Nov.

May
1, 20,
2014
vol.2014
105, #25

Berry to go tobacco-free fall of 2015

vol. 106, #11

J. C. ALBRITTON
staff reporter

campus carrier

College President Stephen R.

Briggs announced Tuesday that,
effective Aug. 1, 2015, Berry will
become a tobacco-free campus
joining 975 colleges nationwide,
including those in the University
System of Georgia.
This new policy will ban tobacco
products from all areas on campus,
including cigarettes, e-cigarettes,
chewing tobacco and vaporizers.
This will not only affect Berry
students, but also faculty and staff
members, guests visiting campus
and outside contractors.
The discussion to move to a
tobacco-free campus started in 2009
with the formation of a student life
task force consisting of students,
faculty and staff to discuss the
possibility of Berry becoming a
tobacco-free campus. The task force
was created in response to students
wanting Berry to be a leader in the
tobacco-free campus initiative.
In the spring of 2011, the task
force sent its report forward stating
that while they believed there was
merit at the time to go tobacco free,
it did not seem the right time to do
so at Berry, Debbie Heida, dean
of students and vice president of

JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor

DEAN OF STUDENTS DEBBIE HEIDA ANNOUNCED the tobacco-free

policy at the SGA meeting Tuesday evening. SGA president Paton
Roden and SGA vice president of administration Ree Palmer listened
and helped facilitate the discussion that followed.
student affairs, said. At that time
it did not have broad-based support,
in no small measure due to the fact
that there were very few resources in
the community and our campus for
helping students, faculty and staff
with smoking cessation.
The conversation continued

during the 2011-2012 academic year

while the strategic plan was being
developed.
One of the recommendations we
received from multiple communities
was that if we wanted to be leaders
in campus health and environmental
stewardship, that we needed to look at

New sports communication concentration

MAXWELL SMERKA

staff reporter

Berry is now officially offering all communication

majors the option of a sports communication
concentration.
With the continual advancement of technology
making sports easier to view, there is an increasing
need for sports journalists.
Many people believe journalism is dead, Bob
Frank, chair of the communication department, said.
Newspapers may be decaying, but journalism is
flourishing.
Sports communication will help prepare students
for a variety of different career paths such as sports
writing, broadcast news, statistics and becoming agents
for athletes.
The sports communication concentration will have
the same core communication classes to make sure
each student will have a strong base in the field to help
them be prepared when seeking a job.

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deputy news editor

In August of 1961, the Berlin Wall

was erected to separate democratic
West Germany from communist East
Germany. For over 28 years, it acted
as a physical and symbolic barrier
that reminded the people of Germany
about the estrangement they thought
would never end.
However, on Nov. 9, 1989, an
unexpected event marked Germanys
historythe fall of the Berlin Wall.
Christine
Anton,
associate
professor of foreign language,
was living in Germany at the time

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and attending her second year of

university in Bavaria, Germany.
Anton said that she and her fellow
classmates would never have
believed that the political barrier
would fall between the East and
West.
I could not believe this was the
end of the wall I thought it had to
be some fluke thing that happened,
Anton said. I was sure things would
go back to how they had been. Even
after the unification (of Germany) I
thought something would happen
and things would go back to how
they had been.
Byron Daniels, co-lecturer at
Berrys 25th anniversary event, was

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Faculty remember the fall of the Berlin Wall

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the possibility of becoming a smokefree or tobacco-free campus, Heida

said. The cabinet, which consists
of the president and the colleges
vice presidents, made the decision
this fall that we would announce in
this academic year.

stunned when he heard about the fall.

He thought the wall would never
come down.
When I was 19, there was no end
to the wall ever, Byron Daniels
said. It was astonishing.
Matthew
Stanard,
associate
professor of history, was 16 years
old when the Berlin Wall fell. He
remembers being very surprised
by the event.
I remember I clipped out news
clippings, Stanard said. I was
keeping a journal at the time and
pasted these newspaper clippings
into it the day after (the fall).

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Berlin Wall -

Police
Beat
FIRE
On Nov. 15, there
was a cooking fire
at Emily Cottage. It
was extinguished by
the automatic fire
suppression system.

FIRE
On Nov. 16, Berry
College Land
Resources and
Georgia Forestry
Commission
extinguished a fire
at Technology Blvd.
and Woods Road.

VEHICLE
DAMAGE

On Nov. 17, there was

a report of a large
dent on a vehicle
parked in the West
Dana parking lot.

MEDICAL ASSIST
On Nov. 18, there
was a medical
assist at the Valhalla
construction site.

MEDICAL ASSIST
On Nov. 18, there
was a medical
assist at West Mary
residence hall.

Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the socioeconomic differences

between East and West Germany were substantial. Many people
described West Germany as full of life, whereas East Germany was
often labeled as being stuck in a post World War II era.
It looked like time stood still after World War II, Anton said. I
remember there were no colors, it was all gray and brown and old
and rundown it looked awful.
Anton also recalls the stark difference between the people of the East
and West.
You could tell by their clothes, Anton said. East Germans looked
like they were from 20 years before. It looked like a time warp. They
looked poor and disheveled.
Annette Daniels and her husband, Byron Daniels, travelled to East
Berlin shortly after the fall.
This was one incredible opportunity that had to be seized or it
would be lost forever, Byron Daniels said.
Upon their arrival in East Berlin, dark and empty streets greeted the
Daniels.
It was very gray and dark, Annette Daniels, lecturer of foreign
languages, said. In the evening there were very few street lights, and
everything looked deserted.
Byron Daniels recalls a man who gave them a tour of East Berlin.
These people had such a thirst to open up and tell people they
werent all bad, Byron Daniels said.
However, in West Berlin, there was a massive celebration that lasted
for several days after the fall. People were fleeing East Germany in
droves, and they immediately started enjoying all of the amenities that
their democratic neighbors extended.
After the fall you would see people walking through the streets
with these big shopping bags filled with bananas, Anton said. Bananas
were something they had heard about but never seen.
Byron Daniels remembers seeing West Berlin from the East.
West Berlin was like a spotlight in the middle of inky blackness,
Byron Daniels said. The people of Germany were experiencing a
complete euphoria.
This historical phenomenon is still recognized and celebrated today.
On Nov. 9, 2014, the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
took place. Massive celebrations occurred in Germany, specifically
Berlin, where the Mauerfall 2014 took place. Hundreds of thousands
of Germans gathered at the Brandenburg Gate to remember the fall of
the wall.
Events to commemorate this historic event were also held around the
world, including here at Berry.
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, a lecture on the Fall of the Berlin Wall took
place, where Byron Daniels and Stanard spoke. Students received a
brief history lesson about the Berlin Wall and the political atmosphere
in Germany at the time. The presenters also talked about how different
the atmosphere is in Germany today.
When I went to East Berlin in 1995, things were happening and
new things were being built, Stanard said. The atmosphere was just
very different.
Annette Daniels recalls recently speaking to a student in Germany
who was born after the fall of the wall. The student had told Daniels that
the people from the East and West no longer felt a strong distinction.
For their generation, people from the East and West were just Germans.
The fall of the Berlin Wall paved the way for a unified Germany,
and the leftover pieces of the wall in Berlin are a constant reminder to
German citizens and people from around the world that Germany is
united.
To see the wall in piecesit was great, Byron Daniels said.
Germany was on its way to becoming a cohesive whole.

CONTINUED FROM P. 1

PHOTO COURTESY OF UWE GERIG

OF THE FEDERAL ARCHIVE FOUNDATION
(www.berlin.de/2013)

SOLDIERS GUARD the Brandenburg Gate two days

after the fall of the Berlin Wall. German citizens
gather at the gate to attempt passage from East
Berlin to West Berlin and to celebrate the fall of
the wall.

PHOTO COURTESY OF HAMISH APPLEBY

OF THE KULTURPROJEKTE BERLIN (www.berlin.de/2013)

SPECTATORS CAPTURE photos of graffiti art on the

Berlin Wall. This picture depicts Leonid Brezhnev,
the general secretary of the Central Committee
of the Soviet Union and Erich Honecker, prime
minister of East Germany at the time of the fall,
sharing a fraternal kiss.

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All shows will begin at
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On Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.
and Nov. 22 at 2:30
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Student tickets are $11.

KCABs annual semiformal will be in the

Ford Dining Hall from
9 p.m. to midnight
on Nov. 22. Tickets
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Tobacco-free-

The announcement, however, came as

a surprise to many of those in the Berry
community especially students.
During the SGA meeting on Nov. 19,
several students voiced their concerns
about how they thought there was a lack
of transparency between students and the
administration.
Sophomore Matthew Johnson was one
of the first to speak out during the SGA
meeting. He thinks the policy is a good idea,
but he was not pleased with the actions of the
administration.
I dont think the administration
communicated properly with the current
students, Johnson said. I know that in past
years there were discussions about Berry
becoming a tobacco free campus, but there
hasnt been any discussion in recent years, so
students were surprised.
Senior Colby Chapman said he agrees that

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Berrys new policy creates concern

for students and faculty.

the administration should have communicated

better with the Berry community.
Berry says that we are a close community,
where there is cooperation between students,
faculty and administration, Chapman said.
But the way this was done, it doesnt seem
like they really value what students have to
say they could have at least warned us this
was coming. Most of the people Ive talked
to think its a great idea, they just wish that
students would have been included in the
decision making.
Freshman Alexander Eissa was especially
not pleased with the decision.
I use electronic cigarettes which have no
form of tobacco in them, but theyre still not
allowed here because if it looks like smoke,
it must be bad for you, Eissa said. I think
its good that Berry is going to offer help to
students, but thats not enough. Students will
have to want to quit, and e-cigs can help with

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that. E-cigs deliver nicotine in a vapor form,

and its not as harmful.
Heida did note that current students were
not consulted in the making of the decision,
but she also added that many programs and
policies of which students are beneficiaries
were made with the consultation of a previous
student body.
Even though some students are upset
about the way the administration announced
the policy, most agree that it is a good move
for the campus. Some still hope students will
remember to think about multiple sides.
I wish current students could have been
involved in the decision, but at the same
time the cabinet is making a decision for the
good of the college as a whole and we should
be considerate of that, sophomore Gabby
Evans said. I wish that students would put
themselves in the position of the cabinet
members and try to be more understanding.

Sports communicationSports journalism has been making a comeback recently,

as more investigative and long-form storytelling pieces are
being written and then consumed by readers.
On Nov. 19, Thomas Lake, one of the youngest senior
writers for Sports Illustrated, came to speak at Berry. At
only age 33 he has made a name for himself in the sports
journalism industry by specializing in writing long narrative
pieces about compelling sports events.
His speech acted as an official introduction of the sports
communication concentration.
He spoke about his career path and his writing process.
Become innocent, Lake said. Just for a moment, so
the story is new, like a good book being opened for the first
time.
The media has followed trends to produce shorter and
more direct works in attempts to assimilate to the quick

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Frank said he believes the increasing popularity of
investigative and long-form narrative sports journalism is
because the story conveys the values we support such as
hard work and commitment.
Checking who won or lost a game can be done in a matter
of seconds with mobile devices, but a simple score does not
give the same excitement or heartbreak as watching the ups
and downs of the contest.
Lake gave his writing advice to students.
Learn to be good reporters and practice writing
everyday, he said. If you can write one good sentence,
then five, then 10 and then a piece of work begins to come
together.
Writing is at the heart of sports journalism and sports
communication as a whole, and this is the reason why

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To help prepare for the Aug. 1 ban, Berry

has partnered with Harbin Clinic to offer
smoking cessation classes for faculty and
staff.
These classes are already covered under
the insurance provided by the college. For
students, the Peer Educators and A New Year,
A New You will be able to help students quit
smoking.
Trey Weldon, a freshman who uses a
vapor pen, thinks these programs will have a
positive effect on campus.
I would be interested in participating
in one of [the programs] because I stopped
tobacco use before college, and I started
again once I came here, Weldon said. I
think itll be good because it is hard to quit
on your own.
The information from the 2009-2011 taskforce used to form this decision can be found
on VikingWeb.

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Frank believes Berry will be able to attract students to the
concentration and then help them blossom.
Senior communication major Blake Childers said
he would have been interested in the concentration as
a freshman. He has learned what he can about the field
through other means.
Childers is the Viking Fusion sports producer and was
an audiovisual intern for the Rome Braves baseball team.
Childers concentration is visual communication. He
appreciates visual communication but has expressed an
interest in sports communication.
I cant officially do both but (I) would have declared
one and taken classes as well in the other, Childers said.
The sports journalism major fills an important niche in
the communication department, and it is finally here for
students who have a passion for sports and writing.

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Getting work outside of the Berry Bubble

Berry boasts that 95 percent of the

student body takes advantage of the
work experience program sometime
during their college career. The
work experience program at Berry
appears to be one of the key selling
points for prospective students and
a personal point of pride for the
college. Rightfully so, as the work
experience program is an integral
part of culture at Berry. When on
campus, students and faculty are
almost bound to encounter a student
worker somewhere in their day,
whether at Krannert, the post office
or as a student teaching assistant.
However, while the work
experience gained at Berry is
obviously valuable, it is not enough
when trying to get a job after
graduation.
Berrys work experience program
can be a great opportunity. Students
get the chance to gain experience in
their field, build their resume and
earn some money while they do.
However, the Berry work program
alone may not be enough to get a job
after graduation.
This can partly come back to a
lack of variety. If employers look
at your resume and only see job
references from the college you just
graduated from, they might turn you
down in favor of someone with more
experience outside the college work
program. In other words, resumes
need more than the work program.
They need internships.
Berrys work program is both a
great experience and a great thing to
have on your resume. An internship,
however, adds an even greater
boost. Part of this is because it helps
students experience the job market
outside of Berry. If an incoming

Berry student merely sticks to the job

they are assigned to as a freshman,
they might never get the experience
while at college of searching and
interviewing for a job.
Not only that, internships can help
build connections with employers
that can lead to jobs. In addition to
networking, students with internships
can add references from employers
not at Berry to their resume.
While Berry jobs are nice, getting
work experience outside the Berry
bubble can be critical when trying
to get a job. This can add something
extra to your resume.
Another important thing to do
when trying to get a job or even
an internship is to be involved
in extracurricular activities. This
can mean both clubs at Berry
or organizations off campus.
Being involved in more than just
schoolwork and an on-campus job
can help show diversity on a resume.
They also help build connections
and friendships, which can help on
both a personal and a professional
level. Finding a person with similar
interests as you can help both you
and the other person work together
to achieve professional goals.
When writing your resume
make sure not to sell yourself short.
Resumes may be the best place to
brag about your achievements.
Include all the things youve
done that youre proud of. Its not
bragging. Its presenting yourself in
the best light possible.
While Berrys work experience
program is a great opportunity,
students need to gain more
experience outside the Berry bubble
in order to be more competitive in
the job market.

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Student input and consent needed on administrative decisions

44

Im reticent to be critical against the actions of the

college concerning the smoking policy decision. So, I
want to begin by addressing the aspects of campus that
I love and know others have great affection for as well.
My first visit to Berry came during the fall of my senior
year in high school on a multi-college and university trip
across the Southeast. While my trip consisted of visiting
13 different institutions from small liberal arts colleges
to large universities, my experience at Berry stood far
above the others. What I fell in love with the first time I
visited campus has remained until today and has grown
as the past three and a half years have gone by.
All of this is stated to make clear to the reader that I
adore Berry College. The love and wisdom of the faculty,
the hospitality of the Berry student and the beauty of the
campus are characteristics of this institution that make me
proud to call myself a Berry College student. However,
I cannot stand idly by as problems concerning student
interest and input continue to manifest. First, I would
like to address the problems with making our campus a
tobacco-free campus.
The first argument to be made in favor of this policy
centers on the health concern surrounding tobacco use:
Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the Surgeon General, however, have urged campuses
to take a stronger stand on this national health problem
by becoming tobacco free, College President Stephen
R. Briggs said in a Nov. 18 email. Being children of
the 1990s, theres not a person on this campus who
would argue against the negative health concerns

related to tobacco use. However, students and faculty

are not currently allowed to smoke in buildings. This
immediately addresses the health concern of students by
eliminating secondhand smoke. There is no empirical
evidence that would support simply walking past a
smoker would place that student at risk of secondhand
smoke. The health concern seems to be the strongest part
of the argument, and, as you can see, it is very weak.
The next argument is that, well, everybody else is
doing it, so why shouldnt we? There are currently
1,477 smoke-free campuses in the nation, of which 975
are tobacco-free. The University System of Georgia
implemented a tobacco-free policy effective October 1,
2014, Briggs said in the email. This is probably the
weakest part of the argument. Berry should unashamedly
stand out as a beacon of difference from the rest of our
peers. This is just making us another part of the herd.
Lastly, this policy seeks to set the standard for
healthy living across our residential campus. While we
recognize and respect that individuals will make healthrelated behavioral choices over the course of a lifetime,
we must also recognize that addictive habits acquired
early in life can be punishing to overcome, Briggs
email said. OK, lets be generous here and claim that one
to two percent of the campus population smokes. This
is far less than the percentage who partake in fried foods
in either the Dining Hall or Valhalla food court. Why
are we not restricting fried food consumption, limiting
the amount of cookies that can be eaten in the Dining
Hall or removing soft drinks across campus? These seem

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to be much greater health concerns than the very small

percentage of students who partake in smoking. This is
assuming, of course, that all who partake in tobacco use
are addicted. What about the large population of students
who occasionally smoke a pipe or cigar? Seriously, what
is wrong with that?
Clearly, this new policy is not as firm as some would
have hoped it would be, but it points to an overall
growing problem on this campus. This problem comes
from members of the community who love and care for
our college to flourish. My friend, John Evans, rightly
points out that, there exists today, conveniently enough
in dark and hidden corners, an old Berry College poster
which states many of the values and ethics that this
college has long held dear in spirit, if not necessarily
in written law. The first statement on this poster is as
such: This college exists for the students. Without the
students, there is no need for this institution. Yet clearly,
there have been several instances in the past few years
where the administration of Berry made it clear that they
did not want student input on administrative decisions.
Ultimately, the use of student input and interest
only at times that seem advantageous to the college
administration must stop. The lack of student voice on
college policy topics is strikingly profound and scary
considering the aforementioned mission of the college.
Hopefully, this will serve as a learning opportunity for
our college administrators. The students and faculty
will no longer put up with decisions made without our
consent.

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Not all charities are equal, check before you donate

Next week is Thanksgiving and right on
its heels are the winter holidays. For many
Americans, these holidays prompt reflection and
usher in a spirit of charity. However, donating
to charities is not as easy as many may assume.
Im not talking about deciding which charity
to donate to. While you may find it a hard
task just to choose which of the hundred nice
sounding charities to donate to, not all charities
are equal and some are far better than others.
Now, Im definitely not trying to rank causes
and say which charity has the most morally
supreme agenda. Dictating that would be far
too impossibly biased to decide. Im talking
about the percentage of money charities will
donate to their cause as opposed to keeping it
for themselves.
In 2013, the Tampa Bay Times and the Center
for Investigative Reporting compiled a list of the
50 worst charities when it comes to amount of
money collected compared to amount of money
paid to solicitors, the ones who collect donations
for the organization.
The top five may sound shockingly
familiar. They are the Kids Wish Network,
Cancer Fund of America, Childrens Wish
Foundation International, American Breast
Cancer Foundation and Firefighters Charitable
Foundation. The worst was the Kids Wish
Network with $109.8 million paid to solicitors

from the total $127.8 million raised and only 2.5

percent spent on direct cash aid. The Tampa Bay
Times and Center for Investigative Reporting
also included in their report that watchdog
groups state that no more than 35 percent of
donations should be contributed to fundraising
costs. According to the report on the worst 50,
$970.6 million was paid to solicitors and only
around $50 million was used in direct cash aid
overall.
So obviously, we who want to donate have
a trust problem. It is absolutely despicable to
me just how much money donated to certain
charities goes right back to those charities.
Despite all of this, I still really want to donate.
There are people out there who seriously need
help.
Luckily for me, I found a website called
Charity Navigator that evaluates charities
and gives them a one to four star rating based
on their financial records, accountability and
transparency. It also gives charities by topics if
you are wanting to look for a good charity for
a specific cause, like ones responding to the
Ebola outbreak or researching cures for ALS,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The site also
includes top 10 lists like 10 Most Followed
Charities and 10 Charities in Deep Financial
Trouble. In their list 10 Consistently Low
Rated Charities almost all of the top 10 are on

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one free per person.

2013s 50 worst charity list.

Some of the charities with consistently high
ratings include The Childrens Aid Society,
Carnegie Institution for Science, the Institute for
Justice and Compassion International.
Also, when donating to charities, we have
to be careful if a charity just sounds familiar.
For example, we have the two charities Breast
Cancer Research Foundation and American
Breast Cancer Foundation. The first one, Breast
Cancer Research Foundation, has four stars
from Charity Navigator and really good ratings.
The other, American Breast Cancer Foundation,
has a one star rating and was fourth on 2013s 50
worst charities list.
I am not at all trying to urge people not to
donate. There are so many people out there who
need help. We can just no longer donate blindly.
We must first take small steps to research just
who we are giving our money to. Charity
Navigator has an app to install on your phone so
you can check out charities at a moments notice.
So next time you see a place youd like to donate
to, you can easily check out its credentials. We
dont live in a world were we can assume all
charities are equal.
So before you donate, check out the charity.
Makes sure that when you are donating, you are
helping whichever cause you chose as much as
you can with that donation.

SPEAK

What is the most

valuable thing youve
done in college?

Taking some of the upper

level science classes for my
major. I think theyve really
helped me figure out what Im
going to do with my life.
Jessica Krasich,
senior

I made that audio show with

Viking Fusion, Takeover.
This year it placed in two CMA
Pinnacle awards.
Michael Shaw,
sophomore

MARIE COLLOP

asst. sports editor

Tanning not worth the health costs

Almost every magazine on the
racks has a flawless, beautiful,
perfectly tanned model on the
cover. In todays society, being tan
is considered beautiful. Similar
to being overly thin, being tan is
a more desirable, yet unhealthier
look. Individuals fail to recognize
the adverse health effects that come
with being unnaturally tan.
In general, humans find being
tan more attractive. When someone
is sporting an even, bronzed look,
they appear healthier. This socially
desirable look lures people into
sacrificing their health for their
beauty.
Today, going to tanning salons
and laying out on the beach and
by the pool have become some of
peoples most popular pastimes.
Despite a large amount of
literature on the topic and a general
population that is well versed on
the negative effects of tanning,
people still tan excessively.
With adverse health effects
like premature aging, eye damage,
sunburn and most importantly, skin
cancer, the desire to look beautiful
shouldnt be enough. In the past,
doctors concluded that absorbing
the suns rays was healthy, allowing
your body to produce Vitamin D
and suppress excessive release of
melatonin, which aids in preventing
depression. Absorbing UV rays still
has these positive health outcomes,
but our society has taken tanning to
the extreme.
On the flip side, being safe and
smart about your tanning habits can

reap major health benefits. Wearing

sunscreen and limiting your hours
outside will lessen your future
wrinkles, your chance of getting
sunburnt and the development of
brown spots and uneven skin.
Being smart about tanning now
may not be the coolest practice,
but it will surely pay off down the
line for a majority of our lives.
Changing our everyday practices
is difficult for people our age when
the benefits are reaped immediately.
In order to accomplish this, an
individual must be disciplined
when limiting sun exposure and
applying sunscreen. We have
to recognize that by applying
sunscreen today,and jeopardizing
a golden tan, our future self will
thank us.
One of the biggest problems
is when people tan in the winter
months, when their skin becomes
naturally lighter from the lack of
sun. This exposure makes one
far more susceptible to repeated
sunburns, tremendously increasing
their chance of skin cancer.
As a society, we need to open
our eyes to different kinds of
beauty. We need to realize that
being different shades, aside from
tan is beautiful as well. Similar
to the misconception that skinny
girls are beautiful girls, and plussize women are unattractive, we
need change our perception of
what is considered beautiful. In a
generation that is argued as being
the most open-minded ever, this
should be an easy feat.

Im the president of Berry

International Club. Its been
really important for me to
get involved with all the
international students and
help them adjust.
Nikki Winton,
junior

I really liked studying

abroad. I think that shaped
me in a lot of ways.
Charlie Morgan,
junior

The Jersey Milk Enterprise.

I helped get it back on its feet
and get the business going
again.
Claire Walker,
senior

November 20, 2014

features

Classes continue to integrate ac

Students lead on-campus ESL program
ZACHARY
WOODWORTH

features editor

Berrys foreign language department offers

a Spanish class in which students help teach
English as a second language (ESL) to members
of the Rome community. The class is called
Spanish in Context, and is currently being taught
by associate professor of Spanish and director
of Latin American and Caribbean studies David
Slade.
The class focuses on Spanish in the context
of Latin American culture, instead of the simple
grammar and vocabulary lessons taught in the
lower level classes. The class also requires that
students volunteer once a week in the community.
Though it is not the only option, most students
choose to volunteer for the ESL program.
Were trying to connect with real things
going on internationally, Slade said. Were
reading stories, watching films, engaging with
authentic culture in lots of different contexts.
One of these contexts, Slade said, is engaging
in the local Hispanic community. Students in the
class help members of the ESL program learn to
speak, read and write in English.
Spanish in Context is the first required course
in the Spanish major after the beginner classes,
and it is required for all upper level Spanish
courses. It is a four-hour course, with the
required volunteer work filling the extra hour,
instead of a lab.
The ESL program is run almost exclusively by
student volunteers, many of whom began in the
Spanish in Context class. Volunteers lead classes
on English speaking and writing, and volunteers
from the class act as teaching assistants.
Students who feel less confident in their
Spanish-speaking abilities can choose to work
in the childcare room. There, students entertain
the children of ESL members. Students working

JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournalism editor

FRESHMAN JOHN MELSON EXPLAINS a math problem

during an ESL session where he is the assistant teacher
as part of the Spanish in Context class.
in the childcare room speak Spanish with the
younger children.
Senior Nicole Fredette is the lead childcare
worker and began working with the program
during her time in the class.
It was a requirement to come and volunteer
once a week with the childcare here, Fredette
said. I started out there and I ended up loving it.
Im an education major and a Spanish major as
well, so it fit perfectly with what I want to do.
Students who choose to work in the
classroom are required to lead one activity each
class, although they can choose to take on more

ZACHARY
WOODWORTH
features editor

ANNABETH
CRITTENDEN
asst. features
editor

JOBETH CRUMP, asst. photojournalism editor

SOPHOMORE MADISON LOCKE PLAYS with one of

the younger children in the childcare room while
her parents take ESL classes. In the childcare room,
students from the Spanish in Context class entertain
the children and make sure they are being cared for
during class time for their parents and guardians.

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responsibility if they wish.

A lot of the people who are in the classrooms
are the people who are more confident, and like
teaching the English language, senior Kayla
Heflin said. So sometimes well have assistant
teachers who end up teaching for the lead
teacher.
Heflin is the student director of the ESL
program and began volunteering her freshman
year as a childcare worker. She enjoyed working
with the children and decided to continue
volunteering after the class ended.
Heflin said volunteers have a similar
experience. They start out as a volunteer through
the Spanish class and then keep doing it.
Slade said the program is designed to develop
leadership. Students start off in Spanish in
Context and can continue volunteering as a lead
teacher and eventually director of the program.
We weave (volunteering) into the class as a
strategic part of the class, Slade said. Lots of
times students in the class are receiving as much
and benefiting as much from what they learn
from their (ESL) students.
The class also incorporates a lot of writing,
centered on students community involvement.
People want to take Spanish because they
want to communicate with people, Slade said.
So we incorporated that into our major so they
get the chance to do that.
The Latin American and Caribbean studies
major sponsors the ESL program. It began as
a partnership with the Latin American Center
of Northwest Georgia, who held their ESL
program at a local church. In 2008, the church
lost its space and asked associate professor of
Spanish Julee Tate if the classes could be held on
Berrys campus. After a year, the Latin American
Center disbanded, and Berry took over the ESL
program.
The program registered about 70 students its
first year and has grown through word of mouth.
When you have people in the community
talking about success in a program or a good
experience in a program, thats how your
numbers grow, Tate said.
Tate was the original faculty director of the
ESL program. Assistant professor of Spanish
Julia Barnes is the current director. Tate will
teach the class next semester.

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cademics and community service

Theatre Department offers courses in applied theater
ANNABETH CRITTENDEN
asst. features editor
John Countryman, associate professor of fine arts-theater,
has been crafting an unofficial applied theater concentration
for the past three semesters. This concentration included
classes in Applied Theatre, improvisation and Story Theatre
and stretches from spring 2014 to spring 2015.
Applied Theatre is about taking theater skills and theater
activities and taking them out into various settings and using
them for coaching, consulting, training, facilitating, teaching
and so on, Countryman said.
The Applied Theatre class, offered in spring 2014, taught
several different genres of theater to be used to help those in
the community. One of these was playback theater.
In Playback Theatre, stories are told by a specific
community, like a domestic abuse shelter, prison or classroom
and then a playback theater troupe will act out the stories.
Its a way of validating the legitimacy of their stories.
They see something important to them given that kind of
affirmation and validation, Countryman said.
The class also discussed Augusto Boals Theatre of the
Oppressed, in which theater is used to promote social and
political change. According to Chiaroscuro Magazine, a
performance of this Theatre of the Oppressed would consist
of a passionate argument in the middle of the streets. Another
actor would then enter the scene and express their opinion
about the argument. Through this the public would be drawn
in and a debate would arise about the issues in the arguments.
This would allow the spectators to become what Boal would
call spect-actors.
Another type of applied theater is theater for development,

in which actors go to places around the globe and use

theater to help these people deal with world issues, such as
malnutrition or Ebola.
They dont bring stories. They listen to the stories they
hear when they get there. And they use (these stories) as a
springboard to talk about how (these people) can help their
own lives, Countryman said.
This semester, Countryman is teaching a class on
improvisation and its applications in the community.
Instead of teaching short-form improv, which consists of
comedy sketches and games, he decided to teach long-form
improv to his students.
Long-form improv uses the same basic premises of shortform improv, yet expands them so that they can be used
outside of the normal comedic events.
Improvisation is a way of life and the major (motto) of
improv is yes and and rather than saying no or yes but
and blocking any kind of progress, you become receptive
to offers and opportunities in the world, Countryman said.
And even if its something you dont agree with, you can
use anything as a kind of an offer. Its great for conflict
resolution.
In life, Countryman said, people must deal with
unpredictability and the unexpected, and improvisation
is a way to take this uncertainty and be able to calmly and
accurately craft a solution.
Improvisation is working with what is at hand and
sometimes all that is at hand is another person, Countryman
said. You cannot plan ahead and you have to be able to deal
with uncertainty and ambiguity. You have to be able to be
spontaneous.
Improvisation also teaches collaboration because the
actors must learn to work off of one another when in their
scenes. In that, they must also figure out how they can make

the others in their scene look good.

In a lot of sectors in our lives, it doesnt work that way,
Countryman said. Its every man for himself.
Next semester, Countryman will be teaching the last course
in Applied Theatre: Story Theatre. In this class students will
learn the devices and applications of Story Theatre.
Countryman believes that Story Theatre can be beneficial
for students from any major because stories are universal.
In an email sent out to students to attract them to the class,
Countryman discussed how Story Theatre benefits a variety
of majors.
Are you majoring in just about anything at Berry College?
Want to know how, inevitably, story is and will continue to
play a major role in your life and career? Countryman said
in an email. Why not join us in Story Theatre, and discover
why the course pertains to far, far, more than a means to stage
a play!!!
Story Theater is a combination of narrative and enactment
and can be used in many public speaking events. It teaches
interaction with the audience combined with performance of
a specific event.
Countryman believes that these applied theater courses aid
any major and any careers, whether the student chooses to
pursue theater or another major. He is currently pushing for a
new applied theater concentration to be added to the theater
major. If this happened, it would be the first program of its
kind in Georgia.
Ive realized the professional potential in these courses,
I believe it could set someone on a path where they acquire
skills in their area of concentration that also nurture their
desires to work in the theater, Countryman said. Students
can use the skills they acquire here to get a real world job.
Story Theatre will be offered Monday, Wednesday and
Friday in the spring from 10 to 10:50 a.m.

Music classes perform for local churches, schools

ZACHARY WOODWORTH
features editor
Berry Colleges music department offers two classes that perform for the community: the
brass ensemble and the brass quintet.
Brass ensemble is a music course offered during the fall semester taught by professor of
music Stan Pethel. The class consists of 15 musicians who hold concerts at local churches.
The musicians spend the semester preparing for the concerts. The band plays primarily
religious music, including a number of hymns arranged by Pethel. The concerts take place
during the month of November, after which the class ends.
This semester, the ensemble performed at Everett Springs Baptist Church in Armuchee,
Ga., and First Baptist Church in Calhoun, Ga. The group finished the semester last week with
a concert at First Methodist Church in Centre, Ala.
Our people loved it and well enjoy having them back to Calhoun in a few years, First
Baptist Church minister of music Lance Cole said. Dr. Pethel and his ensembles are always
a joy to listen to.
Every year, the class performs for different churches instead of hosting a concert on
campus.
Weve been as far as Lafayette, Dalton, Rockmart, Cedartown, Calhoun, Pethel said.
The reason for this is that it allows the ensemble to play for more people. Hosting a concert
in Ford Auditorium would limit the number of people who would get to see the group perform.
This way we probably play for close to 300 people in three different places, Pethel said.
Its good exposure for us, and it lets people know about Berry.
During the spring, Pethel offers a similar class for student musicians. This class is a brass
quintet, a small group of students who perform for local elementary schools.
The class performs in front of the entire student body, with crowds as large as 800
people, Pethel said. The concerts are more interactive than the church concerts in the fall.
The musicians tell jokes, perform sketches and take questions from the audience, along with
performing music.
The quintet plays traditional childrens songs such as This Old Man and Camptown
Races, along with One Directions What Makes You Beautiful.
Two years ago one of the students in the group said we need to do a One Direction song,
Pethel said. So weve been doing that, and the crowd goes bananas, including the teachers.
Pethel has directed both the ensemble and the brass quintet for over twenty years.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY STAN PETHEL

OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEMESTER, THE ENSEMBLE
AND THEIR FACULTY ADVISER AND CONDUCTOR STAN
PETHEL PERFORMED in churches all over Rome and other
surrounding counties with hymns and other religious
music arranged by Pethel. This method brings more
exposure to the ensemble as they are able to reach and
perform for more people around the area.

This feature is the last in a series about different classes

that offer opportunities for community service.

November 20, 2014

entertainment
8

Rockstar Games rereleases Grand Theft Auto V

COMMENTARY
BY JASON
HUYNH
photojournalism
editor

November has been a good

month for video games, with
anticipated releases across all
platforms from PC to portables.
Gamers everywhere lined up
outside their local GameStops and
Best Buys for midnight releases of
this seasons hottest games.
Titles
include
Assassins
Creed Unity, Call of Duty:
Advance Warfare, Dragon Age:
Inquisition, Halo: The Master
Chief Collection and Grand
Theft Auto V (GTA V) for the
next generation consoles. These
consoles are the PlayStation 4 and
Xbox One. I participated in three
midnight releases and my favorite
was the rerelease of GTA V for
the next generation consoles.
GTA V follows the story of
three in-game interchangeable
characters. Set in Los Santos, a city
based on Los Angeles, you play the
story as they attempt to perform the
perfect heist.
In the massive world of GTA
V, Rockstar Games has made
the game more immersive than
ever. I have been playing it on the
PlayStation 4 since its rerelease on
Nov. 18 and Im hooked.
The revamp of graphics to
1080p, high-definition resolution,
has made the game beautiful and
the addition of first person view has
changed gameplay all together.
One question you might ask
though, is what makes GTA V
first-person different from any
other game with first-person point
of view. In GTA V, you are closer
to the real world than other games.
Your character is a person, and you
do things regular people do, with
the bonus of robbing banks and
street racing.
Of course those arent the only
perks that are making this game
one of the best games of the year.
Rockstar has gone above and

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TOP: VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS DRIVE their motorcycles through

a canyon in Grand Theft Auto V. BELOW: GRAND THEFT AUTO V
VIDEO GAME COVER
beyond to make it more about the
players as much as possible.
Grand Theft Auto Onlines
character customization has moved
to the next generation with an
overhaul of options to customize
your image to your likeness.
Also, online sessions have
expanded to a maximum of 30
people, opening up an even larger
player-to-player world. They also
threw in map customization for
arena style deathmatches in online
play.
The storyline immerses the
players in the game and attaches
them to the characters. The learning
curve is simple yet complex enough
to challenge players. GTA Vs
environment is flexible in the sense
that there are plenty of activities
and missions outside of the main
storyline.
As for the community, players
nationwide are able to connect from
the comfort of their own room.
On a scale of one to 10, I would
give it a nine. GTA V for nextgeneration consoles is not perfect,
but it comes pretty close.

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Family recipes to try for Thanksgiving

CAIT BUCKALEW

entertainment editor

Students will be leaving campus next Tuesday to go home

for Thanksgiving. As they head home, many will be helping
prepare meals for their families during the break. Some will

Apple Pie

make the old familiar recipes and others will try new ones
and potentially find new family favorites.
Below, weve gathered some recipes from Campus Carrier
staff members. Every family has dishes that are close to their
hearts. Special dishes are one of the key components of a
Thanksgiving dinner for many people.
These recipes are some of our family favorites, from a

Filling Ingredients:
6-8 large Granny Smith apples
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of cinnamon

pie recipe that has been passed down through generations to

recipes given to us by friends of the family. The ingredients
for these dishes can be found at your average grocery store,
so theyre also fairly wallet-friendly. They are easy to make
and require little previous culinary experience.
From our dinner tables to yours, we sincerely hope that
you enjoy these dishes as much as we do.

Sweet Potato
Pecan Casserole

Casserole Ingredients:
5-6 sweet potatoes, boiled and drained
1 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 eggs
1/4 cup of butter
1/2 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla

Instructions:
Peel and thinly slice the apples. In a bowl, mix together the
cinnamon and sugar. Combine apples and sugar mixture.
Crust Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
2/3 cup of butter or shortening
3-5 teaspoons of ice water

Instructions:
Blend the ingredients together. Be sure they are evenly
mixed. Put the mixture in a casserole dish.

Instructions:
Sift the flour and salt together. Cut in the butter, ideally
using a pastry cutter, until the pieces of butter are roughly
pea-sized. Slowly mix the water in until the dough stays
together but is not sticky. Split the dough into two balls.
Using a rolling pin, roll one ball of dough out until it
is approximately 1/8 inch thick and is large enough in
diameter to cover the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Lay
the dough in the plate. Fill the pie with your apple filling.
Roll out the second ball of dough. Cover the pie with the
dough. Pinch the edges of the crust to seal them. Cut a few
slits in the top of the pie. Cook at 375 degrees Fahrenheit
for 45 minutes or until the crust is firm in the center.

Topping Ingredients:
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of pecans
1/2 cup of flour
1/4 cup of butter

CAIT BUCKALEW, entertainment editor

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine
the topping ingredients and spread the topping over the
casserole. Be careful when spreading. If you use too much
force the casserole will not lay evenly in the dish. Bake the
casserole uncovered for 30 minutes.

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of butter
1/2 cup of sugar
2 eggs

ZACHARY WOODWORTH, features editor

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Work the butter and sugar into a smooth paste. Then
add the eggs and bananas. Mix the butter, sugar, eggs and bananas with an electric mixer
until there are no lumps of bananas. Add the flour, milk and baking soda and blend them
thoroughly. If you want, add in 1 cup of chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips.
These should be stirred in by hand. Grease and flour 3 mini loaf pans. Fill each pan about 2/3
full. If they are too full, there will be a soft spot through the loaf, so if you have filled three
mini pans 2/3 full and still have more batter, grease a fourth pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until
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Berry hosts NCAA cross country regionals

MARIE COLLOP

sports

asst. sports editor

Berry hosted one of eight

NCAA division III cross country
regionals on Saturday, Nov. 15.
Berry hosted the southeast regional,
which showcased schools from 12
different states, ranging all the way
from Texas to Virginia.
After the southeast regional
each year, a panel of coaches from
the U.S. Track and Field and Cross
Country Coaches Association
suggests which site the regionals
should be held at the next year.
Once this site is decided, this bid is
proposed to an NCAA committee,
which approves or rejects the site
based on certain characteristics.
These
characteristics
usually
have to do with the logistics, like
hotel and food accommodations,
organization of the college and the
race track components.
The first two teams to finish for
both mens and womens move on
to the national championship, which
is held in Mason, Ohio on Nov. 22.
Along with 16 teams that receive an
automatic bid to the championships,
there are 16 teams that receive an
at-large bid. In addition to the 32
teams participating in the national
championships, 56 individuals, the
first seven athletes from each region
who are not a part of a qualifying
team, are selected to participate in
the championship.
In total, between the mens
and womens, there were over
350 runners and 29 different
teams at Saturdays meet. Of the
womens teams, Emory University
and
Christopher
Newport
University finished first and
second respectively. Of the mens
teams, Emory and Bridgewater
(Va.) finished first and second,
respectively.
Going into the race, both Berry
mens and womens teams set a goal
of both finishing in the top 10. Both
teams exceeded their expectations,
finishing
eighth
and
ninth,
respectively. Berry did not have
any runners finish in the top seven,
but had one runner, sophomore
Danielle Ferro, finish 12th, placing

her on the all-region team.

Paul Deaton, the head coach for
both the mens and womens teams,
said that in order to meet the team
goals for the regional race, the teams
would have to run particularly well.
We felt like (the goal for the
mens team) was doable, but the
region has good parity, so we knew
we would have to run our best race
to meet it. For the girls, we felt like
it was in reach, but we knew we
would have to run better than ever
before to meet (the goal), Deaton
said.
Both the mens and womens
teams had a significant amount of
runners establish a new personal
record (PR). On the womens
team, well over half of the runners
established a new PR. Deaton said
both teams were very excited when
they met their goals.
Sophomores Matthew Walker
and Danielle Ferro, who led
the mens and womens teams
respectively, said they were happy
with the teams efforts.
Looking at the results, the
eighth place was about 60 or 70
points behind seventh place, so we
fit right in there, Walker said.
Individually, Walker said he
was happy that the weather worked
out in the runners favor, in that it
wasnt very windy. Although the
temperature was in the 30s the
morning of the race, Walker said
the cold doesnt affect performance
quite as much. He also said running
on his home course definitely
proved to be an advantage.
Ferro said the results matched
her expectations, while also falling
a little short. With the way the
places worked out in respect to
individuals and teams, Ferro was

BRYANNA PERRY, staff photojournalist

JUNIOR KYLE HARRIS PASSES a competitor during

the regional cross country race held at Berry on
Nov. 22.
only three spots out from a trip to
nationals.
I raced smart, I enjoyed
it and overall it was a good
experience, Ferro said. I finished
12th which was a lot better than
I did the year before, but at the same
time I was a little disappointed
because I wanted to make it to
nationals, but I have two more
years.
Next year, Ferro hopes to finish

in the top seven at regionals and

make it to nationals by improving
her time and staying healthy.
Deaton said the results from
regionals exceeded his expectations
and were truly the exclamation
point on the season.
He said that in order to get to this
point, both the mens and womens
teams had to improve tremendously
throughout the seasons, which they
did.

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FRIDAY
NOV. 14
>

MENS SOCCER
NCAA Division III
Tournament
First Round
at Emory: W, 2-1

SATURDAY
NOV. 15 >
FOOTBALL
CROSS COUNTRY vs. Southeastern
NCAA Division III
University:
Regionals
L, 3-33
Men: 8 of 28
Women: 9 of 29

WHAT

MENS
BASKETBALL
at Lipscomb:
L, 70-91

YOU
MISSED
IN SPORTS

MENS SOCCER
NCAA Division
III Tournament
Second Round
vs. Whitworth:
L, 0-2

MONDAY
NOV. 17 >
WOMENS
BASKETBALL
vs. Wesleyan
(Ga.) : W, 106-31

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY GERRY SHAW

THE MENS SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED Emory in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Senior Zak Wallingford
fired home the winning goal in double overtime to send the Vikings to the second round of the tournament. The
Vikings season finally concluded after losing 2-0 to Whitworth University from Washington state on Nov. 15.

November 20, 2014

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Black andWhite
Jazz Night

Alternative housing hosted

their annual late night event on
Nov. 15 with a theme centered
on jazz music and black and
white films. The event included
a live jazz band, black and
white photobooth and black
and white films.

GREG ROBBINS AND THE GROOVE MERCHANTS PERFORM live music for the event with many different styles of jazz.

A VARIETY OF CHOCOLATES, PASTRIES AND INGREDIENTS FOR

SMORES SERVE as small snacks for everyone to enjoy.

STUDENTS GATHER on the dance floor to swing dance to

the fast and slow pace songs performed.

STUDENTS DRESS in formal suits, cocktail dresses and casual

winter wear centered around the black and white theme.

ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PROVIDE props and costumes for

a black and white themed photobooth.
PHOTOS BY JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor