Dec.

4,
May
1, 2014
vol.2014
105, #25

Changes to campus sexual assault policy

vol. 106, #12

RACHEL YEATES
news editor

campus carrier

President Barack Obamas

Reauthorization of the Violence
Against Women Act (VAWA) earlier
this year brings changes to the ways
colleges across the country are
handling sexual misconduct.
Berry is expected to adhere to
these changes by July 2015.
The VAWA has been altered
to promote clarity in campus
proceedings,
the
accessibility
of information to students and
faculty, and continual and improved
awareness programs, among other
updates.
Information about Berrys current
policies can be found in the Viking
Code of Conduct and the Annual
Security and Fire Safety Report.
Victims of sexual assault should
know they can file a report with
outside or campus police and with
Berry administration, but they can
also file a report without pressing
charges and without revealing
personal information. This way
Berry knows the event took place
and can still document it as having
occurred.
The ways these charges are
handled differ between a police and
an administrative investigation.

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We communicate to each other,
Debbie Heida, dean of students,
said. The criminal process and the
campus process are two different
things, but they can happen at the
same time.
Heida noted that their purposes
are different. Police investigations
can result in criminal or civil suits,
but administration is responsible for
the status of students and Berry as a
college.
A lot of choice remains open to
the victim, including whether or
not they want to press charges, said

campus police chief Bobby Abrams.

Its very important that they
report it, he said. If at all possible,
we encourage prosecution, but you
cant force a victim into doing that.
Students and professors like
Susan
Conradsen,
associate
professor of psychology and director
of the womens studies program,
worry about the accessibility of
information for victims as well as
a general lack of campus awareness
of what defines safe and consensual
sex.
From what I hear from the

Welcome center to improve security

NICK FISCHER

SEE ASSAULT, P. 3

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SARAH CARROLL
editor

The Berry College Welcome Center under

construction will employ radio frequency technology
to make the entrance more secure, but the new
technology comes at a price. Students will likely see
a price increase on parking decals, chief of campus
police Bobby Abrams said.
The Berry business office has not yet specified what
the price increase will be.
The technology is 10 times greater than what we
have, and its also 10 times the cost, Abrams said.
Berry is going to have to budget for the (parking
decals). Im sure there will have to be an increase, but I
dont know what it will be.
The Welcome Center is set to be operational in
spring 2015 and will be equipped with a radio frequency
identification (RFID) system.

SEE WELCOME CENTER, P. 2

SPORTS

MEGAN REED
editor-in-chief

Berry will begin offering some

summer courses online beginning in
the summer of 2015.
These courses will give students
the option to take a course with a
Berry professor and receive course
credit without living on campus
during the summer. Students
currently have the option to take a
summer course at another college
and transfer the credits to Berry.
We had been looking for several
years at the number of our students
who do transient work at other

CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES on the

new welcome center. The building
is set to be finished by 2015.

institutions and talking about ways

that we might be able to provide
courses here that would work for
them, recognizing that students
need to be different places during
the summer working or interning,
provost Kathy Richardson said.
We decided we would be willing to
experiment, to do some alternative
delivery courses next summer, just
to see if that might work for our
students.
Courses offered this summer will
include Introduction to Psychology,
American National Government,
Introduction to Literature and
Orientation to Animal Science.
Some faculty members may

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New online options for summer classes

the

students, more things occur than

many people ever know about,
Conradsen said.
She would like to see easily
accessible
information
about
sexual assault available on campus,
especially online, as well as efforts
to extend conversation about consent
and prevention beyond students first
semester at Berry.
Junior Kacee Culpepper, an
intern at the Sexual Assault Center of
Northwest Georgia (SACNWGA),
agrees.

choose to make their course a hybrid

course and require students to meet
on campus for some lessons or
exams. Richardson said the professor
teaching the course will have the
opportunity to decide what will be
the most effective.
There is no one size fits all,
Richardson said.
Junior Ree Palmer, who serves on
the Academic Council, said training
will be provided next month to
help faculty prepare to teach hybrid
courses and to familiarize them with
video technology.

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p. 8

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Welcome center-

Police
Beat
MEDICAL
ASSIST
On Nov. 20 there was
a medical assist at
the Cage Center.

DISTURBANCE
On Nov. 22, students
in East Mary reported
male subjects outside
the residence hall
making noise and
then pounding
on their door.

HARASSMENT
On Nov. 22, a student
reported receiving
harassing texts from
her ex-boyfriend. She
was advised to block
his number. She was
also provided with
information about her
other legal options.

The entrance gate will automatically open

for authorized vehicles equipped with RFID
microchip-embedded decals provided by Berry.
When a vehicle with a parking decal approaches
the gate, the microchip will send an electronic
message to the receiver to open the gate.
Also in the works are plans to begin recording
information on visitors to the campus, including
photos of their drivers licenses and of their
vehicles license plates.
These systems will let us know whos on
campus and when they (come and) go, Abrams
said. This will also be a good investigative tool
and (will provide) an extra layer of security.
The RFID system is made by Johnson
Controls, which supplies the key card scanners
for the residence halls on campus. The system
has already been ordered and the campus safety
team is eager to get the system operational,
Abrams said.
In order to record basic visitor information, all
visitors without a Berry decal will pass through
a designated visitors lane next to the Welcome
Center. A campus safety representative will scan
the drivers license and temporarily store this
information in a database. Should the visitors
continue onto campus, their cars license plate
will also be photographed and stored.
Rome and the surrounding community
will have an awakening that Berry is private
property, Jeanne Matthews, assistant vice
president of public relations and marketing, said.
Storing drivers license and license plate
information raises questions about privacy.
However, Abrams said the information will only
be stored temporarily.

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FROM P. 1

The information that we trap is only going to

be available to us, he said. Its something that
we will not review unless a criminal incident has
ensued. It will be downloaded into a database,
and thats it.
He said the data will be stored for 30 to 90
days before it will be overwritten by new data.
The RFID technology will also be installed

at the service entrance to allow students, faculty

and staff to enter either there or through the
Welcome Center.
The Welcome Center will also include
a snack bar, a visitor information desk and
restrooms. A welcoming team overseen by the
public relations and marketing department will
work in the center.

JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournalism editor

THE NEW WELCOME CENTER WILL help Campus Safety keep

better track of incoming visitors. Construction is scheduled
to finish in the spring.

Online classes-

CONTINUED FROM P. 1

Faculty would continue to use Viking Web for many functions of the
course, and a committee is currently looking at other programs, chief
information officer Penny Evans-Plants said.
Various areas [on campus] have lecture capture ability. We have that in
the new sandbox in the library, Evans-Plants said. But we dont have a
campus-wide system for managing lecture capture, and of course we dont
have any sort of video management system now.
Evans-Plants said a decision about the specific programs to be used will
be made next semester.
Some faculty members will live stream their lectures, while others will
prerecord video clips for students to view.
Evans-Plants said programs will be available for either option, as well
as online chat programs for students to have discussions or ask professors
questions.
Professor of psychology Alan Hughes, who will be teaching Introduction
to Psychology over the summer, said he plans to utilize this technology to
facilitate class discussion.
There will be assigned readings where of course students will have to
read chapters, but I plan to assign times where we all would be online doing
conference chats about the material, he said. I can pose questions and have

them discuss and well have dialogue that way.

Hughes said he believes students will be able to learn just as much from
an online course as a traditional on-campus course.
I do think the class can be as meaningful, as rich as it would be here, he
said. I envision the class to be very much the same. Its just not in person.
Richardson said this summer will serve as an experiment for alternative
delivery courses, and the college will then assess students and faculty to
determine the effectiveness of the courses.
Will faculty feel that students are accomplishing the learning outcomes
for the course? Do the students feel as though theyve learned what they
should have in the course? Richardson said. Well embed some different
questions on the course evaluation instrument and really encourage students
to give us some good feedback there.
Palmer said she was anticipating student feedback and believes that
offering courses online will be beneficial to students.
I know for students like me, who have double majors, things can be
tricky sometimes with getting classes to fall into the right place, she said.
I hope that it opens flexibility for students to take classes in the summer and
get the excellency of Berry professors.
Registration for classes for summer 2015 will be open in the spring.

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THE COTTAGES

ZEN NIGHT
The Peer Educators
will be hosting a zen
night on Dec. 4 from
6 to 8 p.m. in Krannert
217 to help students
relax before finals.

On Dec. 4, there will

be a showcase of all
the cottages all day,
with light refreshments
provided. Santa will be
in East Julia Cottage.

LAST DAY OF
CLASSES

CANDLES AND
CAROLS

The last day of classes

for the fall 2014
semester is Dec. 5.

On Dec. 5 and 6,
the 28th annual
Candles and Carols
will be held at Oak
Hill from 6 to 8 p.m.

FOOD FOR FINALS

FINAL EXAMS

SGA is hosting Food for

Finals on Dec. 7 from
7 p.m. to midnight.
Students can stop by
for free snacks and the
chance to win prizes.

Final exams start

Dec. 8 and run
through Dec. 12.

Assault-

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CHRISTMAS
Performances for this
musical will be Dec.
4-6 at 7:30 p.m., and
Dec. 6 and 7 at 2
p.m. Admission is any
monetary donation. CE

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COSMIC
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MATH
COMPETITION

On Dec. 5, KCAB will be

hosting a free bowling
night at Floyd Lanes
from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

On Dec. 6 the 2014

William Lowell Putnam
Mathematical
Competition will be
held in McAllister 106
from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

HOUR OF CODE

COMMENCEMENT

WINTER BREAK

On Dec. 8 from 1:30

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in
McAllister 228, join in
with people from across
the globe to learn
basic coding skills.

Commencement will
be held on Dec. 13
at 2:30 p.m. in the
College Chapel.

Classes at Berry will

resume on Jan. 12.

KCAB will be hosting

their Holiday
Koffeehouse on Dec. 5
in the Krannert Ballroom
from 8 to 11 p.m.

on campus.
An assaults an assault, whether its in the books
or not, she said.
She was also confused about the lack of notification
about incidents on campus in the last year.
Regardless of where you are, it happens. It happens
here. It happens at colleges all across the world, she
said. We cant kid ourselves into thinking its not
(happening) here.
Culpepper agrees that colleges should be more
proactive and transparent.
I would like there to be more of an emphasis on
prosecuting the perpetrator and more of an emphasis
on taking this issue seriously, so not just saying okay,
this is something, but saying this is whats happening,
and were going to do something about it.
The problem of repeat offenders also comes into
question, Gheesling said.
A White House report stated that 7 percent of college
men admitted to committing rape or attempted rape,
and 63 percent of these men admitted to committing
multiple offenses, averaging six rapes each.
Lindsey Taylor, assistant dean of students for
Residence Life, talked about following up with the
parties involved.
What we do not do is take great lengths to pursue
students year after year, she said. Every year, Im not
going to contact those students and ask how theyre
feeling and where they want to live, so it does require
the student to step out in some ways because Im
not going to hover and make the student re-live (the
incident).
Conradsen and Gheesling would like to see more
support offered on campus. They both talked about the
benefits of having a sexual assault center on campus.
Sophomore Daniel Boddie too would like to see an
open conversation on campus and a change in culture.
Just because this doesnt happen to you, doesnt
mean its not happening, he said. Just because its not
being talked about doesnt mean it shouldnt be talked
about. Just because somethings wrong with society
doesnt mean its always going to be that way.

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In regard to the required freshman event Can I Kiss

You?, a program that stresses yes means yes and the
bystander effect, she thinks it has an initial positive
effect, but more continual discussion about those
topics are definitely needed.
The VAWA provides guidelines for sexual assault
awareness programming to occur continually
throughout the year and also updates and clarifies
the information of which colleges should be making
students and staff aware.
Some of the information that needs to be spread
involves quelling misconceptions people have about
sexual assault.
Senior Sara Gheesling, a peer educator who also
works at SACNWGA, commented on the myth that
every rapist is someone in a ski mask lurking in the
shadows. That keeps people from understanding that
rape can occur in relationships and that most rapists are
people the victim knows, she said.
The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
(RAINN) report that nearly two thirds of rape victims
know the person who raped them.
Heida spoke about administrative procedure and the
lack of campus notification.
Not every report that we get is going to be
announced to the rest of campus, she said.
She described an incident that occurred four years
ago. A student was physically attacked in the parking
lot behind McAllister Hall while getting into her car,
and because it was external to the rest of campus and
anybody could have been walking around that area and
would be in the future, Heida said that administration
did a timely notification of the campus related to safety.
However, she then said that if there is harassment
or assault thats happening between two people in a
limited time and place, thats not an announcement to
everybody.
An announcement will be made over email if there
is information that (we) need to give so that people are
taking precautions for their own safety.
Gheesling wishes colleges would notify students
and faculty whenever they receive word of an incident

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Our View
The carrier editorial

Bias in the American indictment process

This past August in Ferguson,

Mo., black teenager Michael
Brown was fatally shot by white
police officer Darren Wilson. Most
Americans already know this since
the case has received national
attention. The incident has also
brought up several issues that have
garnered explosive attention on
social media. Some of these issues
include police militarization, racism
in news coverage, police privilege
and indictment.
More recently on Nov. 24, a
grand jury decided not to indict
Wilson for the shooting of Brown.
Indictment is charging someone
with a criminal offense. In other
words, the jury chose not to charge
Wilson with criminal offenses
in the shooting. This decision has
divided the nation and caused mass
protests both online and in the
streets.
Indictments are very common.
The Washington Post reports that of
over 160,000 federal cases in 2010,
only 11 of those cases were not
indicted. This makes sense because
indictment does not decide whether
or not someone is guilty, just if the
case should go to trial.
Another interesting fact about
indictments is that the grand juries
seem far less inclined to indict
police officers. An article from
news website FiveThirtyEight
argues several possible explanations
for this phenomenon, including
juries feeling more trusting towards
police officers, conscious or
subconscious prosecution bias and
media pressure on the prosecution
to bring police cases to trial despite
not feeling confident in the cases
chances. Recently in New York

City, a white officer who choked an

unarmed black man to death was
not indicted.
Despite
any
of
these
explanations, we may be looking
at a major problem. If we have a
built-in institutional bias to favor
police officers, as statistics suggest,
then we have a system that is open
to widespread corruption. Now, this
is not saying that all police officers
are bad. Many police officers get up
every morning, put on their badge
and try to help people.
However, in the eyes of the law,
nobodys profession should matter.
The law is supposed to be fair and
just, and justice is blind. In a fair
courtroom, if a drug addict is falsely
accused of a crime, then he can win
a case against the President, if the
evidence is substantial enough to
support the addict.
The moment you step into a
courtroom, all your profession
should become is circumstantial and
a possible cause for motive. Your
profession should not be a legal
carte blanche, no matter who you
are. That is why it is so disturbing
that the people who are supposed to
be supporting the law may be open
for such an unjust circumvention of
it.
The Ferguson case has opened
the nations eyes to a number of
issues that would have barely
brushed the medias gaze a year
ago. It will not and should not be
forgotten any time soon, so we
should learn from it. We are now
aware of issues we should deal with,
both as a nation and as individuals.
Hopefully, our nation can heed
Fergusons warnings before we are
forced to watch them repeat.

Corrections
There is a correction for the Nov. 20 issue of the Carrier in the features
article Students lead on-campus ESL program. The Latin American
Center did not disband. The church in which the ESL program was held
lost its meeting place.

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Attention deficit, not attention seeking: the stigma of ADHD

44

A large portion of the American public has somehow

come to the conclusion that attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) is simply misbehavior due to poor
parenting. While there are certainly instances of
over diagnoses where parents refuse to accept their
responsibility to parent their children, the fact remains
that ADHD is a real, treatable disorder.
Children with ADHD are often pegged as disobedient,
but this is simply not the case. They have a biologically
caused issue that affects their ability to pay attention and
control their behavior.
Adding more discipline to the mix rarely makes
a difference in the behavior of children with ADHD
because they are not purposely misbehaving, and adding
more discipline or getting angry with them only makes
them feel worse about what theyve done.
Another common misconception surrounding ADHD
is that it only affects children. While it is more common
in children, with 5 percent of children having been
diagnosed, according to the National Institute of Mental
Health, 4.1 percent of adults are affected by ADHD. Most
children who are diagnosed continue to be symptomatic
through their adulthood, though some do grow out of it.
However, there are adults who are not diagnosed until
their adulthood.
ADHD diagnoses fall under three categories:
predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactiveimpulsive and combined hyperactive-impulsive and
inattentive. Predominantly inattentive individuals tend
to be easily distracted, have difficulty focusing and

struggle to follow directions. Predominantly hyperactiveimpulsive individuals tend to have difficulties staying still
for long periods of time, being patient and doing tasks
quietly. Combined hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive
individuals will exhibit symptoms of both inattention and
hyperactive-impulsivity.
A lot of the individuals who do not have as many
issues with hyperactivity go undiagnosed through their
school years because they dont have the behavioral
issues that accompany the hyperactivity and they develop
other compensatory skills to get through. Often these
skills are enough to get them through elementary, middle
and high school, but when they get to college, their focus
issues become more problematic.
These are not people seeking stimulants to sell on
the streets. These are adults who are seeking help so that
they can learn to cope with their issues and continue to
function in society. It is just as possible to treat ADHD as
it is to treat any other illness, mental or otherwise.
Neither they nor their parents deserve the ridicule
and stigma that much of the U.S. places on ADHD
and other psychiatric disorders. The stigma that our
society places on ADHD is leading parents not to get
their children assessed. It also keeps adults from getting
themselves assessed for fear of judgment. Without
assessment and treatment, these individuals cannot
perform as well as they might if they were receiving
proper treatment.
Children with ADHD are already more likely to have
trouble relating to their peers.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, parents of children with a history of ADHD
report almost three times as many peer problems as
those without a history of ADHD (21.1 percent vs. 7.3
percent).
More isolation can lead to larger issues with selfesteem, major depression and anxiety. These issues are
extremely comorbid with ADHD not only in children, but
also in adults, and certainly do not need to be worsened
by stigma and isolation.
If we as a society continue to stigmatize ADHD and
other psychiatric disorders, we will only be contributing
to the downfall of the individuals who have these
disorders. Instead of treating them as though they are
less intelligent or less capable than any other individual,
we need to help them realize that they are just as smart,
capable and welcome in our society as any other person.
We also need to educate the general public on
disorders like these so that they understand them better.
We need parents to understand what the symptoms are,
so that if their child has ADHD he or she can be assessed
early and start getting treatment, whether thats therapy,
medication or a combination of the two. We need students
to understand the symptoms so that they know how to
approach a therapist or psychiatrist and explain the issues
they are having.
ADHD is not a debilitating disorder if you are receiving
the proper treatment, but until we stop stigmatizing it,
many individuals who are suffering through without
treatment will continue to do so.

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online editor

Why we shouldnt stereotype tattoos and piercings

On Oct. 13, Matt Forney, a writer for the
website Return of Kings (ROK) wrote a post
entitled 5 Reasons Why Girls With Tattoos
and Piercings Are Broken. ROK has equally
horrifying articles claiming that women should
not receive anything higher than a high school
education, should dedicate their entire lives to
finding a higher purpose through serving men,
are better for having low or no self-esteem
and other misogynistic viewpoints. While all
of these posts are reprehensible, Forneys post
about piercings is extremely personal to me as I
have a total of 13 piercings in my ears and two
in my face.
Every person who goes under the needle
has different reasons, and I cannot speak for
them. However, my piercings are purely about
aesthetics. I like the way they look and how they
make me look. Having a few extra holes above
the norm is just how I choose to make myself
feel pretty.
Forneys article states that women who have
piercings and tattoos are fundamentally boring,
selfish, lacking foresight, sexually promiscuous
and mentally ill. Forney is basing all of his
claims on a woman with tattoos and piercings
he once dated and is described as generally a
disaster of a person.
I can very truthfully tell you that I am
extremely aware that not everyone is going to

accept my piercings. I am a marketing major

and expect to work in an office setting one day,
and I understand that my piercings make it
harder for me to fit the corporate image expected
of me. That is why I deliberate for at least three
months before getting a new set of piercings to
decide if they are what I really want and if its
worth changing my body.
Next, Forney believes that all women with
piercings are selfish. To my chagrin, Forney is
right on this count. I am being selfish about my
piercings. They are how I choose to express my
individuality.
However, Forney is wrong that being selfish
in self-expression is only limited to those with
body modifications. The clothes you wear,
the perfume you spray every morning and the
haircut you decided on are all elements of selfexpression. You choose them because you like
them and not for what everyone else thinks. My
piercings are, to me, just another accessory to
wear every day.
On the subject of a lack of personality, I
would say that it is all subjective. Mr. Forney
believes that most girls are dull as dirt, but
tattooed and pierced girls are aggressively dull.
I may not have the most happening of social
lives but I would like to believe that I can carry
a conversation without making the other person
want to stab their eyes out.

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Next, Forney believes that all women with

tattoos and piercings are sexually promiscuous
because his ex-girlfriend with body modifications
cheated on him. The logic behind this baffles
me. A woman should be able to have as many
or as few sexual relationships as she desires, and
body modifications are not a factor in this. I have
known girls who are sexually promiscuous and
do not have body modifications and vice versa.
Body modifications are not some sort of slut
signal that will let you know approximately
how many sexual partners she has had.
Lastly, Forney believes that women with
extra piercings and tattoos are mentally ill.
Body modifications are not an indication of a
persons mental wellbeing. Mental illness
can come in many different forms and in all
different types of people. The thought that
you could determine something as serious as
that with their body modification choices is
preposterous.
No matter how you feel about the subject
on body modification, I am just here
to tell you that Forney is wrong. I am not
boring, mentally ill or sexually promiscuous.
I may be selfish, but arent we all? I am just
a person trying to express herself in todays
world. Not everyone has to accept or understand
my choices, but just know that there is nothing
wrong with me.

SPEAK

What is your favorite

part of the holidays?

Them being over.

Julia Elkins,
sophomore

Celebrating Christmas with

my family.
McLean Miller,
freshman

JILLI LEONARD

contributing columnist

Finding rest time in a stress-filled life

More often than not, if you ask
someone how theyre doing, theyll
say they are busy. A common
theme among Berry students is
over-commitment, studiousness,
and having the day blocked out
for specific class times, a work
schedule and clubs. As a double
major, a student supervisor and a
member of a scholarship program,
I too can easily find myself at the
mercy of the agenda I created.
I feel like a victim to my
own creation of an over-packed
schedule, filled with meetings,
homework and events. Then, this
steroid-induced beast of a life
comes crashing in with scheduling
conflicts, missed birthdays and
sleepless nights and coming out on
top academically.
When you feel like youre in
the middle of combat with life, its
nearly impossible to think about
a concept like rest. To stop. To
breathe. To be. What?
This concept of rest is not sleeprest, or binge-Netflix-rest, but
instead this. Rest is purposefully
planning out time for you to
disengage from things you have to
do, in exchange for things you want
to do. This kind of rest is leisure,
soul-feeding and something to do
in the presence of friends or alone.
Why rest like this? We need to
be restored on a deeper level than
food and sleep to be healthy. When
you visit a doctors office, they
may ask about exercise or diet, but
they rarely ask how much youre
working. Saying that you dont

have enough time for rest implies

that you dont make enough time
for yourself. And that is simply not
a healthy lifestyle.
Christianity (and other major
faiths) incorporates an entire rest
day.
Today, this kind of Sabbath or
rest day motivates people to get
their work done ahead of time,
so they can fully engage in being
restored, having fun, reading the
Bible, spending time with friends
or whatever form of rest they
choose to engage in. And this kind
of engagement in rest enables
you to more fully engage in work
too.
I personally wont be taking
an entire day to recharge, but Id
encourage if youre disciplined
enough to plan for that. Ive made
a list of things I want to do that are
restful for me. I will play racquetball
at least three times a week. I will go
out to eat on Broad Street at least
twice a month. I will go to see a
new movie at the cinema. And Ill
go for a run at least once a week.
For others, rest may be going
to Little River Canyon, taking
a trip somewhere else, reading
a good book, playing the Dana
Frisbee course, playing at a KCAB
Koffeehouse, playing a board game
or a gazillion other things. The
point is to intentionally plan restful
activities, so you can be more
healthy, more attentive at work and
have more fun.
Whatever you do, find what you
love to do, and make time to do it.

Getting to put up the

manger scene and decorating
the tree.
Holly Gibbs,
senior

Not having homework.

Zachary Campbell,
junior

Family, friends, warmth,

candy canes. My little
brother. Hes just so cute
around the holidays.
Kierra James,
senior

December 4, 2014

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JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournalism editor

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is access to a printer, paper and scissors.
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entertainment

Theater company kicks off holiday

season with annual fundraiser
COMMENTARY
BY CAIT
BUCKALEW

entertainment editor

The Berry College Theatre

Companys annual Christmas
fundraiser starts this week with the
opening of A Tafetta Christmas.
The 1950s style musical review,
written and arranged by Rick Lewis,
takes audience members through
a live recording of a televised
holiday hoedown starring eight
singing sisters.
There was a lot of choreography
that (the cast) had to learn they
had to learn a lot of the melodies.
Its all really tight harmonies, the
shows director, Richard Bristow,
visiting assistant professor of
theater, said.
The eight women in the cast
obviously did their homework.
Throughout the show the harmonies
remained intact with only one major
slip up. Every song left me smiling,
tapping my toes and wanting to
sing along.
Aside from succeeding in their
singing, the actresses exuded
astounding amounts of energy.
From the sillier songs they sang to
impeccable comedic timing, these
ladies were performing at top speed
and showed no signs of slowing
down.
The show includes some extra
fun for a select few audience
members. The cast was very excited
about this aspect of the show.
We do a lot of audience
participation in this show, so I think
itll be fun watching them have fun
with us, junior Sophia Veser said.
The audience participation was
certainly one of the highlights of
the show. The cast managed to pull
it off without it being too awkward
or cheesy.
Another successful aspect of
the show was the staging. Walking
into the theater to be seated felt
like walking onto the set of a 50s
variety show.

The makeup and wardrobe also

contributed to providing a sense
of time for the show. The eightwoman cast all sported classic
50s hairstyles and timeless red
lipstick to match their red heels and
Christmas-themed plaid dresses.
Actresses in the show were
excited to show their Christmas
spirit.
Christmas is my favorite
holiday, so the fact that this show
is all about Christmas would have
to be my favorite thing (about it),
sophomore Deanna Cunningham
said.
With characters frequently
sending out chipper holiday
greetings, the show is certainly not
short on holiday cheer.
Proceeds for the show will
benefit St. Judes Childrens
Research Hospital and the BCTC
Theatre Circle. Seeing A Taffeta
Christmas is a lovely way for
students to start the holidays and
support a great cause. Admission to
the shows can be bought with any
size monetary donation.
Performances will be held in
E.H. Young Theatre on Dec. 4 at
7:30 p.m., Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30

JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor

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Mockingjay: Part 1 does not live up to hype

COMMENTARY
BY HAILEY NEAL
staff reporter

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TOP: LIAM HEMSWORTH AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE PORTRAY

characters Gale and Katniss walking into District 8 in Mockingjay:
Part 1. BOTTOM LEFT: JOSH HUTCHERSONS CHARACTER PEETA GIVES
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SUTHERLAND RETURNS as Panems President Snow.

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following the aftermath of the 75th
Annual Hunger Games and the
destruction of District 12.
Katniss
Everdeen
finds
herself in the sequestered District
13, headed by President Alma
Coin. With the help of ex-head
gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee,
Coin informs Katniss that she is
to be the face of the rebellion of
Panem the Mockingjay. While
she accepts this fate, Katniss
struggles with the loss of her home
and Peeta, as well as the trauma of
the Games, all while leading the
rebellion against President Snow
and the Capitol.
Of the three Hunger Games
movies so far, Mockingjay
takes its rank in the middle of
the three regarding book-tomovie adaptations, with Catching
Fire leading as one of the best
adaptations ever made.
While Mockingjay stays true
to the book, it lacks the excitement
and balance that Catching Fire
brought to theaters. The movie
manages to capture the pacing
of the story, which unfortunately
does not translate very well to the
screen.
With the seemingly random
ups and downs that take place, it is
clear that this movie is leading up to
something bigger in Mockingjay:
Part 2.
Surprisingly, the special effects
in this movie were minimal
considering the dystopian world the
story is set in. With the exception
of a few major explosions and
some hovercraft, there was not
much to suspend belief for, and a
majority of the scenes take place in
the confines of District 13.
Whoever was in charge of
creating the world of the district
did a spectacular job of translating
from the book to the movie, and
it was very interesting to see
the evolution from the calm and
easygoing District 12 in the first
installment of the trilogy to the
militarized and strict universe of
District 13.
While the pacing of this film fell
short compared to Catching Fire
and The Hunger Games, the
acting is some of the best that has
come from the series so far.
Julianne Moore, who brings a

fresh face to the ever-intimidating

and authoritative character, plays
President Alma Coin. The late
Philip Seymour Hoffman makes
another appearance as Plutarch
Heavensbee, and portrays his subtle
manipulations and intelligence
appropriately.
Donald Sutherland reprises his
role as President Snow with a new
terror that stems from his ruthless
actions, all the while still looking
like a harmless grandfather. Liam
Hemsworths portrayal of the stoic
Gale Hawthorne is spot on, though
it does not come as a surprise
considering Gales emotional
capacity compares to that of a
rock, something that Hemsworth
manages to capture perfectly.
Haymitch Abernathy returns as
well, played by Woody Harrelson,
who introduces a new side of the
lovable drunk on account of his
newfound sobriety during the
rebellion. Harrelson shows a more
fatherly side of Haymitch without
losing his characteristic sass.
Though he only appears in a
few scenes, Josh Hutcherson packs
a punch as Peeta Mellark with his
tear-jerking interviews from the
Capitol. The real star of the film,
however, is Lawrence as Katniss,
which comes as a surprise to
absolutely no one.
She does an incredible job of
showing Katniss struggles with the
trauma of the games as well as her
adjustment to District 13, and even
brings a charm to the character
with Katnisss inability to put on a
show for the cameras.
Lawrences performance truly
shines when Katniss is put in the
heart of the rebellion in District 8,
and her delivery of the iconic If
we burn, you burn with us, speech
is as powerful on screen as it reads
in the book.
Additionally, Hutcherson and
Lawrence have enough chemistry
to carry the rest of the cast, despite
only having one actual scene
together. The film is extremely
well-casted, considering the acting
is one of the best things that carry
the otherwise uneventful story.
While this film was a fair
installment to the series, it lacked
a certain fire that the previous
movies have. If you are not
familiar with the book series and
only have knowledge from the
previous movies, you will probably
be disappointed with this film.
However, as someone who
loves this book series, I would
recommend seeing this in theaters
because if anything, at least we
know what is coming next.

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Tennis Center of Georgia construction to begin soon

RYAN WARRICK

sports

staff reporter

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ELIZABETH
BRADFORD
editor

In October, a truckload of
packages from the United States
Tennis Association (USTA) arrived
at the Rome Floyd Tennis Center.
The tennis rackets inside the boxes
will soon be in the hands of many
of the elementary school children in
the Rome area.
Local tennis enthusiasts are
working hard to grow the sport in
the Rome community before the
Tennis Center of Georgia (TCG)
opens. With the construction of
the 74-court facility likely to
commence in the first quarter of
2015, Berry College administrators
are also now discussing the ways the
facility could offer work experience
opportunities for students at Berry.
Since tournaments will only
occupy a portion of the facilitys
open hours, tennis professionals in
Rome see a strong, local interest in
tennis as crucial to the success of
the TCG, according to David Elmer,
assistant professor of kinesiology at
Berry.
Cristian Lopez, founder and
co-owner
of
Rome
Tennis
Management (RTM), is collaborating
with Romes elementary schools to
organize after-school tennis programs
for students. He is also in discussion
with the Boys and Girls Club to add
tennis to their curriculum.
The communitys going to
have to work together because
theres not enough people playing
tennis, Lopez said. My goal is
to be the company that grew the
sport, that made it happen. Theres
so much more to do than just the
tournaments.
Lopez and his associates also
want to create tennis programs for

handicapped and mentally disabled

children.
Were hoping to have a lot of
things in place by the time that the
facility is built, but the truth is that
theres a ticking clock, Lopez said.
Those courts are coming.
Rome Tennis Management is
looking to recruit Berry students to
help teach tennis in the local school
systems next year. Kinesiology
department chair Angela Lanier
said these students could then be
certified to teach tennis at the TCG.
Lanier and Elmer said the
kinesiology department is involved
in the preliminary stages of
developing a sports management
major, which would be involved
with the TCG. The major may be
offered in the coming years.
The USTA wants Berry to
be involved from an academic
standpoint, Elmer said.
The new program would
not focus solely on tennis but
would be a more-inclusive sports
administration major. Internships
at the TCG for Berry students
interested in sports management,
tennis and exercise science are a
very real possibility.
Danny Price, the general counsel
at Berry, said the colleges student
work program was looking to staff
a few positions at the TCG.
We dont want to just
monopolize all the jobs that might
benefit the local community,
Price said. But where we can, put

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THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TENNIS CENTER OF

GEORGIA WILL likely begin in early 2015.
students workers in, and they get
good experience, and be a benefit to
the tennis center. Thats something
that is definitely being planned.
Dean of Students Debbie Heida
said Berry would be allowed to
host invitational tennis meets at the
TCG.
The City of Rome will soon
review bids for the general
contractor to build the facility. The
TCG Steering Committee currently

has a initial blueprint for how

the tennis center will actually be
positioned on the site.
I cant share it, Price said.
But it looks really good.
The funding for the Tennis
Center of Georgia was the major
focus of a special-purpose localoption sales-tax bill, which
narrowly passed a referendum
among residents of Rome and Floyd
County in November of last year.

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Womens basketball confident despite young team

STEVEN BETTLER

staff reporter

ANNA KATE SHEPHERD

editor

The Lady Vikings basketball team

is preparing for another run at the SAA
championship after losing in the semifinals last
year.
Their season began on Nov. 17 when they
faced Wesleyan College at the Cage Arena.
After finishing their season with a 14-13
record, the Lady Vikings ended the season
losing to Rhodes College 85-70 during last
years SAA semifinals.
Berry has revamped their team, replacing
three graduated players with 10 freshmen. This
adds to an already young Lady Vikings team,
which only sports two seniors and no juniors.
The youth of the squad does not worry head
coach Stephanie Dunn, who has been with the
team since 2009.

TUESDAY
NOV. 25
>
SATURDAY
NOV. 29 >
MENS
BASKETBALL

vs. Rust: W, 66-57

We have more size, more depth and more

athleticism than we have had in a while, Dunn
said. This is the team that Ive been the most
excited about coaching since coming to Berry.
The Lady Vikings will have their two top
scorers returning. Seniors Mel McLean and
Chanlir Segarra scored 15.4 and 17.5 points
per game last year, respectively, according to
the Berry athletics official website. Both are
looking forward to working with their new
teammates.
Its great to have such a talented group of
young women joining the team, Segarra said.
McLean is not lessening her expectations
for the season.
The goal, even with such a young team,
is to make it past the semifinals this year and
hopefully win a championship, senior Mel
McLean said.
The mens and womens teams are
competing over winter break and will face
Oglethorpe University in the Cage Center on
Jan. 17 when school is back in session for the
spring semester.

MENS
BASKETBALL
vs. Emory &
Henry:
W, 82-62

WOMENS
BASKETBALL
at LaGrange:
W, 78-69

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY BOB LOWE IN 2013

SOPHOMORE EMMA COOK TALKS with her teammates

during a game against Emory University last season.

WHAT

WOMENS
BASKETBALL
vs. Covenant:
W, 88-55

YOU
MISSED
IN SPORTS

WOMENS
BASKETBALL
vs. Piedmont:
L, 73-83

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December 4, 2014

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Fall Semester
2014 Recap

JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor

STEVEN CAGE IS RECOGNIZED for his initiative on funding

the new football stadium and naming it Valhalla.

JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournalism editor

CONTRACTORS WORK on the new welcome center on

Opportunity Drive that will feature a lane for visitors.

JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor

COACH TONY KUNCZEWSKI GIVES plays to the team in what

turned out to be Berrys first win in history on Oct. 4.

This semester has been an eventful

one for Berry College. Events
included the kickoff of the LifeReady
program that includes the building of
Valhalla stadium and new welcome
center, the announcement of Berry
becoming a tobacco-free campus in
fall 2015, Mountain Day celebrating
its 100th year and the football team
winning its first varsity game ever.

JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournalism editor

STUDENTS JOIN hands in the traditional Mountain Day

march in the 100th Mountain Day celebration.

JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor

ROME FIREFIGHTERS ANSWER a call about a minor fire in the basement of Morton Hall on Sept. 12. Dryer lint caused the fire.