The Rome Fire Department was

called to Morton Lemley shortly

before 6 p.m. Friday after dryer lint
buildup in the basement laundry
room started a small fre.
Rome Fire Department battalion
chief Roger Haggard said the dryer
lint blocked a pipe in the basement
laundry room of Morton Hall,
causing the fre. The fre department
spent fve minutes extinguishing the
fames.
An overheated fan in the piping
was the source of the fre.
Theres a booster fan which is
an electrical fan downstream from
the dryers in the pipes to suck the
lint and air from the dryers, Mark
Hopkins, director of the physical
plant, said. At your house its
usually on an outside wall, so the
dryer itself blows the lint and hot air
right through the wall and out of the
house. In most large buildings, its
not right through the wall, so you
have to go some distance.
Building codes require a booster
fan to be installed if that distance
exceeds 25 feet, Hopkins said. There
are about 40 feet of piping near the
Morton laundry room, although
only a small portion of the piping
caught fre.
No injuries were reported.
[There was] really no damage
other than to the vent itself, and the
fre was contained inside the pipe,
Haggard said.
Haggard said the burned pipes
were removed and the dryers cannot
be used until the pipes are replaced.
Students were evacuated from the
residence hall and remained outside
while the fre was extinguished.
Freshman Ashley Rutkowski
said students were confused at frst.
None of us knew what was
going on, she said. It didnt
smell like smoke, it didnt look like
smoke, so the whole third foor just
opened up our doors and looked at
each other and decided we should
probably get out of the building.
Morton Lemley head resident
senior Abby Arthur said that while
no one was injured, students should
be more mindful of cleaning out the
lint trays when using a dryer.
Everyones OK, but good note
to clean out your dryer lint, she
said.
Hopkins said the dryers will be
working within a few days. Dryers
in Lemley Hall have not been
affected.
Lint in Morton dryers starts fire
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vol. 105, #25
MEGAN REED
editor-in-chief
OPINIONS 4
FEATURES 6
ENTERTAINMENT 8
SPORTS 10
RACHEL YEATES
news editor
CHELSEA HOAG
managing editor
Students recall
experiences
abroad
p. 6
Bike thefts highlight security issues
Viking Code undergoing revisions
iPhone 6 to
be released
p. 9
JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor
ELIZABETH WALKER, staff photojournalist
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND to the lint fire in a Morton laundry room. Several
pipes were damaged, but no one was hurt.
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Four bikes were stolen from outside of Morgan and
Deerfeld residence halls the night of Aug. 17. The bikes
ranged in price from $80 - $2,000. Their locks and cables
were cut. Campus police suspect the culprit is unaffliated
with Berry and intends to sell the bikes in pawn shops. The
thefts have prompted discussion about campus security.
Senior Spencer Watts, victim of the Aug. 17 bike theft,
thinks security cameras should be installed on campus. He
remembers several instances of property damage and theft
that could have been solved much more easily had there
been cameras to record the incidents.
I had a friends car hit, I had my $100 ring stolen this
year and my bike, Watts said. They have cameras on the
eagles. They could put cameras on the parking lots.
Junior Ree Palmer also had her bike stolen. However,
she is uncomfortable with the idea of cameras and does not
think they would help decrease crimes on campus.
This incident had led to rumors that the number of bike
thefts has increased since last year. Chief of police Bobby
Abrams disagrees.
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Faculty and student members of
a committee were selected to update
the Viking Code toward the end of
the past spring semester in order
to make the code of conduct more
applicable to students.
SGA met for the frst time this
semester on Sept. 2 to further discuss
proposed changes.
Julie Bumpus, the associate vice
president of student affairs and
associate dean of students, spoke
about the changes to the Viking
Code.
The Viking Code exists to inform
students of their responsibilities as
community members at Berry, and
the updates are created to make the
code of conduct more relevant to
todays students.
There are around 10 proposed
changes to the code of student
conduct. Most changes include
edits to previous rules concerning
electronic technology such as cyber
bullying and inappropriate sexting.
Resident Life area coordinators
will also now participate in Judicial
Board decisions concerning changes
in student housing.
A major change deals with
alcohol and drugs. They are now
split into two sections instead of one.
SGA president senior Paton
Roden said this new rule implements
the difference between being
charged for alcohol or drugs rather
than alcohol and drugs.
The separation allows for less
confusion while charging and
processing alleged offenders.
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Beat
PROPERTY
DAMAGE
On Sept. 11 a non-
Berry person struck
the gate arm while
entering campus.
Both the gate arm
and the subjects
vehicle sustained
minor damage.
D.U.I.
A non-Berry person
was arrested and
charged with a D.U.I.
on Sept. 12 at the
main entrance.
FIRE
A fre was extinguished
in the basement of
Morton Lemley on
Sept. 12. The cause
of the fre was a
clogged dryer vent.
FOUND
On Sept. 15 a visitor
found and turned
in a lost wedding
band they found on
the Viking Trail.
PUBLIC
DRUNKENNESS
A non-Berry person
was arrested and
charged with public
drunkness on Sept.
16. The individual
was discovered in a
students car at Jewel
Cottage. Three others
were also issued
criminal trespass
warnings, banning
them from campus.
The Georgia Poetry Circuit
(GPC), which is housed at Berry, is
nearing the launch of a new program,
the Georgia Poets Initiative.
The Georgia Poetry Circuit is
a consortium of nine colleges and
universities in Georgia that work
together to bring three out-of-state
poets a year to these schools to give
readings.
The Georgia Poets Initiative
is a program designed to connect
Georgia poets with schools in
Georgia.
The GPC alone isnt enough to
get everywhere said Sandra Meek,
Dana professor of English, rhetoric
and writing, and director of the
Georgia Poetry Circuit since 2007.
Its a way to make available to
schools in Georgia the poets who
already live and work in Georgia,
said Nick Norwood, Columbus
State Universitys representative for
the GPC. Its a database of poets
who live in Georgia and would be
willing to travel to other schools to
give readings and do workshops.
The Poets Initiative already
has about 30 of Georgias best
poets signed on, including Natasha
Trethewey, the former poet laureate
of the U.S., Judson Mitcham, the
current poet laureate for the state of
Georgia, David Bottoms, the former
Georgian poet laureate and Thomas
Lux, head of the poetry department
at Georgia Tech.
It will really expand the access
to poetry for college students and
communities, Meek said. Part of
the requirement for an institution
getting these poets is they have to
agree the event will be free and open
to the public.
Poets who are a part of the
initiative agree to do one reading
a year at any Georgia institution,
without charging a stipend. This
means that schools without funding
for readings will be able to offer at
least one literary event to students.
Its kind of an outreach to the
communities, said Eric Nelson,
Georgia Southern Universitys
representative for the GPC.
Especially communities that
dont have access to poetry and
who maybe dont have a budget to
bring poets to their campus or their
community to give readings.
The idea frst came to fruition
through Meek, who wanted a way to
spread poetry throughout the state
of Georgia.
Many colleges in Georgia
have minimal or no funding for
literary events, Meek said. The
thought is to help those underserved
institutions.
The only requirement for poets
to join the initiative is that they have
one book published by an established
press.
I think another nice element
[of the one book requirement] is
the variety of poets is pretty wide,
Meek said. At the very top [we
have] the former poet laureate of
the U.S. and other well-known poets
such as Thomas Lux, but we also
have younger poets so schools can
make decisions about what might
appeal to their audiences.
The members of the GPC have
high hopes for the program, and
expect it to make poetry more
accessible around the state.
Its a great idea and Im certainly
hoping to be able to go to some
schools in Georgia to do some
readings, said Norwood, who is also
a poet who has joined the initiative.
I fully intend to take advantage of it
as someone who brings poets to my
school for readings and workshops.
The GPC expects to offcially
launch the Georgia Poets Initiative
in October.
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KATARINA LEMMER DANCE at the Swing and
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ILLUSIONIST
KCAB is hosting illusionist
Joel Meyers Friday Sept.
19 from 9 to 11 p.m. in
Krannert Ballroom.
SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS
Wear teal the week of
Sept. 22 - 27, and visit
Residence Lifes table
in Krannert from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. support sexual
assault awareness.
LABYRINTH
DANCE
Come to the historical
Labyrinth of Rome at
402 Civic Centor Drive
on Sept. 24 to watch
performances by the
Dance History class.
THE FANTASTICKS
This musical will open
Thursday Sept. 25 in
the E.H. Young Theatre
with shows at 7:30
Thursday, Friday and
Saturday and at 2
p.m. on Sunday.
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As far as the number [of thefts] campus-wide, we
dont see that, Abrams said.
Bike thefts do remain one of the most common
problems on campus, Abrams said. However, we
generally fnd a large percentage of those.
This incident was unique because of the cut bicycle
locks. This is what leads police to think the thief was
not from Berry.
I didnt fgure someone would cut [the chain] just
to take it across campus. Watts said.
Watts thinks the thief was looking for more
expensive bikes.
Sophomore Chandler Maddoxs bike was a $2,000
racing bike. Junior Kyle Harris owned a Cannondale
mountain bike and Watts owned a Giant. Palmer,
however, said her bike was relatively inexpensive.
I paid $80 for it, Palmer said. But it was new
and shiny, so I guess they couldve assumed that it was
worth something. They probably spent more on gas
than theyd have gotten trying to sell the bicycle.
Following the incident, Maddox says her feelings of
security on campus have changed.
I thought I was so safe here, Maddox said. I
guess theres evil everywhere.
Harris agreed.
Now Im paranoid all the time, Harris said. Ive
got a new bike, but its in my room I spent close
to $100 on different things to lock up the wheels and
a new lock for it just to make sure it doesnt happen
again.
Knowing the culprit was probably not a Berry
student infuenced Palmers reaction.
It rattled me a little bit that somebody could move
four bicycles in the middle of the night without being
noticed, Palmer said. But it really didnt affect my
feeling of safety on campus.
Abrams continues to search.
Weve been able with the bikes that we had
registered serial numbers to put that information in
a national crime computer, Abrams said. So if they
show up in a pawn shop or somewhere else well get
a hit on it, and we can recover those bicycles and even
make an arrest.
Neither Palmer nor Maddox had registered their
bikes with campus security. The unregistered bikes will
be more diffcult to track.
Harris went to register his new bike and found an
offcer searching Craigs List still looking for his old
bike several weeks later. He commends campus police
efforts but is not optimistic.
Theyve been real good looking for it, Harris said.
Its just whoever did it knows what theyre doing.
Senior Ben Riggs asked Bumpus for an example of Community
Standard IV-G, which states in the student code of conduct that the
failure to notify relevant campus authority when there is a reasonable
expectation the health or well-being of a student is endangered will be
punished accordingly.
He also asked for an interpretation of the word reasonable.
Bumpus replied that all student conduct code is left to interpretation of
the reader, but any knowledge of endangerment to a student or violation
to Viking Code would give a student the duty to report an incident.
Overall, I think the changes are very positive and look to be pretty
good, Riggs said.
Riggs proposed a safe haven clause protecting students involved
with helping a student in potential danger. This safe haven will be for
people who would otherwise be scared to call an authority. For example,
two friends are drinking and one gets sick. If the other person knows
they will be equally punished, he or she will be less likely to call for
help. With the safe haven clause, that person will be protected.
I propose that its more a barrier to act on the behalf of the students.
Riggs said. For the students well-being and health, why not eliminate
any barrier to act in such situations.
Riggs said that two resident assistants countered that Berry students
are virtuous enough to rise up to the challenge and turn themselves
in at the expense of their friend in need. However, Riggs feels that
contradicts human nature and thinks its just as virtuous to approve
eliminating any barrier.
More student feedback about the new rule was brought up Sept. 16.
Roden said this subject is still up for much more debate next week.
When asked if the changes to the code of conduct are fnalized,
Roden said that as far as she knows, SGA and Bumpus want more
student feedback.
The fnalization of the new Berry College student code of student
conduct is dependent on student involvement.
Based on what the student body says, I can get Dean Bumpus to
come back to answer more questions or discuss whether it is fnalized,
Roden said. I dont believe it is.
SGA meets with the student body every Tuesday in the Krannert
Ballroom at 7 p.m.
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A BBC article titled, First there was
racism and sexism, now theres ableism
that outlined what ableism is and how to
avoid being ableist was published last June,
and while I appreciate the concept of the
article, I do not particularly appreciate the
headline.
Ableism, or the discrimination against
disabled people, has been around since
disability has existed, not just since we
as a society have become aware of it, and
ableism exists everywhere.
You might think that the word
disability just pertains to physical
disabilities like cerebral palsy or blindness,
but there is more to it than that. Disability
includes anything that limits a persons
daily life, like their activities, movements
or senses.
This includes mental disabilities, like
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and
borderline personality disorder, which can
be just as disabling as a physical disability.
Severe OCD can be just as debilitating as
another disorder when the compulsions
associated with the disorder take up
extreme amounts of time that could be used
to do something else.
Some disabilities affect a person more
than others. For example, someone with
severe schizophrenia is obviously more
affected by their disability than someone
who has a migraine once a month. That is
not to say that some disabilities deserve
more attention than others, but that some
change the way you live in greater ways.
Derogatory words like retard, spaz
and insane are all examples of things
we say every day that favor the abled over
the disabled. Buildings that do not feature
ramps, elevators, easy-to-open doors or fat
fooring favor those who can walk over
those who cannot.
Blaming those with depression for their
disability, or telling them to get over it or
cheer up instead of trying to understand
is ableism. Even not inviting your disabled
friend to a party because you do not think he
or she is feeling well enough to participate
is ableism.
I have experienced ableism from
everyone around me, from my family to
my teachers to my closest friends. I was
once told I did not have to participate in
a group presentation because my Tourette
syndrome (TS), which causes me to make
uncontrollable movements and sounds,
would make it too diffcult to perform a
task like this in the future, so why even
bother trying now.
I have been told that my disability is not
a real one. I have a small amount of control
over the sounds and movements I make as
part of my TS, so I have been told to stop
having it.
What I am trying to get at is that ableism
is real. It is not just something that social
justice warriors invented to make you feel
bad about being a relatively able-bodied
person who has probably unknowingly
offended some disabled person at some
point in your life.
According to 2010 U.S. Census Bureau
data, 31.3 percent of Americans either have
a moderate or a severe disability.
How many of them have experienced
ableism from a teacher, parent or friend?
You probably know someone with a
disability who has experienced ableism
frsthand.
How many times have you called
something retarded or called a friend
slow? We need to remove words like
retard, spaz, slow and insane from
our vocabulary. We need to stop blaming
those with disabilities for things they cannot
control. We need to make all buildings as
accessible to those with disabilities as they
are to those without.
Most of all, though, we need to realize
that those with disabilities are people, and
the only way we can eliminate ableism is to
treat them as such.
Comedian and journalist Stella Young
put it well when she said, We have been
sold the lie that disability is a bad thing.
And to live with disability makes you
exceptional. Disability does not make you
exceptional, but questioning what you
know about it does.
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Decoding our fear of police
Many are beginning to question
whether the police are still worthy
of the peoples trust. Police offcers
stand to serve and protect, but for
every few good police offcers you
will invariably fnd the bad. Fear is
running high throughout parts of the
U.S., but regardless of what rioting
is taking place, this sensation is
nothing new in the U.S.
Its happened to all of us at
least onceyou are minding your
own business when a police offcer
pulls up, and you are automatically
fooded by panic and the fear that
you have done something wrong.
The matter of our safety was
recently questioned after the
shooting and killing of 18-year-old
Michael Brown by offcer Darren
Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. It has
spurred protests, riots and safety
concerns among many individuals.
A concern is growing of how safe
we may actually be under the
authority of police.
There is one thing that needs to
be understood before any further
reconciliation can be made. This
debate is not only about racism. Our
fear has been built off of sexism and
ageism. Everything about you from
your clothes to your tattoos will be
judged when the police confront
you.
Delving into the matter deeper
reveals that this issue can be
explained psychologically. Russian
psychologist Ivan Pavlov developed
the idea of classical conditioning,
which is well known for introducing
the correlation between stimuli
and response. The stimulusin
this case, the policeproduces
a response of fear. Despite our
track record with authorities, it has
become our physiological response
to automatically fear them based on
past occurrences.
Throughout the history of the
world, there have been countless
cases where the police have
misused and abused their authority.
This does not mean that all police
offcers are corrupt. However, when
65 percent of Americans admit that
police offcers arent being held
accountable in a recent USA Today
and Pew Research Center poll, it
raises concern.
Putting mind over matter, there is
something that every individual can
do to make themselves feel safer
when dealing with policeknowing
your rights. Always be aware of
your surroundings, what you are
doing and whom you are with. If
an offcer ever confronts you it is
benefcial to know what you are and
are not allowed to do. These rights
can be viewed on the American
Civil Liberties Union website.
Knowing your rights automatically
gives you power.
With great power comes great
responsibility. Both citizens and
police need to put more effort into
communication to restore trust and
healthy relationships. There has
been a decrease in the glorifcation
that ocomes with being a police
offcer, but despite the beauty of
their job, there is still a need for
their work.
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We need to realize
that those with
disabilities are people,
and the only way to
eliminate ableism is to
treat them as such.
Now I am no master chef, but
it doesnt take a seasoned fve
star cook to realize that the frst
impression of a meal is how it is
presented.
I am in no way picky about my
food. A hungry man is going to eat
what is put in front of him and that
is perfectly fne, but it would be
nice from time to time to not eat
food that is mashed all together in
a Styrofoam box.
According to chef Sean Bone,
presentation means everything
because it is the frst impression of
the food. Whether we will or will
not eat something starts with sight
because as humans, most of us live
by the clich, we like what we
see. Sure, most would say, I am
always on the go and dont have
time to take that into consideration.
Just give me my food so I can scarf
it down and go.
Stop and think for a moment.
We as humans are made to eat.
What we eat is up to us, but above
just being human, we are humans
in the U.S. We get the freedom
to eat whatever and wherever we
please and are in a country where
we get the most variety of foods
from all around the world. So why
not take a moment and enjoy your
meal once in a while, especially
those of you whom during your
phase of angst, said that you would
live by the standards of YOLO
and try anything food wise.


You dont even have to go all out
on your frst outing, start with the
basics. The next time you go into a
restaurant, pay attention to how your
food is served and tell me whether or
not it tasted better than the place across
the street or down the road because I
bet the frst thing you judge when you
walk into the place is how it looks and
how the food is served. I am telling
you, it will be a lot more satisfying.
Take it a step further and try it at
home. Dont serve yourself a messy
looking meal. Take your time and
make it look nice.
I love to experiment with even
the most simple of entrees. Take
noodles, for example. Sure, I can
take them out of the packet, pour
water over them in a cup, stick it in
the microwave and eat them without
a second thought.
However, if I took some extra
preparation time to add some mint
and spices, or served it moist and on
a plate with tomato or alfredo sauce
the options are endless.
Sure, it may take a couple of
extra minutes, but the effort and time
that I put into my food makes all the
difference. Now it has appeal and
taste.
So next time you cook something
because youre hungry or just want
something to eat, challenge yourself
to try something different with your
food and make it look better, taste
better and feel good about the fact
that you made something better with
time and effort.
Would you eat
the food in the
Dining Hall if
it was presented
differently?
Im more concerned
about the taste.
Campbell Harrison,
sophomore
The better something
looks, the more willing I
am to try it.
Heba Nessim,
junior
If the food looks good,
Im going to assume it
tastes good...sometimes
it looks better than it
tastes.
Austin James,
sophomore
The appearance
matters. If it doesnt look
good, Im not even going
to try it.
Yennifer Clarin,
freshman
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Relationships in college: the hookup culture
Make me want to eat your food
STUDENTS
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September 18, 2014
Our generation is increasingly accepting the
hookup culture as the norm and doing away with
the idea of traditional dating and relationships.
Our grandparents had it right when it comes
to dating. The art of courtship is lost in our
generation. Fewer people are asking someone
theyre interested in to go out on a date. Today,
people meet others through dating apps or
through other callous interactions such as
college parties.
Despite realizing that nonchalant
relationships beneft neither party involved,
our generation continues to fully embrace the
hookup culture.
We have become so heavily concerned with
casual hookups that intimate connections with
others have been virtually eradicated. Aside
from drunken sex the night before, the idea of
courtship and dating has been replaced with a
never-ending game that always seems to end in
a negative fashion.
Nowadays, people are afraid of the end-
all, be-all idea of commitment. No one wants
to become too invested in their relationships,
and the one who doesnt care the most in
a relationship is the ultimate winner. If we
dont set ourselves up for a potentially painful
situation, we think we wont have to worry
about heartbreak.
Dating has transformed into a big game of,
oh he didnt text me frst, so I cant text him,
and, I saw him with another girl yesterday, so
he must have moved on.
I can see why this culture has become so
popular with our peers. It all seems good and
well to not put yourself out there and show
someone how you really feel in order to avoid
pain. Its a low-risk, low-reward situation, but
this is where our peers have it wrong.
If individuals want to get the kind of love
that they see in typical movies, they have to tell
someone how they really feel.
Casually avoiding feelings and lingering
around someone youre truly interested in
wont get you any closer to a fulflling, intimate
relationship with someone.
Our generation needs to learn how to take
chances because eventually, in the end, one of
those times you risk it all, it will end up being
worth it.
This new culture is especially prevalent
among college students. Maintaining a
relationship in college is hard enough, but when
everyone seems to be obsessed with the idea of
hooking up and shying away from commitment,
it makes it even more diffcult.
College students hear it all the time
Embrace your college years. Dont concern
yourself with being tied down. But is this really
preparing us for life after college?
During college, we become more familiar with
hooking up instead of dating. After we graduate
and develop into individuals who are ready to
pursue others in a more formal occasion than
the avarage college hookup, it will be diffculat
for us to understand how that process actually
works.
I agree that we shouldnt spend our college
years settling for someone who we arent truly
interested in just to be in a stable relationship.
However, I do believe that it is easier to discover
what you really want in a signifcant other
through traditional dating, rather than regular
hookups.
With apps like Tinder and Zoosk, everyone
seems to be looking for a casual, temporary
hookup instead of a commitment worth it in the
end. It may be diffcult to break away from the
mainstream opinions on dating and begin dating
like our grandparents once did, but it will be
worthwhile to fully invest your time in someone
you truly care about.
Testing out different partners, whether it be
during an occasional hookup or actually going
on planned dates, we should all have the same
end of a worthwhile relationship in mind.
Everyone jumps on those couples who have
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Berry provides students with many
opportunities to study abroad in a myriad
of different countries. Students have studied
in such places as Florence, Italy, Waterford,
Ireland and Hyderabad, India.
Studying abroad provides students with
an opportunity to take college classes while
traveling to different places and experiencing
other cultures. Students can study abroad
for a semester or a shorter period over the
summer.
Senior Sara Gheesling spent a summer
abroad studying in Waterford, Ireland for
seven weeks. While there, she studied drama,
world literature and Irish culture.
We were in class Monday and Wednesday.
On Tuesday and Thursday we would go on
feld trips to different places around Ireland,
Gheesling said.
The classes were not very rigorous,
although some were more writing intensive
than others, Gheesling said. The most
diffcult thing about studying was keeping up
with traveling all the time.
Im not going to say that its like a typical
college class because youre constantly
traveling. Its hard to keep up with your
schoolwork when youre constantly on the
go, Gheesling said.
Senior Caroline Jewell studied in
Florence, Italy for a spring semester. She
said that when studying for a whole semester,
school is a lot more intense.
Jewell said fnals are diffcult because
classes are in different buildings and are
spread out across the city.
Its hard because youll have a two and
a half hour midterm, and another one right
after that, and another right after that, Jewell
said.
However, both Jewell and Gheesling only
had classes a few days a week. The rest of the
time was devoted to traveling.
Gheeslings group traveled to ruins, castles
and various monuments around Ireland. But
the best part, Gheesling said, was when they
were able to travel outside the country.
The independence you feel being able to
travel in Europe by yourself is indescribable,
Gheesling said.
Gheesling and her friends spent a weekend
in London, about 500 miles from Waterford.
While there, they stayed in a hostel in
Westminster and walked down the famous
Abbey Road.
We just hopped on a plane and it took
45 minutes to get there. It was so easy,
Gheesling said.
Jewell also took advantage of how easy
traveling is in Europe. Over the course of
her trip, she visited Scotland, England and
Ireland.
The frst weekend I traveled outside of
Italy, I went to Prague, and I went with a
company, Jewell said.
In popular cities with a lot of international
students, Jewell said that they have traveling
companies that will target college students.
They provide transportation and a tour guide,
and they know the cities pretty well.
Jewell said that it is both easy and hard
to travel in Europe. Trains and cheap airfare
make it easier to travel, but many people in
European countries dont speak English and
are not very friendly towards Americans.
So I met all these amazing students and
my professors were great, but the people
of Florence werent as friendly towards
American students because theyre
overwhelmed with tourists every day and
theyre just tired of people from other
countries coming over, Jewell said. Even
after living there for four months I still felt
like an outsider.
Junior Olivia Paige, who spent a semester
in Hyderabad, India last spring also learned
that traveling abroad sometimes meant being
an outsider.
When youre traveling, your main goal is
to ft in as much as possible but in places
like India, youre never going to ft in,
Paige said. There are the obvious physical
difference and languages differences, so
youre never going to blend in to that culture.
Paige said that you only fully experience
studying abroad once you have come to terms
with the fact that as an American you will
stand out.
Despite these cultural differences,
studying abroad can be a rewarding
experience. It gives students the chance to
learn about and experience different cultures.
For example, Paige had the chance to crash
an Indian wedding in a hotel she was staying
in.
Wed heard that they were very open to
people crashing weddings, Paige said. We
went out that night, bought Indian wedding
clothing, then came back and actually went
into the wedding. And they said yes, come
in and it was huge and just so much food.
But studying abroad also gives students
the opportunity to appreciate their own
culture.
You dont realize how prominent your
culture is until youre completely removed
from it, Jewell said.
Studying abroad allows students to
appreciate what living in other parts of the
world is like. Berry offers several different
opportunities a year, including volunteer and
internship opportunities. This year, the school
is offering programs in London and Paris.
Youre getting your education
and this experience, and you
have a way to pay for it because
your scholarships can count,
and you have time to travel, so I
thought, this is the perfect time
to go. -Caroline Jewell (Italy)
I think its a waste if you have
an opportunity to go abroad and
you dont use it, because its the
cheapest and best time that you
can go. Even if its $5,000 its still
cheaper than if you go when
youre 30 by yourself or with
friends. Its the best deal you can
get. -Sara Gheesling (Ireland)
In terms of the process, its going
to be one of the most [arduous]
processes to go through because
of the paperwork and travel
details and passports. Its a lot of
paperwork to go through. -Olivia
Paige (India)
Stay with host familiesthats
an irreplaceable part of the
experience that adds a big part
to it. -Frankie Hudson (Spain)
When you study abroad, you
dont realize how prominent your
culture is until youre completely
removed from it. -Caroline Jewell
Its completely worth the
experience because you come
back realizing that there is so
much more to life than what you
know. -Sara Gheesling
Anything you go through is worth
it. Theres never a good time to go.
Theres never a time where you
might feel like youre not going to
miss something. But you should
do it. -Olivia Paige
Talk to the international program
offce to get plans in place.
-Frankie Hudson
Study Abroad
Advice
Students recall study
abroad experiences
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features editor
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY CAROLINE JEWELL
Q: Where did you go and when?
A: I went this past spring semester to Florence, Italy through
Lorenzo de Medici. I wanted to study abroad because thats the
cheapest way of traveling before you get out of school. Youre
getting your education and this experience, and you have a way to
pay for it because your scholarships can count, and you have time
to travel, so I thought, this is the perfect time to go.
Q: How did your classes differ from classes in the States?
A: The professors were all really great and I loved all of them.
Most of them were Italian, but I had one from Brussels and another
from Australia. So it was really cool to experience someone from another culture entirely thats
not even native to the culture youre in currently.
Q: What was your favorite parts of your travels?
A: Even though I was [studying] in Italy, every weekend I was somewhere else, so it felt like
I was constantly traveling. Summer people [are] still in the honeymoon phase because theyre
not there as long and dont have as much work, but when youre there a whole semester, youre
still doing school work, and you have ups and downs. You miss your family, you miss a lot of
people and you miss your culture.
Q: What did you learn while studying abroad?
A: It was so amazing to get to go every weekend to a different country and a different culture,
and be around all these different people. I think everybody should do it because of the perspective
you can get on life and people in general. In the Berry Bubble youre so focused on what you
need personally that you kind of forget about other peoples needs, like outside of your school,
your city or even your country. So to get to see people in another country, and what drives them
and what they want from the world is kind of cool.
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Q: What was your favorite part of your travels?
A: One thing that was different to me was I didnt spend a lot
of weekends traveling around Europe. So I had some wonderful
day trips to little towns around that area and along the coast of
Raval.
Q: What was your favorite place in Spain?
A:Theres this adorable town called Sitges, a little bit south of
Barcelona, on the coast. Its famous for its Carnivalwhich is
like European Hispanic Mardi Gras. And this town with this tiny
population just swells over one week. There are parades through
the streets, everything is just covered in confetti and there is
revelry all night long.
Q: What was your favorite story or memory?
A: I also went [to Sitges] one day in January when it wasnt super crowded and it was just all
these shops and coastal restaurants and cafes. As I was walking through the streets I was sort
of humming a song to myself and there was this older man with a guitar on his back coming
from the other direction and he heard me humming and so in Spanish we started having this
conversation. Then he sat down...on the steps of a gothic catherdral, got out his guitar and he
just started playing and he ted me to sing with him, so we did that for a little while, and I got
out my sketchbook and made a sketch of him and at the end I signed it and he kept it and we
just went our separate ways, but for half an hour, just music and art in Spain.
Frankie Hudson, senior
Barcelona, Spain
Spring 2014
Major: Spanish
Q: Where did you go and when?
A: I went to Waterford, Ireland for seven weeks. I took a drama
class, World Literature and a Irish culture course. I traveled with
other Georgia students through the European Council, which is
out of Valdosta State [University].
Q: How did your classes differ from classes in the States?
A: We were in class Monday and Wednesday, but on Tuesday
and Thursday we would go on feld trips. On Friday we could
do whatever... Classes were really small. I had maybe 15 people
in my classes. In my literature class we looked at purely Irish
literature. We discussed it and when we would go on feld trips, we would look at places that
the authors lived or visited. Its hard to keep up with your schoolwork when youre constantly
on the go.
Q: What was your favorite part of your travels?
A: My favorite part was when we left Ireland. Two of my guy friends and I got a plane
ticket and a hostel last minute and we few to London and stayed in Westminster. Plane fare
is really cheap over there. You can get a plane ticket for 60 or 70 euros... So, for two days
we traveled around London just the three of us. It was so much fun. We got to go to Abbey
Road, and a hippie actually took a picture of us crossing the road. That was my best memory
because it was just the three of us against the world. Some people went to Scotland. Others
went to Paris...The hardest part was moving around so much. But it was completely worth
Sara Gheesling, senior
Waterford, Ireland
Summer 2013
Major: Psychology
Q: Why did you choose to go to India?
A: [India] was sort of a random choice. I wanted something that
was really different and I wanted something that would get me out
of my comfort zone a little bit.
Q: What was your favorite part of your travels?
A: I got the opportunity to travel a lot which was a huge beneft,
so I just traveled to a bunch of different cities. One of the cities
we traveled to was Mumbai, which is really known for its flm
industry: Bollywood. One day, my friend and I were walking across
the street and this man approached us with this fyer and asked if we
wanted to be in a Bollywood flm. We got him to back it up with a
phone call and we talked to other people, [so we knew it was safe].
They take us in this car for two hours to this fancy house in Mumbai where theyre flming this
Nivea commercial. They put us in this costume and makeup trailer, they have us put on blue
shirts and then they give us funny glasses and hats. So we were fans for the soccer game that
was featured in the commercial. Actually the commercial is real, and you can see my arm in
the commercial.
Q: What was the most important lesson that you learned during your travels to India?
A: [Ive learned that] when youre traveling your main goal is to ft in as much as possible
and some places thats really easy to do, and its good to do that to an extent, but to places like
India, youre never going to ft in. And sometimes thats hard, because especially when youre
living there for an extended period of time, you want to feel like you belong. But people will
still laugh at you at the street and point and take pictures and make you feel like an outsider.
One thing that I learned was to embrace that. The moment that you embrace that youre never
going to ft in completely and youre always going to be funny and awkward, thats when you
really get to experience it fully.
In My Words: Study Abroad
Olivia Paige, junior
Hyderabad, India
Spring 2014
Major: Sociology
and Anthropology
Caroline Jewell, senior
Florence, Italy
Spring 2014
Major: Visual
Communication
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With the participants having
a wide variety of personalities,
intelligence levels, backgrounds
and physical appearances, Foxs
new series, Utopia, is sure to
be full of confrontations between
characters and many obstacles for
the producers to overcome.
Utopia and its producers are
priding themselves on the fact that
the show is supposedly the frst
reality series to deal completely
with the creation of a society
from scratch and the areas that the
participants will struggle with while
doing this.
While many Americans who have
watched the show are comparing
it to other reality television shows
like Survivor, Big Brother
and The Amazing Race, the
producers have promised that it will
differ completely because of the
guidelines, or lack thereof, that they
have put in place.
Producer John de Mol also
produced Big Brother, Fear
Factor and Deal or No Deal, so
he has experience in reality TV.
Participants on the show include
Red, a handyman and moonshiner,
Dedeker, a belly dancer, Bella, a
doomsday prepper and Chris, a chili
farmer.
In the frst episode of Utopia,
viewers were introduced to 15
people who would be placed into
this new society and were given the
basis for the show. The participants
were placed on a farm that has a
log cabin, two cows and ample
amount of land for the participants
to develop. In addition, they were
given $5,000 to spend on whatever
they collaboratively decided to.
The frst obstacle they faced
was the decision of which personal
belongings they would bring into the
new society. Of course, this began
the frst arguments that we would
see and continued to see throughout
the premiere.
This argument began when one
of the participants, a former convict,
said he would not participate in the
show if he could not bring all of the
belongings that he wanted to. He
ended up resorting to screaming,
yelling and bullying the other
participants into letting him have his
way.
John, a construction worker from
California, drank too much alcohol
on the frst night and then attacked
some of the female participants.
The morning after was also the frst
time that we saw the participants
come together to make a decision
in unison about the punishment he
would receive.
They set up a form of a congress
headed by one of the participants, a
criminal attorney from New York.
They voted on whether or not they
should allow the construction worker
to stay in the society. The fnal result
of the vote was that he could remain
if he refrained from drinking for a
period of three months.
Utopia is a series that has
the ability to be very popular in
our society. I think that the shows
message should resonate with
people from all walks of life because
it shows that we have to learn to
deal with others on a regular basis.
It should be a breath of fresh air to
see participants dealing with real
world problems rather than seeing
the celebrities that we are unable to
relate to deal with their issues.
However, the shows ratings
have been slipping. The Sept. 7
premiere had 4.6 million viewers,
while the Sept. 9 episode had 2.5
million viewers, according to a Sept.
14 article from the International
Business Times.
Viewers can also apply to be
on the shows current season as
participants are voted off the show
and then replaced. Viewers can
also see the action online 24/7 for a
monthly $4.99 fee.
Viewers can submit ideas for
how their small business could
be featured on Utopia. The
viewer can rent some land which
the participants will then harvest
according to the viewers requests,
splitting the profts with the viewer.
Fox is currently planning to air
the show for a year.
Utopia airs Tuesdays and
Fridays at 7 p.m. on Fox and is set
to last for a year.
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THE NEW FOX SHOW Utopia has been compared
to other survivor reality shows but with added
stakes and extra resources for the participants.
The show, which premiered Sept. 7, airs Tuesdays
and Fridays at 7 p.m. on Fox.
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New fall TV series coming
New iPhone 6 to be released into stores
Start popping those kernels and
pouring a tall glass of soda because
youre going to want to plant your
behind in the recliner for the new
fall television shows coming your
way.
From seeing the image
transformation of a wannabe
Internet sensation to a genuine
person in Selfe to exploring the
not-so-magical workers lives of
one of the countrys most popular
theme parks in Happyland to
solving some of the worlds most
complex problems in Scorpion, a
study break will come in order.
Learn more about these sizzling
series to get an idea of which ones
youd like to watch at the end of
this month.
Starring Karen Gillan (Doctor
Who) and John Cho (Harold
and Kumar), Selfe is about
a pompous social media buffs
attempt to rebuild her image in
order become a more approachable,
loving person.
The show is a loosely based
modern version of the musical
My Fair Lady. The self-centered
Eliza Dooley (Gillan) fnds Henry
Higgenbottam (Cho), a marketing
self-image expert, to help her
out. Henry takes on the task
of rebranding Elizas image in
hopes of making her realize that
theres more to life than updating
Facebook statuses and posting the
perfect Instagram selfes. Through
interactive, real-life approaches,
Henry teaches Eliza how to show
concern for others, make real
friends, and live life outside of
the internet. Premiering Sept. 30
on ABC, Selfe will slowly but
surely knock your socks off with
its favorful comedy, drama and
eventual romance.
Contrary to this next shows
title, things really arent as jolly
as they seem in Happyland.
Starring Bianca A. Stantos, Camille
Guaty, Shane Harper and Cameron
Moulene, the sitcom centers on
Lucy (Santos), the cynical teenage
daughter of a fancy amusement
park mother, Elena (played by
Guaty). Having been raised in a
materialistic world of happiness,
Lucy desires to leave her lifestyle
and experience reality. This is
where Ian (Harper), the son of the
parks new owner, enters the story.
Lucy falls in love with Ian
and it seems Lucys life is going
well, but then things take a turn in
the wrong direction. A notorious
secret unfolds, causing her to
learn that theres much more
behind Happylands exterior glitz
and glory. The dramatic tragedy
premieres Sept. 30 on MTV.
Last but not least, youll
defnitely want to get stung once
youre hooked on the mystery
series Scorpion. Based loosely
on the life of genius computer
expert, Walter OBrien, the series
will feature OBrien (Elyes Gabel)
recruiting other brainiacs to solve
the worlds most complicated
problems. The shows hacking
scenes in particular will feature
technically accurate tools and
methods used to answer the
underlying unsolved mysteries.
Premiering Sept. 22 on CBS,
Scorpion will have you glued to
the television.
But for now, keep those books
open and those pens writing. Just
remember to prepare yourselves
for the kicks, slips, romance and
mystery--you wont want to miss a
single minute.
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asst. entertainment
editor
With the HTC One M8,
Samsung Galaxy S5, LG G3 and
Sony Xperia Z3 competing with
the iPhone 5S, Apple has felt the
pressure recently to live up to its
pretigious name.
They are keeping their inventory
up to date with new releases and
rumors of products that are sure to
keep Apple at the forefront of the
smartphone race for consumers.
Recently the iPhone 6 was
presented as a sneak peek to critics
at an Apple event in Cupertino,
Calif., where a release date was set
for this Friday, Sept. 19.
iPhone 6 users can expect to
see a more rounded and slimmer
body to the phone, versus the
square body standard since the
release of the iPhone 4. The iPhone
6 has a thickness measuring 6.9
mm and considered the slimmest
smartphone on the market.
Not only has Apple modifed the
shape and thickness of the phone,
but they also have rearranged the
power and lock key to the right
hand side of the phone to make it
accessible during one handed use.

It also has a 4.7 inch LED
backlight display with 1331 x 750
resolution. However, if you are
looking for something a little more
drastic, the iPhone 6 Plus boasts
full HD with a 5.5 in screen.
The new iPhone 6 has exceeded
market standards, particularly in its
camera.
TechRadar said, A new wide
angle iSight lens, true tone fash,
f/2.2 aperture, greater noise
reduction and a 2 x faster autofocus
provide even better images.
Other positives of the phone,
according to a Cnet.com article,
include faster LTE and Wi-Fi,
improved camera autofocus,
bumped-up storage capacities to
128 GB at the top end, and NFC
Apple Pay mobile wallet features
that will soon be added to the
phone.
According to the same Cnet.com
article, negatives of the phone are
a weaker battery and the fact that
Andriod has a similar-sized phone
with better screen stabilization.
In contrast, Cnet.com did an
article on the iPhone 6 Plus. Its
positives include battery life and
bright, stable screen. It lacks in
visual distinction.
The iPhone 6 is defnitely
making a statement in the
smartphone world. However, Apple
has not just stopped its innovations
with the new iPhone 6.
There is promise of an iWatch,
a watch that has all the capabilities
of a smartphone that will be perfect
for people operating on the go.
The watch will have access to
different iPhone features such as
Siri, a square touchscreen display,
a sapphire screen and access to
various apps.
The watch will even come
in three colors including gold,
stainless steel and aluminum.
According to Forbes magazine,
the watch is great for business
people on the go and is light weight
and fexible.
There has not been an offcial
release date for the watch. However,
rumors are going around that 2015
will be the year of the iWatch.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will be
in stores by Sept. 19, according to
an article on bgn.com, and Apple
will be pulling out all of the stops
for launch day. Stores will be using
a new digital que system to make
reservations via SMS or email.
Apple constantly tries to be
innovative when it comes to
creating new products.
Only time will tell if Apples
innovation keeps consumers
wanting more, leaving Apple to
continue to be ahead of the curve.
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED IPHONE
6 will enter Apple stores on Sept.
19. The IPhone 6 Plus will also be
released as an essentially bigger and
enhanced option. Apple stores will
also have new reservation systems.
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Senior cross country runner and
student director of Berrys English as
a Second Language (ESL) program,
Kayla Hefin, truly exemplifes what
being a student-athlete is all about.
This program provides English
language instruction to non-native
speakers in the Rome and greater
Floyd County community. The
citizens that attend these classes at
Berry range from ages 18-60, Hefin
said.
As the student director, Hefins
responsibilities include leading the
development, organization, registration,
implementation, coordination and
evaluation of English classes.
Shes in charge of the whole
[program], said Julia Barnes,
assistant professor of Spanish and the
faculty director of the ESL program.
Im there to help and mentor her,
but she picks out the books, writes
the curriculum and organizes
registration.
Hefin said she originally became
involved in ESL as a requirement for
her Spanish 290 class. During this
requirement, she served as a volunteer
to watch children of the parents that
were taking ESL classes. Following
her freshman year, Hefin studied
abroad in Costa Rica, seeing it as an
opportunity to refne her Spanish.
In the fall of her sophomore year,
she decided that she was ready to
teach an ESL class of her own. In the
spring of her sophomore year, she was
approached to become the student
director for her junior year, and she
has been director for the past year.
At frst, when I became the
director, I thought I made more of an
impact in the classroom as a teacher,
Hefin said. Now I have realized
that I have the ability to structure the
program, which makes more of an
impact in the long run.
Hefin said her favorite parts of
being the director are mentoring
fellow students who teach ESL
classes, and being able to interact with
the Hispanic citizens who attend the
ESL class.
Kayla makes a personal
connection with the students and their
families, which is really impressive,
Barnes said.
This is especially impressive after
learning that this fall, the ESL program
is providing English classes to 156
students. Last spring, the program had
95 students enrolled.
Head cross country coach Paul
Deaton, believes that Hefin does
an excellent job of looking at the
big picture, which can be seen in
her involvement in ESL and cross
country. The long term growth Deaton
has witnessed in Hefin as a runner has
been truly remarkable, he says.
In cross country, the top seven
runners are the ones who score and
determine the place in a race. This
season, Hefin has performed in the
top six or seven. Deaton said he is
most impressed with Hefins work
ethic which has contributed to her
improvement as a runner over four
years. Because Kayla has given her
all every day during practice, Deaton
said she is running at a pace that is an
unbelievable improvement from her
senior year of high school.
The dedication that she puts into
her work as the ESL director parallels
that of the work she puts in as a runner.
Her ESL experience brings
the right mentality to the team
encouraging, building up, lifting
others, thats what you do with a
teammate as well, Deaton said.
Hefin said the most gratifying
part of being the ESL director is
helping Spanish-speaking citizens
ease the transition of integrating
into a primarily English speaking
community, so they can help to build
the dreams of their families.
MARIE COLLOP
asst. sports editor
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SENIOR CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER KAYLA HEFLIN DIRECTS Berrys English as a
Second Language program for non-native speakers in Floyd County.
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NFL scandals lead to questions about regulations
NICK VERNON
sports editor
A graphic video showing star
running back Ray Rice of the
National Football League punching
his wife in the face leaving her
motionless on the foor emerged
on Sept. 8, and has since resulted
in waves of questioning and anger
towards the NFLs policies.
Rice was charged with felony
assault in March, but his wife, Janay
Palmer, declined to testify in court
and the charges were dropped.
Rice has since been suspended
indefnitely from the league.
However, his initial punishment
determined by league commissioner
Roger Goodell had been a two
game suspension that many felt
was too lenient.
What makes the NFL look
especially bad in this case is the
sense that the only reason they
suspended Ray Rice indefnitely
was to save face, rather than to
actually address or punish the
problem at hand, said S. Adam
Brasel, a professor of marketing
at Boston College, in an interview
with the New York Times.
Do people think the NFL
would have done the same if they
got the footage internally rather
than having the whole world see it
on TMZ? he said.
Following in the wake of
the Rice situation, on Sept. 12 a
warrant for the arrest of Adrian
Peterson, another of the NFLs top
running backs, was issued after
he was charged in a child abuse
investigation in Texas, the latest
criminal case to rock our countrys
most popular sport.
The charges against Peterson
came after the police investigated
claims that he had abused one of his
sons while disciplining him with a
switch, or small tree branch.
Peterson was suspended from
the Minnesota Vikings and missed
last weeks game against the New
England Patriots, which saw the
Vikings fall in a landslide loss.
The punishments for these
abusive acts were initially ruled
less harshly by the NFL than the
penalty for testing positive for
marijuana, a violation that has seen
several players suspended for a
complete season in the past.
For universities, this begs the
question - what are the regulations
for college athletes? Should we be
concerned about how misconduct
is handled at the college level?
In the NCAA, the penalty
for a positive drug test, either a
performance-enhancing or street
drug, is strict and automatic.
According to their offcial
website, student-athletes lose
one full year of eligibility for the
frst offense (25 percent of their
total eligibility) and are withheld
from competition for a full season.
A second positive test for street
drugs results in another lost year of
eligibility and year withheld from
competition.
As for the issue of violence,
on Sept. 3, the NCAA released a
new handbook addressing sexual
assault and interpersonal violence.
The resource outlines how athletics
departments should control these
types of instances.
The handbook describes how to
handle sexual assault occurrences
after the fact - Cooperate with
but not manage, direct, control or
interfere with college or university
investigations into allegations
of sexual violence ensuring that
investigations involving student-
athletes and athletics department
staff are managed in the same
manner as all other students and
staff on campus.
Chuck Mitrano, a member of
the Committee on Sportsmanship
and Ethical Conduct, which
developed the handbook, stressed
the responsibility of the university
in handling these situations.
The contributors of this
handbook have done the hard
work of providing a road map to
address the issue on campus, he
said. However, it will require
institutions to be consistent and
proactive.
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Humans
of Berry
NEALIE SMITH, staff photojournalist
Berry students and
staff speak on
their views of life
and what makes
them different from
others.
Brooklyn Walsh (left), sophomore
Why Berry and where do you want to be in the future?
The opportunities offered, which I want to to allow me
to be a general or trauma surgeon, hopefully in the
surgical emergency rooms of Atlanta and Africa.
Stephanie Ross (right), sophomore
What do you want to get out of life at Berry?
To become a well rounded person that will be able to
succeed in the world.
Simone Berry, freshman
What do you think makes you different from the
typical Berry student?
I think its because I would be different because
I dont really let my environment determine the
choices I make. I kind of make that myself.
Lizzy Jones, junior
When youre old and refecting on your life, what will
you be the most proud of?
Being able to look back on my successful career
and happy family.
ELIZABETH WALKER, staff photojournalist
Mike Burnes, director of the student work operations
What is your happiest memory?
Boogie boarding with all my family during a summer
vacation.
JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournalism editor
CLAYTON SMITH, staff photojournalist