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PAUL WATSON News Editor With total student debt soaring past total credit card debt, students all across the country are starting to feel the weight of getting a full education. According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, national credit card debt was $848 billion in 2012, while student debt in 2012 was over $1 trillion. This averages out to about $33,000 a student. However, the average debt of the Berry class of 2012 is well below that average at $18,900. Director of Financial Aid Marcia McConnell said Berry is dedicated to helping students maintain as little debt as possible. Berry College is committed to assisting students with the funding of their college education by our investment in their financial aid awards, McConnell said. Berry is able through scholarships and the student work program to help students keep their borrowing below the national average. According to a letter from the Presidents Office, Berrys tuition will increase by about five percent, but donations have increased as well. McConnell said giving has been on a steady growth rate, even during the recession. Annual giving has maintained a steady growth of between three percent to seven percent per year, McConnell said. Total giving, which includes those extraordinary gifts that dont necessarily happen every year, has averaged an eight percent increase during the last five years. Approximately 47 percent of all gifts during the last five years have been designated to support financial aid. McConnell said Berry has sustained a high level of financial aid in comparison to the tuition in the past few years. Over the last five years, tuition at Berry College has increased by 27 percent, McConnell said, and financial aid awarded to students has increased by 53 percent to just over $50 million. This pattern of increasing financial aid by a greater percent than the tuition increase is not uncommon at private institutions, however. According to CNN, tuition increased about four percent for the 2012-2013 school year, but financial aid increased by about seven percent. But even a small tuition increase can have major effects on families with students in college. According to the Pew Research Center, an American think tank organization based in Washington, D.C.
that provides information on issues, attitudes and trends shaping the United States and the world, a record one in five households have student loans. Berry has some unique ways of try-
ing to help its students with this debt. One of them is the Gate of Opportunity scholarship.
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Students awarded for service DebtCAROLINE CLAFFEY Deputy News Editor Students, faculty, staff and student organizations receive 110 awards Monday night at the 11th annual Student Leadership and Service Awards ceremony. The Student Leadership and Service Awards are presented to students, faculty and staff who have selflessly and enthusiastically served and led the Berry community this year, according to the event program. The proceedings began with a movie trailer for The Avengers, kicking off this years superhero theme. Before each award was given, a trailer was shown of a superhero movie that the hosts felt portrayed each group or individual receiving the award. The ceremony was hosted by freshmen and leadership fellows Olivia Paige, representing Berry College Volunteer Services, and Mackenzie Ross, representing the Student Activities Office. After the trailer, Paige and Ross introduced the event and addressed the attendees about the parallel between student leaders and superheroes. While your efforts may not have been aimed at saving the world, you did change our world, Paige said. You changed organizations. You changed programs. You changed the community, and above all else, you have changed the lives of others and inspired them to rise and lead in your path. The first group awarded was the First Year Council. Before handing out awards to 30 students, Ross and Paige played the trailer for X-Men: First Class. Ross said X-Men: First Class was an appropriate choice for the First Year Council because they both are groups of new students who begin their leadership journeys together. The next group given an award was the Peer Educators, and their movie trailer was Green Lantern. Paige said the Peer Educators are similar to the Green Lantern because both illuminate controversial and difficult questions in their communities. Just as the Green Lantern said, No matter how bad things may get, theres always something good over the horizon, Paige said. This is what the peer educators strive to do: educate on the hardships of the world but focus on the good that can come from doing so. Head SOAR leader and Senior Jamie Carelson and the 16 SOAR leaders were all awarded and introduced by the trailer for Man of Steel. Ross recognized Carelson separately before introducing the rest of staff. Although she cant literally fly, she has lifted up many different people on her wings and managed to keep her cool even when the stress levels were high, Ross said. The five executive Student Government Association (SGA) officers were introduced with a trailer for Thor, because according to Ross, It requires great strength and leadership to represent an entire student body. Paige said the 20 Resident Assistants were like The Amazing Spiderman because they live among the people they protect. They look after, protect and care for their residents as well as maintain a safe and functional environment, Paige said. In addition, they take on the duty of advising, encouraging and assisting their residents. Ross compared the Krannert Center Activities Board members were to The Incredible Hulk because of their ability to turn small ideas into huge events. The next seven awards were given to individuals who were nominated for their outstanding actions on campus. These awards were for: Multicultural Student Leadership, Religion-in-Life Service and Leadership, Lambda Sigma Rising Leader, Katie Brookshire Leadership Scholarship, Omicron Delta Kappas (ODK) Aspire to the Top Senior Leadership and ODKs Circle Leader of the Year. Paige said the recipients of these awards were most like Iron Man because unlike most superheroeswho have secret identitiesIron Man is known as a superhero wherever he goes. Even at the end of the day when the superhero costume comes off, these individuals are still recognized as superheroes among friends, family and mentors due to their powerful and inspiring commitment to the Berry community and their individual passions, Paige said. The Service Awardswhich included the awards for Heart of Berry, Best Service Event Collaboration, Best Service Project, Do Something and Make a Changewere prefaced with the trailer for Captain America, because both groups showed outstanding commitment, Paige said. The final award category was the Student Organization and Programming Awards, which included: Best Social Program, Best Cultural/Educational Program, Best Co-Sponsored Program, Most Improved Organization, the Carol Willis Outstanding Advisor, the Outstanding Organization Team, Outstanding Organization Officer and Outstanding Organization. These awards were introduced with a trailer for The Dark Knight, because the recipients certainly know how to make their presence on campus known, Paige said. They demonstrate leadership within their individual areas but are humble in their efforts just as Batman is, Paige said. Tonight is our time to recognize everything they have done for our campus and for the student body as a whole. Director of Student Activities Cecily Crow told attendees Paiges and Ross choice in this years theme made her consider the similarities between superheroes and student leaders. Like a superhero, you have to practice your skills, like time management and delegation, Crow said. You also need to know your support system. Like a superhero, you have to take the good with the bad. Like a superhero, you have to take action. Like a superhero, you all have your villains. Crow said while leaders dont always make the popular decisions, they make the important ones. She told audience members that, like a superhero, they could choose to use their powers for the good of others. Just be super, Crow said.
NEWS
According to Berrys website, Gate of Opportunity is a mission-focused program in which each four-year scholarship represents a partnership among a student and his or her family, a donor and Berry College, with each partner contributing about a third of the cost of the students education. The student portion of the funding generally comes from the Student Work Program. Most, if not all, of a Gate scholar s paycheck goes toward the scholarship. Senior Darren Barnet, a Gate scholar, said the scholarship was vital to his education. Its the only reason Ive gotten through college, Barnet said. Its taught me the value of working. Since we get very small paychecks, it hasnt been about the money, its about doing a good job. McConnell said the idea of putting money from student work towards paying off debts should not just be for Gate scholars. All students regardless of their financial need are given the opportunity to work on campus, McConnell said. This is not a common practice at most colleges. Students should take advantage of this opportunity to reduce the amount of loan funds they borrow. Even with student work and other Berry efforts, students like Junior Meghan OBrien said they will still feel the effects of student debt after college. My paychecks will have to go towards student loans, then other necessities, OBrien said. It sucks.
-Theft- Eight international flags were taken from Hermann Circle April 20. -Trespassing- Six nonBerry people were found at the Reservoir star gazing and removed from campus April 23. -Property Damage- A motorcycle was found turned over in the Dana parking lot April 24.
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The last day of classes is Tuesday, April 30. Final exams will take place Thursday, May 2-Wednesday, May 8.
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One of the more prominent details on the site is the presence of individual collections. Some of these collections are directly from the physical archive. OMalley said many pieces in the collection are connected. Not everything stands alone, OMalley said. One letter can be tied with other letters, photographs, materials within the archives. I am able to research and help identify those connections within MBDA. Sophomore Meg Ratliff has been working with the project since her freshman year. She originally worked with editing the document descriptions, but is now involved with scanning original documents and creating collections within the site. Ratliff said students and people from outside the Berry community are encouraged to help with the editing process. There are a lot of documents and with a small group of us it is really hard with other
with the project since 2010 as a scanner, editor and blogger, said that around 12,000 documents have currently been uploaded to the site, but that there are an estimated 100,000 documents in the entire collection. She said that one of the reasons for inviting the public to help with the editing, in addition to simply get them interested in the material, is the manpower needed to process these documents. To find out more about the Martha Berry Digital Archive, or to help with the project, visit the project website at www.mbda.berry. edu. In addition to information about the collection, its staff and how to help, there is a blog run by students that invites participants to make connections between their personal and academic lives and the documents in the archive. Called Discovering MBDA, this blog can be found by clicking the Learn tab on the Martha Berry Digital Archive homepage.
Are We Ready? Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Terrestrial Religion Professor of Astronomy at Vanderbilt University David Weintraub will be discussing the discoveries astronomers are making every year of hundreds of planets in orbit around other stars from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25 in the McAllister Auditorium. If astronomers develop convincing evidence that life exists beyond the Earth, what impact will that discovery have on terrestrial religions? (CE) Film and Discussion: End of Poverty? Think Again This film will be a part of the Berry Bonner Center for Community Engagements Secret of Service week April 23-27. A discussion will follow the film from 11 a.m.-noon Thursday April 25 in the Evans Auditorium about the devastating effects of poverty locally, nationally and globally. (CE) Fiction Reading: John Brandon The New York Times book review praised John Brandons fiction as great stories in great prose. Brandon will read from his fiction and afterwards will sign books and answer questions from 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday April 25 in the McAllister Auditorium. (CE)
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Students enjoyed a ball pit during National Volunteer Week, hosted on campus by the Berry College Volunteer Services. BCVS had many events, the most popular of which was the ball pit. The idea behind the ball pit was that two strangers, like freshmen Anna Wysocki and Elizabeth Rainwater, would get in the pit together and have a conversation to get to know each other. The ball pit was outside of Krannert on Monday and Tuesday.
Beyond the Berry Bubble Seniors can come to Krannert 217, 250 and 324 on Friday, April 26 rom 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to learn about insurance, financial planning, apartments, student loan payoff, employee relations, rsum critique, speed interviewing and networking. A Midsummers Night Dream Come join in the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors as are manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. It will be performed 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday in Blackstone Hall 100. (CE) KCABs Outdoor Movie Come to Clara Bowl 9 p.m.11 p.m. Friday April 26 for a showing of Warm Bodies. Precious Pet Therapy Students and members of the Rome community can come hang out and spend a relaxing afternoon with the pets of faculty and staff from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. on Krannert Lawn Sunday April 28. Dead Poets Society All students are welcome to join in McAllister 107 from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday April 22 to work on interesting and
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of life. Rather, they are often soliloquies that can be summed up with something like, Man. I am so busy. So inconceivably busy. And to this the other party will likely respond with something like, Im busy too. I hold this position in that one organization, and Im taking that one professor whose class keeps me still busier! Im not communicating these particular observations of mine as if from a position of exemption. When I have to work hard, I want the world to know it and to praise me accordingly. (Coincidentally, Ive been working really hard this semester.) Im also not claiming to have identified a trend that is true of all Berry students. However, I have talked with some friends who have noticed the same thing. We tend to focus so much on staying busy, on accomplishing academic and vocational feats, getting the right grades and the right jobs that we lose the time and energy to do anything else. Its not uncommon for me to feel a twinge of guilt for making time to be with a friend, hang out at Waffle House, play video games or read a book that I actually like. (Fun fact: that English major is really getting in the way of all the reading I want to do.) But we can avoid the unhealthy stress that results from that kind of environment. Its actually not that hard conceptually, though I wont make that kind of claim about practicality. We just have to be a little kinder to ourselves when we commit ourselves. We have to remember that we are students, and we are working on generating rsums that will get us good jobs. We also have to remember that we are humans, and we need to hang out together and talk about stuff and take naps. I may not be equipped to make a metaphysical claim about why we are on this planet, but Im pretty sure that it is not so that we can get good grades and stay really busy until were out of time.
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FEATURES
The following statistics represent the senior class of 2013. These numbers were obtained from Registrar and Director of Institutional Research Bryce Durbin and Career Center Director Sue Tarpley.
56%
96.2% of May 2013 graduates have submitted rsums to the Career Center for suggestions and revisions
31
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Overall, Berry College has a freshman retention rate.
77.9%
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LEONARDO GUTIERREZ
MARLEY SIMONIS
1. Definitely would have to be when I performed on the stage for the last time at Dance Concert. It was so bittersweet knowing that was my last time performing with the amazing Dance Troupe dancers, while also thinking back on all the incredible times we've had being in Dance Troupe the past four years.
2. I can think of 1,000 different things. Two that stick out the most are studying abroad in Europe last summer, and being a SOAR leader for two summers. I learned so much from each one and they were both opportunities that I never would have expected to have in college. 3. Taking a year off, then attending the University of Tennessee Chattanooga where I was accepted into the Graduate Athletic Training program.
JACOB STUBBS 1. My favorite senior moment has to be finishing out my SGA tenure earlier this week. I experienced a lot of the nostalgic senior sadness, given that I will be leaving my SGA family. As I handed the reins over to Ben Riggs, I realized how close I was to leaving Berry and how sad I will be to leave all of my friends here. 2. One of my favorite Berry memories has to be when a small group of friends and I got together to grill out and play poker with the Berry College Police Department. Being able to get to know the BCPD in a different way from most students (and how I might have known them in the past) was definitely an awesome experience! 3. After Berry, I plan to spend my summer reading, blogging, watching movies and enjoying life with my friends. In the fall, I will be beginning an academic residency in the John Jay Fellows Program in Philadelphia. In the following fall (2014), I will be attending Yale Divinity School to earn a master of arts in religion with a concentration in philosophy of religion. Beyond that, I hope to teach at the college level.
SYDNEY KELLY 1. One of the best moments Ive had as a senior was being awarded the Ned Peterson Award at the Communication Department Dessert Awards. Ive spent the past four years soaking up every opportunity I could find in the Comm. Department and being recognized for that was truly special. I will never be able to fully articulate how much it meant, primarily because I was being honored for doing what I love and doing it with the people Im closest with. Not many people have such a lucky break! 2. Without a doubt, my Berry experience would have completely different without Viking Fusion. From the moment I walked into that studio, I was in love. It has been the place that Ive grown as a student, a leader, a professional and a friend. I knew Berry was a right fit for me when I chose to enroll, but Viking Fusion made this campus my home. 3. Id like to go into narrative video production after I graduate, eventually as a producer. For now, Im picking up jobs here and there as a production assistant and, hopefully, Ill move up from there!
KARTEE JOHNSON 1. My favorite senior moment encompasses my entire senior year, but the highlight was winning the Southern Athletic Association Conference Championship (soccer) with a great group of guys and outstanding coaches. 2. The best part of Berry College is bonding with life-long friends whom I have gotten to know over the past four years and who have become like family to me. 3. After graduation, I plan on working for Delta Airlines. I also intend to volunteer at hospitals in Atlanta and hopefully have the chance to shadow a Physicians Assistant in a local hospital to help me prepare for a PA program for the following year.
CAMERON KAPPERMAN 1. This is tough, but the first thought that comes to mind is going undefeated and winning the championship with the Berry College club Ultimate Frisbee team at the Matt Hopper Tournament in Cookeville, Tenn. The first ever Color Run at Berry probably represents a close second. 2. Having the opportunity to serve as a SOAR Leader for two summers probably tops the list of things that were both fun and fulfilling during my time here at Berry, and I made a lot of great memories with my fellow SOAR leaders. 3. I will be attending law school at the University of Tennessee next fall.
ENTERTAINMENT
The eighth annual World Music Festival was well received by students this Saturday. The festival was an all-day event, lasting from 12:30 p.m.10:00 p.m. on the Memorial Library lawn. Nine local bands were selected to perform a variety of music. There was a mix of community members and Berry students and faculty. The environment was relaxed; people sat in lawn chairs and picnic blankets, some were dancing, others hula hooping. And just in case the festivalgoers got hungry throughout the day, the Unitarian Universalists of Berry were holding a bake sale. Jeffrey Lidke, associate professor of religion, organized the event for the eighth year in a row. My favorite thing about the festival is the experience of community that comes together to celebrate music, spring and how fortunate we are to have this Berry community, Lidke said. The bands that played were SaddleMountain Bluegrass Boys, Kirtan Bandits, Ruth Demeter, Zuther Enloe, Mirabai, Blue Spirit
Spending the summer at home? Looking for a way to pass the time that doesnt include corralling your younger siblings? Here are some grown-up games to help you feel like an adult even when youre sleeping in those Buzz Lightyear sheets you got back in elementary school.
DIRTY MINDS
None of the words described here are dirty, or related to sex at all. The dirtiness comes entirely from you, the player, and the people around you. By describing perfectly average words in totally dirty ways, this game is an elaborate way of establishing who among your friends is the biggest perv. Not recommended for the pure of heart; youll spend the game naming household objects and wondering what is so funny.
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BALDERDASH
While not technically an adult game for its content, this game is pretty challenging. You are given a word youve probably never heard of and must ask everyone at the table to invent a definition they find probable. It is next to impossible to get it right, even for this well-read English major, but every once in a while a definition fits so perfectly, so randomly, that you cant help but wonder whether or not coincidences exist.
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Jim Watkins and alumnus Thomas Ryan rock some bluegrass tunes above. Jeffrey Lidke provides percussion below.
LOADED QUESTIONS
Ever wanted to grill your friends for incredibly personal information and blame it on a board game? Heres the answer. Loaded Questions begs the questions youve always wanted to know. What celebrity would they want to see nude? If they had to swim in a pool of any food or drink, what would it be? If you were an adult film star, what would your screen name be? Open this box up and prepare for the knowledge.
SOPIO
This card games rules all fit on one card. The goal, hitting 1,000 points, is relatively simple. What sets this game apart is the creative cards, which are hand-drawn images featuring titles like stick figure porn and turned into a wombat, with various random instructions, such as losing a turn, gaining 400 points, etc. Sopio is the Latin word for penis, a joke for only those of us with an inner 13-year-old still living in our hearts.
Alex Day and Danny Hooper
ENTERTAINMENT
42 fights racism
COMMENTARY BY PAUL WATSON News Editor When I had a little free time on Saturday, I wasnt really sure what to do with myself. I knew I wanted to see a movie, but nothing stuck out to me. I had heard a few good things about 42, so I decided on that. This is probably the best decision Ive made in a long time. 42, directed by Brian Helgeland (Robin Hood, A Knights Tale) is the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player in Major League Baseball. The film follows Robinson as he struggles to keep his cool and perform well, even while being heckled by fans and players and having racial slurs thrown at him by opposing managers. One of the main elements in this film is the bond between Robinson and his teammates. Of course, when Robinson was first put on the Brooklyn Dodgers, his teammates resented him (for the most part). They knew a black player on their team would lead to trouble, and they werent wrong. One of the most pivotal moments of this relationship is shown through a meeting between shortstop Pee Wee Reese (Lucas Black) and the Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford). Reese says that he is scared about playing so close to his hometown in Kentucky because he received a hate letter regarding playing with Robinson. Rickey then proceeds to open a filing cabinet, pulling out three thick folders of all the hate mail and death threats that Robinson had received since starting for the Dodgers. Reese realizes how much impact Robinson has in the Big Leagues, and he (with other teammates) begins supporting him, even sticking up for him when he cant stand up for himself. To describe this movie in one word: powerful. It can make anyones blood boil to see even a dramatic representation of the living hell that Robinson went through to
Phillip Phillips strums his guitar during his performance at the 2013 Exam Jam on Saturday.
said. Phillip Phillips ended the concert with Home, which debuted on the Billboard charts as No. 10. For the most part, the event seemed to run quite smoothly; however, there were a few complaints about the way bags were handled at the gates. Emails sent out by KCAB specified that no large bags, purses or backpacks would be allowed through the gates. Many people showed up with small purses and expected to be able to enter, but were not permitted to enter until their handbags were stored elsewhere. I understand why they did it, but it was the fact that we didnt know about it until we came to stand in line, Strawn said. Despite the inconvenience to some attendees, Exam Jam drew a sizable crowd and allowed students to have some fun before the stress of finals week.
do what he loves. I wanted to throw things at the screen when I had to hear the slurs and watch the violence used against Robinsonand even more so when I thought about how much of this movie is accurate. Beyond the storyline, this movie was incredibly well made. The cinematography of the film was beautiful, especially the use of subtle brown lighting to portray the 1940s. The aspect that impressed me most was the ability of the actors. Unlike a football movie, in which anyone could be under all the pads and the helmet, there is no hiding in baseball movies. The actors have to know what theyre doing, or at least be very good at pretending they are. It was especially amazing to see how well Chadwick Boseman portrayed Jackie Robinson. From his stance to how he swung the bat, Boseman had the part down to a teehe even looks like number 42. I would not be surprised to see this film at the top of the Oscar nominees next year. Even if you arent a sports fan, this is a movie worth seeing. It is one in which you can empathize with the characters, so much so that you may be ready to pick a fight with the next person who makes a racial slur. At the very least, it will make you appreciate and respect this man, this player who is so respected, his is the only number retired by the entire MLB.
SPORTS
Friday April 19
Saturday April 20
Womens Lacrosse vs. Birmingham-Southern W: 16-12 Mens Lacrosse vs. Millsaps W: 17-4 Baseball at Birmingham-Southern L: 1-3
Sunday April 21
Softball vs. LaGrange W: 14-0, 10-9
Monday April 22
Mens Tennis vs. Emmanuel L: 4-5
Junior midfielder Bryan Byers rushes down the field with possession of the ball against Millsaps College on Saturday in the quarterfinal match. The Vikings defeated Millsaps with a score of 17-4 and will play Centre College tomorrow for rights to play in the championship game. show up and play Centre on Friday and come out and play like we did this weekend to beat them and play most likely Sewanee: The University of the South in the championship game. The Vikings defeated Sewanee on April 6 when Hall made the Vikings game-winning shot with one second left in regulation to prevent the game from entering overtime. The Vikings will play in the semifinals against the Centre College Colonels tomorrow. The Colonels handed the Vikings their SAA loss this season, defeating them on March 23 with a score of 16-14 after the Vikings blew an 8-5 halftime lead. The game [tomorrow] is a redemption game, Sanders said. They are the only team who beat us in regulation. We just have to come out playing the best game we can. We have been working all week to be able to beat them this time. Sewanee beat them, and we beat Sewanee, so I think we can turn this game into a win.
Lady Vikings sophomore third baseman Courtney Hodges prepares to swing at a pitch against LaGrange College on Sunday. The Lady Vikings won the first game 14-0 and the nightcap 10-9. Southern Panthers rallied to earn their three runs in the first game. In the bottom of the ninth inning the Panthers earned two runs, making the score a close 4-3, and had the bases loaded. At the start of the season senior third baseman Lindsey Campbell said, Our team is different this year in the sense that we have a huge freshman class. This will help us greatly on the field. The talent in the freshman players was evident throughout the course of this game, as many of the big plays were made by the freshmen. The Lady Vikings managed to finish the inning, preventing any additional runs by BirminghamSouthern by getting the final out
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NEWS
The Art Society hosted the annual Arts and Crafts Festival Saturday, April 20 on Moon lawn. Students, faculty and alumni showed up to sell items from photographs to paintings to jewelry. Some works were created in classes while others were made in their spare time. The Berry and Rome communities had the opportunity to walk around and look at the different pieces while listening to groups perform in the World Music Festival that was occurring on the Memorial Library lawn on the other side of Opportunity Drive. There were around 40 tables.