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Police Beat

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On Oct. 1, a student reported a bicycle stolen from the Clara Hall bike racks. The bike was recovered on Oct. 7.

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On Oct. 3, a student reported a bicycle missing. The bike was discovered by housekeeping the following day in a shower stall.

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On Oct. 6, a student reported her wallet missing. It was last seen on Oct. 3 when she purchased tickets at the E. H. Young Theatre.

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On Oct. 6, a student reported a bicycle missing from the Krannert Center.

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On Oct. 7, a bicycle was recovered that a student reported stolen on Sept. 6.

Grand March rescheduled for spring RACHEL YEATES managing editor

The Grand March committee has decided to move the event a few weeks ahead of spring graduation, SGA President Ree Palmer announced at the student government meeting on Tuesday.

“That would allow alumni and parents a better chance at being able to attend,” Palmer said. “Whereas if we did it in the next few weeks we wouldn’t have time to get a larger group there.”

Holding the March fall semester would also mean competing with cold mornings, as past years’ events have started before 9 a.m.

The Monday morning following this year’s Mountain Day weekend, the SGA executive board, class presidents, Grand Marshall Janna Johnson and dean of students Debbie Heida met to discuss a plan of action.

“There’s a lot more that goes into this than I realized until we started to reschedule it,” Palmer said.

Certain faculty members, such as College President Stephen R. Briggs, must be in attendance, Heida said. And, while not required, traditions such as representing student enterprises on mountain campus, having the band play and listening to the cheer led by the soccer team would be missed.

Rescheduling will help make the March everything students, staff and alumni want it to

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STUDENTS LEAD the procession at the 2014 Grand March. This academic year, the March will take place in the spring. be, Palmer said.

Senior Tyler Kaelin, who was head of the Marthapalooza planning committee, agrees that the decision is for the best.

“Thinking of what we did with Marthapalooza and making the best of what we had, I think moving it to the spring really is the best option,” he said. “It’s really going to be pulled off better

in the spring than it would be if it was in two weeks.”

Other students, like senior class vice president Lainey Battles, are upset that the March will be so late in the year. She knows her parents won’t be able to make it for the March because they can’t justify the travel costs.

Students show support at football’s pink-out KAYLEY RAPP

deputy news editor

For the month of October, Colleges Against Cancer and KCAB teamed up to showcase Breast Cancer Awareness Month around campus.

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month around the United States. Colleges Against Cancer is a national organization that brings cancer information and awareness to college students around the country. To bring the cause to Berry’s students, Maria Santos, co-president of Berry’s CAC, and KCAB programmers Madelin Ryan and Lori Blosz worked together to support breast cancer awareness by sponsoring the pink-out at last Saturday’s football game.

“When Lori Blosz and I heard we had the October Shipyard, our first thought was making it Breast Cancer Awareness themed,” KCAB programmer Madelin Ryan said.

“We wanted something that would not only raise awareness but also raise money for the cause so we reached out to Maria [Santos] with Colleges Against Cancer.”

To raise money, CAC and KCAB sold T-shirts, wristbands and key chains around campus and at last Saturday’s football game. All profits go directly to their Relay for Life fund, an annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

SEE “ROW FOR A CURE,” P. 3

SEE “GRAND MARCH,” P. 2

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BRYANNA PERRY, asst. photojournalism editor

BERRY MASCOT VICTOR THE VIKING SHOWS his support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the Pink-Out at Saturday’s football game.

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October brings out conversations about abuse KATIE SISK

staff reporter One in three women and one in four men will be victims of some form of physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which evolved from the Day of Unity in 1981.

According to the Coalition, “domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another.”

Their website goes on to state that domestic violence can take any form of abuse, whether physical, psychological, sexual or emotional. The frequency and

severity of this abuse can differ, but all domestic violence is characterized by attempts to keep power and control over the other person in the relationship.

Domestic violence does not necessarily end when the relationship does. One in seven women and one in 18 men report being stalked by an abuser to the point that they have felt very fearful and believed that they or someone close to them would be killed.

Of all demographic groups, women ages 18-24 are the most likely to face abuse from an intimate partner.

Erin Demesquita, the community outreach coordinator for the Hospitality House for Women, a domestic violence shelter in Rome, stressed the importance of knowing the signs of domestic violence.

“No one warns you,” Demesquita said. “It can begin with lots of charm [and] good nature.”

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Student Government tackles various issues LESLI MARCHESE news editor

Berry’s Student Government Association is working on many things for the 2015-2016 academic year, including the implementation of an online housing system, where students will register for their 2016-2017 residence.

SGA plays many roles at Berry, everything from student-administration liaison, to service event coordinators, to student event planners. They serve students in whatever capacity they can, and hope that the student body is as eager as they are to promote positive change throughout the campus.

One of the many ways change is brought about is through student-led committees that meet on a variety of topics. According to Ree Palmer, president of SGA, there are 30 committees run through SGA that cover a range of issues.

“We’ve seen everyone from the academic council to education land management,” Palmer said. “So it’s really across the spectrum.”

Palmer is currently working this year with the Residence Life committee about the topic of housing.

“We’re looking to the feasibility of an online housing system for spring,” Palmer said. “That’s going to be a large move for the campus when we do it.”

Vice president of service Jessica Wolinsky is on the special projects committee, which takes student ideas for improvement around campus, and picks a project that would most greatly benefit the campus.

“Special projects has definitely excelled this year,” Wolinsky said. “The amount of participation and ideas that people are giving is fantastic.”

Wolinsky said that the special projects committee is currently working to decide between six ideas, which include water dispensers in residence halls, water

dispensers along the Viking Trail, and printers in residence hall lobbies “The committee is really excited and very passionate about finding something that will benefit campus and will make the most of the money we’ve been given,” Wolinsky said.

In addition to that, the special projects committee has a new initiative – the Giving Back Project, which recognizes a different group on campus each month to thank for their hard work.

“The SGA body votes on a department they want to thank and give back to,” Wolinksky said. “This month is the mailroom, and last month it was housekeeping.”

Another committee run through SGA is the academic council, which decides on academic policy. Vice president of administration, Matthew Murphy, reports to the council on issues that students have or changes they would like to see.

“Once a month I give an Academic Council report and students bring me things they want addressed,” Murphy said. “It is my pleasure and joy to take back student opinions to Academic Council.”

This year, the Budget and Finance Committee has been been allotted extra money. After the student-led initiative last semester to raise the student activity fee from $150 to $176, SGA has seen a positive response from students and organizations.

Last year, SGA was able to allocate $290,000 to various students and organizations.

However, this year, SGA has been able to allocate $340,000.

“The Budget and Finance Committee has been very active this year,” Palmer said. “A lot of bigger events have had a much nicer budget, like Exam Jam.” Debbie Heida, dean of students and administrative adviser to SGA, said the Budget and Finance Committee has been working on their outreach to students. “[The Budget and Finance Committee] has tried to do a lot of work to make sure

Grand March“I’d love for them to be at the march to experience that because it’s my senior year,” Battles said.

“But they live in New Mexico, so they can’t fly here one weekend, then have to go back for work, then come back the next weekend for graduation.”

The decision was tough to make, Palmer said, but she hopes it will be

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for the best.

“It has been somewhat humbling but very exciting to see how much students care about it,” Palmer said. “My history major self often gets disappointed about people not caring about our heritage and history sometimes, and this has shown that Berry students really do care about that tradition.”

people know who they are and who student organizations can contact with questions,” Heida said. “Identifiying outreach is a major way for them to do a better job of serving student organizations.”

Alongside committee work, SGA also hosts community service projects throughout the year. One of their projects is the blood drive, which takes place several times a year.

Berry typically donates over 50 pints of blood, and donated 72 at the last blood drive.

“Berry is one of the larger donors for the Rome area,” Palmer said.

Another project they do to that benefits the Berry community specifically is Food for Finals, in which they serve breakfast food the night before finals week each semester.

“We’ve seen our numbers increase every year by about 10 percent for Food for Finals, so we’re hoping that we hit 500 this year,” Palmer said. “It’s a lot of fun and we hope everyone comes out.”

Many issues addressed by SGA are issues brought to them by students. Wolinsky said that there has been an increase in students reporting ideas and issues to SGA. “Students are emailing and contacting us about issues they notice … hoping that we can change something and often offering to help if they can,” Wolinsky said. “It’s very nice to see students getting involved and making those suggestions.”

The SGA office, located in Krannert 301, is open from at least 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekday, often later and some on weekends also, Palmer said.

“We would love to have students upstairs,” Palmer said. “We’ve been seeing a lot more people coming by, which is great.”

The SGA officers are always happy to hear from students, either via email, in person or at SGA meetings.

“Our work is really done when students come and we can discuss issues,” Wolinsky said. “We’re just students trying to help other students.”

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The Creative Writing Department is hosting Nina McConigley for a fiction reading on Oct. 23. from 4 to 5 p.m. in the College Chapel.

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Kevin McGee, as part of The Old Shoe Production Company, will be performing “Clarence Darrow” on Oct. 24 at Blackstone Hall from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. CE

Faye Gibbons, a Berry alumna, will be reading pieces from her works on Oct. 27 in the Ford Living Room from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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On Oct. 27 there will be a showing and discussion of “The Night the Blackbirds Fell,” with writer and producer Brian Campbell in the Evans Auditorium from 6 to 8 p.m. CE

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There will be a film screening and discussion in the Evans auditorium on Oct. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. about violence in video games.

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Kappa Delta Pi is hosting Ernie Lee, the 2016 Georgia Teacher of the Year who will be speaking in the McAllister auditorium from 7 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 28. CE

Todd Timberlake will speak on Oct. 27 in the McAllister Auditorium from 8 to 9 p.m. on how the Copernican Revolution dismantled the tradtional idea of the location of Heaven. CE

Police Beat FIRE ALARM

On Oct. 8 officers responded to fire alarms at the townhouses, Centennial Hall and Clara Hall.

MOTOR ACCIDENT

On Oct. 9 officers responded to a motor vehicle accident at the main entrance of the college.

FIRE ALARM

On Oct. 12 officers responded to a fire alarm at the townhouses.

PROPERTY VIOLATION

On Oct. 12 officers reported an access control violation on mountain campus.

PROPERTY THEFT On Oct. 14 officers took a larceny theft report of a stolen bicycle at Deerfield Hall.

FIRE ALARM

On Oct. 16 officers responded to fire alarms at Dana Hall and Morton Hall.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

On Oct. 19 officers responded to a medical assist at Clara Hall.

Circle K will be hosting a pumpkin patch on Oct. 28 through Oct. 30 on the Krannert Lawn from 4:30 to 6 p.m. They will be selling mini and medium-sized pumpkins.

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Domestic abuseDomestic violence stems from the abuser’s desire for total control of their partner. The abuser’s controlling behavior leads towards jealousy and extreme aggression and can result in physical violence.

Julia Barnes, assistant professor of Spanish who also teaches women’s studies courses, said survivors face a lot of obstacles in getting out of their relationships.

“Sometimes an issue is that victims of domestic violence can blame themselves for the violence,” she said.

Survivors may also be financially dependent on their abusers. Financial dependence greatly increases the difficulty of leaving an abusive partner.

Additionally, survivors might be emotionally dependent on their abusers.

Abusers convince them that no one will love or put up with them like they do.

Jim Ewing, JD will be presenting on intellectual property issues such as patents, trademarks and copyrights. On Oct. 29 from 5:45 to 7 p.m. in Krannert 217. CE

CONTINUED FROM P.1 In some cases the humiliation around this may be enough to make a person hesitant to leave an abusive relationship. There are, however, many resources available to help survivors in leaving and recovering from these relationships, locally, nationally and on Berry’s campus.

“You have the counseling center, which is a free resource for students. We have three full time counselors. They know what to tell you, how to talk to you, they know what you need and everything. It’s a great resource,” said senior Alex Sorohan, one of Berry’s peer educators. “You also have the dean of students office and campus safety who can also offer you types of protection.”

Sorohan said it is important that survivors have a support system, and know that they are not at fault in the situation.

“Reach out to your support group – your friends and family,” she said. “It’s so much easier if you have your support group with you.”

For students suffering from abuse, the Hospitality House is an off-campus resource for anyone who needs help. According to Demesquita, it has been open since 1978. It began as a grassroots organization when people in the community saw the need for a shelter for domestic violence survivors.

The Hospitality House has grown since 1978.

It originally had five beds and could house survivors for up to seven days, but today the Hospitality House has expanded to 27 beds and can house people for up to 90 days. They also provide emergency food, clothing and shelter to survivors in addition to advocating in finances, legal proceedings and counseling.

The Hospitality House has a 24-hour hotline available to survivors of domestic abuse at 706235-4673. For more information about domestic abuse and its warning signs, visit the Hospitality House website.

Row for a cure“We’re raising money for breast cancer research, but that’s also going to go towards our year-round Relay for Life fundraising,” Santos said. “Having a pink-out makes people more aware that breast cancer is a problem women deal with. It also makes them want to learn more about the issues.”

In the near future, CAC is looking to partner with the nursing program to teach students how to give themselves breast examinations and to expand their efforts with the Relay for Life program.

“KCAB and CAC hope to encourage Berry students to continue learning about problems in the world and finding ways to help,” Ryan said. “Even just $10 towards a T-shirt helps with cancer patients and research.”

For more information about breast cancer awareness, and cancer screening or Relay for Life, students can contact Berry’s chapter of CAC, or go to the Colleges Against Cancer website.

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Why you should “treat yo self” Now that fall break is over, the second half of the semester is usually when assignment deadlines start piling up.

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 80 percent of college students say that they experience stress on a daily basis, and 34 percent say they have felt depressed in the last three months.

On top of classes, many Berry students are involved in sports or extracurricular activities. Some, like students majoring in music, are required to participate in outside activities like band for their major. On top of this, over 95 percent of Berry students have worked an on-campus job, with 85 percent working in any given year, according to Berry’s website.

So while most opinion pieces would offer advice on how to maximize your time better, we know that as Berry students, there often isn’t much time to maximize at all. Instead, we recommend taking a page out of the book of Donna Meagle: “treat yo self!”

In the episode of “Parks and Recreation” titled “Pawnee Rangers,” which aired on Oct.13, 2011, Donna rebranded the idea of doing something nice for yourself just because you can. In the episode, Donna and her coworker Tom dedicate one day of the year to buying themselves whatever

they want, no matter how useless or expensive it is.

While their extravagance is a bit extreme, the sentiment behind it is one that is important to keep in mind, especially when you feel overwhelmed by the stress of college life.

Much of the advice students hear about dealing with stress involves self-discipline. The Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback recommends eating healthy foods, maintaining a regular workout routine and getting enough sleep in order to stave off anxiety.

But it’s difficult to do all these things on top of school and work, and pushing yourself beyond your limits because of an expectation you have for yourself isn’t healthy.

Sometimes it can benefit you to treat yourself to a nap in the afternoon instead of getting ahead on homework. If you’ve been studying non-stop for hours, it is important to take a break and do something else.

Naturally, of course, you can’t go out with your friends every night instead of doing homework, or nap so often you start falling behind.

Don’t try to hold yourself to unreasonable expectations, and if you find yourself overwhelmed, taking time to do “treat yo self” can be a very good thing.

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Why media blindness to drone strike casualties is harmful

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The newest trailer for Star Wars Episode VII was released Monday, reigniting social media with posts galore about the reimagined sci-fi universe. As the excitement for the movie shows, our society is obsessed with science fiction.

We look to a future where we ride hover cars, teleport and have our purchases brought to us by drones. Fun fact: one of these already exists.

Companies like Amazon and Google propose using this technology to ship small items to people’s homes, but drones have been implemented in the military for several years.

There are currently around 1,000 active duty drones in the U.S. Army. And while many argue that drones are just another military aircraft, there is one main difference — drone pilots are thousands of miles away from their target. And when pilots are not in danger when they kill, they kill a lot more people. And this is where the problem lies.

We as American citizens need to be aware of both the problems with drone strikes and harms with the media’s portrayal of these attacks.

Drone pilots have succeeded in killing several of the most deadly terrorists. The media loves to tell us this. However, they don’t mention the civilians killed in pursuit of these terrorists.

In May 2013, President Obama made a speech about drone strikes, reporting, “Before any strike is taken, there must be near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured — the highest standard we can set.”

Yet according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a drone strike on Sept. 1 in Pakistan killed over 2,000 people. Out of this number, almost half were civilians and over 200 were children.

These numbers have not been covered by mass media organizations.

Yet in January when two American soldiers were killed by drones, the technology came under intense scrutiny.

Former Speaker of the House John Boehner said, “We need all the facts for the families, so we can make sure nothing like this ever happens again in our efforts to keep Americans safe.”

Keeping America safe is great, but killing thousands of Middle Eastern civilians and children and not caring at all is not.

To give some more information about innocent deaths by drones, CNN reported on Dec. 13, 2013, “A U.S. drone mistakenly targeted a wedding convoy in Yemen’s al-Baitha province after intelligence reports identified the vehicles as carrying al-Qaeda militants.”

And while these deaths may be

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dehumanized by drone operators and the media, the effect of these drone attacks makes a huge impact on the people in these countries.

After the wedding attack Yemini tribal leader Ahmed al-Sulaimani said, “Many people in our village have expressed terror at the thought of another strike.

When the kids hear a plane they no longer climb the trees searching for where that noise came from. They each immediately run to their houses.”

Although the U.S. military gives aid to Middle Eastern countries, their constant attacks create hatred and fear. And when terrorism against the U.S. is centered in these countries, fostering hatred should be avoided as much as possible.

Yet, the attacks continue. Documents were leaked on Oct. 20 revealing President Obama almost never signs off on drone strikes. This allows the military to use imprecise ‘signals intelligence’ to intercept technology signals to decide where to strike.

According to Al Jazeera from Tuesday, “Unlike human intelligence, which is gathered from local sources, signals intelligence relies on communication intercepts and phone and computer metadata and is far less reliable. This faulty intelligence culminates in significant civilian loss of life.”

When these horrific events are reported in the media, the terror is downplayed as much as possible. This comes through the media’s use of the word “militant.”

If a military-aged male is killed during a drone strike, media reports will count him as a militant in order to bring down their yearly civilian death count.

According to Al Jazeera, “Under U.S. policy, these civilians were presumptively considered ‘enemies killed in action,’ because they were ‘military-age males’ associated with a target.”

Because of this, thousands of innocent civilians are dying and being labeled terrorists.

This isn’t a problem that can be solved by a simple opinions piece, but I encourage everyone to read more about U.S. drone usage.

Drone warfare is only becoming more normalized as technology expands. The Washington Journal of Aug. 16 said, “By 2019, U.S. drone flights are expected to increase by 50 percent from current levels.”

We may be a society obsessed with science fiction, but to the people in the Middle East, drones are not fiction, but a horrific reality. Let’s look forward to future technology, but be aware of their potential. The media might not be making the most truthful advertisements.

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The importance of respecting different opinions “Fear is your only god.” That is a rather harsh set of words uttered by a band known as Rage Against the Machine in their song “Vietnow,” which criticizes the culture of fear often seen in the United States.

More now than ever, it would seem that this observation of culture in the United States is all too true. Whenever we watch the news, check social media or have casual discussions with our friends and acquaintances, the polarization found within our society becomes all too apparent.

The majority, for good or ill, can feel threatened by such assertions, especially if they appear aggressive to their own way of living and being.

Comment threads on social media show a deep divide in the American people. The threads can be vicious, with those who disagree digging their heels in on their opinions, refusing to give an inch and consider the possibility that maybe the person who

disagrees with them may have a valid point of view. They don’t want to imagine that possibility because in doing so they admit that there is another way to see things.

I know that most of us here at Berry would like to think of ourselves as open-minded people.

We are surrounded by students, faculty, and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds.

The reality, however, is that as much as we would like to think of ourselves as tolerant, open-minded individuals, we are imperfect in our nature.

We all have our biases, be they as simple as taste in food and movies or as complex as religious and political beliefs. These are a part of who we are as unique individuals. And when something that we believe in firmly is challenged, our gut reaction is to defend ourselves.

This can be all the more true when someone in a community is a minority of any kind. The majority can be way too aggressive in their

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beliefs and opinions, perhaps even arrogant in their standing as the so-called “normal” people in the community, casually or directly infringing upon the life and liberty of a minority.

And when a minority group asserts their right to exist freely and without fear in a democratic society, the backlash can be destructive.

“Well, that’s just the way the world is,” some might say. There is some truth to this statement.

The world isn’t an idyllic place.

But if individuals throughout the history of humanity had blindly succumbed to negative aspects of existence, we would not be where we are today.

Imagine if Martin Luther King Jr. allowed the injustices brought about by racism and segregation to overwhelm him and make him give in to hatred towards all white Americans for the evil done towards African Americans.

Instead, he reached beyond his culture and beliefs because

he knew that there were people throughout the United States who all agreed that no citizen should be denied basic rights and human dignity just because of the color of their skin.

Those who have changed the world and touched the lives of others are those who had the courage not to give in to their biases and negative perceptions of those who are different from them.

Today, we live in a world where the need to reach out to work together and learn from others who differ from us is greater than ever.

Being courageous is the little acts of courage and love which begin to have ripple effects of the liberating natures of joy and liberation from the paralysis of suspicion and fear. ‘This is not just for the sake of the community we live in now, but also the communities we will join when we graduate from Berry.

Let us strive to let ourselves be emptied of fear and filled with courage to love.

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“What do you do when you want to relax?”

“I either take a nap or watch Netflix.”

Ashley Woodard, junior

“I listen to classical music or read.”

Mary Thrailkill, freshman

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‘Black Lives Matter’ snubbed at Democratic debate In the past nine days, fire has damaged five black churches near Ferguson, Mo., CBS News said.

“It is arson,” St. Louis Fire Captain Garon Mosby said. “These are being intentionally set.”

Whether or not the flames were set intentionally, these church fires are adding fuel to discussions of American race relations. The Democratic Primary Debate gave this discussion a spot on primetime.

The candidates were asked point blank, “Do black lives matter, or do all lives matter?”

Sen. Bernie Sanders immediately said, “Black lives matter.” He then addressed problems in America’s criminal justice system, referencing Sandra Bland, who died earlier this year while in police custody. Do note that Sanders’ state of Vermont is 95 percent white, according to 2014 census data.

Martin O’Malley began by acknowledging the work of the Black Lives Matter movement. Then he shared an observation he made, while running for mayor of Baltimore, about apathy around the deaths of young black men.

“Black lives matter, and we have a lot of work to do to reform our criminal justice system, and to address race relations in our country,” he finished.

Moderator Anderson Cooper interjected with another question before Hillary Clinton answered.

“What would you do for African Americans in this country that President Obama couldn’t?” Cooper asked.

Clinton’s reply, like O’Malley’s, involved a lot of set up before arriving

at her central idea.

She went over time and Cooper tried to cut her off twice before she addressed minority groups by name.

“We need a New Deal for communities of color,” she said, her voice lost in applause.

She did not use the phrase “black lives matter.”

While support for all communities of color in America is important, the question specifically addressed the black community. The phrase “of color” does not only address African Americans. It extends to all non-white communities. Recently, “POC” has become the new politically correct term to use when talking about race, but the term has the potential to homogenize the diverse experiences of non-white communities.

Patrisse Cullors, co-creator of the Black Lives Matter campaign, live-tweeted the Democratic Debate.

She praised Sanders for his response but expressed frustration that the conversation did not become a “prominent topic.”

Tuesday, Cullors asked “Who wants a #BlackLivesMatter debate?” and posted a link to a petition that quickly gathered thousands of votes.

She, like many other black viewers, is withholding their support for a presidential candidate until there has been further discussion about policy and plans for reform.

Black lives matter. Black lives have always mattered. While media attention may have drifted from institutionalized racism, these issues remain an American reality. And this reality is one the next president will need to address head on.

“I go mountain bike riding.”

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“I like to listen to music and make playlists.”

Alex Byerly, freshman

“I’ll just drive up to mountain campus and just walk around.”

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Campbell School of Business: Masters in Business Administration SAIF SARFANI features editor

Berry provides students opportunities beyond the undergraduate business experience with their MBA program.

The Campbell School of Business offers a certified Masters in Business Administration (MBA) for working professionals. The program’s goal is to train working professionals and managers in all types of organizations by making them proficient in analysis and problem solving, management of organizational resources and ethics and organizational leadership.

“The MBA program at Berry has been in existence since 1973,” assistant dean of the Campbell School of Business and director of MBA marketing and admissions Nancy Mercer said. “It came about originally at a request of the local chamber of commerce.”

Mercer said MBA students have recently started a student association that visits sites like Lowe’s Distribution Center and Harbin Clinic to understand the processes involved in bringing a product or service from idea to reality, or value-chain management. MBA students also help with community projects by doing both nonprofit and for-profit work, often asking professors for guidance in strategic and marketing planning.

Dean of the Campbell School of Business John Grout teaches value-chain management and service management as part of the MBA program.

“What I teach is essentially all the work an efficiency expert would do,” Grout said. “I talk to students about how to add value to goods and services, to make things operate more efficiently, how to save money in doing whatever work the company is doing.”

Grout said that when people in management positions are doing their job well and things are running smoothly they sometimes aren’t recognized.

“Some of the best accomplishments aren’t necessarily the ones that make headlines,” Grout said. “Some of the best accomplishments keep people from making headlines.”

However, Grout said he sees real changes being made by MBA alumni, like in the work of Floyd County manager Jamie McCord.

“All of the changes in Rome city’s garbage collection were the direct result of a class that Jamie McCord took,” Grout said. “They’ve simplified things dramatically, saving millions of dollars over the course of a number of years.”

Kyle Stapleton (‘13C) is currently taking a service management course with Grout.

“I really want to have a lot of knowledge about the business world and have applicable experience that I can take from the classroom and put into the workplace,” Stapleton said.

Stapleton also said he enjoys Grout’s class because it’s all-encompassing.

“He’s got a lot of experience outside of Berry and a ton of knowledge when it comes to working in the field,” Stapleton said. “He’s just one of the exceptional professors here at Berry in my opinion. He always has a story to explain, a background to a issue. It’s a very kind of comprehensive teaching he does and I really appreciate it.”

Stapleton works for the WinShape Foundation, but wants to move to Atlanta and work there after graduating.

Other MBA alumni include Sonny Rigas, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Floyd Medical Center, and Todd Murphy, vice president of manufacturing at HNI Corporation.

Though the MBA program is small, students are able to interact more with their professors and apply their skill sets to their careers.

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JOHN GROUT TEACHES a service management course as part of the MBA program.

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more opportunities to excel in workforce Charter School of Education and Human Sciences:

Education Graduate Opportunities SAIF SARFANI features editor

The Charter School of Education and Human Sciences offers three certified graduate education degrees for teachers who want to better their positions in their school system.

The degrees offered include a Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with concentrations in early-childhood, middlegrades and secondary teacher education, an Education Specialist (Ed.S.) with concentrations in curriculum and instruction and educational leadership, and a Masters in Education (M.Ed.) with concentrations in curriculum and instruction and educational leadership.

“The career goals for our Ed.S. Leadership candidates are to become leaders in their schools,” Ed.S. Leadership program specialist and accreditation coordinator Monica Willingham said.

To be admitted to the program, individuals must have teaching experience and have gone through an approval process with their superintendent and principal.

“We’ve had 95 percent of students promoted, before they graduate, or when they graduate from a classroom teacher to assistant principals or even principals,” Willingham said.

To be eligible to participate in graduate studies in education at Berry, candidates are recommended by their school districts and must meet admission criteria.

The graduate education program has cohort schools in Cobb County, Floyd County and Cherokee County. A cohort is a group of people working together for a specific program.

There are currently six cohorts operating. Most classes are in Cobb County and students are pulled from surrounding counties. Northwest Georgia cohorts take classes on campus.

“I’ve been working for it for eight years,” said Administratorin-Residence Davis Nelson, the clinical assistant professor and director of educational leadership.

“We work with local school systems in the state of Georgia to help train people who want to be administrators, principals and superintendents,” Nelson said. “The whole program is research-based. It’s training people who are already teachers.”

“Every state has their own education-training program requirements,” Nelson said. “Most of them will accept training from other states, like if you taught in Tennessee and you move to Georgia, usually your certificate will transfer and you would need to take only one or two courses.”

Graduate education studies train individuals to become leaders in their school districts. After graduation, Ed.S. Leadership students are prepared for work in higher positions such as assistant principal, principal and superintendent. The M.A.T. program gives teachers experience through working with local school districts and helps them apply the knowledge and skills nessecary for their positions. The M.Ed. program increases teachers’ critical-thinking skills that faciliate their students’ learning.

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Masters of Arts in Education Teaching (M.A.T.) Specialist Early Childhood (Ed.S.) Education

9 12 2Middle-Grades Education Curriculum Secondary Teacher and 8 Education Instruction Masters in 61 Education (M.Ed.) Educational Leadership Early Childhood 2 Education Middle-Grades 1 Education Curriculum and 6 Instruction Source: Berry College Fact Book 2014-2015

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TOP TO BOTTOM: DUANE INMAN TEACHES a graduate education class. A GROUP OF GRADUATE EDUCATION STUDENTS SMILE during graduation. BRIAN JORY’S STUDENTS PARTICIPATE in his summer research methods class.

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‘The Addams Family’ spooks audiences COMMENTARY

BY ANNABETH CRITTENDEN

entertainment editor

Usually, spending time listening to cheerful lyrics such as “you have to see the world in shades of gray” and “you have to put some poison in your day,” would not be on top of any to-do list. Yet when the people singing are part of the Addams Family in the Rome Little Theatre’s (RLT) production of the popular musical, the rules of normality begin to bend.

The musical’s plot returns to the popular Addams Family 1960s television show. However, the musical is somewhat of a sequel, beginning when Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love — with a normal boy. The normality of her choice of fiancé horrifies her parents, whose lives exist slightly outside the boundaries of normal.

The unusual Addams family must adapt to society’s expectations when Wednesday’s fiancé, Lucas, brings his parents to the Addams home for dinner.

Walking into the DeSoto Theatre, I was immediately taken with a sense of abnormality. RLT routinely uses the length of their stage to create permanent smaller sets to be used alongside the main stage.

One of these sets was a surprisingly realistic torture chamber, complete with noose, skulls and a battle ax. The other side details Morticia’s sitting room including a red velvet settee and exotic accents.

The show begins with the traditional Addams Family theme song played by a live orchestra stationed below the stage. A hand then protrudes from the curtain, snapping along to the music and creating the eerie yet eccentric mood that continues through the

rest of the show.

This mood is accentuated through the amazing costumes and makeup. As the ensemble cast portrays the deceased ancestors of the Addams family, their costumes are monotone and silky. However, each member of the ensemble has a distinct character, whether it be a saloon girl, Indian or caveman.

These are depicted clearly through their costumes and wigs and play to the time period of the characters they represent.

And speaking of characters, all members of the Addams family are distinctive and allow for some amazing performances by the actors and actresses in these roles. From the start of the musical, Gomez Addams (played by Lenardo Castro) steals the show with his charm and humor. His wife Morticia (Jenny Wear) stands in stark contrast with her quiet yet seductive demeanor.

Pugsley (Jared Simmons) is a quirky young boy whose favorite activity is being tortured by his sister. The family is also joined by Grandma and Lurch.

Two members of the Addams family deserve special attention for their stellar performances.

Lillian Shrew, who plays the iconic Wednesday Addams, singlehandedly pulled off several showstopping numbers throughout the show, including “Pulled,” a comic, belt-heavy song about her feelings of love for her fiancé.

I would say the show is entirely worth the ticket price to see Scott Simmons’ portrayal of Fester Addams. Fester’s character works as the puppet master throughout the show, controlling the ensemble of ancestors and working for true love to prevail.

In the second act, he sings a song to his true love, with a flawless high note at the end that left me in awe at his talent and vocal ability.

Overall, this show is filled to the brim with amazing cast members with spectacular ranges and vocal capacity.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHRIS OZMET AND MEGAN KEATING

“THE ADDAMS FAMILY” RUNS through Nov. 1 at the DeSoto Theatre on Broad Street.

Although the possibly too elaborate scene changes distract from the flow of a standard musical, each number is a standout on its own.

The show is also filled with Berry alumni and faculty including Grace McMullen (‘15), Lauren Jones (‘11), and Eric McDowell, chair of the department of mathematics and computer science.

McDowell, who plays Mal, has enjoyed his experience with RLT. “Addams Family” is his second show with RLT, his first being “Spamalot” in spring 2015.

“There’s something magical

about being in the theatre,” McDowell said.

Rome Little Theatre’s “The Addams Family” opened on Oct. 16 and runs through Nov. 1 at the DeSoto Theatre on Broad Street.

Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 on Sundays.

There will be a special 10 p.m. performance of the show on Oct. 24 following the Zombie-thon and Apocalyptic Block Party.

Tickets cost $18 for adults and $16 for students. They can be reserved on the Rome Little Theatre website or by calling the box office at 706-295-7171.

TOP LEFT: MAL (ERIC MCDOWELL) RECIEVES a cigar from The Thing.

TOP RIGHT: ALICE (LAURA DUTTON) DRINKS from the chalice during “The Game.”

FAR RIGHT: MORTICIA (JENNY WEAR) AND GOMEZ (LENARDO CASTRO) DANCE the tango.

RIGHT: AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM THEIR CRYPT, THE ADDAMS FAMILY ANCESTORS AWAIT further instructions.

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Third annual Zombie-thon shuffles through Rome ANNABETH CRITTENDEN entertainment editor Cries for brains will echo through Broad Street on Oct. 24.

The Harbin Clinic will be hosting their third annual Zombie-thon 5K this weekend. The event allows runners to attempt to survive a hoard of zombies while competing in a race.

There will be two races in addition to the zombie run, a traditional 5K and a health walk.

Runners participating in the zombie run will be handed a flag belt.

Throughout the course of the race, “zombies” will attempt to remove the belt from the runners. At the end of the race, runners with their belts finish alive while runners without join the zombie hoard.

The event enlists help from many

volunteers, ranging from zombie impersonators to members of an Outbreak Response Team. There will also be volunteers before the race begins getting zombies in full makeup and costumes.

The Zombie-thon is only a small part of the festivities happening on Broad Street throughout the day.

The events begin around 3:30 p.m. with a photo booth and costume contest with the zombie volunteers.

After the race, Broad Street will be blocked off to traffic for an Apocalyptic Block Party. This party will feature games and music by the Infinity Show Band. After the party, the Rome Little Theatre is offering a special 10 p.m. performance of “The Addams Family” musical.

Registration for the race is open until Oct. 24 and costs $35. Online registration information can be found on the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation website.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY LAUREN JONES

RUNNERS AT THE 2014 ZOMBIE-THON RACE test their survival skills by running for their health as well as for their life.

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Cross country shows improvement on home course AVERY BOULWARE sports editor The Berry men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the annual Berry Invitational on their home course on Oct. 17. The men’s team placed second and the women placed sixth against 16 teams from across the southeast, including three conference teams and two Division I club teams.

“The weather was perfect, and coach [Deaton] did a really good job getting teams to come with guys that are running our pace that we could compete against,” freshman Austin Rader said.

The Berry men’s team came second only to Georgia Tech’s club team, which means they came in first compared to the other conference schools that competed. Birmingham-Southern College, a close rival, placed third. Senior Kyle Harris placed 14th, with junior Ebenezer Agaro, junior Sam Berendsen and sophomore Robert Bevins also in the top 20 men’s finishers.

“It was fun to see our guys go out and compete hard,” assistant coach Luke Syverson said. “You always hope to do well on your home course in front of your fans.”

The Berry women’s team placed sixth in their 6K race, and junior Danielle Ferro placed fourth out of the top 20 women’s finishers.

“On the girl’s side, this was a pretty competitive field,” Syverson said. “We had a couple girls step up that ran really well that we weren’t necessarily expecting, and we had a couple girls that normally are in our top group that didn’t run so well. That’s the important part about cross country, that when your teammate maybe doesn’t have their best race, someone else is able to step up and have their best race and take that spot to help out the team.”

Berry’s cross country training program is designed to steadily build up faster times into October, when runners should be making their best times in order to place well in the conference meet.

“A lot of teams that start out really strong tend to fade towards the end of the season,” Syverson said. “But we are a little bit biggerpicture. Steady progress is more important to us.

The tradition for Berry cross country is to put a lot of emphasis on the month of October.”

This steady-progress approach was clearly successful for Berry at the meet on Saturday, as most of the runners beat their best times for their respective races, which was an 8K for the men’s

CAIT BUCKALEW, staff photojournalist

JUNIOR EBENEZER AGARO FINISHES strong at the Berry College Invitational on Saturday. Agaro, as well as four other Berry runners, placed in the top 20 runners out of the 16 schools that participated in the meet. race and a 6K for the women.

“We had a lot of girls that had big breakthrough races,” senior Rachel Dorris said. “Most of them PR’d or tied right at [their personal record].”

The SAA conference meet is fast approaching, and both teams are optimistic about beating their rankings from last year. In 2014 the men’s

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Men’s and women’s swimming @ Centre College dual meet

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Men’s soccer vs. Centre @ Berry

Women’s volleyball vs.

BirminghamSouthern @ Berry

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Men’s and women’s soccer @ Sewanee

Volleyball @ Emory Invitational

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team ranked second in the conference and the women’s team ranked fourth.

“I definitely think we’ll be able to compete,” Dorris said. “We’re at a place in the season where, if you’ve been healthy, now is your time to shine. I definitely think we can place just as well, if not better, than last year.”

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Men’s golf places first at Chick-fil-A Invitational HAIDEN WIDENER asst. sports editor The Berry men’s golf team hosted the Chick-fil-A Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. The team placed first on both days and took away the overall championship trophy.

Not only did the team finish in first place as a whole, but sophomore Ryan Elmore individually finished first as well. He had the low score of seven under par overall in the tournament.

“Personally I feel like I played well,” Elmore said. “It is always good to get a win personally, but it honestly would not mean nearly as much without the team winning.”

The next closest individual score was from LaGrange College with a two under par.

Berry was the only team to finish under par. The Vikings were 11 under par with a total score of 853. LaGrange College came in second at eight over par, with a total score of 872.

Three other Berry golfers placed in the top five. Senior Drew Kosko tied for third with another player from LaGrange College, and finished one under par with 215. Senior Tommy McCloskey tied for fourth place with a player from Piedmont College, with a total score of 216. Sophomore Eddy Black finished fifth at one over par with 217.

Berry players made up 18 of the total 71 participants in the invitational.

The team teed off between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on both Monday and Tuesday. The weather was extremely cold both mornings, with temperatures around 35 degrees. But that did not affect their playing. Multiple players still shot under par in all three rounds.

Even though Berry golf doesn’t typically get to compete on their own course, they have had a very successful season while traveling to other tournaments.

“We have won three tournaments this season in our five starts this year compared to two wins during all of last year,” Elmore said.

JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor

SENIOR TOMMY MCCLOSKEY DRIVES the ball down range. He finished fourth and the team finished first in this week’s Chick-fil-A Invitational at Stonebridge Golf Club.

The Vikings have finished first in two other tournaments as a team, the Rhodes Fall Classic and the Gordin Classic, and hope to continue their success through the remainder of their season.

In an interview with Sports Information, head coach Brian Farrer said, “The guys

played great this week. This is a great way to end the fall season.”

Berry is currently ranked third in the nation for NCAA Division III golf and, according to Elmore, they are hoping for a national championship during the second half of their season this spring.

This past win for the Vikings will complete the fall portion of their season.

The Berry men’s golf team will kick off their spring season in March at the Callaway Gardens Collegiate Invitational at the Mountain View golf course in Pine Mountain, Ga.

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JUNIOR CHRISTOPHER LILLY CARRIES the ball over the 35-yard-line to gain a first down for the Vikings last Saturday against Hendrix.

The Vikings defeated Hendrix and are now number one in the SAA conference. Their next home game is Nov. 14 against Centre.

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Drop It Like It’s Yacht

On Saturday, Dana hosted their annual late night event in Kilpatrick Commons with a boat party theme.

Students filled the common area as dance-off events took place with the help of a student DJ.

THE AESTHETIC OF THE FOUNTAIN AND UPSCALE ENVIRONMENT ADD to the yacht theme of the late night event.

SENIOR TYLER KAELIN WARMS himself up by the food station as seniors Ernie Brown and Emily Kaelin serve boat party related hors-d’oeuvres.

SOPHOMORE CHRISTINA RENTAS DRESSES in nautical themed attire as she partakes in a dance-off.

A STUDENT DJ KEEPS the crowd going through the night with familiar and upbeat music as students show up to the event.

PHOTOS BY BRYANNA PERRY, asst. photojournalism editor