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College President Stephen R.

Briggs announced Tuesday that,

effective Aug. 1, 2015, Berry will

become a tobacco-free campus

joining 975 colleges nationwide,

including those in the University

System of Georgia.

This new policy will ban tobacco

products from all areas on campus,

including cigarettes, e-cigarettes,

chewing tobacco and vaporizers.

This will not only affect Berry

students, but also faculty and staff

members, guests visiting campus

and outside contractors.

The discussion to move to a

tobacco-free campus started in 2009

with the formation of a student life

task force consisting of students,

faculty and staff to discuss the

possibility of Berry becoming a

tobacco-free campus. The task force

was created in response to studentswanting Berry to be a leader in the

tobacco-free campus initiative.

In the spring of 2011, the task

force sent its report forward stating

that while they believed there was

merit at the time to go tobacco free,

it did not seem the right time to do

so at Berry, Debbie Heida, dean

of students and vice president of

student affairs, said. At that time

it did not have broad-based support,

in no small measure due to the fact

that there were very few resources in

the community and our campus for

helping students, faculty and staff

with smoking cessation.

The conversation continued

during the 2011-2012 academic year

while the strategic plan was being

developed.

One of the recommendations we

received from multiple communities

was that if we wanted to be leaders

in campus health and environmental

stewardship, that we needed to look at

the possibility of becoming a smoke-

free or tobacco-free campus, Heidasaid. The cabinet, which consists

of the president and the colleges

vice presidents, made the decisionthis fall that we would announce in

this academic year.

JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor

In August of 1961, the Berlin Wall

was erected to separate democratic

West Germany from communist East

Germany. For over 28 years, it acted

as a physical and symbolic barrier

that reminded the people of Germany

about the estrangement they thoughtwould never end.

However, on Nov. 9, 1989, an

unexpected event marked Germanys

historythe fall of the Berlin Wall.

Christine Anton, associate

professor of foreign language,

was living in Germany at the time

and attending her second year of

university in Bavaria, Germany.

Anton said that she and her fellow

classmates would never have

believed that the political barrier

would fall between the East and

West.

I could not believe this was the

end of the wall I thought it had to

be some uke thing that happened,

Anton said. I was sure things wouldgo back to how they had been. Even

after the unication (of Germany) I

thought something would happen

and things would go back to how

they had been.

Byron Daniels, co-lecturer at

Berrys 25th anniversary event, was

stunned when he heard about the fall.

He thought the wall would never

come down.

When I was 19, there was no end

to the wall ever, Byron Daniels

said. It was astonishing.

Matthew Stanard, associate

professor of history, was 16 years

old when the Berlin Wall fell. He

remembers being very surprised

by the event.I remember I clipped out news

clippings, Stanard said. I was

keeping a journal at the time and

pasted these newspaper clippings

into it the day after (the fall).

Faculty remember the fall of the Berlin Wall

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OPINIONS 4

FEATURES 6

ENTERTAINMENT 8

SPORTS 10

MAXWELL SMERKAstaff reporter

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New sports communication concentration

Thanksgiving

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DEAN OF STUDENTS DEBBIE HEIDA ANNOUNCED the tobacco-freepolicy at the SGA meeting Tuesday evening. SGA president PatonRoden and SGA vice president of administration Ree Palmer listened

and helped facilitate the discussion that followed.

THOMAS LAKE SPEAKS about hiscareer as a sports journalist.

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Berry is now ofcially offering all communication

majors the option of a sports communication

concentration.

With the continual advancement of technology

making sports easier to view, there is an increasing

need for sports journalists.

Many people believe journalism is dead, Bob

Frank, chair of the communication department, said.

Newspapers may be decaying, but journalism is

ourishing.

Sports communication will help prepare students

for a variety of different career paths such as sports

writing, broadcast news, statistics and becoming agents

for athletes.

The sports communication concentration will have

the same core communication classes to make sure

each student will have a strong base in the eld to help

them be prepared when seeking a job.

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FIREOn Nov. 15, there

was a cooking fre

at Emily Cottage. It

was extinguished by

the automatic fre

suppression system.

FIREOn Nov. 16, Berry

College Land

Resources and

Georgia Forestry

Commission

extinguished a fre

at Technology Blvd.

and Woods Road.

VEHICLE

DAMAGEOn Nov. 17, there was

a report of a large

dent on a vehicleparked in the West

Dana parking lot.

MEDICAL ASSISTOn Nov. 18, there

was a medical

assist at the Valhalla

construction site.

MEDICAL ASSISTOn Nov. 18, there

was a medical

assist at West Mary

residence hall.

DEEROn Nov. 18, animal

control was called

about a deer hit by

a motor vehicle.

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SPECTATORS CAPTURE photos of graffiti art on theBerlin Wall. This picture depicts Leonid Brezhnev,the general secretary of the Central Committeeof the Soviet Union and Erich Honecker, primeminister of East Germany at the time of the fall,

sharing a fraternal kiss.

Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the socioeconomic differences

between East and West Germany were substantial. Many people

described West Germany as full of life, whereas East Germany was

often labeled as being stuck in a post World War II era.

It looked like time stood still after World War II, Anton said. I

remember there were no colors, it was all gray and brown and old

and rundown it looked awful.

Anton also recalls the stark difference between the people of the East

and West.

You could tell by their clothes, Anton said. East Germans looked

like they were from 20 years before. It looked like a time warp. They

looked poor and disheveled.

Annette Daniels and her husband, Byron Daniels, travelled to East

Berlin shortly after the fall.

This was one incredible opportunity that had to be seized or it

would be lost forever, Byron Daniels said.

Upon their arrival in East Berlin, dark and empty streets greeted the

Daniels.

It was very gray and dark, Annette Daniels, lecturer of foreign

languages, said. In the evening there were very few street lights, and

everything looked deserted.

Byron Daniels recalls a man who gave them a tour of East Berlin.

These people had such a thirst to open up and tell people they

werent all bad, Byron Daniels said.

However, in West Berlin, there was a massive celebration that lasted

for several days after the fall. People were eeing East Germany in

droves, and they immediately started enjoying all of the amenities thattheir democratic neighbors extended.

After the fall you would see people walking through the streets

with these big shopping bags lled with bananas, Anton said. Bananas

were something they had heard about but never seen.

Byron Daniels remembers seeing West Berlin from the East.

West Berlin was like a spotlight in the middle of inky blackness,

Byron Daniels said. The people of Germany were experiencing a

complete euphoria.

This historical phenomenon is still recognized and celebrated today.

On Nov. 9, 2014, the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

took place. Massive celebrations occurred in Germany, specically

Berlin, where the Mauerfall 2014 took place. Hundreds of thousands

of Germans gathered at the Brandenburg Gate to remember the fall of

the wall.

Events to commemorate this historic event were also held around the

world, including here at Berry.

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, a lecture on the Fall of the Berlin Wall tookplace, where Byron Daniels and Stanard spoke. Students received a

brief history lesson about the Berlin Wall and the political atmosphere

in Germany at the time. The presenters also talked about how different

the atmosphere is in Germany today.

When I went to East Berlin in 1995, things were happening and

new things were being built, Stanard said. The atmosphere was just

very different.

Annette Daniels recalls recently speaking to a student in Germany

who was born after the fall of the wall. The student had told Daniels that

the people from the East and West no longer felt a strong distinction.

For their generation, people from the East and West were just Germans.

The fall of the Berlin Wall paved the way for a unied Germany,

and the leftover pieces of the wall in Berlin are a constant reminder to

German citizens and people from around the world that Germany is

united.

To see the wall in piecesit was great, Byron Daniels said.

Germany was on its way to becoming a cohesive whole.

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willingness to help build a culture of hospitality for visitors to our campus. Position

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SPOON RIVER

ANTHOLOGY

This play will runNov. 20, 21, 22 and 23.All shows will begin at7:30 p.m. except forSunday shows whichbegin at 2 p.m. CE

NUTCRACKER

On Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.and Nov. 22 at 2:30p.m. and 8 p.m., therewill be showings ofthe Nutcracker at theRome City Auditorium.Student tickets are $11.

SEMI-FORMAL

KCABs annual semi-formal will be in theFord Dining Hall from9 p.m. to midnighton Nov. 22. Ticketscan be purchased inKrannert Lobby for $7.

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There will be no classeson Nov. 26 through Nov.28 for Thanksgivingholidays. Classes willresume on Dec. 1.

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Sports journalism has been making a comeback recently,

as more investigative and long-form storytelling pieces are

being written and then consumed by readers.

On Nov. 19, Thomas Lake, one of the youngest senior

writers for Sports Illustrated, came to speak at Berry. At

only age 33 he has made a name for himself in the sports

journalism industry by specializing in writing long narrative

pieces about compelling sports events.His speech acted as an ofcial introduction of the sports

communication concentration.

He spoke about his career path and his writing process.

Become innocent, Lake said. Just for a moment, so

the story is new, like a good book being opened for the rst

time.

The media has followed trends to produce shorter and

more direct works in attempts to assimilate to the quick

pace of our lives. Lakes work goes against this trend.

Frank said he believes the increasing popularity of

investigative and long-form narrative sports journalism is

because the story conveys the values we support such as

hard work and commitment.

Checking who won or lost a game can be done in a matter

of seconds with mobile devices, but a simple score does not

give the same excitement or heartbreak as watching the upsand downs of the contest.

Lake gave his writing advice to students.

Learn to be good reporters and practice writing

everyday, he said. If you can write one good sentence,

then ve, then 10 and then a piece of work begins to come

together.

Writing is at the heart of sports journalism and sports

communication as a whole, and this is the reason why

Frank believes Berry will be able to attract students to the

concentration and then help them blossom.

Senior communication major Blake Childers said

he would have been interested in the concentration as

a freshman. He has learned what he can about the eld

through other means.

Childers is the Viking Fusion sports producer and was

an audiovisual intern for the Rome Braves baseball team.Childers concentration is visual communication. He

appreciates visual communication but has expressed an

interest in sports communication.

I cant ofcially do both but (I) would have declared

one and taken classes as well in the other, Childers said.

The sports journalism major lls an important niche in

the communication department, and it is nally here for

students who have a passion for sports and writing.

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The announcement, however, came as

a surprise to many of those in the Berry

community especially students.

During the SGA meeting on Nov. 19,

several students voiced their concerns

about how they thought there was a lack

of transparency between students and the

administration.

Sophomore Matthew Johnson was one

of the rst to speak out during the SGA

meeting. He thinks the policy is a good idea,

but he was not pleased with the actions of the

administration.

I dont think the administration

communicated properly with the current

students, Johnson said. I know that in past

years there were discussions about Berrybecoming a tobacco free campus, but there

hasnt been any discussion in recent years, so

students were surprised.

Senior Colby Chapman said he agrees that

the administration should have communicated

better with the Berry community.

Berry says that we are a close community,

where there is cooperation between students,

faculty and administration, Chapman said.

But the way this was done, it doesnt seem

like they really value what students have to

say they could have at least warned us this

was coming. Most of the people Ive talked

to think its a great idea, they just wish that

students would have been included in the

decision making.

Freshman Alexander Eissa was especially

not pleased with the decision.

I use electronic cigarettes which have no

form of tobacco in them, but theyre still not

allowed here because if it looks like smoke,it must be bad for you, Eissa said. I think

its good that Berry is going to offer help to

students, but thats not enough. Students will

have to want to quit, and e-cigs can help with

that. E-cigs deliver nicotine in a vapor form,

and its not as harmful.

Heida did note that current students were

not consulted in the making of the decision,

but she also added that many programs and

policies of which students are beneciaries

were made with the consultation of a previous

student body.

Even though some students are upset

about the way the administration announced

the policy, most agree that it is a good move

for the campus. Some still hope students will

remember to think about multiple sides.

I wish current students could have been

involved in the decision, but at the same

time the cabinet is making a decision for the

good of the college as a whole and we shouldbe considerate of that, sophomore Gabby

Evans said. I wish that students would put

themselves in the position of the cabinet

members and try to be more understanding.

To help prepare for the Aug. 1 ban, Berry

has partnered with Harbin Clinic to offer

smoking cessation classes for faculty and

staff.

These classes are already covered under

the insurance provided by the college. For

students, the Peer Educators and A New Year,

A New You will be able to help students quit

smoking.

Trey Weldon, a freshman who uses a

vapor pen, thinks these programs will have a

positive effect on campus.

I would be interested in participating

in one of [the programs] because I stopped

tobacco use before college, and I started

again once I came here, Weldon said. I

think itll be good because it is hard to quiton your own.

The information from the 2009-2011 task-

force used to form this decision can be found

on VikingWeb.

Berrys new policy creates concern

for students and faculty.

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Getting work outside of the Berry BubbleBerry boasts that 95 percent of the

student body takes advantage of the

work experience program sometime

during their college career. The

work experience program at Berry

appears to be one of the key selling

points for prospective students anda personal point of pride for the

college. Rightfully so, as the work

experience program is an integral

part of culture at Berry. When on

campus, students and faculty are

almost bound to encounter a student

worker somewhere in their day,

whether at Krannert, the post ofce

or as a student teaching assistant.

However, while the work

experience gained at Berry is

obviously valuable, it is not enough

when trying to get a job after

graduation.

Berrys work experience program

can be a great opportunity. Students

get the chance to gain experience intheir eld, build their resume and

earn some money while they do.

However, the Berry work program

alone may not be enough to get a job

after graduation.

This can partly come back to a

lack of variety. If employers look

at your resume and only see job

references from the college you just

graduated from, they might turn you

down in favor of someone with more

experience outside the college work

program. In other words, resumes

need more than the work program.

They need internships.

Berrys work program is both a

great experience and a great thing to

have on your resume. An internship,

however, adds an even greater

boost. Part of this is because it helps

students experience the job market

outside of Berry. If an incoming

Berry student merely sticks to the job

they are assigned to as a freshman,

they might never get the experience

while at college of searching and

interviewing for a job.

Not only that, internships can help

build connections with employersthat can lead to jobs. In addition to

networking, students with internships

can add references from employers

not at Berry to their resume.

While Berry jobs are nice, getting

work experience outside the Berry

bubble can be critical when trying

to get a job. This can add something

extra to your resume.

Another important thing to do

when trying to get a job or even

an internship is to be involved

in extracurricular activities. This

can mean both clubs at Berry

or organizations off campus.

Being involved in more than just

schoolwork and an on-campus jobcan help show diversity on a resume.

They also help build connections

and friendships, which can help on

both a personal and a professional

level. Finding a person with similar

interests as you can help both you

and the other person work together

to achieve professional goals.

When writing your resume

make sure not to sell yourself short.

Resumes may be the best place to

brag about your achievements.

Include all the things youve

done that youre proud of. Its not

bragging. Its presenting yourself in

the best light possible.

While Berrys work experience

program is a great opportunity,

students need to gain more

experience outside the Berry bubble

in order to be more competitive in

the job market.

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LETTERSUBMISSIONPOLICYLetters to the editor must include a name, addressand phone number, along with the writers classyear or title. The Carrier reserves the right to edit

for length, style, grammar and libel.

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Im reticent to be critical against the actions of the

college concerning the smoking policy decision. So, I

want to begin by addressing the aspects of campus that

I love and know others have great affection for as well.

My rst visit to Berry came during the fall of my senior

year in high school on a multi-college and university trip

across the Southeast. While my trip consisted of visiting

13 different institutions from small liberal arts colleges

to large universities, my experience at Berry stood far

above the others. What I fell in love with the rst time I

visited campus has remained until today and has grown

as the past three and a half years have gone by.

All of this is stated to make clear to the reader that I

adore Berry College. The love and wisdom of the faculty,

the hospitality of the Berry student and the beauty of the

campus are characteristics of this institution that make me

proud to call myself a Berry College student. However,

I cannot stand idly by as problems concerning student

interest and input continue to manifest. First, I would

like to address the problems with making our campus a

tobacco-free campus.

The rst argument to be made in favor of this policy

centers on the health concern surrounding tobacco use:Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

and the Surgeon General, however, have urged campuses

to take a stronger stand on this national health problem

by becoming tobacco free, College President Stephen

R. Briggs said in a Nov. 18 email. Being children of

the 1990s, theres not a person on this campus who

would argue against the negative health concerns

related to tobacco use. However, students and faculty

are not currently allowed to smoke in buildings. This

immediately addresses the health concern of students by

eliminating secondhand smoke. There is no empirical

evidence that would support simply walking past a

smoker would place that student at risk of secondhand

smoke. The health concern seems to be the strongest part

of the argument, and, as you can see, it is very weak.

The next argument is that, well, everybody else is

doing it, so why shouldnt we? There are currently

1,477 smoke-free campuses in the nation, of which 975

are tobacco-free. The University System of Georgia

implemented a tobacco-free policy effective October 1,

2014, Briggs said in the email. This is probably the

weakest part of the argument. Berry should unashamedly

stand out as a beacon of difference from the rest of our

peers. This is just making us another part of the herd.

Lastly, this policy seeks to set the standard for

healthy living across our residential campus. While we

recognize and respect that individuals will make health-

related behavioral choices over the course of a lifetime,

we must also recognize that addictive habits acquired

early in life can be punishing to overcome, Briggsemail said. OK, lets be generous here and claim that one

to two percent of the campus population smokes. This

is far less than the percentage who partake in fried foods

in either the Dining Hall or Valhalla food court. Why

are we not restricting fried food consumption, limiting

the amount of cookies that can be eaten in the Dining

Hall or removing soft drinks across campus? These seem

to be much greater health concerns than the very small

percentage of students who partake in smoking. This is

assuming, of course, that all who partake in tobacco use

are addicted. What about the large population of students

who occasionally smoke a pipe or cigar? Seriously, what

is wrong with that?

Clearly, this new policy is not as rm as some would

have hoped it would be, but it points to an overall

growing problem on this campus. This problem comes

from members of the community who love and care for

our college to ourish. My friend, John Evans, rightly

points out that, there exists today, conveniently enough

in dark and hidden corners, an old Berry College poster

which states many of the values and ethics that this

college has long held dear in spirit, if not necessarily

in written law. The rst statement on this poster is as

such: This college exists for the students. Without the

students, there is no need for this institution. Yet clearly,

there have been several instances in the past few years

where the administration of Berry made it clear that they

did not want student input on administrative decisions.

Ultimately, the use of student input and interest

only at times that seem advantageous to the collegeadministration must stop. The lack of student voice on

college policy topics is strikingly profound and scary

considering the aforementioned mission of the college.

Hopefully, this will serve as a learning opportunity for

our college administrators. The students and faculty

will no longer put up with decisions made without our

consent.

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Almost every magazine on the

racks has a awless, beautiful,

perfectly tanned model on the

cover. In todays society, being tan

is considered beautiful. Similar

to being overly thin, being tan is

a more desirable, yet unhealthier

look. Individuals fail to recognize

the adverse health effects that come

with being unnaturally tan.

In general, humans nd being

tan more attractive. When someone

is sporting an even, bronzed look,

they appear healthier. This socially

desirable look lures people into

sacricing their health for their

beauty.

Today, going to tanning salons

and laying out on the beach and

by the pool have become some of

peoples most popular pastimes.

Despite a large amount of

literature on the topic and a general

population that is well versed on

the negative effects of tanning,

people still tan excessively.

With adverse health effects

like premature aging, eye damage,

sunburn and most importantly, skin

cancer, the desire to look beautiful

shouldnt be enough. In the past,

doctors concluded that absorbing

the suns rays was healthy, allowing

your body to produce Vitamin D

and suppress excessive release ofmelatonin, which aids in preventing

depression. Absorbing UV rays still

has these positive health outcomes,

but our society has taken tanning to

the extreme.

On the ip side, being safe and

smart about your tanning habits can

reap major health benets. Wearing

sunscreen and limiting your hours

outside will lessen your future

wrinkles, your chance of getting

sunburnt and the development of

brown spots and uneven skin.

Being smart about tanning now

may not be the coolest practice,

but it will surely pay off down the

line for a majority of our lives.

Changing our everyday practices

is difcult for people our age when

the benets are reaped immediately.

In order to accomplish this, an

individual must be disciplined

when limiting sun exposure and

applying sunscreen. We have

to recognize that by applying

sunscreen today,and jeopardizing

a golden tan, our future self will

thank us.

One of the biggest problems

is when people tan in the winter

months, when their skin becomes

naturally lighter from the lack of

sun. This exposure makes one

far more susceptible to repeated

sunburns, tremendously increasing

their chance of skin cancer.

As a society, we need to open

our eyes to different kinds of

beauty. We need to realize that

being different shades, aside from

tan is beautiful as well. Similar

to the misconception that skinnygirls are beautiful girls, and plus-

size women are unattractive, we

need change our perception of

what is considered beautiful. In a

generation that is argued as being

the most open-minded ever, this

should be an easy feat.

What is the most

valuable thing youve

done in college?

Taking some of the upper

level science classes for my

major. I think theyve really

helped me figure out what Im

going to do with my life.

Jessica Krasich,

senior

I really liked studying

abroad. I think that shaped

me in a lot of ways.

Charlie Morgan,

junior

The Jersey Milk Enterprise.

I helped get it back on its feet

and get the business going

again.

Claire Walker,

senior

JESS BOZEMANopinions editor

MARIE COLLOPasst. sports editor

Not all charities are equal, check before you donate

Tanning not worth the health costs

STUDENTSSPEAK

5November 20, 2014

Next week is Thanksgiving and right on

its heels are the winter holidays. For many

Americans, these holidays prompt reection and

usher in a spirit of charity. However, donating

to charities is not as easy as many may assume.Im not talking about deciding which charity

to donate to. While you may nd it a hard

task just to choose which of the hundred nice

sounding charities to donate to, not all charities

are equal and some are far better than others.

Now, Im denitely not trying to rank causes

and say which charity has the most morally

supreme agenda. Dictating that would be far

too impossibly biased to decide. Im talking

about the percentage of money charities will

donate to their cause as opposed to keeping it

for themselves.

In 2013, the Tampa Bay Times and the Center

for Investigative Reporting compiled a list of the

50 worst charities when it comes to amount of

money collected compared to amount of money

paid to solicitors, the ones who collect donations

for the organization.

The top ve may sound shockingly

familiar. They are the Kids Wish Network,

Cancer Fund of America, Childrens Wish

Foundation International, American Breast

Cancer Foundation and Fireghters Charitable

Foundation. The worst was the Kids Wish

Network with $109.8 million paid to solicitors

from the total $127.8 million raised and only 2.5

percent spent on direct cash aid. The Tampa Bay

Times and Center for Investigative Reporting

also included in their report that watchdog

groups state that no more than 35 percent ofdonations should be contributed to fundraising

costs. According to the report on the worst 50,

$970.6 million was paid to solicitors and only

around $50 million was used in direct cash aid

overall.

So obviously, we who want to donate have

a trust problem. It is absolutely despicable to

me just how much money donated to certain

charities goes right back to those charities.

Despite all of this, I still really want to donate.

There are people out there who seriously need

help.

Luckily for me, I found a website called

Charity Navigator that evaluates charities

and gives them a one to four star rating based

on their nancial records, accountability and

transparency. It also gives charities by topics if

you are wanting to look for a good charity for

a specic cause, like ones responding to the

Ebola outbreak or researching cures for ALS,

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The site also

includes top 10 lists like 10 Most Followed

Charities and 10 Charities in Deep Financial

Trouble. In their list 10 Consistently Low

Rated Charities almost all of the top 10 are on

2013s 50 worst charity list.

Some of the charities with consistently high

ratings include The Childrens Aid Society,

Carnegie Institution for Science, the Institute for

Justice and Compassion International.Also, when donating to charities, we have

to be careful if a charity just sounds familiar.

For example, we have the two charities Breast

Cancer Research Foundation and American

Breast Cancer Foundation. The rst one, Breast

Cancer Research Foundation, has four stars

from Charity Navigator and really good ratings.

The other, American Breast Cancer Foundation,

has a one star rating and was fourth on 2013s 50

worst charities list.

I am not at all trying to urge people not to

donate. There are so many people out there who

need help. We can just no longer donate blindly.

We must rst take small steps to research just

who we are giving our money to. Charity

Navigator has an app to install on your phone so

you can check out charities at a moments notice.

So next time you see a place youd like to donate

to, you can easily check out its credentials. We

dont live in a world were we can assume all

charities are equal.

So before you donate, check out the charity.

Makes sure that when you are donating, you are

helping whichever cause you chose as much as

you can with that donation.

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I made that audio show with

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ZACHARYWOODWORTH

Berrys foreign language department offers

a Spanish class in which students help teach

English as a second language (ESL) to members

of the Rome community. The class is called

Spanish in Context, and is currently being taught

by associate professor of Spanish and director

of Latin American and Caribbean studies David

Slade.

The class focuses on Spanish in the context

of Latin American culture, instead of the simple

grammar and vocabulary lessons taught in the

lower level classes. The class also requires that

students volunteer once a week in the community.

Though it is not the only option, most students

choose to volunteer for the ESL program.

Were trying to connect with real things

going on internationally, Slade said. Werereading stories, watching lms, engaging with

authentic culture in lots of different contexts.

One of these contexts, Slade said, is engaging

in the local Hispanic community. Students in the

class help members of the ESL program learn to

speak, read and write in English.

Spanish in Context is the rst required course

in the Spanish major after the beginner classes,

and it is required for all upper level Spanish

courses. It is a four-hour course, with the

required volunteer work lling the extra hour,

instead of a lab.

The ESL program is run almost exclusively by

student volunteers, many of whom began in the

Spanish in Context class. Volunteers lead classes

on English speaking and writing, and volunteers

from the class act as teaching assistants.Students who feel less condent in their

Spanish-speaking abilities can choose to work

in the childcare room. There, students entertain

the children of ESL members. Students working

in the childcare room speak Spanish with the

younger children.

Senior Nicole Fredette is the lead childcare

worker and began working with the program

during her time in the class.

It was a requirement to come and volunteer

once a week with the childcare here, Fredette

said. I started out there and I ended up loving it.

Im an education major and a Spanish major aswell, so it t perfectly with what I want to do.

Students who choose to work in the

classroom are required to lead one activity each

class, although they can choose to take on more

responsibility if they wish.

A lot of the people who are in the classrooms

are the people who are more condent, and like

teaching the English language, senior Kayla

Hein said. So sometimes well have assistant

teachers who end up teaching for the lead

teacher.

Hein is the student director of the ESL

program and began volunteering her freshmanyear as a childcare worker. She enjoyed working

with the children and decided to continue

volunteering after the class ended.

Hein said volunteers have a similar

experience. They start out as a volunteer through

the Spanish class and then keep doing it.

Slade said the program is designed to develop

leadership. Students start off in Spanish in

Context and can continue volunteering as a lead

teacher and eventually director of the program.

We weave (volunteering) into the class as a

strategic part of the class, Slade said. Lots of

times students in the class are receiving as much

and beneting as much from what they learn

from their (ESL) students.

The class also incorporates a lot of writing,

centered on students community involvement.People want to take Spanish because they

want to communicate with people, Slade said.

So we incorporated that into our major so they

get the chance to do that.

The Latin American and Caribbean studies

major sponsors the ESL program. It began as

a partnership with the Latin American Center

of Northwest Georgia, who held their ESL

program at a local church. In 2008, the church

lost its space and asked associate professor of

Spanish Julee Tate if the classes could be held on

Berrys campus. After a year, the Latin American

Center disbanded, and Berry took over the ESL

program.

The program registered about 70 students its

rst year and has grown through word of mouth.

When you have people in the community

talking about success in a program or a good

experience in a program, thats how your

numbers grow, Tate said.

Tate was the original faculty director of the

ESL program. Assistant professor of Spanish

Julia Barnes is the current director. Tate will

teach the class next semester.

Classes continue to integrate aStudents lead on-campus ESL program

ZACHARY

WOODWORTH

features editor

JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournal ism editor

FRESHMAN JOHN MELSON EXPLAINS a math problemduring an ESL session where he is the assistant teacher

as part of the Spanish in Context class.

JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournalism editor

SOPHOMORE MADISON LOCKE PLAYS with one of

the younger children in the childcare room whileher parents take ESL classes. In the childcare room,

students from the Spanish in Context class entertain

the children and make sure they are being cared for

during class time for their parents and guardians.

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ademics and community serviceTheatre Department offers courses in applied theater

John Countryman, associate professor of ne arts-theater,

has been crafting an unofcial applied theater concentration

for the past three semesters. This concentration included

classes in Applied Theatre, improvisation and Story Theatre

and stretches from spring 2014 to spring 2015.

Applied Theatre is about taking theater skills and theater

activities and taking them out into various settings and using

them for coaching, consulting, training, facilitating, teaching

and so on, Countryman said.

The Applied Theatre class, offered in spring 2014, taught

several different genres of theater to be used to help those in

the community. One of these was playback theater.

In Playback Theatre, stories are told by a specic

community, like a domestic abuse shelter, prison or classroom

and then a playback theater troupe will act out the stories.

Its a way of validating the legitimacy of their stories.

They see something important to them given that kind of

afrmation and validation, Countryman said.The class also discussed Augusto Boals Theatre of the

Oppressed, in which theater is used to promote social and

political change. According to Chiaroscuro Magazine, a

performance of this Theatre of the Oppressed would consist

of a passionate argument in the middle of the streets. Another

actor would then enter the scene and express their opinion

about the argument. Through this the public would be drawn

in and a debate would arise about the issues in the arguments.

This would allow the spectators to become what Boal would

call spect-actors.

Another type of applied theater is theater for development,

in which actors go to places around the globe and use

theater to help these people deal with world issues, such as

malnutrition or Ebola.

They dont bring stories. They listen to the stories they

hear when they get there. And they use (these stories) as a

springboard to talk about how (these people) can help their

own lives, Countryman said.

This semester, Countryman is teaching a class on

improvisation and its applications in the community.

Instead of teaching short-form improv, which consists of

comedy sketches and games, he decided to teach long-form

improv to his students.

Long-form improv uses the same basic premises of short-

form improv, yet expands them so that they can be used

outside of the normal comedic events.

Improvisation is a way of life and the major (motto) of

improv is yes and and rather than saying no or yes but

and blocking any kind of progress, you become receptive

to offers and opportunities in the world, Countryman said.

And even if its something you dont agree with, you can

use anything as a kind of an offer. Its great for conict

resolution.

In life, Countryman said, people must deal withunpredictability and the unexpected, and improvisation

is a way to take this uncertainty and be able to calmly and

accurately craft a solution.

Improvisation is working with what is at hand and

sometimes all that is at hand is another person, Countryman

said. You cannot plan ahead and you have to be able to deal

with uncertainty and ambiguity. You have to be able to be

spontaneous.

Improvisation also teaches collaboration because the

actors must learn to work off of one another when in their

scenes. In that, they must also gure out how they can make

the others in their scene look good.

In a lot of sectors in our lives, it doesnt work that way,

Countryman said. Its every man for himself.

Next semester, Countryman will be teaching the last course

in Applied Theatre: Story Theatre. In this class students will

learn the devices and applications of Story Theatre.

Countryman believes that Story Theatre can be benecial

for students from any major because stories are universal.

In an email sent out to students to attract them to the class,

Countryman discussed how Story Theatre benets a variety

of majors.

Are you majoring in just about anything at Berry College?

Want to know how, inevitably, story is and will continue to

play a major role in your life and career? Countryman said

in an email. Why not join us in Story Theatre, and discover

why the course pertains to far, far, more than a means to stage

a play!!!

Story Theater is a combination of narrative and enactment

and can be used in many public speaking events. It teaches

interaction with the audience combined with performance of

a specic event.

Countryman believes that these applied theater courses aid

any major and any careers, whether the student chooses topursue theater or another major. He is currently pushing for a

new applied theater concentration to be added to the theater

major. If this happened, it would be the rst program of its

kind in Georgia.

Ive realized the professional potential in these courses,

I believe it could set someone on a path where they acquire

skills in their area of concentration that also nurture their

desires to work in the theater, Countryman said. Students

can use the skills they acquire here to get a real world job.

Story Theatre will be offered Monday, Wednesday and

Friday in the spring from 10 to 10:50 a.m.

ANNABETH CRITTENDENasst. features editor

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY STAN PETHEL

OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEMESTER, THE ENSEMBLEAND THEIR FACULTY ADVISER AND CONDUCTOR STANPETHEL PERFORMED in churches all over Rome and othersurrounding counties with hymns and other religiousmusic arranged by Pethel. This method brings moreexposure to the ensemble as they are able to reach andperform for more people around the area.

This feature is the last in a series about different classes

that offer opportunities for community service.

Berry Colleges music department offers two classes that perform for the community: the

brass ensemble and the brass quintet.

Brass ensemble is a music course offered during the fall semester taught by professor of

music Stan Pethel. The class consists of 15 musicians who hold concerts at local churches.

The musicians spend the semester preparing for the concerts. The band plays primarily

religious music, including a number of hymns arranged by Pethel. The concerts take place

during the month of November, after which the class ends.

This semester, the ensemble performed at Everett Springs Baptist Church in Armuchee,

Ga., and First Baptist Church in Calhoun, Ga. The group nished the semester last week with

a concert at First Methodist Church in Centre, Ala.

Our people loved it and well enjoy having them back to Calhoun in a few years, First

Baptist Church minister of music Lance Cole said. Dr. Pethel and his ensembles are always

a joy to listen to.

Every year, the class performs for different churches instead of hosting a concert on

campus.Weve been as far as Lafayette, Dalton, Rockmart, Cedartown, Calhoun, Pethel said.

The reason for this is that it allows the ensemble to play for more people. Hosting a concert

in Ford Auditorium would limit the number of people who would get to see the group perform.

This way we probably play for close to 300 people in three different places, Pethel said.

Its good exposure for us, and it lets people know about Berry.

During the spring, Pethel offers a similar class for student musicians. This class is a brass

quintet, a small group of students who perform for local elementary schools.

The class performs in front of the entire student body, with crowds as large as 800

people, Pethel said. The concerts are more interactive than the church concerts in the fall.

The musicians tell jokes, perform sketches and take questions from the audience, along with

performing music.

The quintet plays traditional childrens songs such as This Old Man and Camptown

Races, along with One Directions What Makes You Beautiful.

Two years ago one of the students in the group said we need to do a One Direction song,

Pethel said. So weve been doing that, and the crowd goes bananas, including the teachers.

Pethel has directed both the ensemble and the brass quintet for over twenty years.

Music classes perform for local churches, schoolsZACHARY WOODWORTH

features editor

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Rockstar Games rereleases Grand Theft Auto V

November has been a goodmonth for video games, with

anticipated releases across all

platforms from PC to portables.

Gamers everywhere lined up

outside their local GameStops and

Best Buys for midnight releases of

this seasons hottest games.

Titles include Assassins

Creed Unity, Call of Duty:

Advance Warfare, Dragon Age:

Inquisition, Halo: The Master

Chief Collection and Grand

Theft Auto V (GTA V) for the

next generation consoles. These

consoles are the PlayStation 4 and

Xbox One. I participated in three

midnight releases and my favorite

was the rerelease of GTA V for

the next generation consoles.

GTA V follows the story of

three in-game interchangeable

characters. Set in Los Santos, a city

based on Los Angeles, you play the

story as they attempt to perform the

perfect heist.

In the massive world of GTA

V, Rockstar Games has made

the game more immersive than

ever. I have been playing it on the

PlayStation 4 since its rerelease on

Nov. 18 and Im hooked.

The revamp of graphics to

1080p, high-denition resolution,

has made the game beautiful and

the addition of rst person view haschanged gameplay all together.

One question you might ask

though, is what makes GTA V

rst-person different from any

other game with rst-person point

of view. In GTA V, you are closer

to the real world than other games.

Your character is a person, and you

do things regular people do, with

the bonus of robbing banks and

street racing.

Of course those arent the only

perks that are making this game

one of the best games of the year.

Rockstar has gone above and

beyond to make it more about the

players as much as possible.

Grand Theft Auto Onlines

character customization has moved

to the next generation with anoverhaul of options to customize

your image to your likeness.

Also, online sessions have

expanded to a maximum of 30

people, opening up an even larger

player-to-player world. They also

threw in map customization for

arena style deathmatches in online

play.

The storyline immerses theplayers in the game and attaches

them to the characters. The learning

curve is simple yet complex enough

to challenge players. GTA Vs

environment is exible in the sense

that there are plenty of activities

and missions outside of the main

storyline.

As for the community, players

nationwide are able to connect from

the comfort of their own room.

On a scale of one to 10, I would

give it a nine. GTA V for next-

generation consoles is not perfect,

but it comes pretty close.

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Family recipes to try for Thanksgiving

Apple PieFilling Ingredients:

6-8 large Granny Smith apples

1 cup of sugar

1 tablespoon of cinnamon

Instructions:

Peel and thinly slice the apples. In a bowl, mix together the

cinnamon and sugar. Combine apples and sugar mixture.

Crust Ingredients:

2 cups of our

1 teaspoon of salt

2/3 cup of butter or shortening

3-5 teaspoons of ice water

Instructions:

Sift the our and salt together. Cut in the butter, ideally

using a pastry cutter, until the pieces of butter are roughly

pea-sized. Slowly mix the water in until the dough stays

together but is not sticky. Split the dough into two balls.

Using a rolling pin, roll one ball of dough out until it

is approximately 1/8 inch thick and is large enough in

diameter to cover the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Lay

the dough in the plate. Fill the pie with your apple lling.

Roll out the second ball of dough. Cover the pie with the

dough. Pinch the edges of the crust to seal them. Cut a few

slits in the top of the pie. Cook at 375 degrees Fahrenheit

for 45 minutes or until the crust is rm in the center. CAIT BUCKALEW, entertainment editor

Sweet PotatoPecan Casserole

Casserole Ingredients:

5-6 sweet potatoes, boiled and drained

1 cup of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of salt

2 eggs

1/4 cup of butter

1/2 cup of milk

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Instructions:

Blend the ingredients together. Be sure they are evenly

mixed. Put the mixture in a casserole dish.

Topping Ingredients:

1 cup of brown sugar

1 cup of pecans

1/2 cup of our

1/4 cup of butter

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine

the topping ingredients and spread the topping over the

casserole. Be careful when spreading. If you use too much

force the casserole will not lay evenly in the dish. Bake the

casserole uncovered for 30 minutes.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Work the butter and sugar into a smooth paste. Then

add the eggs and bananas. Mix the butter, sugar, eggs and bananas with an electric mixer

until there are no lumps of bananas. Add the our, milk and baking soda and blend them

thoroughly. If you want, add in 1 cup of chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips.

These should be stirred in by hand. Grease and our 3 mini loaf pans. Fill each pan about 2/3

full. If they are too full, there will be a soft spot through the loaf, so if you have lled three

mini pans 2/3 full and still have more batter, grease a fourth pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until

you stick a toothpick in and it comes out dry. Cool completely before eating.ZACHARY WOODWORTH, features editor

Students will be leaving campus next Tuesday to go home

for Thanksgiving. As they head home, many will be helping

prepare meals for their families during the break. Some will

make the old familiar recipes and others will try new ones

and potentially nd new family favorites.

Below, weve gathered some recipes from Campus Carrier

staff members. Every family has dishes that are close to their

hearts. Special dishes are one of the key components of a

Thanksgiving dinner for many people.

These recipes are some of our family favorites, from a

pie recipe that has been passed down through generations to

recipes given to us by friends of the family. The ingredients

for these dishes can be found at your average grocery store,

so theyre also fairly wallet-friendly. They are easy to make

and require little previous culinary experience.

From our dinner tables to yours, we sincerely hope that

you enjoy these dishes as much as we do.

CAIT BUCKALEWentertainment editor

Banana Bread

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Ingredients:

1/2 cup of butter

1/2 cup of sugar

2 eggs

3 very ripe bananas

2 cups of all purpose our

1 teaspoon of baking soda

2 tablespoons of milk

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Berry hosted one of eight

NCAA division III cross country

regionals on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Berry hosted the southeast regional,

which showcased schools from 12

different states, ranging all the wayfrom Texas to Virginia.

After the southeast regional

each year, a panel of coaches from

the U.S. Track and Field and Cross

Country Coaches Association

suggests which site the regionals

should be held at the next year.

Once this site is decided, this bid is

proposed to an NCAA committee,

which approves or rejects the site

based on certain characteristics.

These characteristics usually

have to do with the logistics, like

hotel and food accommodations,

organization of the college and the

race track components.

The rst two teams to nish forboth mens and womens move on

to the national championship, which

is held in Mason, Ohio on Nov. 22.

Along with 16 teams that receive an

automatic bid to the championships,

there are 16 teams that receive an

at-large bid. In addition to the 32

teams participating in the national

championships, 56 individuals, the

rst seven athletes from each region

who are not a part of a qualifying

team, are selected to participate in

the championship.

In total, between the mens

and womens, there were over

350 runners and 29 different

teams at Saturdays meet. Of thewomens teams, Emory University

and Christopher Newport

University nished rst and

second respectively. Of the mens

teams, Emory and Bridgewater

(Va.) nished rst and second,

respectively.

Going into the race, both Berry

mens and womens teams set a goal

of both nishing in the top 10. Both

teams exceeded their expectations,

nishing eighth and ninth,

respectively. Berry did not have

any runners nish in the top seven,

but had one runner, sophomore

Danielle Ferro, nish 12th, placing

her on the all-region team.

Paul Deaton, the head coach for

both the mens and womens teams,

said that in order to meet the team

goals for the regional race, the teams

would have to run particularly well.

We felt like (the goal for the

mens team) was doable, but the

region has good parity, so we knew

we would have to run our best race

to meet it. For the girls, we felt like

it was in reach, but we knew we

would have to run better than ever

before to meet (the goal), Deaton

said.

Both the mens and womens

teams had a signicant amount of

runners establish a new personal

record (PR). On the womens

team, well over half of the runners

established a new PR. Deaton said

both teams were very excited when

they met their goals.

Sophomores Matthew Walker

and Danielle Ferro, who led

the mens and womens teams

respectively, said they were happywith the teams efforts.

Looking at the results, the

eighth place was about 60 or 70

points behind seventh place, so we

t right in there, Walker said.

Individually, Walker said he

was happy that the weather worked

out in the runners favor, in that it

wasnt very windy. Although the

temperature was in the 30s the

morning of the race, Walker said

the cold doesnt affect performance

quite as much. He also said running

on his home course denitely

proved to be an advantage.

Ferro said the results matched

her expectations, while also fallinga little short. With the way the

places worked out in respect to

individuals and teams, Ferro was

only three spots out from a trip to

nationals.

I raced smart, I enjoyed

it and overall it was a good

experience, Ferro said. I nished

12th which was a lot better than

I did the year before, but at the same

time I was a little disappointed

because I wanted to make it tonationals, but I have two more

years.

Next year, Ferro hopes to nish

in the top seven at regionals and

make it to nationals by improving

her time and staying healthy.

Deaton said the results from

regionals exceeded his expectations

and were truly the exclamation

point on the season.

He said that in order to get to this

point, both the mens and womensteams had to improve tremendously

throughout the seasons, which they

did.

MARIE COLLOPasst. sports editor

BRYANNA PERRY, staff photojournal ist

JUNIOR KYLE HARRIS PASSES a competitor duringthe regional cross country race held at Berry onNov. 22.

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WHAT

YOU

MISSED

IN SPORTS

FRIDAY

NOV. 14

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MENS SOCCERNCAA Division III

TournamentFirst Round

at Emory: W, 2-1

MENS SOCCERNCAA DivisionIII TournamentSecond Roundvs. Whitworth:

L, 0-2

SATURDAY

NOV. 15 >CROSS COUNTRYNCAA Division III

RegionalsMen: 8 of 28

Women: 9 of 29

MENS

BASKETBALLat Lipscomb:

L, 70-91

MONDAY

NOV. 17 >WOMENS

BASKETBALLvs. Wesleyan

(Ga.) : W, 106-31

FOOTBALLvs. Southeastern

University:L, 3-33

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY GERRY SHAW

THE MENS SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED Emory in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Senior Zak Wallingfordfired home the winning goal in double overtime to send the Vikings to the second round of the tournament. TheVikings season finally concluded after losing 2-0 to Whitworth University from Washington state on Nov. 15.

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Black andWhite

Jazz Night

PHOTOS BY JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor

Alternative housing hostedtheir annual late night event on

Nov. 15 with a theme centered

on jazz music and black andwhite films. The event included

a live jazz band, black and

white photobooth and blackand white films.

STUDENTS GATHER on the dance foor to swing dance tothe fast and slow pace songs performed.

GREG ROBBINS AND THE GROOVE MERCHANTS PERFORM live music for the event with many different styles of jazz.

STUDENTS DRESS in formal suits, cocktail dresses and casualwinter wear centered around the black and white theme.

A VARIETY OF CHOCOLATES, PASTRIES AND INGREDIENTS FORSMORES SERVE as small snacks for everyone to enjoy.

ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PROVIDE props and costumes fora black and white themed photobooth.