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    On Oct. 24, Berry was one of 10

    winners of the Tree Campus USA

    Arbor Day Event contest. The school

    won $500 and Arbor Day items for

    an Arbor Day event.

    Tree Campus USA is a program

    started by the Arbor Day Foundation

    to help colleges and universities

    around the country establish and

    sustain healthy community forests,

    according to the Tree Campus

    USA website. Eddie Elsberry,

    Berrys director of environmental

    compliance and sustainability, said

    that Berry has worked for the past

    three years to become a part of the

    program.

    To be eligible to apply, a school

    must adhere to ve standards. A

    school must have a Campus Tree

    Advisory Committee, have a Campus

    Tree Care Plan, have a Campus Tree

    Program with dedicated annual

    expenditures, observe Arbor Day

    and have a service learning project.

    Berry was able to apply for Tree

    Campus USA after the Sustainability

    Committee, Physical Plant and

    Chris Hughes of Brookwood Tree

    Consulting created a Tree Canopy

    Plan.

    Voting for the contest opened

    on Oct. 15 and ended on Oct. 22.

    Even at the beginning of the contest,

    Berry College held a commanding

    lead (which) shows that Berrys

    family and friends take pride in

    the Berry College campus and its

    breathtaking beauty, Elsberry said.

    Students from the physical plant

    are responsible to water, prune

    and monitor health of trees on main

    campus, Elsberry said.

    Student volunteers help with

    the tree conservation efforts led by

    Dana professor of biology Martin

    Cipollini.

    Berry named Tree Campus USA

    Last week, Viking Fusion and

    several communication students

    received awards from national

    organizations.

    Junior Lizzy Jones video The

    Art of Protesting in Madrid was

    recognized as a nalist for the best

    college/university news feature

    video by the Editor & Publisher

    annual EPPY awards.

    In the Pinnacle awards sponsored

    by the College Media Association

    (CMA), sophomore Michael Shaw

    won second place for best radio

    podcast and third place for best

    online podcast, both for The

    Takeover.

    Viking Fusion was named a

    nalist in several categories of

    the College Broadcasters Inc.

    (CBI) awards: best public service

    announcement for a child abuseannouncement produced by the

    Video and Narrative Production

    class, best promotional video for the

    Viking Fusion app promo and best

    student media website.

    Weve had a lot of success

    over the years (with CBI), Steven

    Hames, communication technology

    specialist and advisor for Viking

    Fusion, said. This is the thirdyear in a row that weve had three

    nalists.

    Jones made her video project

    while abroad in Spain on a

    Communications department trip

    this past summer. Curt Hersey,

    assistant professor, Brian Carroll,

    associate professor, and Kevin

    Kleine, lecturer, were faculty

    advisors on the trip.We happened to be in Madrid

    during the change in monarchy,

    Hersey said. The king of Spain

    was stepping down and his son was

    going to be (coronated).

    Students on the trip were

    charged with reading Madrid as

    a text, Hersey said. They started

    with generalized ideas and then

    investigated to see how to shapetheir stories.

    Jones chose to focus on the street

    protests and protest culture.

    She and fellow student

    sophomore, Sarah Carroll, also

    wrote an article about the protesting.

    National recognition for Viking FusionMay 1, 2014vol. 105, #25RACHEL YEATES

    news editor

    OPINIONS 4

    FEATURES 6

    ENTERTAINMENT 8

    SPORTS 10

    LESLI MARCHESEdeputy news editor

    AUSTIN SUMTERonline editor

    Womens soccerp. 10

    Honor society celebrates 25 years

    Horns reviewp. 9

    PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT

    SOPHOMORES SARAH CARROLL AND INIGO FLORES AND JUNIOR LIZZYJONES INTERVIEW protesters in the streets of Madrid this past summer.

    SEE AWARDS, P. 3

    Index

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    VIKINGFUSION.COM @CAMPUSCARRIER

    Nov. 6,2014

    vol. 106, #9

    SEE KAPPA DELTA PI, P. 2

    SEE TREES, P. 2

    In 1911, Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), an InternationalHonor Society in education, was founded to foster

    excellence in education and promote fellowship among

    those dedicated to teaching, reads their website. The

    international organization has initiated over 1.2 million

    members in the last 103 years, and there are chapters of

    KDP on over 600 college campuses.

    Berrys chapter of KDP, the Rho Upsilon Chapter, was

    founded in 1989 and celebrated its 25th anniversary on

    Nov. 2. The ceremony included the induction of 20 new

    members, and two charter members who were part of the

    chapters rst induction in 1989, who gave speeches.

    Mary Clement, professor of teacher education and

    co-counselor of KDP estimates that there have been over

    1,000 students inducted into Berrys chapter over the

    years.

    The Rho Upsilon Chapter has documented manyaccomplishments throughout its 25 years. Most notable,

    is its Literacy Alive! Program, which works to encourage

    reading in local schools, which has been in place for

    over 15 years. In 2012, the chapter introduced the

    S.C.O.R.E. program (Success, Creativity, Opportunity,

    Reinforcement, Excel) as part of the Literacy Alive!Program. This program teams Berrys athletes up with

    a local elementary or middle school class. The Berry

    athlete, who is partnered with a KDP member, reads a

    story to the class, and then KDP provides each child in

    the class with that book.

    We talk about how important reading is, even to

    athletes, said senior DeLaney Stewart, an English

    major with a secondary education concentration and

    the president of KDP. Its a good opportunity to teach

    younger kids about the importance of reading and the

    importance of education as a whole.

    Mary Outlaw, director of eld experiences and student

    teaching, and a co-counselor of KDP, spoke about the

    development of KDPs book fair, which began in fall of

    1995, is now a biannual event that the chapter performs

    as a service project for local schools.

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    We dont do it as a fundraiser,

    Outlaw said. Rather than gettingactual money back from the sales,

    we get Scholastic bucks which

    we then give back to schools.

    Berrys chapter of KDP is a

    student-run organization, with

    Clement and Outlaw serving as

    co-counselors or faculty sponsors.

    The student leadership of the

    chapter has most always been

    exceptional, Outlaw said. Were

    very fortunate to have student

    leadership that makes (the chapter)work very nicely.

    Clement, who served as the

    international president of KDP

    from 2012 to June of 2014, is

    thrilled with the achievements of

    Berrys chapter of KDP and the

    support that it receives.

    I think that the important thing

    here is that Berry College and

    (Dean McDowell) support this

    chapter, Clement said. Because

    we have this chapter, we can offeropportunities to our students.

    Berrys chapter of KDP has

    been internationally recognized

    with several awards, including one

    for their newsletter in 2005 and one

    for communication in 2011.

    Their Literacy Alive! program

    has been recognized multiple times

    including the 2011-2012 Premier

    Achievement Award.

    2

    PoliceBeat

    THEFTOn Oct. 22, a bike

    was reported stolen

    from Morton-Lemley.

    TRESPASSINGOn Oct. 26, three

    juveniles were

    discovered in arestricted area on

    C.C.C. Road. Criminal

    trespass warnings

    were issued.

    THEFTOn Oct. 30, a

    student reported a

    bike missing from

    the rack at East

    and West Mary.

    INTOXICATIONOn Nov. 1, anintoxicated student

    was transported

    from Krannert to

    the hospital.

    VANDALISMOn Nov. 3, an egg

    was discovered on

    the hood of a vehicle

    in Pilgrim parking lot.

    THEFTOn Nov. 4, a studentreported a bike stolen

    from the bike rack

    at Morton-Lemley.

    Kappa Delta Pi-

    new

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    VIKINGFUSION.COM

    NEALIE SMITH, staff photojournalist

    @CAMPUSCARRIER

    WORKERS CONTINUE construction for Valhalla stadium. Theproject began by clear-cutting the area.

    CONTINUED FROM P. 1

    Cipollini is the head of three tree

    conservation and land use projects on Berrys

    campusthe Berry College Longleaf Pine

    Project, the Georgia chapter of the American

    Chestnut Foundation and the Educational

    Land Use Committee (ELM). In his research

    the student focus is the main thing, Cipollini

    said. His students do a lot of hands-on work

    on a small scale. Cipollinis volunteers are

    responsible for management, data collection,

    scientic reporting of the research collectedand more.

    Cipollini is also a part of the schools

    arboretum project where a collection of trees

    will be on display for study. This project

    will help increase the schools canopy and

    aesthetic.

    Students will be involved to map, measure

    and identify trees on main campus. This

    project has helped the administration decide

    which species of trees and how many trees

    to plant to replace the trees lost due to the

    ongoing construction near the service road

    for the practice sports eld and stadium.

    The school is already growing trees on our

    campus tree farm for replanting in this area

    and around campus, Elsberry said.

    Senior Jessica Krasich said she was happy

    Berry was one of the winners.

    Im glad that Berry College is getting

    recognition for our conservation efforts and

    beautiful campus, Krasich said.

    Our campus is this valuable resource,

    Cipollini said. We often just think of (the

    campus) as pretty. Theres this additional

    value that sometimes isnt as well recognized

    were trying to emphasize the academic use

    of the land and the benet to students.

    Trees- CONTINUED FROM P. 1

    NEALIE SMITH, staff photojournalist

    Berry is recognized for environmental efforts.

    ARCHIVED ISSUESOF THE CARRIERCAN BE FOUND

    ONLINE AT

    TREES LINE a road on mountain campus. The above view is onlya small portion of all the plant life on campus.

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    3November 6, 2014

    RESUME

    CRITIQUES

    The Career Center

    will be taking drop-inresume critiquesfrom 9 a.m. to 4:30

    p.m. on Nov. 7.

    MELTING POT

    On Nov. 7, the BerryInternational Club ishosting an international

    food sampling from6 to 8 p.m. in theKrannert lobby.

    GUARDIANS OF

    THE GALAXY

    KCAB will be hosting

    Movie Night onBroad Street at 8p.m. at the DeSoto

    Theatre in DowntownRome on Nov. 7.

    MISS BERRY

    KCAB will be hostingthe Miss Berr y pageanton Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. in

    the Ford Auditorium.

    IN

    OTHER

    NEWS

    Jones said the process was frustrating at times,

    especially when it came to keeping up with the

    protesters.

    We would try to look on social media sites but

    a lot of times we would show up to a place and

    thered be no one there, Jones said. The event would

    be set up, but they had changed it last second to deter

    the police.

    However, once they located the protesters, Jones

    enjoyed witnessing these events.

    When we were actually in the middle of a protest,

    it was very eye-opening, she said. Very different

    than anything you would experience here in the U.S.

    Hersey commented on how he enjoyed watchingthe students get into the action.

    Lizzy and Sarah got right in there talking to people

    at the protest, he said. It was great watching them

    Anytime youre engaged in something like that

    it really takes a lot of being able to get out of your

    comfort zone.

    Jones did not expect the nomination but said she

    feels gratied to know her work paid off.

    Shaws podcast series The Takeover is a radio

    drama that aired last fall.

    Shaw said Viking Fusion was very receptive and

    that he did not expect to be able to have so much

    responsibility so early in his college career. Shaw loves

    writing and creating and editing electronic music, so

    he was excited to apply those skills, he said.

    I came into Viking Fusion as a freshman very

    gung-ho you know and I talked to Glen (Garrido-

    Olivar) whos the production supervisor, Shaw said.

    He talked about how open Fusion is to new production

    ideas.

    Garrido-Olivar helped with both story ideas and by

    voicing the shows antagonist Richard, opposite Peter,

    the main character voiced by Shaw.

    The show was a group effort.

    Almost the entire Fusion staff helped in one way

    or another, Shaw said.

    Faculty advisor to Viking Fusion Steven Hames is

    glad of Shaws recognition.

    Michael is a sophomore now, and he did all

    this his freshman year, (so its great) to see that hes

    already reaping the rewards of his dedication and

    talent, Hames said.

    Senior Elizabeth Blount, executive director of

    Viking Fusion, also spoke highly of Shaw.

    Michael is incredibly creative, she said. He has

    been really dedicated from beginning to end of the

    production spectrum. He conceptualizes it, and then

    he gets everybody together and organizes the actual

    recording of it and then will spend hours upon hours

    upon hours editing and making sure that it sounds

    perfect.

    Viking Fusion has only recently tapped into audio

    series. Thomas Yungerberg produced the rst Viking

    Fusion audio podcast series Disconnected in the

    spring of 2012.

    Its a completely different skill set in order to have

    (the audio) come to life so much, Blount said. So

    thats been impressive to see (with Shaw).

    The Takeover was Shaws rst podcast series. He

    followed it with Syndrome this past spring.

    Shaws success with the Pinnacle awards has

    been well received by his fellow Viking Fusion team

    members.Im stinkin proud of him, Blount said. Its some

    well-deserved recognition.

    Both Shaw and Jones projects can be found on

    Viking Fusions website.

    Awards-

    SKATE NIGHT

    KCAB will be hostingan 80s themed skate

    night on Nov. 8 at FunWheels in Rome from11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

    LECTURE

    On Nov. 11 from 6 to7 p.m. in McAllister

    115 there wil l bea presentationcommemorating the

    25th anniversary of thefall of the Berlin Wall. CE

    CONCERT

    Berry Singers will behaving a concert in

    Frost Chapel from7:30 to 9:30 p.m.on Nov. 11. CE

    STAR PARTY

    On Nov. 11 there willbe a star party at the

    Pew Observatory onmountain campus from9:30 to 11:30 p.m.

    FILM

    The Peer Educatorswill be showing

    Thank You for NotSmoking from 6:30to 8:30 p.m. in Evans

    Auditorium on Nov. 12.

    LECTURE

    On Nov. 12, AmandaMiliner, Georgias

    Teacher of the Year,will be speakingfrom 6 to 8:30 p.m.

    in the McAllisterAuditorium. CE

    SOUP OFF

    BCVS is hosting theannual Soup Off on Nov.

    13 from 3 to 9 p.m. inthe Krannert Ball room.

    SPOON RIVER

    ANTHOLOGY

    This play will run Nov.13-15 and 20 -23.All shows will be at

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    SEXUAL HEALTH

    PANEL

    EMPOWER will besponsoring a sexualhealth panel on Nov.

    13 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. inMcAllister Auditorium.

    BERRY BUSTERS

    On Nov. 14 from 8p.m. to midnight,

    KCAB will be hostingBerry Busters in theKrannert Ball room.

    CONTINUED FROM P. 1

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    VIKINGFUSION.COM

    Why are we slaves to politeness? I

    dont mean saying please and thank

    you and youre welcome is a bad

    thing. Those expressions are perfectly

    reasonable to say and grease the cogs of

    society to help it function properly.But the truth is, we all arent meant to

    be best friends. And sometimes, people

    annoy you, but you dont want to hurt

    their feelings. So we pretend.

    However, there are plenty of people

    we interact with that we do not like every

    single day. Its a simple fact of life. We

    consistently fake how we feel about

    people we just dont mesh well with in

    order to prevent feelings from getting

    hurt. That doesnt sound so bad, does it?

    I argue just the opposite. Faking how

    we feel about someone is lying to them.

    Thats an injustice to both yourself, and

    the person youre not the biggest fan

    of. I believe that everyone deserves a

    modicum of respecteven if I dont

    really like them that much. Do we live

    in a society where we cannot respect our

    fellow humans enough to tell them the

    truth?

    So why dont we adopt transparency

    across our society and tell people what we

    really think of them instead of constantly

    faking our feelings to placate each other?

    Well, every time Ive tried that earnestly

    and with all the good will in my heart,

    people get very, very angry, offended or

    incredibly upset. Were a society of liars

    and manipulators, and I think we shouldbe genuine with one another.

    The fact of the matter is, people

    really dont like rejection, no matter the

    manner in which they are rejected. Thats

    no ones fault. But saying, Hey, Im

    not really interested in talking to you

    shouldnt sound rude anymore. It should

    sound honest, because if person A doesnt

    get along with person B, but person B

    goes out of their way to talk to person A,

    person A is miserable all the time because

    they dont want to hurt person Bs

    feelings. Its not fair for person B either,

    because they are essentially wasting

    their time on someone who doesnt click

    with them. Person B never nds out that

    person A doesnt enjoy their company,

    and so Person B is consistently confused

    by person As actions of avoidance or lack

    of enthusiasm.

    What this might seem like is some

    kind of humanist pessimism, but I think

    this kind of social atmosphere could solve

    a lot of issues. My theory is, the longer

    youre forced to fake-like someone, the

    more time youll spend talking about

    them behind their backs. Hypothetical

    situation: someone spends 10 minutes

    trying to talk to you with food in their

    mouth, and thats your biggest pet peeve.As opposed to saying, Hey, Im not

    interested in talking to you right now

    or I hate to interrupt, but I dont think

    we mesh, you spend 10 minutes with

    this person. When they nally leave,

    you spend probably at least ve minutes

    complaining about how the person talked

    while chewing their food. My main point

    is that people just need to be upfront with

    one another. I would love to maximize

    the amount of authentic conversations by

    telling those I dont want to talk to that I

    just dont want to talk to them. I also hope

    people would say the same thing to me.

    Im not going to take it personally as long

    as no malice is meant. If everyone is just

    upfront and honest with each other, wed

    all just get along so much better.

    Though if we were to enter into this

    kind of social scenario, I hope people

    could nd tactful ways of saying they

    arent interested in talking or hanging

    out without the other person being

    harmed emotionally. This whole social

    philosophy is just seeking the maximum

    amount of justice for both partiesthat

    each side gets to say their piece, and no

    time is wasted feeling uncomfortable or

    wondering how the other person stands.

    The next time someone straight upsays, Sorry, but Im just not into this

    to you, we should not assume that means

    Go die in a candle factory re because

    you smell like road kill.

    Instead, assume it means I respect

    you enough as a human to tell you that

    I am getting the feeling we dont mesh

    all that much. Nothing personal at all.

    There are better ts out there for you

    to converse with, and I wish you all the

    luck in the world! and from then on,

    you and the person youre not a big fan

    of can still coexist, like in group projects

    or in the workplace, without wasting each

    others time and feeling the frustration of

    ambiguous interaction. Were all legally

    adults here, so lets act like it and be above

    trying to be liked by everyone. Lets

    focus on our own personal evolution and

    our authentic relationships rather than the

    maintenance of fake friendships.

    Im not saying burn bridges. Just dont

    build a new bridge that you never wanted

    in the rst place.

    HOW ARE WE DOING? LET US KNOW!

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    Politeness gone too far: why we dont have to like everyone

    RYDER MCENTYREgraphics editor

    @CAMPUSCARRIER

    Accommodating for mental illnessesAs college students, we are

    obviously aware of the existence

    of mental illnesses in an academic

    sense. However, are we aware of

    their existence in our everyday

    lives and are we doing our best to

    accommodate for them?The subject of mental illnesses

    is especially relevant to college

    students. Not only are students

    forced to interact and live with a

    variety of people daily, many mental

    disorders can develop among high

    school and college age students.

    In fact, according to

    MentalHealth.gov, 50 percent of all

    mental health disorders show signs

    by the time a child turns 14 and 75

    percent show signs before the age

    of 24. Not only that, they report that

    one in ve American adults have

    experienced a mental health issue in

    their lives.

    With mental health obviouslybeing a prevalent issue, are we

    doing all we can to accommodate

    those dealing with mental health

    problems? To answer this question,

    we must look at two reasons

    mental health issues can be harder

    to accommodate. Mental illness is

    largely an invisible disease and our

    denitions of mental illness blur in

    everyday settings.

    First, mental illness is largely

    invisible or, in other words, you

    cannot tell in a glance whether

    someone is suffering from a mental

    illness. Walking into Krannert, you

    cant look around and see that the

    girl in the corner is suffering from

    depression or the boy laughing withfriends has schizophrenia, and for

    many with mental illnesses, they

    may not want you to see.

    So if you cant tell who has one

    and who doesnt, how can you be

    accommodating and avoid offending

    someone?

    The solution is to assume anyone

    could have a mental illness and be

    on guard in any conversation so as

    not to accidentally offend someone.Complicating this is our blurred

    denition of mental illness in our

    normal conversation. Often, we use

    mental illness terms when referring

    to something not related to mental

    illness.

    For example, if someone changes

    their mind a lot, that doesnt

    make them bipolar. It makes them

    indecisive. If someone fails a test,

    theyre not necessarily depressed.

    Theyre sad or upset.

    Clinical depression is something

    deeply different and a serious issue.

    In fact, SAVE (Suicide Awareness

    Voices of Education) reports that

    suicide is the second leading cause ofdeath for people between the ages of

    15 and 24 and is responsible for the

    deaths of nearly 40,000 Americans

    every year. Misusing the term

    depressed is not only factually

    incorrect. Its hurtful and offensive.

    Now th at weve seen th e

    pr ob le m wi th me nt al il ln es s

    misrepresentation, we can see if

    we are xing the problem. The sad

    answer is that while public opinion

    of mental illness has made leaps and

    bounds from where it was 50 years

    ago, we still have a long way to go.

    Weve already discussed the

    problems we have with misusing

    mental illness terminology and a

    way we can solve this is by furthereducating people about mental

    illness and watching our words to

    make sure we are being sensitive to

    those with mental illnesses.

    The carrier editorial

    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.

    E-MAIL: [email protected]

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    Last week, a New York City

    woman posted a two minute video

    on YouTube of her 10-hour walk

    through the city in which she was

    catcalled over 100 times. Men

    shouted at her as she walked down

    the sidewalk, telling her she should

    say thank you more for their

    compliments. Several men followed

    her, asking repeatedly for her phone

    number and telling her how beautiful

    she was.

    The video, which now has over 30

    million views, has spurred discussion

    about street harassment on major

    news networks such as CNN and

    Fox News, as well as on social media

    and Internet forums. However, tomany women, the experiences of the

    woman in the video are nothing new.

    In June, the rst national study on

    street harassment was released. The

    report, conducted by the marketing

    rm Gfk in cooperation with the

    nonprot Stop Street Harassment,

    revealed that 65 percent of women

    had experienced street harassment,

    with 57 percent reporting verbal

    harassment and 41 percent reporting

    physical harassment. Men also

    dealt with unwanted catcalling

    or groping25 percent of men

    surveyed had been harassed, with

    18 percent being victims of verbal

    harassment and 16 percent havingbeen physically assaulted. Gay,

    lesbian, bisexual and transgender

    people, along with people of color,

    were much more likely to have

    been harassed than white, straight or

    cisgender people.

    Street harassment is any unwanted

    inappropriate comment or touching

    in a public place. While many of

    the comments made by perpetrators

    about the victims appearance may

    be seen as compliments, harassment

    is not a compliment.

    Catcalling invades a persons

    sense of safety. Many people,

    especially women, are worried

    that the situation will escalate into

    physical or sexual assault. This leaves

    the person being catcalled feeling

    uncomfortable and unsafe, and they

    feel like there is nothing they can do

    to ensure their own safety. If they

    ignore the catcaller, the catcaller

    could possibly become angry and

    violent, so the comments continue.However, the catcaller does not want

    negative attention called to their own

    behavior, either.

    When someone is being harassed

    and chooses to say something to

    the catcaller, they are often seen

    as overreacting. The catcaller

    may also think the victim is being

    unappreciative of the compliment

    and become angry. Catcallers often

    feel entitled to the attention of their

    victims, especially in situations where

    a man is the perpetrator and he is

    targeting a woman.

    However, no one wants to be

    yelled at as they go about their daily

    routine. It doesnt matter what theyare wearing, what time it is or where

    they are, it is never a compliment

    to make someone feel unsafe by

    commenting on their appearance

    or their body, telling them to smile

    or making similar inappropriate

    comments.

    What are you most

    looking forward to

    this November?

    Thanksgiving and

    food.

    Marcus Ghee,

    freshman

    Probably the cool

    weather basically. T hat

    and hunting season.

    Derek Bass,

    sophomore

    I love the leaves.

    Haley Sawyer,

    senior

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    MEGAN REEDeditor-in-chief

    Yoga and meditation as a way to relax and unwind

    The problem with street harassment

    STUDENTSSPEAK

    5November 6, 2014

    So youre overly stressed. Youve got tests,

    homework on top of that, work, the club youre

    actively involved in and your rollercoaster of a

    social life. Oh, and by the way, registration week

    is here. There are many things we turn to in timesof extreme stress or emotional breakdowns. Im

    not here to judge any of your own methods of

    stress relief. Id just like to throw a couple more

    ideas into the mix.

    Meditation in particular seems to get a bad

    reputation. What comes to mind when you think

    of mediation? Its OK if the image includes a

    few hippies and strange humming and sitting

    cross-legged with your hands stretched out in

    some weird way. However, meditation does not

    rely on any specic positioning and it really is

    for anyone.

    Meditation is when an individual trains or

    focuses their mind to realize some benet or

    just to pick apart their thoughts. Picking apart

    your thoughts in particular can be extremely

    benecial when you are feeling a lot of emotions

    you cannot explain. Once you start to realize

    exactly where those emotions are coming from,

    it is easier to gure out how you can expel them

    from your life.

    Learning how to meditate takes some time

    and research beyond this article. However, it

    is easy enough to start a modied individual

    practice. The rst step to meditation is breathing.

    Breathing slowly in and out really does do

    something. It slows everything down and

    gets you to focus on your breath rather than

    everything around you.

    Perhaps the reason most people close theireyes during meditation is similar. Closing your

    eyes shuts out the world around you. Finding

    a place that is peaceful and quiet (although

    sometimes certain focus-based music is used) is

    often a key to this, too.

    After that, there are many interpretations of

    the exact actions you can take. I encourage you

    to explore all of the standard meditative practices

    including the Buddhist ones as. However, for

    our purposes, heres a very simple interpretation

    of all of them. Once your breathing is steady and

    clear, focus on each part of your body. Tense

    each part of your body, and then release it. Try to

    use each area to pinpoint certain emotions. For

    example, the lower back is commonly seen as

    the center of frustration. There is no wrong way

    to meditate because it is an individual activity

    that is only to your benet.

    A common misconception about meditation

    is that it is the opposite of or detrimental to

    certain religions. However, meditation can

    easily have nothing to do with rel igion, although

    certain religions do incorporate it more than

    others.

    Again, it is just for you, so whether a

    religious belief is involved with it is up to you.

    For example, Christians who meditate may

    pray to God afterwards to lift the bad emotions

    off of them and help them nd peace in better

    emotions and solutions they may have found.Those without a particular religious afliation

    can meditate for themselves and not feel pressure

    to be associated any more than they were before.

    Yoga is often seen as an extension of

    meditation, and is often a good option for those

    who nd it hard to sit completely still. Yoga

    is centered in breath and then incorporates

    movement and poses that stretch out the body.

    Therefore, yoga is also physically benecial.

    Athletes have frequently turned to yoga to

    improve exibility.

    Yoga is even harder than meditation to

    teach without visual aids. However, there is no

    shortage of pose examples, pictures and videos

    online. Yoga is also taught in the Cage Center

    (the recreational classes are open to anyone, but

    the Kinesiology credit classes ll up incredibly

    fast). Yoga can be easily individually practiced

    or taught in groups like the classes in the Cage

    Center. It also counts as working out, so if you

    need an easier workout, this is it.

    Yoga and meditation are great ways to just

    chill. Everyone is beyond stressed right now, and

    if you are looking for any new ways to relieve

    that stress these two things could be worth a try.

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    Thanksgiving break,

    probably, so that I can just

    go home and not have to

    think about classes and be

    with my family.

    Morgan Andrews,

    sophomore

    Im part of a

    community impact team

    which takes young men

    out to learn to be biblical

    men, and Ill be focusing

    a lot on that.

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    The most commonly told ghost story at Berry is the tale of the Green

    Lady who haunts stretch road. The story can go several different ways, with

    some based on history and fact and some based on pure speculation.

    According to Haunted Hills of Ivy: Ghosts of Southern Colleges and

    Universities by Daniel W. Barefoot, Winshape students in the 1980s

    used a Ouija board to ask about the name of the Green Lady. The boardgave a name: Becky Stanson, a

    year of death, 1921 and a cause of

    death, red death. The students then

    traveled to Floyd County Records

    and found that a thirteen-year-old

    girl with a name very close to the

    name given by the Ouija board had

    died in a house re in the 1920s.

    Others believe that the Green

    Lady was simply a young girl who

    died in the 1930s by drowning.

    Another account was given that

    a student committed suicide

    on stretch road through carbon

    monoxide poisoning in 1987.

    According to Marthapaedia, an

    compilation of information aboutBerry drawn from the resources in

    the Berry College Archives, one

    theory states that a girl died in a

    bicycle accident on stretch road

    after a ght with her boyfriend. When

    the two had calmed down, they tried

    to nd each other again but ended

    up crashing their bicycles. The most commonly known theory is derived

    from the bicycle accident story. In this story, the girl and her boyfriend

    were riding in his car down stretch road. The couple began arguing and the

    girl left the car as her boyfriend drove off. Later, her boyfriend returned to

    nd his girlfriend. On the way, he hit something he assumed was a deer.

    However, when he got out of the car, he found that he had hit his girlfriend.

    However, another common theory is that the Green Lady was a student

    named Lindsey Elizabeth Will who died in 1988. According to the Berry

    College Archives, two sets of black benches in front of the library are

    dedicated with a plaque that reads These seats placed where paths crossand minds meet are dedicated to the memory of Lindsey Elizabeth Will,

    October 21, 1968-May 9, 1988.

    Summoning the Green Lady on stretch road can be done in several ways.

    Marthapaedia states that if one drives up the road, stops next to the speed

    bump by WinShape campus and turns their headlights off then a green mist

    will surround the car. Others say that stopping the car and honking the horn

    three times will call a small green girl to sit beside you in the car. While

    none of these methods have been conrmed, there seems to be something

    mysterious about stretch road.

    Junior Rachel Blair decided to take another spin on the Green Ladys

    story through writing a new web series produced through Viking Fusion.

    Im absolutely in love with Berry, and I knew that this place has so

    much history of its own, Blair said. I wanted to write more of a romantic

    story but later when I found out the story of the Green Lady, I decided to

    change it to more of a thriller with some romance.

    The Green Lady web series can be found on Viking Fusions website

    and already has aired two episodes. The show parallels Lindseys life inthe 1970s with a new freshman at Berry named Sadie Jayne-Cook. The

    third episode will air at the end of the semester. The shown stars alumna

    Allie Southwood (14) as Lindsey Elizabeth Will, junior Brad Tilka as Rick

    Reigle, junior Rachel Blair as Sadie-Jayne Cook, junior Alex Lowe as Cece

    Jones and sophomore Raven Wilson as Andi Knight.

    (The show) was made all for my love of Berry and wanting to make (the

    Green Lady) a more central gure in the story, Blair said.

    Although Halloween is over, the haunts are not, especially not for the

    supposed ghosts that haunt the buildings and roads of Berrys campus.

    There are rumored reports of ghosts and spirits in almost all of Berrys older

    academic buildings and residence halls.

    According to Haunted Rooms, a hotel directory that chronicles haunted

    buildings, the Ford Complex contains a tower between East and West Mary

    halls reported to be haunted by a girl who hung herself and was not found

    for several days. According to the Berry College Archives, the girl hung

    herself after World War II when her boyfriend broke up with her. Students

    who venture up to the tower report feelings of intense cold as well as the

    sound of a woman crying.

    The Hoge Building, the former home of Martha Berrys ofce, has been

    a source of multiple Martha Berry sightings. According to the Rome News-

    Tribune article Locals recall ghost stories, a famous sighting occurred

    in 1991 when mother of 4-year-old Ashley Anglin overheard her daughter

    speaking to air answering questions and saying Ashley, four and my

    mom works here. When the mother found her daughter, the girl told her

    that a lady had been in the room and had placed her cold hands on her face.

    Later, when Ashley and her mother were walking past a picture of MarthaBerry, Ashley identied her as the woman who talked to her in the empty

    room.

    The House of Dreams, a present built by the students for Martha Berry,

    is haunted by the Toothless Ghost. According to Haunted Hills of Ivy:

    Ghosts of Southern Colleges and Universities

    by Daniel W. Barefoot, a

    student working as an assistant caretaker for the House of Dreams saw the

    hazy form of a woman in her late 50s. The woman seemed startled to see

    the man but then turned and gave him a toothless smile. Later, when the

    student was working with the caretaker, the man told him about a plane

    crash on Lavender Mountain. The caretaker had been the one to discover

    the dead bodies of the pilot and his wife. When the assistant went to the site

    of the plane crash, he found a pair of dentures on the ground. The caretaker

    remarked that the wife had lost her dentures.

    Mountain Springs Church is at the end of the haunted CCC Road.

    According to Marthapaedia, this road contains seven bridges on the way

    in, but only six on the way out. Some say that if seven people walk down

    the road and stand at the bridge, only six of them will survive. The churchthat lies at the end of the road is haunted by rumors of satanic cult meetings.

    Others say that they have heard strange music from the church at night.

    Ghost dogs are also said to prowl the graveyard next to the church and

    visitors can hear their growls.

    When we went to Mountain Springs Church we kept hearing these

    tapping noises like there was something on the roof. We looked up and

    nothing was there, but we keep hearing the tapping nose, senior Hampton

    Childres said. We were kind of spooked at this point. Then we look off into

    the woods and we see this white cloth hanging from a tree and then we ran

    out of there.

    When the Ford Complex was built, underground tunnels were placed to

    heat the buildings. These tunnels, called catacombs, warmed the buildings

    with steam that came from a boiler. They were then used to store the students

    bicycles. Now, the catacombs are used for storage and maintenance and are

    closed off from students. Because of this, they have faced many rumors of

    being haunted.

    Theres a rocking chair in the catacombs of Ford, freshman McLain

    Miller said. Sometimes at night you can hear it rock. They say it was

    Martha Berrys rocking chair, and its creepy.

    Whether or not these stories are true, there are plenty of haunts at Berry.

    Ghosts still lurk in buildings on campusANNABETH CRITTENDEN

    asst. features editor

    Berry archives photo

    Green Lady continues to haunt Berry

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    Local Legends and Haunts

    Mountain Springs Church

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    On Nov. 10, 1989, the police raided an off-campus party and arrested over 100 Berry students.

    According to an issue of the Campus Carrier published on Nov. 16, 1989, Rome police raideda party at 715 Avenue A in response to complaints about excessive noise levels.

    The Carrier reported that the police found about 175 students, a live band and a bar with

    alcoholic beverages. Ofcers took the students identication cards and returned them when the

    students went to the police department and received citations.

    The Carrier reported that 117 citations for disorderly conduct were issued with a ne of $55

    each.

    According to Berrys website, the student population during the 1990s was about 1800

    students, which means that about 6 percent of the student population at the time was issued a

    citation at the party.

    Lt. Bobby Pearson of the Rome Police Department told the Carrier that they could have

    charged them with drinking underage, with nes running up to $990.

    Despite this apparent lenience, many students criticized the actions taken by police. One

    student said police came in like it was a crack house, blocking all exits and reportedly cursing

    at students.

    Many students also objected to the sheer number of arrests, saying that punishing everyone

    for being in a disorderly environment was not fair.

    I could have had a Bible study upstairs and gotten ned with disorderly conduct, MartinKahnle, a student who was at the party, said in the article.

    Many students that tried to argue their cases at the station, including a female student who

    was only at the party for 10 minutes, were arrested.

    The nes were later reduced to $35 for students who pleaded no contest. Sixty-two of the

    students cited for disorderly conduct refused to pay the ne and pleaded not guilty.

    Though the party and subsequent arrests have been forgotten over the past 25 years, many

    students at the time worried that the incident tarnished Berrys reputation.

    A letter to the editor published in the Nov. 30, 1989 issue of the Carrier scolded students who

    complained about being arrested and warned that when the Rome City Police think of Berry

    College again the image of the night 117 Berry College students were arrested will come to

    mind.

    Bob Parker was Berrys land management director from 1987 to 2001 and was

    accused in 2003 of embezzling funds and timber from Berry.

    According to an issue of the Campus Carrier published on Jan. 23, 2003, Parker

    had used a 30-year relationship with North Georgia Forest Products CEO David

    Bain to steal money from Berry. The Carrier reported that this defrauding began

    in 1995 and continued until 2001, when Berry became aware of the scheme and

    forced Parker to resign.

    The Carrier reported that Parker defrauded the college in three main areas-

    transfer of land, harvest of standing timber and harvest of damaged timber.

    Bain sold Parker several tracts of land that he had bought for extremely low

    prices, and sold for more than they were worth. In exchange, Parker recieved over

    $60,000 worth of commissions that went straight to his pocket. Berry did not

    authorize him to take commission on deals that he made on the schools behalf.

    He also directly took money from timber sales that should have gone to Berry,

    some of which were given in personal check to Parker.According to the Carrier of Nov. 30, 2006, Parker allowed Bains company to

    harvest timber without paying for it.

    Parker was found guilty and convicted on Nov. 17, 2006. The Nov. 30, 2006

    issue of the Carrier reported that he received almost ve years in prison, and was

    ordered to pay over $3 million in nes.

    Berry said in a statement that it was heartening to know that the truth (had)

    been exposed and justice (had) been served.

    Students of the Berry School for Boys, the high school

    on mountain campus from 1902 to 1983, told stories about a

    mysterious creature who haunted the campus.

    The elusive mountain man was called Swafford, and

    upperclassmen told stories about him to scare freshmen.

    They even made freshmen hike around the House of Dreams

    to search for Swafford.

    Former director of Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum

    Dan Biggers told the Campus Carrier on Oct. 28, 1993, that

    older boys would tell the freshmen about horrible things that

    this creature did. Because of him, they claimed, a few boys

    had gone missing.

    There were many rumors about the nature of Swafford.

    Some students said he was seven feet tall and had superhumanstrength. Others believed that he never aged.

    These stories were disproven, and no children have

    ever been kidnapped by a mysterious creature on mountain

    campus, Biggers said.

    But Lillian Farmer, who attended Berry in the 1940s,

    reported in the same Carrier issue about an actual recluse on

    mountain campus named Swafford.

    Farmer said Swafford thought students were trespassing

    on his property, and would play tricks on them to scare them

    away.

    An issue of the Lavender Blue, the Berry Academy

    newspaper, published on Nov. 18, 1969, reported that a letter

    written by Martha Berry referred to a man named Swafford.

    Miss Berry asked in her letter has the work on the

    mountain top been nished? Do keep Mr. Swafford busy andhis men, the Lavender Blue said.

    This letter proves that a man named Swafford existed,

    and participated in the construction of the House of Dreams.

    Whether or not he was the creature who haunted Mountain

    Campus remains a mystery.

    Like his features, Swaffords origins are a mystery. Martha

    Berrys letter suggests that Swafford was a worker whOthers

    believed that the creature was once a Berry Academy student

    who ran away.

    According to Marthapaedia, Swafford still haunts

    Mountain Campus, and students are still wary of going into

    the woods by themselves in fear of never returning.

    Embezzlement led to conviction of land directorZACHARY WOODWORTH

    features editor

    Six percent of students arrested at 1989 partyZACHARY WOODWORTH

    features editor

    Elusive Swafford haunted mountain campus

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    ZACHARY WOODWORTH

    features editor

    PARKER WAS FORCED to give up his house to help pay restitution.

    Campus Stories and Sightings

    STUDENTS HOLD citations for their arrests after theparty. Berry police gave out over 100 citations fordisorderly conduct, and many students were fined.

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    FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND LEFT TO RIGHT:SENIOR PAYTON CAMPBELL PLAYS theMouse King, community member CarolineFagan performs as the Sugar Plum Fairyand junior Stephen Stamps performs as theNutcracker Prince with community memberMary Arden Carroll dancing Clara.

    The Berry College Dance Troupe is

    currently busy with their involvement

    in The Nutcracker as well as their

    preparation for the Dance Concert.

    The Nutcracker has been a

    community-wide project that has

    been rehearsing since August.

    Suzannah Forbes, a senior dance

    minor and the Nutcracker company

    manager explained who is involved

    in the process which began in

    August.

    Berry College Dance Troupe

    worked in collaboration with

    Rome's Own Music Ensembles

    (Inc.) and Rome Little Theatre to

    put together a community wide

    Nutcracker. Local, outside dance

    studios will also be featured such as

    Baird Ballet, The Dance Centre and

    Rome Civic Ballet, Forbes said.

    Berrys lecturer in dance and

    dance program director, Jeanne

    Schul, is the administrative director

    of The Nutcracker. Also, Berrydance instructor, Leslie Pearson, is

    the artistic director of the show.

    The Nutcracker will be told

    in its classic form, with all of the

    original music performed live from

    the orchestra pit.

    However, this show has so

    much community-wide involvement

    that there is a lot of creativity

    that has been put into it, Forbes

    said. The choreography for each

    character is very unique from other

    Nutcrackers audience members

    may have seen.

    The Nutcracker features many

    Berry students, including junior

    Stephen Stamps as the NutcrackerPrince and senior Payton Campbell

    as the Mouse King.

    The Nutcracker is a magical,

    romantic and festive way to kick off

    the Christmas season, Forbes said.

    Everyone should defnitely come

    experience this, and not to mention

    that its a cultural event credit.

    The Nutcracker will be

    showing at the Rome City

    Auditorium at 601 Broad Street on

    Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 22 at

    2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $11

    for students and can be purchased

    on the Rome Little Theatre website.

    There is more information on

    the Berry College Dance Troupe

    Facebook page regarding the shows

    and ways to get tickets.

    Though the Dance Concert

    takes place in March, the Troupe

    has already been choreographing

    and auditioning for the show. A

    variety of Berry dance students

    from a choreography class, Dance

    307, are choreographing pieces for

    the show along with a couple of

    professors.

    The theme for the show is Once

    Upon a Time, which will include

    twists on classic fairytales or

    original fairytales from the student

    choreographers.

    Auditions for the Dance Concert,

    which were open to all students,

    took place in early October. Students

    auditioned for individual pieces

    from the student and professor

    choreographers.

    After auditions, choreographers

    rehearse one hour a week for

    seven weeks until adjudication.

    Adjudication is where each dance

    is reviewed to ensure that it reaches

    the level of artistry needed for ourconcert, said senior manager of the

    Dance Troupe Emily Barton.

    Many choreographers came

    up with original fairytales. For

    example, Barton is choreographing

    a piece on an original fairytale.

    My piece is a ballet pointe piece

    and is called Lost in the Woods. It's

    about a maiden who becomes lost

    in the woods, and then meets evil

    forest nymphs and a prince, Barton

    said.

    Barton also described another

    original piece in the show by senior

    choreographer Noelle Mouton.

    Hers is unique because it is a

    contemporary partner piece withmen and women. Its about being

    poisoned and draws inspiration

    from the Snow White idea of the

    poisoned apple.

    This show features 44 different

    Berry students, who are freshmen

    through seniors. They are dance

    minors and students simply

    interested in dance as a hobby.

    The student choreographers are

    sophomores through seniors.

    The Berry Dance Troupes

    annual Dance Concert will be in

    the Rome City Auditorium March

    26 through 28. More details will be

    released as the show approaches.

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    Horns excels despite representation issuesDaniel Radcliffe stars in new fantasy horror drama

    A new movie starring Daniel

    Radcliffe started playing in

    American theaters last Friday. The

    lm, Horns, premiered at the

    2013 Toronto Film Festival but

    didnt gain distribution in North

    American theaters until this year.

    Radcliffe plays the main

    character, Ig Parrish, who is

    accused of murdering his childhood

    sweetheart, Merrin. At the start of

    the lm, Ig is leaving his house

    to meet with his family shortly

    following his release from police

    custody.He lives in a small town where

    everyone knows everyone, so the

    news of his arrest traveled quickly

    through town. The majority of the

    town believes Ig killed Merrin, and

    many of them protest in his front

    lawn.

    Ig wakes up one morning and

    discovers that he has horns growing

    from his temples. The townspeople

    do not notice the horns, but begin

    acting strangely. They obey any

    commands Ig makes and tell him

    all of their darkest secrets.

    However, immediately after

    the look away from Ig, they forget

    about the horns and everything

    theyve said, remembering the

    horns only once they see them

    again.

    Ig uses this effect to his

    advantage and begins his own

    investigation into Merrins murder

    in an attempt to clear his name. As Ig

    continues to use the horns powers

    and uncover the truth behind who

    killed Merrin, he becomes more

    and more demon-like.

    The story is told through a

    series of ashbacks as Ig confronts

    the people involved with Merrins

    murder and the investigation,

    including a waitress that served him

    and Merrin the night she was killed,

    his brother and his childhood bestfriend.

    There are ashbacks to the

    main characters childhoods as we

    nd out the background of Ig and

    Merrins relationship as well as

    some of his other relationships, but

    the majority of the ashbacks are to

    the night of Merrins murder.The ashbacks are written so

    that as the lm progresses, we know

    as much about Merrins murder as

    Ig does. This is one way the writers

    of the lm pull you in. The script is

    well written and the characters are

    believable.

    Radcliffes portrayal of Ig is

    a testament to his versatility asan actor. He adopts an American

    accent and ve-oclock shadow in

    order to portray an edgier side of

    the character.

    His accent slips only once that I

    detected, and though it was strange

    not to hear his usual voice, he

    denitely did the accent justice.

    Acting alongside Radcliffe are

    Max Minghella (The Internship),

    and Juno Temple (Malecent).

    Both actors live up to Radcliffes

    standards and all of the actors play

    of each other very well.

    The chemistry the cast develops

    between the characters is very

    apparent and adds to the overall

    authenticity of the emotions they

    portray.

    The child actors of the lm also

    portray their characters realistically,

    which was a pleasant surprise as

    good child actors are hard to nd.

    The acting is all believable, given

    the situation the characters are

    experiencing.

    While the acting was convincing,

    some of the character portrayals

    were problematic. The only female

    characters in the lm who are

    named are Igs mother, Merrin and

    Glenna, another of Igs childhood

    friends. We never see any of these

    women interact, and they are each

    in some kind of sexual or romanticrelationship.

    Women exist outside of their

    relationships with men and are

    rarely represented as such in media,

    which is a huge problem. The lm

    passes the Bechdel test, a common

    test to assess the representation of

    women in lm and television, but

    only barely. Horns is therefore

    no exception to the trend of the

    misrepresentation of women in

    lm.

    Another poorly represented

    group in this film are people of

    color. There are two credited

    actors in the entire film who are

    not white. One of them is a golfteacher who is having an affair

    with another mans wife, and

    another is a news reporter with

    no more than five lines who gets

    in a fistfight nearly immediately

    after his introduction.

    The lmmakers could have easily

    casted any of the other characters

    as people of color. Instead, there

    are only these two characters who

    are shown in incredibly negative

    light, thus contributing to longthe standing stereotypes of theunfavorable behavior of black men.

    People of color are

    extremely underrepresented and

    misrepresented in Hollywood and

    this lm is no better than the rest.

    One thing this movie did get rightwas the special effects makeup. The

    prosthetics used to create Igs horns

    are surprisingly realistic. Going

    into the lm, I didnt expect much

    from the makeup department, but

    the horns looked fantastic.

    There were several scenes where

    computer-generated imaging (CGI)

    ames engulfed Ig which were

    very well done, but the CGI wings

    Ig sprouts just before the ames

    overtake him are very poor quality

    in comparison.On the other hand, there was

    a transition from the computer

    generated ames to scorched-esh

    makeup that was very well done.

    The effects, plot and acting of thelm are excellent, and make it one

    of my favorite movies of this year

    despite the representation issues. I

    would denitely reccomend seeing

    Horns as soon as possible.

    Unfortunately, the lm is not

    playing in either of the Rome movie

    theaters. However, it is playing in

    most major cities and is available

    for $14.99 to download or $6.99 torent on iTunes.

    COMMENTARY

    BY CAITBUCKALEW

    asst. entertainmenteditor

    PHOTO COURTESY OF IMDb

    ABOVE: DANIEL RADCLIFFE AND JUNO TEMPLE gaze lovingly at oneanother as characters Ig Parrish and girlfriend Merrin Williams,BELOW: RADCLIFFES CHARACTER IG PARRISH EXITS a burning bar.

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    The Berry womens soccer team

    topped off their stellar season on

    Nov. 1 when they beat Sewanee 2-0

    to win the regular season Southern

    Athletic Association (SAA)conference championship. Saturday

    was also senior day, making the win

    even more special.

    Going into Saturday, Sewanee

    held a 5-1 record in conference

    and Berry held a 6-0 record. If

    Berry were to have lost the game,

    they would have shared the regular

    season crown with Sewanee.

    Lorenzo Canalis, Berrys head

    coach, said the team likes to prepare

    similarly from week to week even

    if the weekend game might mean a

    little bit more.

    We always prepare tactically

    for the next opponent we play,

    Canalis said. I am a rm believer inpreparation when it comes to not just

    going into a game playing our game

    but also knowing the tendencies of

    the opponent and the style of their

    plays.

    Canalis said the win didnt

    necessarily come from executing

    the initial game plan but was more

    attributed to a couple nice goals by

    sophomore Maggie Midkiff. She

    scored both the goals on Saturday,

    the rst coming unassisted in the

    51st minute, and the second during

    the 83rd minute by way of an assist

    from fellow sophomore Chandler

    Maddox.

    The Vikings nished their

    regular season with an incredible

    16-2 record, with their only losses

    coming from Trinity and Emory

    during September.

    Canalis said he believes that

    the teams insurmountable defense

    and successful front line has been

    the biggest contributors to such a

    successful season.

    We have a front line, specically

    Maggie Midkiff, that scores on a

    regular basis, Canalis said.

    Midkiff leads the conference in

    goals scored, having scored 22 goals

    in 17 games, which Canalis said is

    quite remarkable.

    Senior Rachel LeRoy said she

    believes that this seasons success is

    attributed to something a little more

    abstract.

    I think the biggest factor

    contributing to our success was

    relying on each other, LeRoy said.

    The team only lost three players

    after last season and brought on 15,

    making the team the biggest that it

    has ever been.

    We had to rely on the set of

    returners to know the expectations

    and incorporate the new players,

    LeRoy said.

    Similar to LeRoy, junior captain

    Rebecca Proschansky believes that

    the factor responsible for the teams

    success can be found off the eld

    more so than on it. She believes

    that the positive team chemistry is

    responsible for this seasons success.

    Having a bunch of new people

    on the team its a time that if

    chemistry is not built and we dont

    have great friendships off the eld

    it shows in the games and on the

    eld, Proschansky said.

    Last Saturday didnt focus on

    the numerous freshmen but the

    two seniors, Caitlin Crawford and

    Rachel LeRoy.

    I look forward to senior day,

    and it ended up coming down

    to business, and we had every

    intention of winning the conference

    and thats what we did. It met all my

    expections, LeRoy said.

    Although the team won the

    regular season, they have no

    guarantee of participating in the

    NCAA regionals, unless they win

    the SAA tournament which is being

    held at Centre College in Danville,

    Ky. starting on Nov. 7.

    The Vikings will open the

    tournament playing Millsaps, whom

    they beat 4-0 earlier this season.

    If the Vikings beat Millsaps on

    Friday, they will play the winner of

    the Birmingham-Southern College

    and Centre College game on

    Saturday. If they win both of these

    games, they will end up in the nals

    on Sunday.

    The challenge is we will have

    to play three games in three days,

    which from a soccer, tness, health

    point of view is ridiculous, Canalis

    said. So I would say the team with

    the best athletes will win.

    The mens soccer team is also

    traveling to the SAA tournament

    this weekend. They will travel to

    Hendrix College in Conway, Ark.

    to face Rhodes College, whom they

    tied against 1-1 two weeks ago.

    Richard Vardy, the mens head

    coach, said they will prepare

    similarly to how they did when they

    played Rhodes two weeks ago.

    We will practice penalty kicks,

    and we wont push the guys too

    hard physically because three games

    in three days can be pretty tough,

    Vardy said.

    Vardy expects the team to gain

    some experience in the tournament

    and said the team has the potential

    to beat any team they face.

    BRYANNA PERRY, staff photojournali st

    THE WOMENS SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED Sewanee last Saturday with two goalsfrom sophomore Maggie Midkiff. The Lady Vikings will face Millsaps in the

    Southern Athletic Association quarterfinals on Nov. 7 in Danville, Ky.

    sports

    10 VIKINGFUSION.COM @CAMPUSCARRIER

    Lady Vikings defeat Sewanee, win championship

    MARIE COLLOPasst. sports editor

    Equestrian sweeps Fall ClassicNICK VERNON

    sports editor

    SEE EQUESTRIAN, P. 11

    Berrys equestrian team hosted the Intercollegiate Fall Classic western

    and hunt seat shows on Nov. 1 and 2 at the Gunby Equine Center.

    The team won all three shows, including two hunt seat shows and one

    western, against schools such as the University of Georgia (UGA), Georgia

    Tech and the University of Alabama.

    After coming up short to the University of Alabama at their last show

    hosted by UGA, the equestrian team was hoping to bounce back to their

    winning ways this past weekend.

    The Vikings did just that, winning outright as the team with the most total

    points in all three shows.

    Senior Autumn Clarke placed rst in open fences in the rst hunt seat

    show, and rst in open equitation in the second.

    She talked about how the team was able to bounce back from their result

    at UGA.We have denitely stepped up practice these last few weeks, Clarke

    said. Normally, when we go to a competition we cream the competition,

    and we didnt do that at the UGA show. Alabama did really well. They have

    proven to be a very strong competitor this year.

    Senior Jessica Tabb placed third in intermediate equitation on day one

    and rst on day two.

    Tabb said the entire team worked very hard at the shows this pastweekend.

    Everybody was more condent coming in and we had a little more drive

    this show because we are not used to coming in second, Tabb said. The

    western and hunt seat teams both pulled off really good shows.

    Margaret Knight, the head coach of the equestrian team, said the

    performance was a complete team effort.

    Majority of the riders did very well, Knight said. We were able to win

    all three events based on consistency.

    Clarke explained how Knight was able to get the team back on track after

    their last show.

    After the UGA show did not go as well as we had planned, Coach really

    cracked down on us and turned practice up several notches, she said.

    Clarke says the team is not going to slow down this season as they

    hope to carry their success into the spring semester.

    Likewise, Knight said she expects her riders to continue to strive and

    improve.

    I expect to have regional championships in both hunt seat and western,Knight said. Post-season we hope to reach the semi-nals for western, as

    well as the zones (semi-nals) for the hunt seat.

    Additionally, she says they hope to qualify at least one team and multiple

    individuals for the Intercol legiate National Horse Show.

    The western team will host two shows at Gunby on Nov. 22. The entire

    team starts back up with shows in early February.

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    11November 6, 2014

    WHAT

    YOU

    MISSED

    IN SPORTS

    FRIDAY

    OCT. 31

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    FOOTBALL

    vs. Millsaps

    L, 10-15

    VOLLEYBALL atEmory Invitational

    vs. Mass.-Boston:W, 3-0

    vs. Washington &Lee: W, 3-0

    SATURDAY

    NOV. 1 >SOCCER

    Women vs.Sewanee: W, 2-0

    Men vs. Sewanee:W, 2-0

    VOLLEYBALL

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    EQUESTRIAN

    Intercollegiate

    Fall ClassicHunt Seat/English:

    1st place

    Western: 1st place

    CROSS COUNTRYSAA

    ChampionshipsWomen: 4th of 8

    teamsMen: 2nd of 8

    teams

    PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY LAUREN NEUMANN

    SOPHOMORE LAUREN THOMPSON (LEFT) AND SENIOR ALI JONES(RIGHT) COMPETE at the Intercollegiate Fall Classic at the GunbyEquine Center last weekend.

    Equestrian-CONT. FROM P. 10

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    Berry College

    Halloween

    KCAB hosted their annualHalloween dance in Krannert onNov. 1. Students dressed up incostumes ranging from originalcreations to popular themes

    such as Disney, superheroes andmovie characters. Berry College

    Alternate Realities also hostedtheir annual haunted house.

    STUDENTS ENJOY and dance to musicand lights provided by The TC Show fromCartersville, Ga.

    JUNIOR COLLEEN CURLEE AND SENIORSAMUEL STARK DRESS as Mr. and Mrs.Incredible for the couples division ofthe costume contest.

    THE BERRY COLLEGE ALTERNATE REALITIES ORGANIZATION HOSTS theirannual haunted house in Krannert Underground. This year, the themeincorporated multiple fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.

    STUDENTS SIGN up for the costume contest, dressing in costumes thatresembled Disney, Marvel, DC, classic movies and original ideas. Somestudents said that their costumes were last minute and bought from PartyCity, but others handcrafted their outfits from scratch.

    PHOTOS BY JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor