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ANDREW BLEVINSDeputy News Editor

Cuts to next years budgetare forcing the administration toconsider policy changes, includ-ing a revision of the student workprogram.

-an Erb said the cuts, which willdecrease the budget by approxi-mately 3 percent, are largely dueto decreased endowment.

Our internally managed en-dowment was down about 18percent as of the 12 months end-ing June 30, compared to manyschools like Harvard or Yale thatwere down in the 30 percentrange, he said. Our endow-ment performed extremely wellsince then, and has bounced backsubstantially, although still downfrom our high points.

a large part of its budget is notpaid for by tuition.

Approximately 59 percent ofour gross budget is covered bytuition [and] room and board, 28percent by endowment, 6 percent

gifts and grants and 7 percentfrom the Elementary School/Child Development Center/tim-

ber revenue, Erb said. To giveyou some perspective, it would

be common at most schools like

budget covered by tuition [and]room and board.

Provost Katherine Whatleysaid she thinks the economic re-cession is at the root of the prob-

lem, but that there are other fac-tors involved.

comes about because income fromour endowments down. Some ofit comes about because were try-ing to provide for our students, sooffered has gone up. And theamount of student work weve of-fered has also gone up, she said.Those two things are really largeparts of the budget. And those are

good things - completely mission-consistent. Its what we want to we have to make sure that as wespend that money, that we haveenough money to actually run thecollege still.

One way that the college willdo that, Whatley said, will be toretool aspects of the student workprogram.

Weve actually been increas-ing the amount we spend on thestudent work program for the lastthree years substantially, and thisyear it has gone up really substan-tially, and its to a point where itsnot sustainable, she said. So its

not that were cutting the studentwork program. Its that were try-ing to grow it at a rate thats slowenough that we can actually sus-tain it. And the impact thats goingto have on students I think is notgoing to be as great as feared.

Whatley said next year thenumber of hours students canwork will likely be restricted.

MATTHEW STOKESStaff Writer

According to a recent National

Association of Colleges and Em-ployers report, American employ-ers said college hiring fell 22 per-cent for the class of 2009.

This trend began with the classof 2008, said Wes Moran, director

The class of 2008 was the lastjob market that had a positive out-look, Moran said. Initially therewas an expected increase of hiringof 16 percent for this class [takenfrom the NACE report].

Moran referenced the NACEreport when he said that employ-ers initially projected the collegehiring for class of 2009 graduatesto be at the 2008 levels. This pro-

jection never materialized.

Moran said this should notleave students feeling pessimisticabout the job search process.

Sometimes when there is lotsof bad news about the job market,students may have the impres-sion that it is time to throw in thetowel and not even initiate the jobsearch. Sometimes you may seeless job search effort in a tougheconomy, which is when youneed to put the most effort forth,Moran said. The market will get

better.

spring class of 2009 have foundsuccess in spite of these tryingeconomic times. Gavin McGinnis,

Jessi Garger and Leah Ryan eachare currently employed. Howev-er, their paths to jobs differ.

McGinnis had a busy colle-giate career. In addition to beinga member of the Vikings baseballteam from 2006-2009, he said healso worked in a variety of jobs oncampus. These jobs ranged from

being employed as a member ofthe grounds crew for the athletic the Community during his senioryear he said.

McGinnis said having differ-ent jobs while being a student-athlete taught him the values of

being held accountable and oftime management.

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AUSTIN WOLFF

News Reporter

Tenure is a goal many professors try toreach, but many students do not know whatthat status means.

-munication, who received tenure last year,said after receiving tenure, a professor worksfor the institutions dedication to the profes-sor instead of trying to meet certain guidelinesand expectations.

I do essentially the same things that I didbefore, but I guess my emotional center is alittle different, Carroll said. Now Im oper-ating in a response to this commitment thathas been made to me by this institution, ratherthan trying to achieve it. Other than that, thereisnt really much of a change. Maybe I speakup a little more in meetings.

Carroll said tenure allows professors towork more freely.The best way that I can describe the ben-

are, fundamentally, Carroll said. It hasnt

changed the way I do things. Its like grace.certain things and I must not do other thingsto stay here, to stay in favor. I cant transgressagainst the law. When you have tenure you aregiven grace, so you are free from the law.

Daniel Sundblad, assistant professor of so-ciology and anthropology, said tenure is an

I think tenure is a valuable process, Sun-dblad said. I would be considered a tenure-track professor. It offers greater long-term jobsecurity and it also increases your pay some-what and it gives you greater academic free-dom in the classroom.

Carroll said there are weak points in the -tion and the professor outweigh these poten-

tial costs.get rid of people, Carroll said. You have a

bunch of dead weight in any institution. Youdont have the forces of the market bringing to

bear on your work force. So thats the cost. Theyou have tenure, you can take risks in your re-search and speak freely in the classroom.

Sundblad said the tenure process looks forwell-rounded professors that students will

The tenure process typically consists ofthree components, Sundblad said. The cat-egories the tenure promotion committee looksinto is the professors service to the collegeoutside the classroom, his or her teaching ef-fectiveness, and the record of research and-tee weighs those things to tell whether or not aperson is deserving of tenure.

Student work to reform due to budget

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off campus at Schroeders inArmuchee. The new student work plan would put more students towork off campus.

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Carroll said the measures are relativelyextensive to have a tenured professorresign from his or her position.

You pretty much have to break thelaw, Carroll said. Short of that, it would -Berrys tenure policies, it should be easierthan that, but you cant take tenure away.Your only choice is to have them leave.

very hard.

Students have mixed reactions abouttenured professors.

Freshman Lexi Carter said the tenurepromotion committee needs to knowtheir professors more thoroughly beforegranting them tenure status.

I think its a good thing that they haveto apply for it, that its not just given toeverybody, but I think that certain peoplewho get tenure dont necessarily deserveit, she said.

Sophomore Lindsey Glass said shethinks tenure is a valuable asset for

Berry to offer because it gives professorsa chance to do what they are passionateabout.

Tenure basically means that you cant

professors to do things that theyre moreinterested in, Glass said. I think it reallyoffers students more subjects that profes-sors are really passionate about instead ofwhat theyre being forced to teach.

Junior Zach Berry said he thinks ten-ure can get in the way of students beingsuccessful because of professors who, asCarroll said, become institutional deadweight.

I think tenure can be a good thing,

but I was actually thinking about issuesof troublemaker professors, Berry said.There can be a lot of legal issues if a uni-some universities just wait for them to

retire. If this happens, students could bewasting money taking a class that a pro-fessor isnt passionate about or just isntgood at teaching.

Glass said the tenure process shouldbe more strenuous, but is worth having at

I think tenure is handed out too eas-ily, Glass said. But I think to a degree itsa really good thing because it gives bothstudents and professors more freedom.

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We are going to be putting in some policies that areconsistent with what we want students to be able to dowhile theyre at Berry, she said. For example, were prob-ably going to be decreasing the amount of work hours that

per student. The average that students work now is aboutnine hours a week now, there are some students whosome groups of students, and then there will be a way toapply for an exception.

Whatley said the administration is also consideringoffering students local off-campus jobs.

Thats certainly one of the strategies we could use, isto look for partners out in the community where we might

businesses] would pay the rest of it, so that we could have

students employed close to campus, in jobs that weremeaningful and worthwhile, but some of the costs would

be covered by someone else, she said. Were interestedin doing that with selected groups, but, you know, I keepsaying, We dont have a work force, we have a student

body. Were not going to establish a call center across thestreet where we put people in cubicles and make them call not going to do that.

She said right now Berry is looking at partnering withRomes new tennis center as well as Georgia Power.

Meanwhile, some sections of student work are beingasked to trim down.

Kevin Kleine, student publications adviser, said he hasbeen asked to come up with a way of eventually cutting annual operating budget. Kleine said this means the CabinLog will no longer be free.

Part of the way that we see that well reach our bud-getary goal is to begin charging for the Cabin Log, Kleinesaid. If were going to maintain quality and a yearbook

that looks similar to what we have now, we just dont see away around it with these kind of budget cuts. We have tosupplant some of those funds with revenue that would begenerated through the purchase of yearbooks.

Kleine said he estimates that the price of the Cabin Logwill be well under $40, much less than the cost of produc-ing it.

Vice President of Student Affairs Debbie Heida saidBerry is not the only school that will be forced to cut back.

State universities are actually hit harder.

An article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution saidtuition at Georgias state colleges could go up by as much

chance to improve.

When youve got this kind of situation, its either a cri-sis or an opportunity to get better ... we want to be a placethat makes the most of what weve got, she said.

She said students with ideas and solutions should putthem on the table.

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Film and Discussion:Blessed Be the MatchSee a documentary aboutpoet, paratrooper, resis-

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Many professors are awareof the cynical attitude studentshave toward various faculty. Wetend to put a lot of pressure onprofessors to essentially makeout this is not a professors job,it is a rude awakening. Becauseof negative teacher-student rela-tionships, instructors are oftenleft with the students slack.

On Feb. 24, 2010 an extremereform was instituted at a Cen-tral Falls High School in Rhode

of school employees, includingthe principal, after the superin-tendent suggested it due to cal-lous disregard by the union.The elimination of 93 employeesthat included 74 teachers and 19staff members was a decisionmade in haste after the teach-ers were deemed to have failedtheir students.

Soon after, people wereangered that many teachers whowere willing to put the effortinto teaching engagingly werelet go. The Rhode Island schoolshowed a clear example ofreform tactics that many schoolschoose to utilize. Students do

not perform well, so the teach-ers hold the accountability.

Generally, Rhode Island citi-zens assert that this school wasa victim of poverty, and not justa source of unmotivated, burntout teachers. However, whilemany students were obviouslyat fault, the teachers receivedthe negative repercussions.

When it comes to the collegelevel, it does not seem like a -sible. Nonetheless, students andthe administration place blameon faculty constantly. When we thing many of us do is whine to

our friends. While this is con-sidered normal, sometimes thecomplaining implicates the pro-fessors who gave the bad grade.Weve all heard it before: Oh,he just hates me, or He grades

too hard.The latter statement may

very well be true, but its a rare who is out to get you. We maylike to think professors detest us

because it gives us a reason tocomplain, when really the cul-pability is on our study habits,or how much we pay attentionin class. Were considered adultsonce we enter college, but manystudents would rather be spoon-fed a good grade than put in theeffort.

When considering account-ability, it is impossible toadminister blame to one partic-ular side. Even when a studentreceives a bad grade after failingto study, the professor still bearssome responsibility. However,this responsibility only goes sofar. Faculty can only be expectedto engage students in positivelearning environments, alongwith opportunities to talk tothem outside of class.

Many times, students areintimidated by their professorsand choose not to meet withthem outside of class for furtherquestions. While these students

are unnecessarily nervous,many professors are sitting attheir desk, desperately tryingpoint is that while they mayhave a hard, aloof exterior, mostprofessors want you to learn andget the best out of their class.

We will never be able topinpoint who is to blame orwho is at fault. However, stu-dents and professors can worktogether to hold up each end ofthe responsibilities. Striving forthis allows accountability to fallon both groups, creating a good

balance.So, if you are a student, think

twice before you blame yourprofessor for things that may beout of their hands. If you are atthe other end of the spectrum,as a professor, dont baby us butalso dont hesistate to be fair.

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The preying mantis is a gross,long, icky, skinny and stick-likeawkward bug. My nick name inelementary school was preyingmantis. I didnt earn this nick-name from my peers by preying

during recess, but instead formy physical appearance. I wasextremely lanky, pale, scrawny,skinny and had glasses and

braces to boot.I remember, as if it were yes-

terday, lining up in gym classto be weighed and measured.Unlike the running races I won,I always got last place. Whilethe popular girls around me T-shirts and tight jeans to showoff their newly acquired curves,my loving mom sent me toschool decked out in lacy dresseswith Princess Leia-style braidsin my knee length hair. I was not

grade class looked 25 at the ageof 12; I looked about 10.

Today, Im still not cool. Imstill super skinny, lanky and awk-ward. And, though Ive ditchedthe glasses and braces, my fair-ness still rivals that of EdwardCullen. However, unlike my 12

year old self I have completelyaccepted it. My problem, to thisday, is that others have not.

In todays society, beingoverweight is the norm, beinga healthy weight is an anom- you as a down-right freak ofnature. It would be impossiblefor me to tell you the number oftimes someone has commentedon my thin frame. Commonremarks range from girl, eat a

sandwich, to dont go outside,youll blow away! Though Ipersonally never take offenseat any of the comments, thefrequent presence of them hascalled attention to the biggerissue at hand. The concern is thedouble standard and discrimina-tion that surrounds weight (orlack thereof) in this country andon campus.

I have never walked up toa plus size girl and told her,kindly, that her love of MickeyDs has only helped to super-size her behind. Ive never tolda fat man not to walk up the stairsin case they collapse. While I seenumerous overweight and obesecandidates I could easily hurlthese remarks at, I am forced to

bite my tongue.What then, I would like to

know, makes it OK for anyunnamed Joe to advise me topack on the pounds? Wouldthese loose-lipped advisors so

me if they knew I spent years ofmy childhood life being mockedand picked on? I highly doubt it.

The solution to the bigproblem lies not in the physical,

but the mental. People are peo-ple, whether they are fat, thin,tall, short, ugly, gorgeous, old oryoung. From Oprah Winfrey tothat geek in the back of the classwho never speaks; we are allhuman beings and we all bleed

the same. Sometimes ignorancecan make us insensitive. The pop-ular, cute and curvy cheerleaderdoesnt always know what itslike to be the skinny nerd, whilethe skinny nerd is unaware thatthe cool kids always have theirown demons lurking beneath thesurface of their stylish facade.Physical appearance should not human being. I can only hopethat someone who loves me as Ilook now would love me just asmuch were I to gain 100 pounds.

Were we, as a species, to shiftour focus to the other aspectsof what makes a person whothey are, besides their physicalappearance, I believe we wouldachieve a more blissful existenceoverall.

As the American novelistTom Robbins said, Equality isnot in regarding different thingssimilarly; equality is in regardingdifferent things differently.

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Disney makes animation history

I squealed when I saw the Princessand the Frog display at Wal-Mart and wasvery close to buying the comforter set formy dorm room. If the sheets had come inTwin XL, they would have been mine. I hadto settle for a poster instead. Three monthslater, it still makes me smile.

The Princess and the Frog is a retell-ing of the classic story, The Frog Prince.Disneys version is set in New Orleans, La.,when jazz was king during Mardi Gras.Prince Naveen and Tianas paths crossquite accidently, when Naveen gets mixedup with a voodoo magician and turned intoa frog.

With help from Louie, a trumpet-play-a tree-dwelling lady named Mama Odie,Tiana and Naveen journey through the

bayou to become human again.I loved every second of it.The star-spangled cast includes John

Goodman (who has lent his voice to Mon-sters Inc., The Emperors New Grooveand Cars), Terrance Howard (who hasstarred in Iron Man, Hustle and Flow

who needs very little introduction).The movie was nominated for three

Oscars and includes a soundtrack full oflife and energy. Oscar-nominated song-

over yet another Disney classic. Newmanhas written the scores for Monsters Inc.

Dr. Facilier, the sinister voodoo magi-cian, would have scared the heck out ofme as a child. The dancing voodoo maskscould be a bit frightening for children of acertain age; that was my only complaint.

I loved the prospect of Tiana because shelooks like me. Thats simple, but powerful.Its an amazing thing for a girl who hasgrown up playing with Caucasian dolls,scouring the aisles for a black Barbie dolland settling for a doll with an olive skintone because its close enough.

The type of dolls I could buy did notshape my childhood, but it meant a lot tohave one or two I could identify with. I have

been asked why a black Disney Princessright? Tiana represents so much more than -dency represents the progress blacks havemade throughout American history.

In a way, Tiana is announcing thatYes, we have arrived. I also like how themovie put an emphasis on hard work andperservearance, a message that never gets

old.I think The Princess and the Frog

would have been a lot bigger if it had not

been released with Avatar and TheBlind Side. The Princess and the Frog

because I think it deserved more attentionthan it received.

theaters and in true Disney fashion, the movie in The Princess and the Frog. Ifyou blink, you miss them, and I wont tell

you where they are. This is a recent trendthat makes watching these movies a littlemore entertaining.

Ill admit, I cried tears of juvenile happi-ness when it was over. Tiana accomplishesher dream, makes her parents proud andgets her man. Disney proved to me onceagain that true love exists somewhere, anddreams come true. All I really wanted wasa happy ending.

Does real life work that way? No, but Ican dream, cant I?

The Princess and the Frog is now avail-

Spring fashion makes its debut

Bye, bye winter and hello spring.I know many people are getting tiredof the chilling breezes and having todouble up on the heavy coats, but nolonger will you have to worry aboutthe harsh temperature drops.

It is so exciting to bring in the newseason with new trends hailing fromthe runways in New York. FashionWeek has sadly come to a close, but

the styles seen on the catwalk forecast

what the rest of the world will gladly

pick up in shops and malls. Be pre-pared for nautical-inspired gear, tribalaccents and a nice homage to the for-ever-classic black and white motif.

The nautical look can thank CocoChanel for really submerging it intopopular culture. Do not be fooled bythis sailor-inspired look, it becomesquite mainstream when used as anaccent for tops, pants, and accessories.

Navy blue tops with white polkapants with a rolled up bottom is anextremely lovely look for those whocan pull it off. Its always a great ideato bring a friend along when shopping

for trends.When dressing nautically, stick

to the essential colors: blue, white, red

and gold. It all screams a life at sea,so if you admire the high seas then thismay be your thing.

The next hot thing has to be theancient tribal look, a new take onthe indie-bohemian chic style manyyoung fashion-forward people love.Tan, turquoise, feather and fringe,these pieces create the nomadic vibe-ally adore.

Going back to the classics, black andwhite is a combo that cannot be beat. men and women. Avoid having a dark

color outline a lighter one. This can addpounds to those of us who do not

need them. Make this trend pop with

colorful accessories in blues, greens,purples and orange-yellows.

As for what to wear, be weatherfriendly and do not dress to kill. Ber-muda shorts are super cute withempire-wasted tops and strappy gladi-ator sandals. You can be LA-readywhite-collared, three quarter sleevebutton down, satchel and some comfy

personal style? No worries. These arejust two ideas for a bundle of ideas thatspring has to offer, so have fun in thesun while looking oh-so-chic.

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SPORTSPAGE 10, CAMPUS CARRIER MARCH 11, 2010

Spring sports update

The Vikings baseball team is a third of the waythrough the season, with a record of 11-6. Theyhave outscored their opponents by 27 runs with acollective .459 slugging percentage. Vikings pitch-ers have combined for a 4.65 ERA, 67 strikeoutsand 36 walks. Opposing pitchers have a 7.29 ERAagainst Vikings hitters.

In Tuesdays game against Birmingham-South-ern, the Panthers snapped the Vikings four-gamewinning streak by a 13-11 score. The Vikings led

eighth inning. The Panthers and the Vikings com-

bined for 33 hits and 24 runs. The Vikings used sixpitches and senior closer Matt McCalley (0-1) took-man Watkins accounted for three Vikings runs,with three hits, an RBI and a walk.

percentage and have committed 25 errors. Red-

shirt junior Cory Pitts leads the team with ninestolen bases, while senior Tye McCleary leads theVikings with 19 RBIs. In 14 games, junior JarrettNorthcutt has drawn a team-high 10 walks for a.532 on-base percentage.

The Vikings will play two three-game seriesagainst Southern Polytechnic State University andShorter College over spring break, before returninghome to face Lee University on March 26.

The Lady Vikings equestrian team has com-peted in three horse shows since the start of thein the western show and in the hunter seat showat their home event, the Berry show. The LadyVikings victories advanced them to the next level

At the Berry show on Feb. 26 and 27, the Lady -ern rider Allie Jones was the high-point rider, win-

ning the open rail and open reining events. Junior The Lady Vikings hunter seat riders set a schoolrecord with 46 points with the win, led by sopho-more Caroline Anderson.

On March 6, the Lady Vikings earned fourindividual regional championships and had sixChampionship Horse Show. The University ofGeorgia hosted the event in Athens, Ga. SeniorLindsey Forshay earned the regional champion-

ship in intermediate horsemanship. Junior Eliza-Jennifer Rieger came in third. Senior Sarah Poguewas third in the walk-trot event. Sophomore SarahLawrence won the walk-trot-canter event whilesophomore Jamie Walker was third, Katie Atwood

Seat zones, which will be held at Berrys GunbyEquine Center on April 10 and the Western Semiswill be held on March 28 at St. Andrews College.

Lady Vikings have posted an 8-7 record and are 3-3at home. As a team, the Lady Vikings have a .322

batting average and have outscored their oppo-and have committed a total of 23 errors.

In their last game against Millikin Universityin the Rhodes Tournament on March 7, the LadyVikings won 10-1, their only victory of the tour-

nament. Freshman Caillee Shamoun (5-6) pitchedthe entire game and recorded the win by allowingsix hits, one run and no walks. Freshman short-stop Betsey Lawson had two homeruns and ledthe Lady Vikings with three RBIs, followed byfreshmen Kristen Stoll and Krista Woody with twoapiece. Lawson also leads the team in batting aver-age (.521), on-base percentage (.423) and sluggingpercentage (1.042). Stoll is the RBI leader with 16

bases.

The Lady Vikings next series will be againstLaGrange College on March 12 in LaGrange, Ga.,

before they travel to the NTC Classic, a weeklongtournament in Clermont, Fla.

ASHLEY MCINTYRE

Sports Editor

The Lady Vikings are 3-0, undefeated to start off2010. They started off their perfect season beatingYoung Harris, Columbia College and TennesseeWesleyan 9-0. In their most recent round against

Tennessee Wesleyan, the Lady Vikings won allthree sets of doubles to start the day.

The Vikings are 0-3 this season, and have lostto Young Harris College, Tennessee Wesleyan Col-lege and Lee University. In their most recent roundagainst Lee University, they lost eight matches toone. Junior Marcelo Peterlini and junior Daniel

Mician played the Vikings only victory match anddefeated the pair from Lee 8-6.

The Vikings March 9 round against Ogletho-rpe University was cancelled due to concerns ofinclement weather. Their next round is scheduledfor March 16 against Babson College in a tourna-ment in Orlando, Fla.

The Vikings have competed in three tourna-ments this season; the Arizona Intercollegiate-the Rome News-Tribune Invitational.

their home meet, the Rome News-Tribune Invita-tional on March 8 and 9. Par was set at 72 andthe Vikings combined score was 302-287589,13 above par. Junior Chadd Reynolds and seniorGrey Haddon tied for eight place with the Univer-

sity of the Cumberlands Michael Burgan with a

combined score of 144. Sophomore Tim Kim camein third scoring 76-73149, followed by freshman

Jose Garcias 75-79159 score. Senior David Simp- score.

The Lady Vikings also competed at the ArizonaIntercollegiate tournament and placed seventh outof eight teams.

The Arizona Intercollegiate tournament has been the only contest of the year for the LadyVikings so far. In Casa Grande, Az., senior Jayne

Curtis led the team 83-76159, followed by junior

Callie Bennetts 79-81160 score. Junior CaysieHolley (84-88172), freshman Sarah Blackmon-Hughes (89-97186) and freshman Susan Doane team. Their next contest will be their only hometournament of the season on March 15 and 16 atthe Coosa Country Club in Rome.

The Vikings next tournament will be the CampLeJune Intercollegiate tournament of March 26and 27.

DAVID CHIEM, Staff Photographer MEREDITH MCDERMOTT, Staff Photographer

Sophomore Marina Lebrao returns a ball in a match. The Lady Vikings have startedtheir season with a perfect record. They are 3-0 against their opponents have not losta match.

Senior David Simpson drills a ball at the Rome News-Tribune Invitational. The tourna-

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Possum Trot Road begins at the Gunby Equine Centeron Mountain Campus and leads to historic Possum TrotChurch. The 1.3 mile trail is a gravel road and is Level

two, which is meant for more experienced trail-goers.Possum Trot Road runs to historic Possum Trot

Church, which is really cool for students to be able to getsome more knowledge about Berry, Williams said.

This 3-mile trail begins from the Vic-tory Lake Campsite, goes all the way upto Mountain Campus and ends near Frost

Chapel. This dirt road is a level one trail,making it ideal for beginners.

It has a majestic view year round, Wil-liams said.

The House o Dreams trail is another levelfour trail and is 2.6 miles long. This trailgoes uphill the entire way to the House ofDreams.

The view is unbelievable, and you getto view more Berry history, Williams said.Its beautiful up there and on days with noclouds you can see for miles and miles.

Mountain Goat is considered level four and is meantfor individuals who have some level of training and arein good hiking or biking shape. This 7-mile long dirt trailgoes to the reservoir and around the mountain to anothertrail called the Snow Loop.

The Mountain Goat, or just the Goat as we call it, isprobably my favorite, said senior cross-country runnerThomas Clarke. When I know I am in good shape, I runthat trail at least once a week. It also has some of the most

beautiful views of Rome, the Lavender Mountains andthe reservoir.

This level three trail is meant for interme-diate trekkers. This trail, which is 1.1 mileslong, begins at the Old Mill and leads to Ber-rys reservoir. This trail also has places avail-able for hikers and bikers to stop and relax orpicnic.

Not a lot of experience is needed to gofrom the Old Mill to the reservoir, but it does

have some nice hills toward the end, Wil-liams said.

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meant only for experienced hikers and bikers. This dirttrail includes very steep climbs and is one of the most dif-

The reason its called Hurtin Gator is because whenyoure done, youll be hurting, Williams said. The rea-son to do this trail is because youre in shape and just tocourse.

Recreational trails provide healthy opportunities

MEGAN BENSON

Asst. Sports Editor

Berry College offers 26,000 acres of opportunity for stu-

outdoor recreation trails are just one part.

Berry College has 14 designated outdoor recreation trailsfor which hikers, mountain bikers or horseback riders canuse. There are more than 40 miles of trails available for trek-kers ranging in skill level from beginner to expert.

Berrys trails are good because theyre easy comparedto professional trails, but they still have some good jumps,winds and more technical stuff, sophomore Casey Retterersaid.

Retterer, who tries to get on the trails at least three timesa week, said that whenever he is in the mood for a goodchallenge, he will go bike on the Hurtin Gator trail.

I like to do that one because its a really good chal-lenge, Retterer said. It hurts quite a lot. That joker justkills you.

can yield, they also provide an outlet for social interaction.

Using the hiking and biking trails at Berry is a goodway to get out and socialize, said Ricky Williams, directorof intramurals and outdoor recreation. You can make thetrails as easy or as hard as you want.

Retterer said mountain biking is more fun when he hasa partner.

I wouldnt be a mountain biker without friends whoare there to laugh at me when I fall and do stupid stuff,Retterer said.

However, using the trails that Berry offers is not all funand games. Before going out to explore the trails there aresome things to keep in mind.

Puckett, graduate assistant for intramurals and outdoorrecreation. Have a good idea of what youre doing. Take a

buddy, cell phone and make sure to dress accordingly.Berrys recreation trails provide a way to stay healthy

and experience Berrys outdoors.It makes for a great experience, and you can just go out

and have a ball, Retterer said.Below are several trails, including one from each level

available at Berry.

ANNA SMITH, Asst. Graphics Editor

Scheduleof

Events

Monday, March 15Womens GolfBerry CollegeInvitational

Tuesday, March 16Womens GolfBerry CollegeInvitational

Tuesday, March 23Womens Tennis v.Brenau2 p.m.Friday, March 26Baseball v. Lee6 p.m.

Saturday, March 27Baseball v. Lee1 p.m.Softball v. Emory12 p.m.

Monday, March 29Mens Tennis v.Maryville2 p.m.Womens Tennis v.Maryville2 p.m.

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ANNA SMITH,

SANDY BAUERSThe Philadelphia Inquirer

News about genetically-engineered crops also known

be growing like weeds last week.On Monday, it was the corn and soybeans grown onnational wildlife refuges. Three groups sued the U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service, seeking to stop the practice of allow-ing farmers to plant GMO crops at the Bombay Hook ref-uge in Delaware.

Wednesday, GMO alfalfa took center stage. It was the

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow unrestrictedto be genetically engineered, which adds to the concern ofcritics. With crops like corn and soybeans, the plants die

every year. But critics worry that perennial GMO alfalfacould take over. Friday, it was the turn of GMO sugar

beets. Environmental groups were in U.S. District Court,arguing that planting, production and use of geneticallyengineered (GE) sugar beets and sugar beet seed should

be halted until the federal government completes the envi-

ronmental review process. They included the Center forFood Safety, High Mowing Organic Seeds, Organic SeedAlliance and the Sierra Club.

Again, the concern was unplanned spread of the GMOcrops. The attorneys argued that the beets might cross-pol-linate with close relatives, including Swiss chard and table

beets. They said that in places like Oregons Willamette Val-ley, that would threaten the crops of nearby organic farm-ers. Sugar beet pollen, evolved to disperse over as wide anarea as possible on the wind, is extremely light, accordingto lawyers for EarthJustice. A recent USDA study found

that the pollen may travel more than 12 miles, they said.

could hurt farmers, U.S. sugar supply, seed prices, proces-sors such as American Crystal Sugar Co. and Monsanto,which derives millions of dollars in revenue from licens-ing the herbicide-resistant technology to seed companies,

Bloomberg News reported. Sugar beets, grown on 1.3 mil-lion acres in 10 states, provide half the nations sugar sup-ply, according to the Sugar Industry Biotech Council.

help production. The seeds are Roundup Ready, whichmeans farmers can spray the weedkiller, Roundup, with-out hurting the plants.

Others argue that the widespread use of Roundup iscreating superweeds that are resistant to it, leading to theuse of more aggressive and more hazardous substances.

Green week scheduled for last week in March

Athletic Facilities

Academic Buildings

Krannert/Hermann

Residence Halls

Week 7 Trash TotalsRECYCLEMANIA

6,338 lb

4,559.4 lb

8,769.6 lb

2,784.6 lb

Volunteers fromSAVE, Berry Din-ing Services and theGreen Teams regu-larly check dumpsters

at various locationsaround campus.

Junior ChristineClolinger reported thatthe recycle weight isgiven directly to theRecyclemania teamfrom Moriah Industries,where the recyclablesare weighed at the sta-tion there. However,

the pounds of trashper dumpster are esti-mated by using a for-mula that Recyclema-nia gives to the team.

BRITTANY HOWES, Graphics Editor

LORIN LETCHER

Publicity Coordinator for SAVE

Throughout the week of March 22 26ODK, SAVE, the Green Team and Recy-clemania will be promoting Earth Hour.Each day of green week 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,there will be an Earth Hour banner in Kran-nert where people can tear off a sheet ofpaper, write their pledge for Earth Hourwith their name and tape it to the bannerfor others to see. This booth will be in Kran-nert from Monday to Friday.

Monday: There will be an environmen-tal awareness booth with materials from theGreen Team, Water fest, and SAVE. Later

that night, Associate Professor of BiologyBill Davin give a presentation called OurOceans Under Threat at 7 p.m. in Science115.

Tuesday: A booth will be in Krannertwith the Earth Hour banner. Later thatnight at 7 p.m. there will be a showing ofthe movie Disney Earth in the KrannertBallroom.

Wednesday: There will be a table hostedby Christine Clolinger about Recyclemaniato celebrate the last week of competitionfrom 12 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday: A Krannert sculpture dis-playing all the trash and recycling fromKrannert placed in two separate piles todisplay the output from just one day. Thisdemonstration will be out in front of Kran-nert all day. The Earth Hour banner willstill be on display. Handmade recyclable

jewelry will also be sold.

Friday: Similar to Thursday, Fridaywill havethe Earth Hour banner and alsoinclude Green Fair material.

Asst. Graphics Editor