Nov.

6,
May
1, 2014
vol.2014
105, #25

National recognition for Viking Fusion

vol. 106, #9

RACHEL YEATES
news editor

campus carrier

Last week, Viking Fusion and

several communication students
received awards from national
organizations.
Junior Lizzy Jones video The
Art of Protesting in Madrid was
recognized as a finalist for the best
college/university news feature
video by the Editor & Publisher
annual EPPY awards.
In the Pinnacle awards sponsored
by the College Media Association
(CMA), sophomore Michael Shaw
won second place for best radio
podcast and third place for best
online podcast, both for The
Takeover.
Viking Fusion was named a
finalist in several categories of
the College Broadcasters Inc.
(CBI) awards: best public service
announcement for a child abuse
announcement produced by the
Video and Narrative Production
class, best promotional video for the
Viking Fusion app promo and best
student media website.
Weve had a lot of success
over the years (with CBI), Steven
Hames, communication technology
specialist and advisor for Viking

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SOPHOMORES SARAH CARROLL AND INIGO FLORES AND JUNIOR LIZZY

JONES INTERVIEW protesters in the streets of Madrid this past summer.
Fusion, said. This is the third
year in a row that weve had three
finalists.
Jones made her video project
while abroad in Spain on a
Communications department trip
this past summer. Curt Hersey,
assistant professor, Brian Carroll,
associate professor, and Kevin
Kleine, lecturer, were faculty

advisors on the trip.

We happened to be in Madrid
during the change in monarchy,
Hersey said. The king of Spain
was stepping down and his son was
going to be (coronated).
Students on the trip were
charged with reading Madrid as
a text, Hersey said. They started
with generalized ideas and then

Honor society celebrates 25 years

LESLI MARCHESE
deputy news editor

In 1911, Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), an International

Honor Society in education, was founded to foster
excellence in education and promote fellowship among
those dedicated to teaching, reads their website. The
international organization has initiated over 1.2 million
members in the last 103 years, and there are chapters of
KDP on over 600 college campuses.
Berrys chapter of KDP, the Rho Upsilon Chapter, was
founded in 1989 and celebrated its 25th anniversary on
Nov. 2. The ceremony included the induction of 20 new
members, and two charter members who were part of the
chapters first induction in 1989, who gave speeches.
Mary Clement, professor of teacher education and
co-counselor of KDP estimates that there have been over
1,000 students inducted into Berrys chapter over the
years.
The Rho Upsilon Chapter has documented many
accomplishments throughout its 25 years. Most notable,
is its Literacy Alive! Program, which works to encourage

reading in local schools, which has been in place for

over 15 years. In 2012, the chapter introduced the
S.C.O.R.E. program (Success, Creativity, Opportunity,
Reinforcement, Excel) as part of the Literacy Alive!
Program. This program teams Berrys athletes up with
a local elementary or middle school class. The Berry
athlete, who is partnered with a KDP member, reads a
story to the class, and then KDP provides each child in
the class with that book.
We talk about how important reading is, even to
athletes, said senior DeLaney Stewart, an English
major with a secondary education concentration and
the president of KDP. Its a good opportunity to teach
younger kids about the importance of reading and the
importance of education as a whole.
Mary Outlaw, director of field experiences and student
teaching, and a co-counselor of KDP, spoke about the
development of KDPs book fair, which began in fall of
1995, is now a biannual event that the chapter performs
as a service project for local schools.

the

online editor

On Oct. 24, Berry was one of 10

winners of the Tree Campus USA
Arbor Day Event contest. The school
won $500 and Arbor Day items for
an Arbor Day event.
Tree Campus USA is a program
started by the Arbor Day Foundation
to help colleges and universities
around the country establish and
sustain healthy community forests,
according to the Tree Campus
USA website.
Eddie Elsberry,
Berrys director of environmental

compliance and sustainability, said

that Berry has worked for the past
three years to become a part of the
program.
To be eligible to apply, a school
must adhere to five standards. A
school must have a Campus Tree
Advisory Committee, have a Campus
Tree Care Plan, have a Campus Tree
Program with dedicated annual
expenditures, observe Arbor Day
and have a service learning project.
Berry was able to apply for Tree
Campus USA after the Sustainability
Committee, Physical Plant and
Chris Hughes of Brookwood Tree
Consulting created a Tree Canopy
Plan.

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investigated to see how to shape

their stories.
Jones chose to focus on the street
protests and protest culture.
She
and
fellow
student
sophomore, Sarah Carroll, also
wrote an article about the protesting.

Voting for the contest opened

on Oct. 15 and ended on Oct. 22.
Even at the beginning of the contest,
Berry College held a commanding
lead (which) shows that Berrys
family and friends take pride in
the Berry College campus and its
breathtaking beauty, Elsberry said.
Students from the physical plant
are responsible to water, prune
and monitor health of trees on main
campus, Elsberry said.
Student volunteers help with
the tree conservation efforts led by
Dana professor of biology Martin
Cipollini.

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news

Trees-

Police
Beat
THEFT
On Oct. 22, a bike
was reported stolen
from Morton-Lemley.

TRESPASSING
On Oct. 26, three
juveniles were
discovered in a
restricted area on
C.C.C. Road. Criminal
trespass warnings
were issued.

THEFT

On Oct. 30, a
student reported a
bike missing from
the rack at East
and West Mary.

Cipollini is the head of three tree

conservation and land use projects on Berrys
campusthe Berry College Longleaf Pine
Project, the Georgia chapter of the American
Chestnut Foundation and the Educational
Land Use Committee (ELM). In his research
the student focus is the main thing, Cipollini
said. His students do a lot of hands-on work
on a small scale. Cipollinis volunteers are
responsible for management, data collection,
scientific reporting of the research collected
and more.
Cipollini is also a part of the schools
arboretum project where a collection of trees
will be on display for study. This project
will help increase the schools canopy and
aesthetic.
Students will be involved to map, measure
and identify trees on main campus. This
project has helped the administration decide
which species of trees and how many trees
to plant to replace the trees lost due to the
ongoing construction near the service road
for the practice sports field and stadium.
The school is already growing trees on our
campus tree farm for replanting in this area
and around campus, Elsberry said.
Senior Jessica Krasich said she was happy
Berry was one of the winners.
Im glad that Berry College is getting
recognition for our conservation efforts and
beautiful campus, Krasich said.
Our campus is this valuable resource,
Cipollini said. We often just think of (the
campus) as pretty. Theres this additional
value that sometimes isnt as well recognized
were trying to emphasize the academic use
of the land and the benefit to students.

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NEALIE SMITH, staff photojournalist

WORKERS CONTINUE construction for Valhalla stadium. The

project began by clear-cutting the area.

NEALIE SMITH, staff photojournalist

TREES LINE a road on mountain campus. The above view is only

a small portion of all the plant life on campus.

Kappa Delta PiWe dont do it as a fundraiser,

Outlaw said. Rather than getting
actual money back from the sales,
we get Scholastic bucks which
we then give back to schools.
Berrys chapter of KDP is a
student-run organization, with
Clement and Outlaw serving as
co-counselors or faculty sponsors.
The student leadership of the
chapter has most always been
exceptional, Outlaw said. Were

very fortunate to have student

leadership that makes (the chapter)
work very nicely.
Clement, who served as the
international president of KDP
from 2012 to June of 2014, is
thrilled with the achievements of
Berrys chapter of KDP and the
support that it receives.
I think that the important thing
here is that Berry College and
(Dean McDowell) support this

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chapter, Clement said. Because
we have this chapter, we can offer
opportunities to our students.
Berrys chapter of KDP has
been internationally recognized
with several awards, including one
for their newsletter in 2005 and one
for communication in 2011.
Their Literacy Alive! program
has been recognized multiple times
including the 2011-2012 Premier
Achievement Award.

INTOXICATION

On Nov. 1, an
intoxicated student
was transported
from Krannert to
the hospital.

VANDALISM

On Nov. 3, an egg
was discovered on
the hood of a vehicle
in Pilgrim parking lot.

THEFT

On Nov. 4, a student
reported a bike stolen
from the bike rack
at Morton-Lemley.

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resume critiques
from 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. on Nov. 7.

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LECTURE

CONCERT

STAR PARTY

FILM

KCAB will be hosting

an 80s themed skate
night on Nov. 8 at Fun
Wheels in Rome from
11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

On Nov. 11 from 6 to
7 p.m. in McAllister
115 there will be
a presentation
commemorating the
25th anniversary of the
fall of the Berlin Wall. CE

Berry Singers will be

having a concert in
Frost Chapel from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
on Nov. 11. CE

On Nov. 11 there will

be a star party at the
Pew Observatory on
mountain campus from
9:30 to 11:30 p.m.

The Peer Educators

will be showing
Thank You for Not
Smoking from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. in Evans
Auditorium on Nov. 12.

LECTURE

SOUP OFF
BCVS is hosting the
annual Soup Off on Nov.
13 from 3 to 9 p.m. in
the Krannert Ballroom.

SEXUAL HEALTH
PANEL

BERRY BUSTERS

On Nov. 12, Amanda

Miliner, Georgias
Teacher of the Year,
will be speaking
from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
in the McAllister
Auditorium. CE

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ANTHOLOGY
This play will run Nov.
13-15 and 20-23.
All shows will be at
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Sunday shows which
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EMPOWER will be
sponsoring a sexual
health panel on Nov.
13 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in
McAllister Auditorium.

New board member

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PETER J. CAPPONI BECAME the newest

member of the board of trustees
this past week. His background is in
environmental engineering and health
and safety management. He is senior
vice president of EarthCon Consultants,
an environmental consulting firm based
in Marietta, Ga.

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KCAB will be hosting

the Miss Berry pageant
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the Ford Auditorium.

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On Nov. 7, the Berry

International Club is
hosting an international
food sampling from
6 to 8 p.m. in the
Krannert lobby.

KCAB will be hosting

Movie Night on
Broad Street at 8
p.m. at the DeSoto
Theatre in Downtown
Rome on Nov. 7.

Awards-

Jones said the process was frustrating at times,

especially when it came to keeping up with the
protesters.
We would try to look on social media sites but
a lot of times we would show up to a place and
thered be no one there, Jones said. The event would
be set up, but they had changed it last second to deter
the police.
However, once they located the protesters, Jones
enjoyed witnessing these events.
When we were actually in the middle of a protest,
it was very eye-opening, she said. Very different
than anything you would experience here in the U.S.
Hersey commented on how he enjoyed watching
the students get into the action.
Lizzy and Sarah got right in there talking to people
at the protest, he said. It was great watching them
Anytime youre engaged in something like that
it really takes a lot of being able to get out of your
comfort zone.
Jones did not expect the nomination but said she
feels gratified to know her work paid off.
Shaws podcast series The Takeover is a radio
drama that aired last fall.
Shaw said Viking Fusion was very receptive and
that he did not expect to be able to have so much
responsibility so early in his college career. Shaw loves
writing and creating and editing electronic music, so
he was excited to apply those skills, he said.
I came into Viking Fusion as a freshman very
gung-ho you know and I talked to Glen (GarridoOlivar) whos the production supervisor, Shaw said.
He talked about how open Fusion is to new production
ideas.
Garrido-Olivar helped with both story ideas and by
voicing the shows antagonist Richard, opposite Peter,

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the main character voiced by Shaw.
The show was a group effort.
Almost the entire Fusion staff helped in one way
or another, Shaw said.
Faculty advisor to Viking Fusion Steven Hames is
glad of Shaws recognition.
Michael is a sophomore now, and he did all
this his freshman year, (so its great) to see that hes
already reaping the rewards of his dedication and
talent, Hames said.
Senior Elizabeth Blount, executive director of
Viking Fusion, also spoke highly of Shaw.
Michael is incredibly creative, she said. He has
been really dedicated from beginning to end of the
production spectrum. He conceptualizes it, and then
he gets everybody together and organizes the actual
recording of it and then will spend hours upon hours
upon hours editing and making sure that it sounds
perfect.
Viking Fusion has only recently tapped into audio
series. Thomas Yungerberg produced the first Viking
Fusion audio podcast series Disconnected in the
spring of 2012.
Its a completely different skill set in order to have
(the audio) come to life so much, Blount said. So
thats been impressive to see (with Shaw).
The Takeover was Shaws first podcast series. He
followed it with Syndrome this past spring.
Shaws success with the Pinnacle awards has
been well received by his fellow Viking Fusion team
members.
Im stinkin proud of him, Blount said. Its some
well-deserved recognition.
Both Shaw and Jones projects can be found on
Viking Fusions website.

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Our View
The carrier editorial

Accommodating for mental illnesses

As college students, we are

obviously aware of the existence
of mental illnesses in an academic
sense. However, are we aware of
their existence in our everyday
lives and are we doing our best to
accommodate for them?
The subject of mental illnesses
is especially relevant to college
students. Not only are students
forced to interact and live with a
variety of people daily, many mental
disorders can develop among high
school and college age students.
In
fact,
according
to
MentalHealth.gov, 50 percent of all
mental health disorders show signs
by the time a child turns 14 and 75
percent show signs before the age
of 24. Not only that, they report that
one in five American adults have
experienced a mental health issue in
their lives.
With mental health obviously
being a prevalent issue, are we
doing all we can to accommodate
those dealing with mental health
problems? To answer this question,
we must look at two reasons
mental health issues can be harder
to accommodate. Mental illness is
largely an invisible disease and our
definitions of mental illness blur in
everyday settings.
First, mental illness is largely
invisible or, in other words, you
cannot tell in a glance whether
someone is suffering from a mental
illness. Walking into Krannert, you
cant look around and see that the
girl in the corner is suffering from
depression or the boy laughing with
friends has schizophrenia, and for
many with mental illnesses, they
may not want you to see.
So if you cant tell who has one

and who doesnt, how can you be

accommodating and avoid offending
someone?
The solution is to assume anyone
could have a mental illness and be
on guard in any conversation so as
not to accidentally offend someone.
Complicating this is our blurred
definition of mental illness in our
normal conversation. Often, we use
mental illness terms when referring
to something not related to mental
illness.
For example, if someone changes
their mind a lot, that doesnt
make them bipolar. It makes them
indecisive. If someone fails a test,
theyre not necessarily depressed.
Theyre sad or upset.
Clinical depression is something
deeply different and a serious issue.
In fact, SAVE (Suicide Awareness
Voices of Education) reports that
suicide is the second leading cause of
death for people between the ages of
15 and 24 and is responsible for the
deaths of nearly 40,000 Americans
every year. Misusing the term
depressed is not only factually
incorrect. Its hurtful and offensive.
Now that weve seen the
problem with mental illness
misrepresentation, we can see if
we are fixing the problem. The sad
answer is that while public opinion
of mental illness has made leaps and
bounds from where it was 50 years
ago, we still have a long way to go.
Weve already discussed the
problems we have with misusing
mental illness terminology and a
way we can solve this is by further
educating people about mental
illness and watching our words to
make sure we are being sensitive to
those with mental illnesses.

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

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Why are we slaves to politeness? I

dont mean saying please and thank
you and youre welcome is a bad
thing. Those expressions are perfectly
reasonable to say and grease the cogs of
society to help it function properly.
But the truth is, we all arent meant to
be best friends. And sometimes, people
annoy you, but you dont want to hurt
their feelings. So we pretend.
However, there are plenty of people
we interact with that we do not like every
single day. Its a simple fact of life. We
consistently fake how we feel about
people we just dont mesh well with in
order to prevent feelings from getting
hurt. That doesnt sound so bad, does it?
I argue just the opposite. Faking how
we feel about someone is lying to them.
Thats an injustice to both yourself, and
the person youre not the biggest fan
of. I believe that everyone deserves a
modicum of respecteven if I dont
really like them that much. Do we live
in a society where we cannot respect our
fellow humans enough to tell them the
truth?
So why dont we adopt transparency
across our society and tell people what we
really think of them instead of constantly

faking our feelings to placate each other?

Well, every time Ive tried that earnestly
and with all the good will in my heart,
people get very, very angry, offended or
incredibly upset. Were a society of liars
and manipulators, and I think we should
be genuine with one another.
The fact of the matter is, people
really dont like rejection, no matter the
manner in which they are rejected. Thats
no ones fault. But saying, Hey, Im
not really interested in talking to you
shouldnt sound rude anymore. It should
sound honest, because if person A doesnt
get along with person B, but person B
goes out of their way to talk to person A,
person A is miserable all the time because
they dont want to hurt person Bs
feelings. Its not fair for person B either,
because they are essentially wasting
their time on someone who doesnt click
with them. Person B never finds out that
person A doesnt enjoy their company,
and so Person B is consistently confused
by person As actions of avoidance or lack
of enthusiasm.
What this might seem like is some
kind of humanist pessimism, but I think
this kind of social atmosphere could solve
a lot of issues. My theory is, the longer

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youre forced to fake-like someone, the

more time youll spend talking about
them behind their backs. Hypothetical
situation: someone spends 10 minutes
trying to talk to you with food in their
mouth, and thats your biggest pet peeve.
As opposed to saying, Hey, Im not
interested in talking to you right now
or I hate to interrupt, but I dont think
we mesh, you spend 10 minutes with
this person. When they finally leave,
you spend probably at least five minutes
complaining about how the person talked
while chewing their food. My main point
is that people just need to be upfront with
one another. I would love to maximize
the amount of authentic conversations by
telling those I dont want to talk to that I
just dont want to talk to them. I also hope
people would say the same thing to me.
Im not going to take it personally as long
as no malice is meant. If everyone is just
upfront and honest with each other, wed
all just get along so much better.
Though if we were to enter into this
kind of social scenario, I hope people
could find tactful ways of saying they
arent interested in talking or hanging
out without the other person being
harmed emotionally. This whole social

philosophy is just seeking the maximum

amount of justice for both partiesthat
each side gets to say their piece, and no
time is wasted feeling uncomfortable or
wondering how the other person stands.
The next time someone straight up
says, Sorry, but Im just not into this
to you, we should not assume that means
Go die in a candle factory fire because
you smell like road kill.
Instead, assume it means I respect
you enough as a human to tell you that
I am getting the feeling we dont mesh
all that much. Nothing personal at all.
There are better fits out there for you
to converse with, and I wish you all the
luck in the world! and from then on,
you and the person youre not a big fan
of can still coexist, like in group projects
or in the workplace, without wasting each
others time and feeling the frustration of
ambiguous interaction. Were all legally
adults here, so lets act like it and be above
trying to be liked by everyone. Lets
focus on our own personal evolution and
our authentic relationships rather than the
maintenance of fake friendships.
Im not saying burn bridges. Just dont
build a new bridge that you never wanted
in the first place.

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MIRANDA FLACK
entertainment editor

Yoga and meditation as a way to relax and unwind

So youre overly stressed. Youve got tests,
homework on top of that, work, the club youre
actively involved in and your rollercoaster of a
social life. Oh, and by the way, registration week
is here. There are many things we turn to in times
of extreme stress or emotional breakdowns. Im
not here to judge any of your own methods of
stress relief. Id just like to throw a couple more
ideas into the mix.
Meditation in particular seems to get a bad
reputation. What comes to mind when you think
of mediation? Its OK if the image includes a
few hippies and strange humming and sitting
cross-legged with your hands stretched out in
some weird way. However, meditation does not
rely on any specific positioning and it really is
for anyone.
Meditation is when an individual trains or
focuses their mind to realize some benefit or
just to pick apart their thoughts. Picking apart
your thoughts in particular can be extremely
beneficial when you are feeling a lot of emotions
you cannot explain. Once you start to realize
exactly where those emotions are coming from,
it is easier to figure out how you can expel them
from your life.
Learning how to meditate takes some time
and research beyond this article. However, it
is easy enough to start a modified individual
practice. The first step to meditation is breathing.

Breathing slowly in and out really does do

something. It slows everything down and
gets you to focus on your breath rather than
everything around you.
Perhaps the reason most people close their
eyes during meditation is similar. Closing your
eyes shuts out the world around you. Finding
a place that is peaceful and quiet (although
sometimes certain focus-based music is used) is
often a key to this, too.
After that, there are many interpretations of
the exact actions you can take. I encourage you
to explore all of the standard meditative practices
including the Buddhist ones as. However, for
our purposes, heres a very simple interpretation
of all of them. Once your breathing is steady and
clear, focus on each part of your body. Tense
each part of your body, and then release it. Try to
use each area to pinpoint certain emotions. For
example, the lower back is commonly seen as
the center of frustration. There is no wrong way
to meditate because it is an individual activity
that is only to your benefit.
A common misconception about meditation
is that it is the opposite of or detrimental to
certain religions. However, meditation can
easily have nothing to do with religion, although
certain religions do incorporate it more than
others.
Again, it is just for you, so whether a

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religious belief is involved with it is up to you.

For example, Christians who meditate may
pray to God afterwards to lift the bad emotions
off of them and help them find peace in better
emotions and solutions they may have found.
Those without a particular religious affiliation
can meditate for themselves and not feel pressure
to be associated any more than they were before.
Yoga is often seen as an extension of
meditation, and is often a good option for those
who find it hard to sit completely still. Yoga
is centered in breath and then incorporates
movement and poses that stretch out the body.
Therefore, yoga is also physically beneficial.
Athletes have frequently turned to yoga to
improve flexibility.
Yoga is even harder than meditation to
teach without visual aids. However, there is no
shortage of pose examples, pictures and videos
online. Yoga is also taught in the Cage Center
(the recreational classes are open to anyone, but
the Kinesiology credit classes fill up incredibly
fast). Yoga can be easily individually practiced
or taught in groups like the classes in the Cage
Center. It also counts as working out, so if you
need an easier workout, this is it.
Yoga and meditation are great ways to just
chill. Everyone is beyond stressed right now, and
if you are looking for any new ways to relieve
that stress these two things could be worth a try.

SPEAK

What are you most

looking forward to
this November?

Thanksgiving and
food.
Marcus Ghee,
freshman

Thanksgiving break,
probably, so that I can just
go home and not have to
think about classes and be
with my family.
Morgan Andrews,
sophomore

MEGAN REED
editor-in-chief

The problem with street harassment

Last week, a New York City
woman posted a two minute video
on YouTube of her 10-hour walk
through the city in which she was
catcalled over 100 times. Men
shouted at her as she walked down
the sidewalk, telling her she should
say thank you more for their
compliments. Several men followed
her, asking repeatedly for her phone
number and telling her how beautiful
she was.
The video, which now has over 30
million views, has spurred discussion
about street harassment on major
news networks such as CNN and
Fox News, as well as on social media
and Internet forums. However, to
many women, the experiences of the
woman in the video are nothing new.
In June, the first national study on
street harassment was released. The
report, conducted by the marketing
firm Gfk in cooperation with the
nonprofit Stop Street Harassment,
revealed that 65 percent of women
had experienced street harassment,
with 57 percent reporting verbal
harassment and 41 percent reporting
physical harassment. Men also
dealt with unwanted catcalling
or groping25 percent of men
surveyed had been harassed, with
18 percent being victims of verbal
harassment and 16 percent having
been physically assaulted. Gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender
people, along with people of color,
were much more likely to have
been harassed than white, straight or
cisgender people.
Street harassment is any unwanted

inappropriate comment or touching

in a public place. While many of
the comments made by perpetrators
about the victims appearance may
be seen as compliments, harassment
is not a compliment.
Catcalling invades a persons
sense of safety. Many people,
especially women, are worried
that the situation will escalate into
physical or sexual assault. This leaves
the person being catcalled feeling
uncomfortable and unsafe, and they
feel like there is nothing they can do
to ensure their own safety. If they
ignore the catcaller, the catcaller
could possibly become angry and
violent, so the comments continue.
However, the catcaller does not want
negative attention called to their own
behavior, either.
When someone is being harassed
and chooses to say something to
the catcaller, they are often seen
as overreacting. The catcaller
may also think the victim is being
unappreciative of the compliment
and become angry. Catcallers often
feel entitled to the attention of their
victims, especially in situations where
a man is the perpetrator and he is
targeting a woman.
However, no one wants to be
yelled at as they go about their daily
routine. It doesnt matter what they
are wearing, what time it is or where
they are, it is never a compliment
to make someone feel unsafe by
commenting on their appearance
or their body, telling them to smile
or making similar inappropriate
comments.

Im part of a
community impact team
which takes young men
out to learn to be biblical
men, and Ill be focusing
a lot on that.
Brian Steele,
junior

I love the leaves.

Haley Sawyer,
senior

Probably the cool

weather basically. That
and hunting season.
Derek Bass,
sophomore

November 6, 2014

features

Local Legends and Haunts

Ghosts still lurk in buildings on campus

ANNABETH CRITTENDEN
asst. features editor

Although Halloween is over, the haunts are not, especially not for the
supposed ghosts that haunt the buildings and roads of Berrys campus.
There are rumored reports of ghosts and spirits in almost all of Berrys older
academic buildings and residence halls.
According to Haunted Rooms, a hotel directory that chronicles haunted
buildings, the Ford Complex contains a tower between East and West Mary
halls reported to be haunted by a girl who hung herself and was not found
for several days. According to the Berry College Archives, the girl hung
herself after World War II when her boyfriend broke up with her. Students
who venture up to the tower report feelings of intense cold as well as the
sound of a woman crying.
The Hoge Building, the former home of Martha Berrys office, has been
a source of multiple Martha Berry sightings. According to the Rome NewsTribune article Locals recall ghost stories, afamous sighting occurred
in 1991 when mother of 4-year-old Ashley Anglin overheard her daughter
speaking to air answering questions and saying Ashley, four and my
mom works here. When the mother found her daughter, the girl told her
that a lady had been in the room and had placed her cold hands on her face.
Later, when Ashley and her mother were walking past a picture of Martha
Berry, Ashley identified her as the woman who talked to her in the empty
room.
The House of Dreams, a present built by the students for Martha Berry,
is haunted by the Toothless Ghost. According toHaunted Hills of Ivy:
Ghosts of Southern Colleges and Universities by Daniel W. Barefoot, a
student working as an assistant caretaker for the House of Dreams saw the
hazy form of a woman in her late 50s. The woman seemed startled to see
the man but then turned and gave him a toothless smile. Later, when the
student was working with the caretaker, the man told him about a plane
crash on Lavender Mountain. The caretaker had been the one to discover
the dead bodies of the pilot and his wife. When the assistant went to the site
of the plane crash, he found a pair of dentures on the ground. The caretaker
remarked that the wife had lost her dentures.
Mountain Springs Church is at the end of the haunted CCC Road.
According to Marthapaedia, this road contains seven bridges on the way
in, but only six on the way out. Some say that if seven people walk down
the road and stand at the bridge, only six of them will survive. The church
that lies at the end of the road is haunted by rumors of satanic cult meetings.
Others say that they have heard strange music from the church at night.
Ghost dogs are also said to prowl the graveyard next to the church and

ZACHARY
WOODWORTH
features editor

asst. features
editor

Mountain Springs Church

visitors can hear their growls.
When we went to Mountain Springs Church we kept hearing these
tapping noises like there was something on the roof. We looked up and
nothing was there, but we keep hearing the tapping nose, senior Hampton
Childres said. We were kind of spooked at this point. Then we look off into
the woods and we see this white cloth hanging from a tree and then we ran
out of there.
When the Ford Complex was built, underground tunnels were placed to
heat the buildings. These tunnels, called catacombs, warmed the buildings
with steam that came from a boiler. They were then used to store the students
bicycles. Now, the catacombs are used for storage and maintenance and are
closed off from students. Because of this, they have faced many rumors of
being haunted.
Theres a rocking chair in the catacombs of Ford, freshman McLain
Miller said. Sometimes at night you can hear it rock. They say it was
Martha Berrys rocking chair, and its creepy.
Whether or not these stories are true, there are plenty of haunts at Berry.

Green Lady continues to haunt Berry

ANNABETH CRITTENDEN
asst. features editor

ANNABETH
CRITTENDEN

Berry archives photo

The most commonly told ghost story at Berry is the tale of the Green
Lady who haunts stretch road. The story can go several different ways, with
some based on history and fact and some based on pure speculation.
According to Haunted Hills of Ivy: Ghosts of Southern Colleges and
Universities by Daniel W. Barefoot, Winshape students in the 1980s
used a Ouija board to ask about the name of the Green Lady. The board
gave a name: Becky Stanson, a
year of death, 1921 and a cause of
death, red death. The students then
traveled to Floyd County Records
and found that a thirteen-year-old
girl with a name very close to the
name given by the Ouija board had
died in a house fire in the 1920s.
Others believe that the Green
Lady was simply a young girl who
died in the 1930s by drowning.
Another account was given that
a student committed suicide
on stretch road through carbon
monoxide poisoning in 1987.
According to Marthapaedia, an
compilation of information about
Berry drawn from the resources in
the Berry College Archives, one
theory states that a girl died in a
bicycle accident on stretch road
Photo courtesy of after a fight with her boyfriend. When
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up crashing their bicycles. The most commonly known theory is derived

from the bicycle accident story. In this story, the girl and her boyfriend
were riding in his car down stretch road. The couple began arguing and the
girl left the car as her boyfriend drove off. Later, her boyfriend returned to
find his girlfriend. On the way, he hit something he assumed was a deer.
However, when he got out of the car, he found that he had hit his girlfriend.
However, another common theory is that the Green Lady was a student
named Lindsey Elizabeth Will who died in 1988. According to the Berry
College Archives, two sets of black benches in front of the library are
dedicated with a plaque that reads These seats placed where paths cross
and minds meet are dedicated to the memory of Lindsey Elizabeth Will,
October 21, 1968-May 9, 1988.
Summoning the Green Lady on stretch road can be done in several ways.
Marthapaedia states that if one drives up the road, stops next to the speed
bump by WinShape campus and turns their headlights off then a green mist
will surround the car. Others say that stopping the car and honking the horn
three times will call a small green girl to sit beside you in the car. While
none of these methods have been confirmed, there seems to be something
mysterious about stretch road.
Junior Rachel Blair decided to take another spin on the Green Ladys
story through writing a new web series produced through Viking Fusion.
Im absolutely in love with Berry, and I knew that this place has so
much history of its own, Blair said. I wanted to write more of a romantic
story but later when I found out the story of the Green Lady, I decided to
change it to more of a thriller with some romance.
The Green Lady web series can be found on Viking Fusions website
and already has aired two episodes. The show parallels Lindseys life in
the 1970s with a new freshman at Berry named Sadie Jayne-Cook. The
third episode will air at the end of the semester. The shown stars alumna
Allie Southwood (14) as Lindsey Elizabeth Will, junior Brad Tilka as Rick
Reigle, junior Rachel Blair as Sadie-Jayne Cook, junior Alex Lowe as Cece
Jones and sophomore Raven Wilson as Andi Knight.
(The show) was made all for my love of Berry and wanting to make (the
Green Lady) a more central figure in the story, Blair said.

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Campus Stories and Sightings

Six percent of students arrested at 1989 party
ZACHARY WOODWORTH
features editor

On Nov. 10, 1989, the police raided an off-campus party and arrested over 100 Berry students.
According to an issue of the Campus Carrier published on Nov. 16, 1989, Rome police raided
a party at 715 Avenue A in response to complaints about excessive noise levels.
The Carrier reported that the police found about 175 students, a live band and a bar with
alcoholic beverages. Officers took the students identification cards and returned them when the
students went to the police department and received citations.
The Carrier reported that 117 citations for disorderly conduct were issued with a fine of $55
each.
According to Berrys website, the student population during the 1990s was about 1800
students, which means that about 6 percent of the student population at the time was issued a
citation at the party.
Lt. Bobby Pearson of the Rome Police Department told the Carrier that they could have
charged them with drinking underage, with fines running up to $990.
Despite this apparent lenience, many students criticized the actions taken by police. One
student said police came in like it was a crack house, blocking all exits and reportedly cursing
at students.
Many students also objected to the sheer number of arrests, saying that punishing everyone
for being in a disorderly environment was not fair.
I could have had a Bible study upstairs and gotten fined with disorderly conduct, Martin
Kahnle, a student who was at the party, said in the article.
Many students that tried to argue their cases at the station, including a female student who
was only at the party for 10 minutes, were arrested.
The fines were later reduced to $35 for students who pleaded no contest. Sixty-two of the
students cited for disorderly conduct refused to pay the fine and pleaded not guilty.
Though the party and subsequent arrests have been forgotten over the past 25 years, many
students at the time worried that the incident tarnished Berrys reputation.
A letter to the editor published in the Nov. 30, 1989 issue of the Carrier scolded students who
complained about being arrested and warned that when the Rome City Police think of Berry
College again the image of the night 117 Berry College students were arrested will come to
mind.

Carrier Archive photo

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

Elusive Swafford haunted mountain campus

ZACHARY WOODWORTH
features editor

Students of the Berry School for Boys, the high school

on mountain campus from 1902 to 1983, told stories about a
mysterious creature who haunted the campus.
The elusive mountain man was called Swafford, and
upperclassmen told stories about him to scare freshmen.
They even made freshmen hike around the House of Dreams
to search for Swafford.
Former director of Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum
Dan Biggers told the Campus Carrier on Oct. 28, 1993, that
older boys would tell the freshmen about horrible things that
this creature did. Because of him, they claimed, a few boys

had gone missing.

There were many rumors about the nature of Swafford.
Some students said he was seven feet tall and had superhuman
strength. Others believed that he never aged.
These stories were disproven, and no children have
ever been kidnapped by a mysterious creature on mountain
campus, Biggers said.
But Lillian Farmer, who attended Berry in the 1940s,
reported in the same Carrier issue about an actual recluse on
mountain campus named Swafford.
Farmer said Swafford thought students were trespassing
on his property, and would play tricks on them to scare them
away.
An issue of the Lavender Blue, the Berry Academy
newspaper, published on Nov. 18, 1969, reported that a letter

written by Martha Berry referred to a man named Swafford.

Miss Berry asked in her letter has the work on the
mountain top been finished? Do keep Mr. Swafford busy and
his men, the Lavender Blue said.
This letter proves that a man named Swafford existed,
and participated in the construction of the House of Dreams.
Whether or not he was the creature who haunted Mountain
Campus remains a mystery.
Like his features, Swaffords origins are a mystery. Martha
Berrys letter suggests that Swafford was a worker whOthers
believed that the creature was once a Berry Academy student
who ran away.
According to Marthapaedia, Swafford still haunts
Mountain Campus, and students are still wary of going into
the woods by themselves in fear of never returning.

Embezzlement led to conviction of land director

ZACHARY WOODWORTH
features editor

Carrier archives photo

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

Bob Parker was Berrys land management director from 1987 to 2001 and was
accused in 2003 of embezzling funds and timber from Berry.
According to an issue of the Campus Carrier published on Jan. 23, 2003, Parker
had used a 30-year relationship with North Georgia Forest Products CEO David
Bain to steal money from Berry. The Carrier reported that this defrauding began
in 1995 and continued until 2001, when Berry became aware of the scheme and
forced Parker to resign.
The Carrier reported that Parker defrauded the college in three main areastransfer of land, harvest of standing timber and harvest of damaged timber.
Bain sold Parker several tracts of land that he had bought for extremely low
prices, and sold for more than they were worth. In exchange, Parker recieved over
$60,000 worth of commissions that went straight to his pocket. Berry did not
authorize him to take commission on deals that he made on the schools behalf.
He also directly took money from timber sales that should have gone to Berry,
some of which were given in personal check to Parker.
According to the Carrier of Nov. 30, 2006, Parker allowed Bains company to
harvest timber without paying for it.
Parker was found guilty and convicted on Nov. 17, 2006. The Nov. 30, 2006
issue of the Carrier reported that he received almost five years in prison, and was
ordered to pay over $3 million in fines.
Berry said in a statement that it was heartening to know that the truth (had)
been exposed and justice (had) been served.

entertainment

Berrys Dance Troupe rehearses two shows

MIRANDA FLACK
entertainment editor

The Berry College Dance Troupe is

currently busy with their involvement
in The Nutcracker as well as their
preparation for the Dance Concert.
The Nutcracker has been a
community-wide project that has
been rehearsing since August.
Suzannah Forbes, a senior dance
minor and the Nutcracker company
manager explained who is involved
in the process which began in
August.
Berry College Dance Troupe
worked in collaboration with
Rome's Own Music Ensembles
(Inc.) and Rome Little Theatre to
put together a community wide
Nutcracker. Local, outside dance
studios will also be featured such as
Baird Ballet, The Dance Centre and
Rome Civic Ballet, Forbes said.
Berrys lecturer in dance and
dance program director, Jeanne
Schul, is the administrative director
of The Nutcracker. Also, Berry
dance instructor, Leslie Pearson, is
the artistic director of the show.
The Nutcracker will be told
in its classic form, with all of the
original music performed live from
the orchestra pit.
However, this show has so
much community-wide involvement
that there is a lot of creativity
that has been put into it, Forbes
said. The choreography for each
character is very unique from other
Nutcrackers audience members
may have seen.
The Nutcracker features many
Berry students, including junior
Stephen Stamps as the Nutcracker
Prince and senior Payton Campbell
as the Mouse King.
The Nutcracker is a magical,
romantic and festive way to kick off
the Christmas season, Forbes said.
Everyone should definitely come
experience this, and not to mention
that its a cultural event credit.
The Nutcracker will be
showing at the Rome City
Auditorium at 601 Broad Street on
Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 22 at
2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $11
for students and can be purchased
on the Rome Little Theatre website.
There is more information on

the Berry College Dance Troupe

Facebook page regarding the shows
and ways to get tickets.
Though the Dance Concert
takes place in March, the Troupe
has already been choreographing
and auditioning for the show. A
variety of Berry dance students
from a choreography class, Dance
307, are choreographing pieces for
the show along with a couple of
professors.
The theme for the show is Once
Upon a Time, which will include
twists on classic fairytales or
original fairytales from the student
choreographers.
Auditions for the Dance Concert,
which were open to all students,
took place in early October. Students
auditioned for individual pieces
from the student and professor
choreographers.
After auditions, choreographers
rehearse one hour a week for
seven weeks until adjudication.
Adjudication is where each dance
is reviewed to ensure that it reaches
the level of artistry needed for our
concert, said senior manager of the
Dance Troupe Emily Barton.
Many choreographers came
up with original fairytales. For
example, Barton is choreographing
a piece on an original fairytale.
My piece is a ballet pointe piece
and is called Lost in the Woods. It's
about a maiden who becomes lost
in the woods, and then meets evil
forest nymphs and a prince, Barton
said.
Barton also described another
original piece in the show by senior
choreographer Noelle Mouton.
Hers is unique because it is a
contemporary partner piece with
men and women. Its about being
poisoned and draws inspiration
from the Snow White idea of the
poisoned apple.
This show features 44 different
Berry students, who are freshmen
through seniors. They are dance
minors and students simply
interested in dance as a hobby.
The
student choreographers are
sophomores through seniors.
The Berry Dance Troupes
annual Dance Concert will be in
the Rome City Auditorium March
26 through 28. More details will be
released as the show approaches.

Photos courtesy of Alan Storey Photography

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND LEFT TO RIGHT:

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Horns excels despite representation issues

Daniel Radcliffe stars in new fantasy horror drama
COMMENTARY
BY CAIT
BUCKALEW

asst. entertainment
editor

A new movie starring Daniel

Radcliffe started playing in
American theaters last Friday. The
film, Horns, premiered at the
2013 Toronto Film Festival but
didnt gain distribution in North
American theaters until this year.
Radcliffe plays the main
character, Ig Parrish, who is
accused of murdering his childhood
sweetheart, Merrin. At the start of
the film, Ig is leaving his house
to meet with his family shortly
following his release from police
custody.
He lives in a small town where
everyone knows everyone, so the
news of his arrest traveled quickly
through town. The majority of the
town believes Ig killed Merrin, and
many of them protest in his front
lawn.
Ig wakes up one morning and
discovers that he has horns growing
from his temples. The townspeople
do not notice the horns, but begin
acting strangely. They obey any
commands Ig makes and tell him
all of their darkest secrets.
However, immediately after
the look away from Ig, they forget
about the horns and everything
theyve said, remembering the
horns only once they see them
again.
Ig uses this effect to his
advantage and begins his own
investigation into Merrins murder
in an attempt to clear his name. As Ig
continues to use the horns powers
and uncover the truth behind who
killed Merrin, he becomes more
and more demon-like.
The story is told through a
series of flashbacks as Ig confronts
the people involved with Merrins
murder and the investigation,
including a waitress that served him
and Merrin the night she was killed,
his brother and his childhood best
friend.
There are flashbacks to the
main characters childhoods as we
find out the background of Ig and
Merrins relationship as well as
some of his other relationships, but
the majority of the flashbacks are to
the night of Merrins murder.
The flashbacks are written so
that as the film progresses, we know
as much about Merrins murder as

Ig does. This is one way the writers

of the film pull you in. The script is
well written and the characters are
believable.
Radcliffes portrayal of Ig is
a testament to his versatility as
an actor. He adopts an American
accent and five-oclock shadow in
order to portray an edgier side of
the character.
His accent slips only once that I
detected, and though it was strange
not to hear his usual voice, he
definitely did the accent justice.
Acting alongside Radcliffe are
Max Minghella (The Internship),
and Juno Temple (Maleficent).
Both actors live up to Radcliffes
standards and all of the actors play
of each other very well.
The chemistry the cast develops
between the characters is very
apparent and adds to the overall
authenticity of the emotions they
portray.
The child actors of the film also
portray their characters realistically,
which was a pleasant surprise as
good child actors are hard to find.
The acting is all believable, given
the situation the characters are
experiencing.
While the acting was convincing,
some of the character portrayals
were problematic. The only female
characters in the film who are
named are Igs mother, Merrin and
Glenna, another of Igs childhood
friends. We never see any of these
women interact, and they are each
in some kind of sexual or romantic
relationship.
Women exist outside of their
relationships with men and are
rarely represented as such in media,
which is a huge problem. The film
passes the Bechdel test, a common
test to assess the representation of
women in film and television, but
only barely. Horns is therefore
no exception to the trend of the
misrepresentation of women in
film.
Another poorly represented
group in this film are people of
color. There are two credited
actors in the entire film who are
not white. One of them is a golf
teacher who is having an affair
with another mans wife, and
another is a news reporter with
no more than five lines who gets
in a fistfight nearly immediately
after his introduction.
The filmmakers could have easily
casted any of the other characters
as people of color. Instead, there
are only these two characters who
are shown in incredibly negative

PHOTO COURTESY OF IMDb

ABOVE: DANIEL RADCLIFFE AND JUNO TEMPLE gaze lovingly at one

another as characters Ig Parrish and girlfriend Merrin Williams,
BELOW: RADCLIFFES CHARACTER IG PARRISH EXITS a burning bar.
light, thus contributing to long
the standing stereotypes of the
unfavorable behavior of black men.
People
of
color
are
extremely underrepresented and
misrepresented in Hollywood and
this film is no better than the rest.
One thing this movie did get right
was the special effects makeup. The
prosthetics used to create Igs horns
are surprisingly realistic. Going
into the film, I didnt expect much
from the makeup department, but
the horns looked fantastic.
There were several scenes where
computer-generated imaging (CGI)
flames engulfed Ig which were
very well done, but the CGI wings
Ig sprouts just before the flames
overtake him are very poor quality
in comparison.
On the other hand, there was
a transition from the computer
generated flames to scorched-flesh
makeup that was very well done.
The effects, plot and acting of the
film are excellent, and make it one
of my favorite movies of this year
despite the representation issues. I
would definitely reccomend seeing
Horns as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, the film is not
playing in either of the Rome movie
theaters. However, it is playing in
most major cities and is available
for $14.99 to download or $6.99 to
rent on iTunes.

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Lady Vikings defeat Sewanee, win championship

MARIE COLLOP

sports

asst. sports editor

The Berry womens soccer team

topped off their stellar season on
Nov. 1 when they beat Sewanee 2-0
to win the regular season Southern
Athletic
Association
(SAA)
conference championship. Saturday
was also senior day, making the win
even more special.
Going into Saturday, Sewanee
held a 5-1 record in conference
and Berry held a 6-0 record. If
Berry were to have lost the game,
they would have shared the regular
season crown with Sewanee.
Lorenzo Canalis, Berrys head
coach, said the team likes to prepare
similarly from week to week even
if the weekend game might mean a
little bit more.
We always prepare tactically
for the next opponent we play,
Canalis said. I am a firm believer in
preparation when it comes to not just
going into a game playing our game
but also knowing the tendencies of
the opponent and the style of their
plays.
Canalis said the win didnt
necessarily come from executing
the initial game plan but was more
attributed to a couple nice goals by
sophomore Maggie Midkiff. She
scored both the goals on Saturday,
the first coming unassisted in the
51st minute, and the second during
the 83rd minute by way of an assist
from fellow sophomore Chandler
Maddox.
The Vikings finished their
regular season with an incredible
16-2 record, with their only losses
coming from Trinity and Emory
during September.
Canalis said he believes that
the teams insurmountable defense
and successful front line has been
the biggest contributors to such a
successful season.
We have a front line, specifically
Maggie Midkiff, that scores on a
regular basis, Canalis said.

BRYANNA PERRY, staff photojournalist

THE WOMENS SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED Sewanee last Saturday with two goals
from sophomore Maggie Midkiff. The Lady Vikings will face Millsaps in the
Southern Athletic Association quarterfinals on Nov. 7 in Danville, Ky.
Midkiff leads the conference in
goals scored, having scored 22 goals
in 17 games, which Canalis said is
quite remarkable.
Senior Rachel LeRoy said she
believes that this seasons success is
attributed to something a little more
abstract.
I think the biggest factor
contributing to our success was
relying on each other, LeRoy said.
The team only lost three players
after last season and brought on 15,
making the team the biggest that it
has ever been.
We had to rely on the set of
returners to know the expectations
and incorporate the new players,
LeRoy said.
Similar to LeRoy, junior captain
Rebecca Proschansky believes that
the factor responsible for the teams
success can be found off the field
more so than on it. She believes
that the positive team chemistry is
responsible for this seasons success.
Having a bunch of new people
on the team its a time that if

chemistry is not built and we dont

have great friendships off the field
it shows in the games and on the
field, Proschansky said.
Last Saturday didnt focus on
the numerous freshmen but the
two seniors, Caitlin Crawford and
Rachel LeRoy.
I look forward to senior day,
and it ended up coming down
to business, and we had every
intention of winning the conference
and thats what we did. It met all my
expections, LeRoy said.
Although the team won the
regular season, they have no
guarantee of participating in the
NCAA regionals, unless they win
the SAA tournament which is being
held at Centre College in Danville,
Ky. starting on Nov. 7.
The Vikings will open the
tournament playing Millsaps, whom
they beat 4-0 earlier this season.
If the Vikings beat Millsaps on
Friday, they will play the winner of
the Birmingham-Southern College
and Centre College game on

Saturday. If they win both of these

games, they will end up in the finals
on Sunday.
The challenge is we will have
to play three games in three days,
which from a soccer, fitness, health
point of view is ridiculous, Canalis
said. So I would say the team with
the best athletes will win.
The mens soccer team is also
traveling to the SAA tournament
this weekend. They will travel to
Hendrix College in Conway, Ark.
to face Rhodes College, whom they
tied against 1-1 two weeks ago.
Richard Vardy, the mens head
coach, said they will prepare
similarly to how they did when they
played Rhodes two weeks ago.
We will practice penalty kicks,
and we wont push the guys too
hard physically because three games
in three days can be pretty tough,
Vardy said.
Vardy expects the team to gain
some experience in the tournament
and said the team has the potential
to beat any team they face.

Equestrian sweeps Fall Classic

NICK VERNON
sports editor

Berrys equestrian team hosted the Intercollegiate Fall Classic western

and hunt seat shows on Nov. 1 and 2 at the Gunby Equine Center.
The team won all three shows, including two hunt seat shows and one
western, against schools such as the University of Georgia (UGA), Georgia
Tech and the University of Alabama.
After coming up short to the University of Alabama at their last show
hosted by UGA, the equestrian team was hoping to bounce back to their
winning ways this past weekend.
The Vikings did just that, winning outright as the team with the most total
points in all three shows.
Senior Autumn Clarke placed first in open fences in the first hunt seat
show, and first in open equitation in the second.
She talked about how the team was able to bounce back from their result
at UGA.
We have definitely stepped up practice these last few weeks, Clarke
said. Normally, when we go to a competition we cream the competition,
and we didnt do that at the UGA show. Alabama did really well. They have
proven to be a very strong competitor this year.
Senior Jessica Tabb placed third in intermediate equitation on day one
and first on day two.

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Tabb said the entire team worked very hard at the shows this past
weekend.
Everybody was more confident coming in and we had a little more drive
this show because we are not used to coming in second, Tabb said. The
western and hunt seat teams both pulled off really good shows.
Margaret Knight, the head coach of the equestrian team, said the
performance was a complete team effort.
Majority of the riders did very well, Knight said. We were able to win
all three events based on consistency.
Clarke explained how Knight was able to get the team back on track after
their last show.
After the UGA show did not go as well as we had planned, Coach really
cracked down on us and turned practice up several notches, she said.
Clarke says the team is not going to slow down this season as they
hope to carry their success into the spring semester.
Likewise, Knight said she expects her riders to continue to strive and
improve.
I expect to have regional championships in both hunt seat and western,
Knight said. Post-season we hope to reach the semi-finals for western, as
well as the zones (semi-finals) for the hunt seat.
Additionally, she says they hope to qualify at least one team and multiple
individuals for the Intercollegiate National Horse Show.
The western team will host two shows at Gunby on Nov. 22. The entire
team starts back up with shows in early February.

SEE EQUESTRIAN, P. 11

@CAMPUSCARRIER

WHAT

FRIDAY
OCT. 31
>

FOOTBALL

VOLLEYBALL

YOU

vs. Millsaps
L, 10-15

at Emory: L,
0-3

MISSED
IN SPORTS

SATURDAY
NOV. 1 >

SOCCER
Women vs.
Sewanee: W, 2-0
Men vs. Sewanee:
W, 2-0

Equestrian-

CROSS COUNTRY
SAA
Championships
Women: 4th of 8
teams
Men: 2nd of 8
teams

VOLLEYBALL at
Emory Invitational
vs. Mass.-Boston:
W, 3-0
vs. Washington &
Lee: W, 3-0

EQUESTRIAN
Intercollegiate
Fall Classic
Hunt Seat/English:
1st place
Western: 1st place

CONT. FROM P. 10

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY LAUREN NEUMANN

SOPHOMORE LAUREN THOMPSON (LEFT) AND SENIOR ALI JONES

(RIGHT) COMPETE at the Intercollegiate Fall Classic at the Gunby
Equine Center last weekend.

November 6, 2014

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Halloween

JUNIOR COLLEEN CURLEE AND SENIOR

SAMUEL STARK DRESS as Mr. and Mrs.
Incredible for the couples division of
the costume contest.

KCAB hosted their annual

Halloween dance in Krannert on
Nov. 1. Students dressed up in
costumes ranging from original
creations to popular themes
such as Disney, superheroes and
movie characters. Berry College
Alternate Realities also hosted
their annual haunted house.

STUDENTS SIGN up for the costume contest, dressing in costumes that

resembled Disney, Marvel, DC, classic movies and original ideas. Some
students said that their costumes were last minute and bought from Party
City, but others handcrafted their outfits from scratch.

THE BERRY COLLEGE ALTERNATE REALITIES ORGANIZATION HOSTS their

annual haunted house in Krannert Underground. This year, the theme
incorporated multiple fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.

STUDENTS ENJOY and dance to music

and lights provided by The TC Show from
Cartersville, Ga.
PHOTOS BY JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor