freedom in the classes they choose to take for their general education,” Berry said.

The GERTF has also included points they did not come to any defi-nite decision on including the possibility of a senior capstone experi-ence, a service-learning component and significant writing require-ments in some of the courses in the Foundations Model proposal.

Papazian said he believes 2014 is the earliest any of the changes would be implemented. Papazian said all potential changes to the general education program would need to be approved by the faculty, the academic council and College President Stephen R. Briggs.

SEE “GEN-ED REFORM” P. 2 SEE “WAR FOR WATER” P. 3

There is room at the inn for everyone this year at Berry College.

Following the room selection process in April there were many students who worried about a possible shortage of beds this semes-ter, but all new and returning students have been housed.

Several renovations were done over the summer. Sunshine Cottage, previously used by the Child Development Center, underwent renovations in order to make it a residential building. Julia Cottage, destroyed by two trees during the storm on campus in Spring 2011, has been completely redone and is ready for student housing again.

There will also be 15 students living in Po-land Hall, a former duplex used for faculty and staff housing. Constructed in 1904, Poland is the oldest residential building on campus, and this will be its first year housing students.

While Residence Life was successful in housing all of Berry’s students this year, it was a tight squeeze. All alternative housing—the townhouses and Centennial—are completely filled, and overall capacity is at 95.95 percent and 97.66 percent for females and males re-spectively, according to Assistant Dean of Stu-dents for Residence Life Lindsey Taylor. The only reason those numbers are not 100 percent is because the small number of rooms avail-able are not ones students would want, such

as converted study rooms or rooms shared with Resident Assistants Taylor said.

“We’re fuller than we are in terms of space we can actually give,” Taylor said.

In anticipation of this dilemma, Residence Life extended the option to allow 70 rising se-

niors to live off campus, but only 48 took the opportunity. According to Taylor, the majority of students who request to live off campus are usually juniors, but Berry only allows seniors to do so.

CAROLINE CLAFFEYDeputy News Editor

KIMBERLY TREESENews Editor

SEE “RENOVATIONS” P. 2

PARKER SEALY, Photo Editor

“We knew we didn’t want to do solelyconflict-drivenjournalism”

NEWS AUGUST 23, 2012PAGE 2, CAMPUS CARRIER

A June 15 press release from the Office of Public Rela-tions announced that Vanice Roberts, previously a consul-tant, has been made the Dean of Nursing at Berry College.

Provost Katherine Whatley stated in the press release that Roberts’ duties include developing several aspects of the program.

“Dr. Roberts will be responsible for developing the cur-riculum for the program, for hiring faculty and for oversee-ing the development of classroom space,” Whatley said.

Roberts said she has also been applying for accredita-tion and funding for the program.

The press release stated that the Georgia Board of Nurs-ing has approved the development of a nursing program at Berry College. According to “Highlights for Nursing Student Recruitment,” an informational document pro-vided by Roberts, accreditation for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is based on a site visit that requires students who have completed two semesters of nursing courses.

“Highlights for Nursing Student Recruitment” explained that the visit from CCNE will occur as soon as possible in order to give the program accreditation.

Whatley assured students in the press release that those interested in the program could complete general educa-tion courses and enter the nursing courses in their junior and senior years.

“Students will be able to enter Berry and enroll in the

foundation classes taken by all freshmen and sophomores. By the time they are upper level students, nursing courses will be available and students can be admitted into the BSN program.”

Roberts explained that local hospitals and clinics are very supportive of the developing program and are eager to receive more nurses.

“Highlights for Nursing Student Recruitment” cites research by Dr. Linda Aiken (2003) that reports there is a decrease in patients’ risk of death when they are treated by baccalaureate-level nurses. Roberts said less than 50 percent of nurses in Rome are baccalaureate nurses even though there is high-level healthcare available, so Berry nurses will be valuable assets to these local facilities.

According to Roberts, Berry’s nursing program will have an emphasis on service and technology. In an effort to protect the environment as well as provide students with technological readiness for jobs after Berry, students will be required to bring either a laptop or iPad to class with them, Roberts said. Professors will incorporate apps for diagnostics, medications, a medical dictionary and a Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Theory. Roberts explained that professors will use online testing to prepare students for the state nursing license test, which is electronic.

Roberts said there will also be a clinical simulation lab that houses cutting-edge technology like high fidelity mannequins. These mannequins feature eyes that blink, pupils that dilate, heartbeats, air in their lungs and an abil-ity to talk. An operator controls the dummy via computer

while students treat their “patient” as different scenarios unfold in real time. Roberts said that many other nursing programs either do not have these mannequins or do not use them, but she and her faculty love them.

Roberts explained that another feature of Berry’s nurs-ing program is a healthcare mission to an orphanage in Pleven, Bulgaria. The nursing students would serve in a 250-bed orphanage and healthcare facility for a two-week trip after their junior year, which Roberts said fits in nicely with Berry’s head, heart and hands philosophy.

Students would also be offered an elective that deals with the healthcare economy, which Roberts said is very distinctive because it is not something many programs offer. The course would cover things like how exactly Medicare and Medicaid work and how nursing affects healthcare costs, Roberts said.

Nursing classes are scheduled to begin in the fall of 2013, so interested students should begin thinking and planning now, Roberts said.

There will be three information sessions to explain more about this developing program on Monday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m., and Monday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m., in a location to be determined.

“If your sister is interested in nursing, or your brother, or anyone you know, come to the info session.” Roberts said.

CHELSEA FRYARCopy Editor

Nursing program continues to move forward

Berry College President Stephen R. Briggs announced last Friday that there would be a change in some of the administrative responsi-bilities at the college in order to take on several projects for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Those whose responsibilities have changed include Provost Katherine Whatley, who is now working “directly with Dr. Briggs on issues related to institutional planning, analy-sis and policy development,” and Dr. Kathy Richardson, a communication professor, who is now filling the role of Vice President for Academic Affairs for a three-year term as well as Acting Provost while Whatley is on special assignment, according to the press release from the Office of Public Relations.

Briggs said in the press release that the changes are in response to the need to divide responsibilities among the administration.

“As Berry strives to improve our academic programs and remain fiscally healthy, we have developed a new division of responsibilities,” Briggs said in the press release.

Richardson said Whatley will be work-ing on special projects for which Berry has received a grant.

“Dr. Whatley’s going to research issues like budgeting and staffing with (Dr. Briggs),” Richardson said. “We also became involved last year, through a grant and some other ini-

tiatives, in some projects to look at how we can deepen learning, so she’s going to focus on those projects too.”

With Whatley taking on those responsibili-ties, the need arose for an Acting Provost, a position for which Richardson said she was suited due to holding the positions of Acting Provost and Interim Provost in previous years.

“From 1999 to 2008 I was Associate Pro-

vost, so I had a lot of experience with different parts of the college. In 2008 and 2009 I served as Interim Provost until we found Dr. What-ley,” Richardson said.

Richardson said she stayed on as Associate Provost for Whatley’s first six months as Pro-vost, so she was able to “jump in” a little more quickly for the role of Acting Provost.

The duties of the Acting Provost, according to Richardson, are to “work with the deans and the department chairs to strengthen and support the academics here at the institution.”

Richardson said she works with several councils, as well as with the deans of the schools as they lead searches for faculty.

With her new role as Acting Provost, Rich-ardson, who joined the faculty at Berry in August of 1986, said she will miss teaching full time the most.

“I love teaching, and we have a fabulous array of courses and students,” Richardson said. “And with the courses I teach in commu-nications, and especially public relations, the material changes so frequently that you never teach the same course twice.”

Despite missing her courses and students, Richardson said she looks forward to serving the college and its faculty.

“I have a great commitment to this institu-tion and have spent most of my career here,” Richardson said. “I was quite willing to accept this position as a service to the institution.”

Administration changes announcedDr. Kathy Richardson to serve as acting provost

BONNY HARPEREditor-in-Chief

Photo by BONNY HARPER, Editor-in-Chief

RenovationsCONTINUED FROM PG.1

“We reach out to seniors because at Berry, we try to create a community,” Taylor said. “Students spend their first two years learning this sense of community and their last two giving back. We want freshmen and sophomores to be able to look up to their upperclassmen, which is hard to do if they aren’t on cam-pus.”

With the housing dilemma conquered for the present, Berry is now faced with the exact same problem occur-ring in the future. Alice Boyd, an RA in Poland, thinks Berry needs to have more tradi-tional housing in order to make room for incoming stu-dents in the future.

“We’ve extinguished our last resorts in a way,” Boyd said. “I think creativity will be stretched to the max [next year]. Even though we’re a huge campus, we’re not full of buildings.”

“We’ve got plans for new residence halls,” Taylor said. “It’s just a matter of getting the green light. We need to see some things become con-sistent before we act, and we need to make sure we make smart budget decisions.”

NEWSAUGUST 23, 2012 PAGE 3, CAMPUS CARRIER War for Water

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Pictured: The students of the digital storytelling class. Back row: Kendall Gadie, left, Jeremy Brin-son, James Clarke, Cory Pitts and Matt Stokes Front row: Kelly Dickerson, left, Sunny Rollings, Lauren Jones, Lizzie Petrey and Meredith McDermott Not pictured: Candler Hobbs and Rebecca Galbreath

The students finished fourth behind first-place winner Temple University, second-place Syra-cuse University and third-place Northwestern University.

“I am extremely proud of the students in the class for how well they worked together and how creative they were,” Carroll said.

Classes like Digital Storytell-ing are aimed to help students experience the in-depth journal-ism that foundation classes don’t have time to delve into. Bob Frank, chair of the department of communication, is pleased with the curriculum and outcome of the class.

“They did a great job of informing the public about a very serious issue which is what I think journalism should be doing,” Frank said. “They should be talking about significant things that inform the public and broadening understanding of students about certain subjects.

It’s the kind of interdisciplinary significant work I like to see our students doing.”

Nearly all of the print articles in the War for Water package were published in the Rome News-Tribune. Recent alumna and student of the class Lizzie Petrey (12), now serves as a copy editor and page layout designer for the Rome News-Tribune. Petrey credits the work she did on the War for Water project with her success in landing her job.

“My interviewer Googled my name before I came in and found that I was one of the students working on the water project, and I was able to show her the parts of my portfolio that related to that project,” Petrey. “I had the skills they were looking for, but I think my work on that project helped seal the deal for my job here.”

Other young alumnus and also student of the class James

Clarke (12) contests to the value of the class and the experience he gained from it.

“The class was actual journal-ism. It really prepared everyone who took it and it was really rewarding because you felt like

you were already using your degree for what you wanted it for in the first place.”

The complete War for Water package can be found online at http://vikingfusion.berry.edu/warforwater.

BBQ with the BriggsCollege President Stephen R. Briggs and wife Brenda Briggs host this event as part of Viking Venture and welcome freshmen and transfer students Friday Aug. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the Spruill Ballroom.

New Faces Talent ShowCome watch the new freshmen show off their talents Saturday Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Ford Auditorium. Attendees will also receive free ice cream at BSA’s Welcome Social from 7-10 p.m.

Ted Metz Gallery Talk Listen to acclaimed sculptor and tenured professor Ted Metz talk about his work Monday Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Moon Gallery. CE credit offered.

Poster SaleCome check out posters and other décor for your residence hall rooms Monday Aug. 27 and Tuesday Aug. 28 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Berry College Opening ConvocationCome attend the official opening of Berry College for the new aca-demic year and listen to speaker and professor of economics Frank Stephenson Tuesday Aug. 28 at 11 a.m. in the College Chapel. CE credit offered.

KCAB’s Welcome Back DanceJoin KCAB in celebrating the new semester at the welcome back dance Aug. 31 and Sep. 1 from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. The theme and location TBA.

KCAB’s Wet-n-WildCelebrate Labor Day Weekend on campus with inflatable water slides, water balloon wars, water tag, smoothies and more Satur-day Sept. 1 at 12 p.m. Location TBA.

Labor Day Service DayJoin Berry College Volunteer Ser-vices in spending your Labor Day Holiday volunteering in the com-munity. Meet Monday Sept. 3 at 8 a.m. in Krannert 250.

Paint WarsBattle it out in the championship bracket competition or just come to throw paint for fun Monday Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. at the Intramural Fields.

Beach VolleyballGet a team together with some of your friends and come compete for a championship T-shirt at the sand courts on Sept. 6.

Bonfire & CookoutBring your friends and enjoy a relaxing night with free food at the Victory Lake Campsites on Aug. 29.

White Water RaftingFor $50 you can raft down the middle Ocoee River on Sept. 8. Sign up in Cage Center office 201A by Sept. 6.

Problem of mass emails addressed in surveyAUSTIN SUMTER

Online Editor

A survey was emailed last week to every Berry faculty and staff member in regard to the communication between faculty and staff members and students.

Penny Evans-Plants, chief information officer for the Office of Infor-mation Technology, created the survey with Vice President of Student Affairs Debbie Heida after a meeting last week with Faculty Assembly Chair Alan Hughes and Chair of the Staff Advisory Committee Kinsey Stout, said Evans-Plants.

Students have long complained about their overflowing inboxes because of mass emails sent to every student on campus, said Heida, and she promised the Student Government Association in early April that something would be done about the problem.

Heida said the main concern was that students were deleting the emails without actually reading any of them.

The intent of the survey was to gauge how faculty and staff mem-bers were using the student email distribution list in comparison to how they felt they were using it, said Heida. A copy of the survey, pro-vided by Heida, revealed that it consisted of approximately five ques-tions and a comments section at the end.

Heida said the purpose of the survey was not to find an immediate solution to reduce faculty- and staff-sent mass emails, but to see how many emails the faculty and staff think they send each academic year and how they feel communication with students could be improved outside of these emails.

Heida is on the student email list and saved every mass email sent in one academic year, she said. By her count, approximately 2,000 mass

emails were sent by faculty and staff members. When this was revealed at the end of the survey, Assistant Profes-

sor of Government and International Studies Eric Sands said he was “staggered.”

Sands said he was glad this type of exploratory survey was being conducted. While Sands mostly uses special email distribution lists or emails specific students, he heard many of his students complaining about their full inboxes at the end of the day.

The survey was administered by Institutional Research (IR), one of the “research arms of the college,” said Heida. IR is designed to help with the surveys sent by Berry’s administration and is the place to find information about students. IR will help Heida and Evans-Plants ana-lyze the information gathered from the survey before they decide what steps to take with the information gathered.

While Heida does not expect every faculty and staff member to complete the survey, she believes that they will be able to “get a snap-shot” of the perceptions faculty and staff members have of their com-munication with students.

According to Evans-Plants, as of Tuesday, Aug. 21, 105 of 658 mem-bers of the faculty and staff had completed the survey and she will have the definite results of the survey by Friday, Aug. 24.

These results will be the “baselines of future conversations” to cor-rect the problems created by these mass emails, said Heida. The faculty and staff “are trying to be helpful” but instead are “clogging up” the students’ inboxes, she said.

Heida says that there has been talk of a newsletter containing all of the events from cheese sales, Multicultural Affairs events, dances, etc., but it is still tentative.

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As you walk on to Ber-ry’s beautiful campus, you may notice a lovely new smell to accompany. Though the smell takes you back to your child-hood, it may be unfamil-iar to you now, especially to you returning students. That smell is the aroma of clean laundry, worn with pride.

Over the summer, Berry enacted a new ser-vice for students. For just $30 added to tuition, you may wash your clothes as much as you want by sim-ply loading your clothes and soap (if you’re into that kind of thing) and press the cycle button. It’s that simple. Students may now walk through cam-pus without the fear of other students cowering from your stench because you didn’t have any cash for quarters. Gone are the days of spending pay-checks on rolls of quar-ters and loading money on an ID card in hopes of smelling fresh.

Let’s look at a stu-dent who washes two loads of laundry a week. In a 14 week semester, they would spend $66 on washing and drying their laundry. That’s a lot of money now saved to spend on textbooks. And for those students who wash laundry every other

day, that’s $132. That’s half a textbook.

Of course, this means that there will always, always be a line for laun-dry. It’s simple econom-ics: an unlimited supply of service renders a nearly unlimited demand of said service. You’d better be ready the second your laundry is done washing or drying, lest it not make it out of the laundry room alive (metaphorically). If you want to see if you’d survive a zombie apoca-lypse, try doing you’re laundry on a Saturday or Sunday this year.

Personally, I was ecstatic when I heard about the new laundry policy. Since I didn’t have to wait until I was paid to do laundry, I brought a third of the clothes I brought to school last year.

The price of a quarter has dropped back down to 25 cents at Berry. No lon-ger do we have to pray to the quarter machine gods in hopes that the Kran-nert dollar bill changer feels like working that day. We’ve entered into a new, brighter era, return-ing students. And fresh-men, aren’t you glad you picked Berry, land of unlimited laundry and clean students?

Internet connec-tion prolongs efforts to complete tasks

Don’t you dare close your eyes

If someone had told me when I first moved into my dorm at Berry College on Aug. 19, 2009, that three years from then I would be typing the wel-come editorial as the Editor-in-Chief of The Car-rier, I would have been highly incredulous. Flat-tered, but incredulous all the same.

Yet here I sit, pecking away at this keyboard, sifting through my brain in search of something valuable to impart to all you newcomers to Berry College.

It is an odd feeling, this whole me-being-a-senior business. I feel like I always hear people gasping, “Me? A senior? This is too soon! How could I have gotten so old? It isn’t my time to be a senior yet; make it stop!”

But me? Oh, I’m ready.Don’t get me wrong; I’m not overly anxious to

leave Berry. It’s been my home for three years—even during the summers, for the most part. I love this campus and the people in it immensely.

But I am ready to be a senior.I am ready to take on more responsibilities at

work, to take my final classes for my degree, to begin looking toward my future after college. It’s simply the natural process of things, and for that reason, it feels completely right.

So, before I move on to the freshmen, a quick word to you seniors: Just because we’re seniors now, doesn’t mean we’re already gone. After all, we’ve still got a fourth of our college career ahead of us. We still have plenty of time to spend with loved ones and to leave our mark. Don’t start “phasing out” this early in the game. We are still here; this is still our campus, our community.

Now, to the freshmen!I’ll come right out and say it: Freshman year

has been without a doubt the best year of my col-lege experience so far. Most people, in these sorts of editorials, harp on involvement and activities at Berry, but I’m going to address something much more important and, in my opinion, relevant.

Sleep.Or rather, the lack thereof.I’ve heard somewhere before that freshmen—

and any college students, really—must pick two of three options: friends, grades or sleep.

That being said, don’t waste freshman year, of all years, sleeping!

Please, oh please, take the above statement within reason. We all know humans need sleep in order to perform well at life. So I suppose I should

amend that to: Don’t miss out on crazy middle-of-the-night adventures or fun-filled Saturdays because you’re “too tired.” In ten years, you won’t remember how tired you were, but you will remember the shenanigans you got to be a part of by losing a couple of hours of sleep.

That also applies to studying. If you’ve been socializing all night long and it’s suddenly 2 a.m., don’t trust yourself to wake up early in the morn-ing to get that last bit of studying in or that last assignment completed. I know I never trust myself to get up early for any reason. In my groggy state when I’ve just woken up, you couldn’t convince me to get out of bed before the last minute even if the building was on fire.

I’ve said this to myself at least a hundred times, and I say it to you now: It’s so much easier to stay up late than to wake up early. So do that home-work in the middle of the night. It’s just part of being a college student. Plan out your time to where you get at least six hours of sleep most nights, but don’t get all wound up because you don’t get that for a couple of nights in a row. Just make sure nothing incredibly fantastic is hap-pening on the weekend, and sleep then. And if something incredibly fantastic is happening, well. As the saying goes, “Drink coffee. You can sleep when you’re dead!”

(Side note: I happen to strongly dislike coffee. If this is the case with you, I recommend Coca-Cola Classic, cool and refreshing. Don’t resort to energy drinks! Those things mess with you, man.)

College is, as I’m sure about a thousand people have told you, the time of your life. Literally. It’s four years’ time of your life. If you worry about getting eight hours of sleep every night for four years, you’re going to miss out on a whopping 182 and a half of your college days! Bwaaah! See, there’s no time for that nonsense.

I close now with two thoughts.One: Please don’t run home and show your

parents this editorial as justification for why you have the whooping cough, or have suddenly lost the ability to function normally. Firstly, I don’t think they’ll buy it, and secondly, I told you to be reasonable. Six hours is a good number for most nights, for me anyway.

Two: I think Aladdin and Jasmine express my sentiments on living your college days to the full-est when Jasmine sings in that angelic voice of hers, “A whole new world!” and Aladdin quickly responds in his suave man-voice, “Don’t you dare close your eyes!”

There you have it. The summary statement of this message, provided by Aladdin himself. Who can argue with that?

BONNY HARPEREditor-in-Chief

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Fifty shades of de-Grey-dation

This summer on the trip home from Italy with the soccer team, I decided to delve into some sum-mer reading. I didn’t have any-thing particular on my reading list so I chose to start with the new “50 Shades of Grey” series that had been receiving so much hype from the media. Little did I know when I purchased the book on my Nook that I was essentially spending my money on, well, porn—mommy porn at that.

After suffering through the terrible “love story” mixed in with overly and unnecessarily descriptive Bondage and Disci-pline/Dominance and Submis-sion/Sadism and Masochism (BDSM) sex scenes, I became instantly irate and saddened with the cultural value people had placed on the shoddy piece of “literature.” Let’s be honest, even if the book series has been dubbed mommy porn because of its main audience, it is sold on shelves everywhere and can fall into the hands of anyone, includ-ing children. With an outstand-ing number of pregnant teens across America and an increased push on educational programs

that require youth to read, do we really think supplying them with ideas and visions of BDSM tech-niques will help keep them absti-nent and on the right track? God, I hope not.

Furthermore, I realized that the book was not only a way of legally providing and sell-ing porn to children, but also degrading to women as a whole. The series takes this innocent, untouched girl and throws her into a BDSM relationship with a rich, flawlessly gorgeous man. While she may enjoy aspects of the lifestyle, many sections of the book portray her as being emotionally taxed and drained because of the lifestyle. Through-out the entire first book she endures the parts of a BDSM relationship that she hates, such as whipping, simply because she “loves” him. Even though she eventually stands up for herself and leaves him at the end of the first book, she goes right back to him the third book.

Now, I have heard the argu-ment that “it’s a romantic love story because Christian (yes, that’s his real name) changes in the end and they really do fall in love and live happily ever after.” But I’m calling “bull” on it. They may live happily ever after in the book, but what does this story plot teach women? The entire series basically advocates

that, if you are in an emotionally and perhaps physically abusive relationship, you shouldn’t give up. In reality, the odds of abusive relationships ending in success are slim to none.

All I’m saying is that before we put such a high value on a piece of literature just because some people out there get turned on by kinky relationships, we should take a moment to think with our head, not our hormones, about what it is saying. It’s one thing if you want to explore kinkiness, but it’s another thing to inspire such ideas in our youth.

As long as any females out there are endorsing “50 Shades” (and there are a lot since we’re the primary reading audi-ence), maybe you should take a moment to think about how for-tunate you are to have the rights you do. A lot of women fought to get you the equality you relish in today so let’s not take that for granted. Instead of supporting unhealthy, male-dominated rela-tionships centered on emotional and physical abuse, let’s stand up for ourselves and embrace the equality those women before us fought for. Furthermore, I’ve had conversations with a few men who claim the series “saved their marriage” or “their sex life.” If that’s true, I think it’s safe to say that maybe that marriage wasn’t worth the rescue.

KIMBERLY TREESE

News Editor

Jayme NeitzelFreshman

Bobby HammondCody’s dad

Graduate in four years with a degree of his

choice--biochem-istry.”

Cody HammondFreshman

Safety and to call home every day.”

Jennifer LondonAndrew’’s mom

Andrew LondonFreshman

Have a fun transition and to get a good start academically.

Darris McClureConner’s dad

Conner McClureFreshman

Have a successful freshman year.

Jane HolmanKate’s momKate Holman

Freshman

“Maintain good grades while still

having fun.

“Not failing.

“Make As in all my classes.

Having a win-ning seaon for the basketball

team.

“Do well away from home, do well in school

and make friends.

If you’ve been keeping up with the news at all in the past week, you’ve at least heard or read the name of Todd Akin, a Republican U.S. Representa-tive from Missouri. In a recent interview with a St. Louis television station, he made some very con-troversial statements about “legitimate rape” and abortion after rape. Despite the intentions this guy had, he simply made incorrect statements, and he really enraged both fellow Republicans and oppos-ing Democrats. Even party leaders like Mitt Romney have quickly distanced themselves from Akin, leav-ing him to dig his grave by himself.

One of the biggest mistakes Akin made was con-fusing the biology of a woman with that of, say, a spider or a duck. Akin stated,“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” First of all, this is as scientifi-cally correct as alchemy (my apologies to “Harry Potter” fans). Certain animals have what is called “postcopulatory sexual selection,” a phenomenon in which a female member of a species can reject the seed of their male partner after copulation if the female finds her partner unfit to reproduce. This requires a much different biological design than a human female possesses; a human has as much of a chance consciously rejecting a male’s sperm as growing an extra finger by simply wishing for one. If you can do that, you could probably also control the mind of whoever’s attacking you.

Rape victims really aren’t a good reason by itself to take a side of the abortion topic. There are 32,000 instances of reported rape in the U.S. annually. If every single victim got pregnant and got an abortion,

that would be about 2.6 percent of the 1.2 million abortions that are performed annually. That leaves 97.4 percent of abortions to those who, for one rea-son or another, don’t want to have a child. That’s my point: only looking at a maximum of 2.6 percent of a decision is not enough to make an informed opinion. I’m not saying these victims should be discounted, though; even though they form a small percentage of potential abortions in the nation, every single one is still a human being who has been wronged and should have justice.

This, though, is where I agree with Akin, and where I am prepared to receive a lot of anger (Our email address is below). Akin said that justice should be served, but by punishing the rapist, not the new fetus. I am a pro-life Libertarian; I believe that every human being, no matter how small or “unformed,” deserves the right to life. This includes fetuses, even those that are the result of rape. Especially in a developed country like America, death in childbirth is extremely rare—about 13 in 100,000—and those have been linked to an increase in obesity and an increase in Caesarean sections. Those are choices of the mother and, in the case of the C-sections, her-doctors-- not the fetus. That 2.6 percent added to the 97.4 percent is the prevention of 1.2 million potential lives.

Even after his blunders, Akin decided it’s still a good idea to run for the House of Representatives for Missouri. I guess he’s hoping his ultra-conser-vative Republicans will still be with him, but that’s about it. Our nation is headed towards a more mod-erate approach on both sides of the aisle, and Akin is definitely not anywhere near the middle.

Now, for the million-dollar question: How the heck do you define “legitimate rape”? Rape is rape. Stupid people are stupid.

The ‘legitimacy’ of rape

“What is one goal you have

for your son or daughter

while they’re in college?”

PAUL WATSONOpinions Editor

GREETINGSPAGE 6, CAMPUS CARRIER AUGUST 23, 2012

Student work program urges students to “own” their jobs

Dear freshmen, We are excited that you have arrived on campus

and to the home of the nation’s premier student work program!

Most of you will be working this fall in jobs that range from the call center, to dining services, alumni center, physical plant, student-operated enterprises, dairy, equestrian center, Child Development Cen-ter and many, many more. Your fall work position was selected for you based on information you pro-vided during the admissions process including your interests along with previous work and volunteer experiences, as well as business needs of the college. We encourage you to serve and grow in your initial work assignment and to contribute to your organi-zation. As you progress in your job, strive toward higher levels within the student work program (levels one-five), with increased responsibility and increased pay. After fall semester you may begin to explore other work experiences as you pursue your Plan4Ward work goals.

At Berry we want you to ‘own your job’ by exhibiting the values of personal motivation, being

trustworthy and having an attitude of service. Your work supervisors will teach and encourage you to take initiative, solve problems, work as part of a team, provide quality service, be accountable and be dependable. These competencies are at the core of a building a set of experiences, along with your academic studies and extracurricular experiences that will prepare you for your future and make you competitive after Berry.

I encourage you to work with the Career Center staff this year to set goals, develop your strengths, and relate your strengths to on-campus jobs and to start your resume. There are many resources avail-able to you in the Career Center and it is conve-niently located across the hall from the Student Work Offices on the third floor of Krannert Center.

A variety of programs and services are waiting for you in the Student Work & Career Center depart-ment including available jobs/time reporting for on campus jobs, student-operated enterprises opportu-nities, training opportunities (watch for Customer Experience Management classes), community & industry jobs (sophomores and above), career ser-vices, job fairs, health careers fair, graduate school fair, internships, Gate of Opportunity Scholars ser-vices and much more.

Don’t miss the Student Work/Career Center Open House (third floor Krannert Center) on Wednesday, August 29 from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm with ice cream sundaes!!!

RUFUS MASSEYDean of Student Work

Berry music ensembles hope to provide creative opportunities

Like many of you new and returning students, I am happi-est when I am in the process of creation. Whether in the midst of creating a newspaper column, screenplay, operatic performance, or conducting a choral perfor-mance, I feel a certain “rush” even in the midst of very hard work. This act of creation is the motiva-tion of my wonderful Berry Col-lege life, and I am eager to share my passion with you!

The great musical ensembles at Berry College provide an out-standing opportunity for a “first hand” opportunity to create great art.

Whether a student is singing a great new choral piece as a mem-ber of The Berry College Concert Choir or improvising with the Berry College Jazz Ensemble, the gathering together of music and musicians can be a thrilling high-light to an exciting college career.

Members of Berry College musical ensembles are the who’s who of college leadership. Resi-dent Assistants, Bonner Schol-ars, Student Work Supervisors, Club Presidents and more occupy important spots in the various music groups. These students are passionate about Berry Col-lege, and they love to create great

music.Did you know that the busi-

est students often have the best grades? Often incoming students are counseled to “take it easy” or “wait and see”. I say, jump in there, freshmen, and get into the thick of it! Did you sing in high school? Sing at college! Did you play an instrument in your high school band? The door is open at Berry College.

Do you like to travel? Berry College musical ensembles have performed in some of the world’s most famous venues. Carnegie Hall, Regent’s Hall in London, ChristChurch Cathedral in Dub-lin, and many, many more impor-tant music centers have seen Berry musicians “strut their stuff.” Hundreds of alumni have pointed to their travel with Berry musical ensembles as important memo-ries of their college experience.

Don’t know where to go to check out Berry Music? Our great professors are on the second and third floors of the Ford Buildings, and all are eager to share the great story that is Berry College music making. Drop by this week and share your story. We are all ears!

Join us! Create with us! Laugh and smile as we make great music! You won’t regret a moment. See you at rehearsal!

Spiritual wellness important to consider

Greetings!I am grateful for this oppor-

tunity to welcome everyone back to Berry for another great school year. I want to give a special wel-come to all of our First-Year stu-dents. Welcome to the brilliant, beautiful and beloved Berry Col-lege! I love this place, and I know you will too.

I look forward to meeting all the new students this Fall- hope-fully. You have come to a wonder-ful community with great people and countless opportunities to learn and grow in every area of your life, including your spiritual life. I hope you will take advan-tage of this important time in your life. As Chaplain, I want you to know that our office is here to serve you.

The Chaplain’s Office aims to offer many opportunities to explore and express your faith through on-campus worship, Christian concerts, guest preach-ers and lecturers, Bible studies and several student fellowship groups. In a given week, Berry offers about 10-15 religion-in-life events on campus. One great opportunity for worship, nurture, and service is Mount Berry Church (www.mountber-rychurch.com ). This is our col-lege-wide, inter-denominational, Christian worship service which is held each Sunday evening in our College Chapel.

A Word about Spiritual Wellness.In our efforts to inform and

inspire an emerging generation, I want to encourage us all not to neglect what one might call “spir-ituality”-- as an important aspect of holistic wellness. Spirituality has to do with one’s inner life -- sometimes referred to as one’s “soul” or “spirit.” Spirituality is not only about one’s inner life, but it does often begin there. I tend to think of humans as thinking, feel-ing, doing creatures. The health of our thinking, feeling, and doing is largely connected to our spiritual wellness. These three aspects of an individual correspond to Ber-ry’s mission to provide education for the “head, heart, and hands.” In other words, one of Berry Col-lege’s core values is to promote spiritual wellness.

How does one go about seek-ing a healthy spirituality? Or, to put it another way, How does one aim to think well, feel well (appro-priately) and do well? It is my conviction that these three catego-ries can mutually reinforce one another as a person seeks matu-rity and health in any one of them.

There are historic practices that have been utilized by various faith traditions throughout human his-tory which have proven helpful in cultivating spiritual wellness. These include: prayer, solitude, meditation, reflective writing (journaling about one’s experi-ences, thoughts and feelings),

mutuality (caring for others in a community), devotional study of sacred texts (like the Bible), ser-vice to others, religious worship and rituals (which can provide meaning and stability to life). Sometimes people also find par-ticular types of music to be a help-ful aide in pursuing these other activities.

One could summarize the goals and purposes of a healthy spirituality as Formation, Refor-mation, and Transformation. By “formation” I mean seeking to have good things formed within us that might not otherwise be there. By “reformation” I mean seeking to have whatever is immature, misdirected, or mis-informed within us reformed to accord with wisdom, truth and maturity. By “transformation” I mean seeking to have whatever is wrong, bad, or hurtful within us transformed into something good, true and beautiful. As these things are realized in us as individuals, we will not only become spiritu-ally “well” people, but will also seek for these things to be realized in the world around us.

Many great historical fig-ures would encourage us to see this kind of “care of the soul,” or, “spiritual wellness” as the vital driving force and condition behind their greatness. Of course, the goal is not personal greatness, but rather, being fully alive, fully human, fully “well.”

This sense of overall per-sonal wellness has many positive effects. It creates an internal cli-mate for one to think deeply and clearly, to feel compassion, joy, hope and peace, and to do what is just and good – not simply for one’s own sake, but for the com-mon good. Imagine such a world for just a moment – where every-one sought such spiritual health that we were all internally full and free to give to others. The Hebrew word for this kind of wholeness is “shalom” (often translated as “peace’). Shalom is a state of perfect over-flowing goodness, peace, righteousness and justice. Perhaps the goal of spirituality should be both personal wellness and, more importantly, universal shalom.

So, to use a phrase we some-times discuss in theology classes, we should aim to be “shalom spreaders” in the world. In order for this to happen, we need well-ness of all sorts. We need physi-cal and mental well-being. But without a strong sense of healthy spirituality, we may use our health only for personal gain. We may be good thinkers and feel-ers. But healthy spirituality brings together good thinking, good feeling and good doing. Spiritual wellness is found and expressed at the intersection of these three. It takes us beyond ourselves into concern and service to others. So while at Berry, take advantage of the opportunities for learning, worship, spiritual formation and service. Allow the landscape of this beautiful campus, and your years here, to become the space in which you seek and find spiritual wellness.

JON HUGGINSChaplain

HARRY MUSSELWHITE

Choral Director

GREETINGSPAGE 8, CAMPUS CARRIER AUGUST 23, 2012

Make an impact with Student Government Association

Hello, I’d like to welcome you back to campus! Last time we met, y’all were SOARing around campus and learning about what exactly it meant to be a Berry Viking. Now, you’re getting to move in to cam-

pus, start your college expe-rience and learn how to live away from home.

As you’re adjusting to your new life here at Berry College, I would like to encourage you to immediately start looking for your voice to be heard on campus. SGA, of course, is a great way to do so!

We meet every Tuesday night at 7:00 P.M. in the Krannert Ballroom. During these meetings, we have various administra-tors and committees who report on the workings of the college. They are there to let you know about many important topics that

will shape your college experience. They also are there to take questions and hear any concerns you may have.

In addition to the committees and meetings, SGA also pro-vides a “BookSwap” service that allows you to buy books at a “student friendly” price. We will have a list of our books as well as contact number posted outside of our office (Krannert 302) and in the lobby of Krannert.

Finally, I would like to encourage you to start looking at how you can impact and change the campus for the better. A great way to look at doing this is through running for a position as a class officer. Each class has a set of officers that includes a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Each of these positions has a different role in helping create a “class identity” through education and leadership in the “head, heart, and hands.” If you’re interested in running, be on the lookout for more infor-mation in the near future.

Please feel free to stop by our office in Krannert 302. We have snacks, drinks, and are happy to help you in any way we can. I hope that your first year is off to a groovy and excellent start!

JACOB STUBBS

SGA President

Greetings, freshmen! I am delighted to welcome you to Berry College. You are embarking on a wonderful journey, and the next few years will bring exploration, discov-ery, challenge, and success. Oh, wait! I’m not just speaking of the Berry campus, but of the incredible opportunities you have to study abroad as a Berry student.

The International Programs Office offers a variety of locations for you to spend a semes-ter or a few weeks in the summer on an edu-cational adventure of a lifetime! Earn Berry credit while studying in Ireland, China, or South Africa. Improve your language skills while living in Spain or France—perhaps with a local family if you desire. Travel with Berry professors and students on summer group programs in Costa Rica or Tanzania. Engage with local students in the dormitories of Aus-tralia and Argentina. Join an international ser-vice-learning project, where your involvement in a community brings unique rewards.

I strongly urge you to study abroad in the next couple of years. I will gladly help you find a program that meets your interests, and your course credits will transfer back to Berry. Start now by exploring your options in Laugh-lin Building, Room 104.

The world is your classroom!

LAURA MCRANEYActing Director of

International Programs

Go study abroad

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Campbell School of Business, welcome to Berry College. As you plan your future at Berry College and beyond, I hope your plans will include a rich collection of activities and experiences. I hope you will choose to be highly involved in cam-pus life: student work, clubs, student enterprises and, of course, the college as a whole. Even further in the future, you may choose to be involved in a variety of profit and non-profit organizations: churches, phil-anthropic causes, school and work. The Campbell School provides insights into how to contribute more effectively

to all of these organizations. Even if you are not a busi-ness major, there are still lots of ways to take advantage of opportunities available in the business school.

We offer several courses that can be taken by non-majors and provide lots of opportunities to get involved:

1) Take a basic course. New for this fall, there is a business essentials course (BUS 160) designed to be taken by non-business majors. If you were to only take one course in busi-ness, this would be a good one and seats are still available.

2) Help local nonprofits. Through the student enter-prise, Nonprofit Strategic Services, Berry provides local nonprofits with strategic plan-ning, marketing research and analysis, and marketing plan development.

3) Prepare tax returns for low income people. You can help the low income residents of Floyd County by helping them prepare federal and state

income tax returns as part of the IRS sponsored Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Pro-gram (VITA). No accounting classes or other credentials are needed. Participation is open to all students. Spanish speak-ers are particularly welcome.

4) Learn all about investing. A Berry College student club, the Berry Investment Group (BIG), manages a fund worth more than $150,000. Students are responsible for all invest-ment decisions. Anyone can join.

5) Start your own business. The Todd Nelson Seed Fund provides students enrolled in MGT 340, the Introduction to Entrepreneurship class with $100 each to start a business. No prerequisites or special-ized major required. Start your business here at Berry.

6) Help publish a Journal. Students publish the Under-graduate Business and Eco-nomics Research Journal. Anyone interested in editorial processes, academic research,

layout or production are invited to get involved.

7) Have dinner with busi-ness leaders. We hope you will join us for the Executive Round Table (ERT) dinners that occur twice each year. Hear from top-flight execu-tives and meet members of the local business community.

Prepare now to make a dif-ference and leave the world a better place because you were able to contribute effectively to the causes and organizations that you care about. What-ever your interests or goals may be, The Campbell School can help you make an impact in the organizations you are involved in throughout your life.

I hope you have a great year. Welcome to Berry or wel-come back.

JOHN GROUTDean of Campbell School of Business

Prepare for the future with basic business classes

Student media covers campus and beyond

So, you don’t know what to do now. You’re wondering how you will spend your free time outside of class or work. You’re not alone.

What is there to do on campus or in Rome? Where are the best places to take a date around this area? What is Mountain Day like?

I have the solution. Read our student media, including Viking Fusion, to find the answers. Or better yet, become a staff mem-ber of one of our student media. We have four award-winning media outlets awaiting your arrival as a reader, viewer or staff member.

And most student media are FREE! All of our publications are designed and

created for students. If you don’t like what you see, let us know. We’ll likely try to put you to work on one of our publications since we appreciate and seek diverse viewpoints. All of our publications are student-managed and produced.

If you are interested in working for the literary magazine, newspaper or yearbook, please come to our first staff meeting. We expect no prior experience and will be happy to train you. Students of all majors are desired.

Once you join our team as a reader or pub-lication staff member, you will find a family of caring and creative fellow students. We welcome you with open arms.

KEVIN KLEINEStudent Publications

Adviser

GREETINGSAUGUST 23, 2012 PAGE 7, CAMPUS CARRIER

This first time I visited Berry I hated it. I was lucky enough to have an exceptional high

school experience with wonderful programs, tons of awesome friends and teachers who truly cared. I hated that Berry wasn’t McEachern high school and I hated that everyone here was trying to replace McEachern in my heart. I couldn’t imagine that there was anything here to make me feel at home.

My whole perspective changed, however, the first time I walked into the Viking Fusion studio in Laughlin. I loved the crazy colored walls, the movie posters that were hung everywhere, all the equipment and programs I had spent my childhood dreaming about, everything. Most of all, I loved the people. They were all talented, passionate, intelligent, caring people who truly wanted me to succeed. Without even realizing it, I had instantly found the thing on campus that made Berry my home.

Three years later, I’ve grown even more appreciative of Viking Fusion than ever before. I’ve worked, played, laughed, cried, eaten, starved, sweated and, yes, even slept, in that studio. I am who I am because of my experiences with that team and that program. Through the various positions I’ve held there, in addition to the curriculum of the

communication department, I’ve learned about the field and myself. My favorite memories of my time here all involve late nights, cheap food, and a lot of stress and frustration. But I’ve always pulled through and, besides, no one remembers the nights they got plenty of sleep.

Viking Fusion, as a 100 percent student-run multimedia website, is unprecedented student media and my opportunity to be actively involved in its development is one most students in my field would kill for. That’s what’s unique about the Berry experience. You don’t just talk about it, you get your hands dirty and you’ll come out the other side a well-versed, intelligent person.

Berry gives every student every opportunity to do just that—get your hands dirty. I sincerely hope you don’t waste it. Your path may not be identical to mine. You may immediately find your place on campus or it may take you a while. Regardless of your journey, trust me when I tell you it won’t be easy. You will work harder than you can possibly imagine, but you will love every second of it. If you let it, the Berry community will be a place for you to learn and grow and come out the other side better than you came in. I know I certainly have.

I want you, as the freshman class, to feel at home but you have to meet us halfway. Invest in us and, in a few years, you’ll be walking across that stage with your head held high and a degree in your hand. You’re a part of a very exclusive group of people—the Berry community and, from one Viking to another, welcome to the club.

SYDNEY KELLYViking Fusion Executive Producer

Berry opportunities create lasting memories

Class of 2016,We have welcomed you to

Berry College already, but now it’s time to help you get up and running as fully fledged members of our community. It is a dynamic and ambitious community, and your presence helps to make it this way. We selected you from a much larger pool of applicants because your credentials and aspirations give us confidence that you will become a viable part of our pursuit of excellence in scholarship, diligence, and service. We are pleased that you selected us from among the col-leges you were considering, and we are determined to meet the challenge of providing you with the basic framework and nurtur-ing that will allow you to succeed and grow.

Your development as a thoughtful and informed pro-fessional and servant while at Berry College will involve many things, but primary among these will be the staff and faculty with whom you work over the coming years. You will begin to interact with them fully over the next few weeks, and will find them to be a group of superb and caring people. The faculty of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sci-ences includes people who have come to Berry from many places for the purpose of engaging undergraduate students in the pursuit of intellectual and per-sonal growth. They have come from top universities from around the world. But more importantly, they are committed to their own lifelong improvement. In college, you will notice that we don’t tend to call them teachers as you did

in high school. They are profes-sors. This means that they are active and accomplished profes-sionals in their respective fields of mathematics and natural sci-ences, whose insights, discover-ies and advice are published and followed across the nation and around the world. They sit on editorial boards, organize and administer scientific organiza-tions, advise corporate boards and top government officials in the U.S. and abroad; and along with their networks they are responsible for the new discov-eries that you will study in their classes. Yet, though they continue to pursue their work as accom-plished scholars, their primary focus at Berry is working with undergraduate students to assure that you have every opportu-nity to join them as colleagues, leading the world in scientific advancement as you grow into the leaders, explorers, and public servants of the new generation.

You will be challenged by your professors. Their expecta-tions will be more demanding than what you have encountered in your previous lives. They will be here for you in ways that sur-pass what you might experience in other universities, working in person with you in laboratory, field, and classroom settings; but they will expect you to be here for them as well, applying yourself diligently to the work before us. As an academic dean, my primary goal is to serve and facilitate this common purpose. I am excited about engaging with you, our newest class of future mathematical and natural scien-tists, in this never-ending pursuit makes the world a better place. So, welcome to full membership in our community, and may you encounter success and blessings through your endeavors in the coming years.

BRUCE CONNDean of Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Professors provide great support and challenges for students

Dear Freshmen, As a first year college student,

I attended a small private liberal arts college in Ohio. I had audi-tioned for and received a music scholarship. My friends and room-mates were members of the band and I threw myself into my music lessons and music theory classes. I went home on the weekends to work when we did not have a football game and returned late Sunday night to the dorm after my roommates were asleep. I took a very narrow view of the campus, student activities and my future. The first semester felt a lot like high school and I was very sad and disappointed.

I was determined to make the second semester better. I took a campus job in residence life, joined an intramural basketball

team, took three general education classes outside my major and vol-unteered at a local nursing home. I actually did better in my classes and my new friends were so dif-ferent from me! My narrow view of the first semester was broad-ened to include challenging aca-demics, worthwhile work and ser-vice to others. I was developing into a more thoughtful and reflec-tive student by engaging my head, heart and hands. Even though I was not a student at Berry College, I was craving a more integrated approach to my future.

After graduation, a career in teaching, graduate school and a family I found myself as a profes-sor at a large research institution and my career and life had nar-rowed once again. I was teaching large lecture-style classes in my discipline, spending little time on an urban campus, and service had disappeared from my life. I was looking for a change in geography and philosophy. I was fortunate to find Berry College, a school with a mission I could believe in and live out—an education of the

head, heart and hands. Twenty years later, as the Dean

of The Charter School Education and Human Sciences, I am ful-filled and delighted to be leading faculty and working with students who believe it is possible to reach one’s full potential. Our course-work prepares you for careers in psychology, family studies, exer-cise science and teacher educa-tion. You can work in our exercise physiology lab, psychology lab, Child Development Center, or elementary and middle school. You can serve through internships on campus, in the community, and in schools abroad. I hope you can incorporate some of these oppor-tunities into your own unique col-lege experience.

You have an extensive array of opportunities before you, so you will not have to look as long or as hard as I did to integrate living, learning, and serving. I do encour-age you to take the challenging courses, play on new teams and give to others from your heart.

Welcome to Berry!

JACKIE MCDOWELL

Dean of Education

Educate the head, heart and hands

GREETINGSAUGUST 23, 2012 PAGE 9, CAMPUS CARRIER

On behalf of the Residence Life staff, I would like to welcome you to (or back to!) Berry College! The Residence Life staff is here to help make your living experience the best possible. Our team of stu-dents wore T-shirts during move-in that said, “You’re home”. Our hope is that you will make Berry College your home!

While your Resident Assistant(s) is excited to welcome you into the Berry community, as well as assist with your transi-tion, we expect that you take an active role in building our cam-pus community. Your RA will be planning programs and activities to provide an opportunity for you to meet those living around you. Your participation in these pro-grams is one way you can have an active role in building our community.

Another way you can help in creating our community is dem-onstrating respect towards your roommate, peers, facilities, and policies. There is a great amount of responsibility each of us has to take to make living on campus fun and enjoyable for everyone. Please join our staff in making this a great year and a great place to live and learn!

If you need any assistance, our office is located in the Ladd Cen-ter. We hope your semester gets off to a great start, and again, wel-come to Berry!

Each year about this time the editor of the Carrier contacts deans inviting us to write a column to welcome you to campus. Yeah, ok. Welcome. We’re glad you’re here. Really.

I wrote a column last year. I liked it. I still like it, maybe even more this year than last year. I could use it again this year. The editor wouldn’t notice and you would like it at least as much as you like this column—admittedly, a low bar. If I use it again, nobody gets hurt and I save time. Still, using the same thing for two different assignments seems wrong in some sense, at least without announcing it and clearing it in advance. So, that’s something to remember as you start college. Doing the right thing is not always just about whether or not people get hurt. Academic integrity is, in part, about doing stuff publicly, about delivering stuff that is what it looks like it is. And in an academic setting, as in life, integrity is some-thing we should care about a lot, something we should love.

Why? Although there are lots of things I don’t understand about souls, I do know that

you can lose your soul. You can lose your soul by not caring about things you should care about, like academic integrity, and like your family back home, probably. You can lose your soul by caring about things you shouldn’t care about or caring too much about things that it is ok to care about. It’s ok for me to love my dog, Pip, but not ok for me to love him as much as I love my children even though he has better hair.

And college is about love, in all sorts of ways. For some people it’s simply about the means to achieve what they really love—money—or what they can do with money—buy things, buy pleasure. If that’s what they love most, they’ve lost their souls. Maybe it happened, or began to happen, when they went to college.

College can be a pretty good place to learn to love the wrong things. (I hope you don’t see too much of that at Berry, but there’s more of it than any of us care to admit.) But it can be a pretty good place to learn to love right and good things, too, (and there’s a lot of that here). All this gets pretty complicated. How much should I love sleep? Or, do you think you can get so caught up in something, so in love with something, that you do something that can’t be undone, that you make an irrepa-rable mistake? Yep, so do I. Loving wrongly—and there are lots of different ways we can love wrongly—we can screw up big time. Dogs can’t. Cats sure can’t.

But we’re the lucky ones. We have the

luxury, at Berry, to work on who and what we should love, and how much. Most of our peers don’t have that luxury. Some of them are too hungry to think about what they should love or to love all the things that are worth loving. They may be too hungry even to love things they shouldn’t love. Some people may be stuck in sucky jobs and come home too tired to love well. We’re the lucky ones.

Thirty years from now you are likely to love pretty much the things you learned to love while you were here at Berry and to love them, more or less in the same way and to the same degree. (Except your children; they’ll change you a lot.) In these next four years you will be creating the future you. And the future you will be a good lover, or a lousy lover, or maybe a so-so lover. And, to a very great extent, what kind of lover you are then will be a matter of what kind of lover you make yourself to be now, the kind of lover you learn to be at Berry.

The stakes really are high, and although you don’t need to be preached at, neither should any of us forget how fortunate we are. Faculty and staff are at Berry because of what we love. And whatever else is going on, these next four years we have opportunities to think together about love and things that matter, and to try to become lovers of things that are really worthy of our love, like Beauty, Goodness and Truth. These years can be the best years of our lives because of what they mean for the rest of our lives. Pretty darn lucky are we.

TOM KENNEDYDean of Evans School of

Humanities

We are the ‘lucky ones’

Take advantage of all Berry has to offer

Welcome to Berry and to the

new academic year. I join others in welcoming the new members of our community and welcom-ing back those of you for whom this is already home.

I encourage you to view your college experience much as the humorist Erma Bombeck viewed life, “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’.” Please use everything we’re giv-

ing you – go to class every day, read assignments, get involved in a student organization, go to lectures and concerts and plays, play on an intramural team, go to athletic events.

Take the time to get to know the other adults who are here – they teach and work here because they love Berry and they love learning and they love to help stu-dents learn. Joe McKoy serves as our plumbing supervisor, Dianne Haase serves as our office man-ager for residence life, Jimmy Storey serves as the coordinator in student work, Fraser Pearson serves as the director of our food service – they are some of the best teachers at Berry. The list goes on and on but the faculty and staff at Berry are folks who care about your learning and who also have much to teach you about life.

Develop relationships with your fellow students; this will be the foundation for life-long friends. Regularly read a book for pleasure. Use the hammocks. Take a walk up to the House of Dreams – the walk will do you good and the view is phenom-enal. Use the fitness center at the Cage.

Use your talents here. You have been given skills and talents for a reason – put them to work. Find interesting things to do, add music and art and laughter to our campus. Learn how to make your own fun here; it’s a skill that will serve you well for a lifetime. Find at least one way to serve – stop by Berry College Volunteer Services to learn about the needs in our Rome community and where your talents will make a difference.

There are always more things happening on this campus than you could possible do. Please don’t let too many choices become a reason to do nothing.

If higher education is one of the things that we purchase and then want less than we paid for, be the exception. Four years here goes quickly. (Ask any senior just how fast their first three years have gone.) If you plan well now, you won’t look back with regret about the things you have left undone. If you get involved from the beginning, you’ll quickly find your place at Berry and find much to contribute here and much to love.

When you walk across the stage at graduation, be ready to say “I used everything you gave me.” Start now.

DEBBIE HEIDAVice President of Student Affairs

LINDSEY TAYLOR

Assistant Dean of Students

Residence life hopes to provide new home

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Looking for a way to get involved this semester?Come to the first Carrier meeting of the semester!Monday Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Gym

FEATURESPAGE 6, CAMPUS CARRIER AUGUST 23, 2012

First Day of School

Traditions &

Top 5 Tech Too l s fo r Co l l ege Student s

Quirky's "Pivot Power" is not your average power strip. It bends and

moves to whatever shape you need it to be. "Pivot Power" adapts

to the sharpest corners and the smallest of spaces in your dorm.

Pivot Power

Western Digital's "My Passport" allows you to keep all of your

documents, pictures, movies and more within your reach. No more do you need to delete your older files to make room for new ones.

My Passport

With Nanda's "Clocky" your parents don't have to worry about you not waking up for class. The "Clocky" will roll off your night stand if you abuse your snooze button.

Clocky

The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen is the master of all pens. With this

one pen you can transfer your hand written notes to your computer, record a professor's lecture and play back your recorded audio.

Smartpen eReader

An eReader, (a Kindle, a Nook, an iPad, etc.,) is an easy way

to cut back on textbook costs. It also allows you to bring

your library from home with-out the bulk of books.

www.nandahome.comwww.quirky.com www.livescribe.com www.wdc.com www.amazon.com

It’s an annual event every student has in common: the first day of school. Maybe you’re excited to see what the new year holds for you, or maybe your nerves are building up as you remember an em-barassing first day from years past. Some people have traditions they’ve practiced ever since the first day of kindergarten, while others may begin something new now that college has begun. Whether you can hardly wait for that fateful first day to arrive or you’re just hoping to get through with as few hiccups as possible, memories of the first day are something that can stick with us for a lifetime.

"Every year I help with Berry Bellhop."

-College President Stephen R. Briggs

"I eat Oreos with my roommate every first day of the semester."

-Maddi Primrose sophomore

"My mom took a picture of me and my two younger brothers every first day of school and I still send her a 'first day of school' picture."

-Matt Pulford, junior

AUTUMN CLARKE OLIVIA BROWNFeatures Editor Asst. Features Editor

FEATURESAUGUST 23, 2012 CAMPUS CARRIER, PAGE 7

First Day of School

Terrors&

How to Dea l w i th Homes i ckne s s

It seems easy to hide in your room and create a comfort zone for yourself, but it makes it much more dif-ficult to meet new friends. Go to one of the activities on campus, watch a sports game or just go for a walk.

Whether it’s photos of friends and family, a favorite pillow or blanket or a brace-let, these items can give you a bit of home to hold on to while you’re away. Personal-izing your dorm can also help recreate the atmosphere of your room from home.

Don't call home when you're upset. This can cause worry for others, which will only make you feel worse. Agree to text and ewwmail friends and fami-ly, and only call home when you have something posi-tive and exciting to share.

Idle time is homesickness’ playground. If you find yourself with a lot of ex-tra time, it becomes easy to dwell on how much you miss your home life. Stay busy with school and work, get involved in a club or join a sports team.

No crying phone calls. Stay busy!Keep home with you. Get outside!

If you live close enough and your homesickness re-fuses to go away, spend a weekend at home. However, make sure you don’t abuse it; too many visits can wors-en your homesickness and make you believe you re-ally are better off at home.

Make a visit.

It’s an annual event every student has in common: the first day of school. Maybe you’re excited to see what the new year holds for you, or maybe your nerves are building up as you remember an em-barassing first day from years past. Some people have traditions they’ve practiced ever since the first day of kindergarten, while others may begin something new now that college has begun. Whether you can hardly wait for that fateful first day to arrive or you’re just hoping to get through with as few hiccups as possible, memories of the first day are something that can stick with us for a lifetime.

"I got lost on the first day of school and had to ask someone for directions to classes. I had only been there once before!"

-Ciara Stephens, freshman

"I missed my first biology lab because I thought it was on a different day."

-David Ray, junior

"My parents followed the bus on the first day of kindergarten and met me at school."

-Kaleigh Carpenter, freshman

Photos by: will miller

ENTERTAINMENTPAGE 12, CAMPUS CARRIER AUGUST 23, 2012

New fall music brings something for everybodyCOMMENTARY BY

CHRISTIAN TURNERAsst. Photo Editor

There was a saying once, “April showers bring May flowers and fall brings new music,” or it went something like that. Anyway, that’s not important, but what is of paramount significance is that in the next couple of months students can look forward to a slew of exciting album releases. It is actually pretty overwhelming. The summer has been rather dry as far as new

releases go. Not to say there was’t a little rainfall. There were new records from the likes of Regina Spektor, Purity Ring, The Hives and Passion Pit. So, no complaining here, but a storm’s coming, and, when it rains, it monsoons.

This fall will bring a lot to the table. A lot of artists are releasing sophomore records, and many ears are tentatively waiting to see how a band’s sound will have developed over the past couple years. Oftentimes, it can be frustrating when a group does not mature or take any risks on a new album.

On the other hand, if an artist has found out what works for them, their niche, then why fix what is not broken? Mumford & Sons and MGMT are a couple bands that are highly-praised, but will definitely not be able to get away with putting out replicas of their previous albums. Bands that are as popular and talented as those usually have more expected of them with every new record. Indie up-and-comers Freelance Whales gained a bit of traction with their debut “Weathervanes,” and if they put out “Weathervanes 2.0” I don’t

think anyone would complain. So, if they choose to revamp their sound and throw a curveball, it would still be engaging. The smaller bands usually have more wiggle-room as far as experimentation goes, but excellence is almost always expected of the big-hitters.

There is something for almost everybody coming out in the next couple of months, and it’s going to be exciting to have a new soundtrack for a new semester.

RYDER MCENTYRE , Graphics Editor

The Berry crossword puzzle

RYDER MCENTYRE , Graphics Editor

Jordan Ferrell rehearses for the upcoming MAD theatre production that will be performed to new students during Viking Venture.

WILL MILLER, Staff Photographer

EMILY FAULKNER , Entertainment Editor

ENTERTAINMENTAUGUST 23, 2012 CAMPUS CARRIER, PAGE 13

“Magic Mike”Audiences of men and women alike flocked to see this bare-all film. Inspired by the

true story of star Channing Tatum’s life as a male stripper and featuring other hunks like Joe Manganiello of “True Blood,” Matt Bomer of “White Collar” and bongo player Mat-thew McConaughey, “Magic Mike” incorporated a lot of humor and even an inspirational message or two. But most of the success, to be honest, comes from the washboard abs and gyrating hips of the film’s beautifully sculpted male actors.

“Snow White and the Huntsman”Kristen Stewart was caught making out with the director of her next film franchise,

which opened this summer with “Snow White and the Huntsman” co-starring Chris Hemsworth (of “Thor” fame). She’s since been essentially kicked out of the franchise, which didn’t do so hot at the box office anyway—but maybe the bad press will be good press for whoever takes her place. Some audiences really did like the movie, though, and would love to see her again in a sequel, scandal or no scandal.

“Brave”Not every animated movie is worth seeing if you’re over the age of seven—but this one

was different than any cartoon Disney or Pixar has produced in a while. Starring a brave heroine voiced by Scottish actress Katie MacDonald, “Brave” actually communicates the story of a strong female character whose most important relationship is with her mother, not the future love of her life. It caused quite a stir when several critics raised the question of the main character’s sexuality. Whether or not Merida is a lesbian, however, the movie was a huge hit.

“The Dark Knight Rises”Unfortunately for many people in America and around the world, this film will be

tied irrevocably to the shootings in Aurora, Colo.—but the film deserves consideration beyond the tragedy. Christopher Nolan finished his Batman trilogy strong, according to many critics, and his cast (veterans and newbies alike) left many audiences crying, laugh-ing, cheering and crawling out of their skin. This epic action/adventure had a surprising amount of heart and realism, and many critics enjoyed the balance maintained between explosions, humor and honesty.

“The Avengers”This Marvel comic-book-turned-movie based on the “Ultimates” universe exploded

into box offices at the very beginning of the summer—and an all-star cast of superheroes and supervillains including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston and even Colbie Smoulders of “How I Met Your Mother” made it a hard act to follow. Setting the precedent for the summer with its epic scope and action-packed scenes, “The Avengers” took super movies to a whole new level.

“The Amazing Spider-Man”Fans of the previous franchise might miss Tobey Maguire’s wide-eyed Spidey, but

Andrew Garfield’s smart aleck-y smirk embodies the Spider-Man of the original Marvel comics. British actor Garfield, whose acting chops span from superheroes to Broadway dramas, teamed up with American actress Emma Stone to create a stunning, charismatic and romantic duo at the heart of a story that might otherwise have been a very simple good-nerd-versus-mad-scientist tale.

“50 Shades of Grey”This “Twilight”-fanfiction-turned-“novel” has gotten an incredible amount of attention

for several reasons. First, it features “Twilight”-esque characters in erotica form. Second, it claims to cover the illicit world of mild BDSM (bondage, discipline, dominance, submis-sion, sadism and masochism) and finally, the relationship is as controversial as Bella and Edward’s. Copies of the book and its two sequels have been flying off bookshelves all summer long, and a movie is in the works—but they’re having a surprisingly hard time nailing down a cast for what many agree to be the best piece of bad entertainment since, well…“Twilight.”

“Looking for Alaska”Although it was first published in 2005, this short novel discussing grief and loss in

young adults did finally make it to the New York Times’ bestseller list this summer, a huge accomplishment for author John Green. As one half of the popular YouTube channel, “Vlogbrothers” with brother Hank, Green has made a name for himself as one of the clev-erest bloggers out there, but there’s more to him than videography. Check out “Looking for Alaska,” “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Paper Towns” and “Will Grayson, Will Grayson” for just a hint of his literary brilliance.

Summer entertainment wrap-upIn cased you missed them...BY ALI MCINTOSH

Asst. Entertainment Editor

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2. Flowers & Gifts by Joan3964 Martha Berry Highway(706) 295-3004

3. Fox’s Pizza Den3672 Martha Berry Highway(706) 291-6644

4. Armuchee Village Storage3365 B Martha Berry Hwy NW(706) 290-8131

5. Alex’s Froyo3363 Martha Berry Hwy(706) 235-5555

6. Sun Tan Hut2560 Shorter Ave(706) 292-9356

7. Los Portales2439 Shorter Avenue Northwest(706) 238-9988

8. Lube Plus2117 Shorter Avenue Northwest(706) 238-9888

9. Chick-fil-A264 Shorter Avenue Northwest(706) 232-9233

10. Mike Ford’s Auto Services531 W 12th St NE(706) 232-4031

11. Schroeder’s Deli317 Martha Berry Hwy(706) 234-4613

12. Sun Tan Hut315 Riverside Pkwy(706) 232-3346

13. Papa John’s Pizza925 Turner McCall Boulevard(706) 802-1010

14. Schroeder’s Deli406 Broad Street(706) 234-4613

15. Posh412 Broad St706-232-3330

16. Promotions Plus216 Broad Street(706) 232-1341

17. Europe Salon128 Broad St(706)204-8697

18. Pullen’s Ordinary Bicycles105 Broad Street(706) 234-2453

Legend

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STEVEN EVANSSports Editor

All eyes were on London this summer when each nation sent their best athletes to compete against the rest of the world in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The 2012 Olympics were held from July 27 to Aug. 12 and opened with a show called “Isles of Wonder,” directed by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle and electronic music artists Rick Smith and Karl Hyde.

Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Olympics, accompa-nied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. This was the second Olympic Games which the Queen of England opened, the first being the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

“I thought that the opening ceremony was really awesome,” junior Liz Robbins said. “They went big, like China did, but with their own flavor. It was similar to a play, which is even remi-niscent of their culture, having renowned playwrights such as Shakespeare.”

The opening Olympic event, women’s football (soccer), actu-ally began two days prior to the Opening Ceremony on July 25 with more than 10,000 athletes participating. In this event Can-ada earned the bronze medal, Japan earned the silver and the

United States earned the gold.The United States lead the gold

medal count and the total medal count for the 2012 Olympics with 104 medals; 46 of those medals were gold, 29 silver and 29 bronze.

People’s Republic of China came in second in total medal count with 88 medals; 38 gold, 27 silver and 23 bronze. Great Britain had the third-largest amount of medals with 65; 29 gold, 17 silver and 19 bronze.

The 2012 Olympics featured 32 new world records across eight different sports, and large improvements for some countries including New Zealand and Great Britain.

New Zealand had their most successful Olympic showing since 1988, winning a total of 13 med-als. The nation has a population of around 4.4 million people.

If New Zealand’s medal haul was totaled by means of each individual, they would be ranked fourth out of all nations compet-ing in the 2012 Olympic Games. Japan, which is 30 times the size of New Zealand in population, earned seven gold medals com-pared to the six gold medals won by New Zealand.

Great Britain had their best showing in over a century, achiev-ing their highest medal count since the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England.

“I thought that [the 2012

Olympics] were fun to watch, as always,” sophomore Josh Rubin said. “I thought that it was espe-cially exciting to see all the records that were broken, particularly the track and field records being set, since I used to run track.”

The next Olympic Games will be held in Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The next Summer Olympic Games will be held in Rio, Brazil, in 2016.

“The Olympics are beneficial for the competing nations because

they give the countries the abil-ity to compete on a world stage,” sophomore Kenneth Russ said. “Instead of gearing up and start-ing war, they can spend time training the athletes to compete in the games.”

Summer 2012 Olympics in London: the recap

Friday, Aug. 24Women’s Volleyball

Emory4:00 PM

Saturday, Aug 25Men’s Soccer

Shorter2:00 PM

Women’s VolleyballAlumni4:00 PM

Saturday, Sep. 1 Cross Country

Sewanee/Berry Invitational9:00 a.m.9:45 a.m.

RYDER MCENTYRE, Graphics Editor

Courtesy of Populous

OLIVIA DONNALLY Asst. Sports Editor

The Lady Vikings soccer team is preparing to kick off their 28th year of play and striving for their 28th winning season. The Lady Vikings will be looking to main-tain their legacy with the addition of 11 new players.

The young team is well aware of the shoes they are trying to fill but the players are looking to the challenge with vigor.

“We have a lot of incoming freshmen. We lost a lot of seniors so there is some pressure on them,” sophomore striker Rachel LeRoy said. “But from seeing them in preseason I see a lot of promise and all of them are very hardworking.”

Not only are the freshmen entering into a new team, return-ing players are met with the fact that to every returner there is one new teammate. As the play-ers hit the field in preseason they are faced with the battle of every sports team to find the chemistry

amongst the players. “I think the team is meshing

really well,” freshman midfielder Kayla Robyn said. “I feel I can sit with the freshmen or I can sit with the seniors. We are all a part of a big welcoming family. A very sore welcoming family.”

The team may have a good deal of pressure on them to main-tain the women’s soccer tradition with a winning season but they are hitting the field in stride. The team arrived on Aug. 18 ready for two grueling practices a day, every day, until the beginning of school.

“They have responded well with the training,” Head Coach Lorenzo Canalis said.

Maintaining the impressive winning record is not the only goal the team has ahead of them this season.

With the change of confer-ences the women will be facing their first year with post-season in four years. The Southern Athletic Association provides the Lady Vikings the opportunity to play

in the conference tournaments outside of the season and adds an element to the training that has been absent in past years.

“Post-season gives us a goal for the end of the season,” LeRoy said. “It gives us more reason to put our absolute all into our games. We will not be able to hope for the best. We have to train

for the best.” The suspense of playing in

post-season games adds a dif-ferent dynamic to managing the team and getting ready for the big bang. The team will be required to play longer into the year. With that in mind, the injuries must be kept under control, fitness must be a focus, and the motivation to

excel must stay high. The Lady Vikings will head

into their first game on Saturday Sep. 1st for the Meredith Labor Day Classic. They will be heading to Raleigh, N.C. to play against the Guilford College Quakers.

SPORTSAUGUST 23, 2012 PAGE 17, CAMPUS CARRIER

Lady Vikings build with young, strong team

Rome Braves have opportunity for championshipSTEVEN EVANS

Sports Editor

For the first time in 10 years, the Rome Braves are put-ting together a potential South Atlantic League Champi-onship run. After falling to a record of 18 wins, 52 losses and a five-game losing streak in the first-half of the sea-son, the Braves lead the South Atlantic league for the sec-ond-half of the season with a record of 35-19. The Braves’ recent performance places them at 54-72. They have won seven of their last eight games.

“They’re playing really good and just clicking on all cylinders right now,” Team Manager Randy Ingle said, according to the Rome News-Tribune. “They’re pick-ing each other up, and it seems like it’s someone dif-ferent every game. It’s a combination of everybody contributing.”

The Rome Braves’ improvement for the second half of the season led them to break their winning streak record of 11 consecutive wins. The Braves tied the 2004 Rome Braves team’s 11-game winning streak on Aug. 2 with a 10-2 win over the Augusta Greenjackets. The Braves peaked at 13 wins on Aug. 4 with a 5-2 win over the Kan-napolis Intimidators.

The Intimidators dealt the Braves their first loss on Aug. 5 since their loss to the Savannah Sand Gnats on July 22. The Braves’ 13-game winning streak ended with the 11-2 loss to the Intimidators.

“The team has remained confident during the entire season,” Rome Braves General Manager Michael Dunn said. “[The 13-game winning streak] validated the hard work that each player and staff member were putting into the whole season.”

Rome entered the game with a six-game lead in the Southern Division of the South Atlantic League. All of Kannapolis’ runs were scored in the first four innings of the game, and Rome Braves pitcher David Filak took the loss for the game.

The Rome Braves look to improve on their overall record to shoot for the Class-A Minor League World Series.

Rome won the South Atlantic League Championship in their debut season in 2003.

“Everyone on the team is confident in the lineup that Randy Ingle makes out each game, from one to nine, each player contributes in some fashion,” Dunn said. Pitching has been a strong point of devel-opment for the Braves this season.

“When we get down, it just clicks and our offense is rolling right now and so is our pitching,” outfielder Robby Hefflinger said. “We’re getting production from our one through nine hitters, from the bullpen, and our starters are going deep into games now.”

The Braves play their final home games Aug. 28-30 against the Greenjackets, and close out the regular season versus the Lexington Legends in Lexington, Ky on Aug. 31-Sep. 3.

“Let’s support our team to the playoffs and fill the stands,” Dunn said.

CHRISTIAN TURNER, Asst. Photo Editor

The 2012-13 Lady Vikings soccer team prepares to take on a big year. There are 11 new players on the team, which is the most in Berry history. With plenty of young and veteran talent, the team is set for success.

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Papazian said the GERTF was formed in 2009 by Provost Katherine Whatley. It con-sists of representatives from all schools and has included two student members since its creation.

Papazian said the task force has met about every other week since 2009. The meetings stopped dur-ing Fall semester of 2011 when discussion of moving from a credit hour-based program to a course-based program was underway but resumed after the course-based proposal was voted down.

Papazian said he believes that if the faculty does vote in favor of the proposal, the changes will be implemented slowly and not all at once.

According to the proposal the GERTF first conducted a survey of the current program

and solicited new ideas and suggestions from each academic department. The GERTF then began designing an alternative program that would not limit a competency in math to only the math department, a history competency to only the history department, etc.

Add-drop for returning students is open 8/24

&closes 8/30

Reminder:

“We hope that advanced, deeper learning will

be the outcome.”-Dr. Kathy Richardson

Library renovated for the first time in 24 yearsKIMBERLY TREESE

News Editor

Thissummerthelibrarywasrenovatedforthefirsttimein24yearswithnewcarpet,tile,paintandfloorboards.Thelastrenovationonthe 86-year-old building took place in 1988 when the trustees approved planstoaddonthebacksection. According to Sherre Harrington, director of the library, a proposal wassubmittedTuesdayrequestingabudgetfornewfurniture.Themostrecent furniture replacement was included in the Java City contract which

PARKER SEALY, Photo Editor

Gen-Ed Reform

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Move-in Day at Berry

Berry’s newest students moved onto campus Aug. 22. Volunteer bellhops helped relieve some of the move-in stress. The students will participate in Viking Venture activities to prepare them for the semester.

PARKER SEALY, Photo Editor

CHRISTIAN TURNER, Asst. Photo Editor

PARKER SEALY, Photo Editor CHRISTIAN TURNER, Asst. Photo Editor

CHRISTIAN TURNER, Asst. Photo Editor