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Green Team Swap Shop creates a used item exchange initiative Kelsee Brady staff writer
On Saturday, the Green Team hosted a grand opening of their Berry Swap Shop, located in Dana 244. The idea for the Swap Shop was initially based off of the idea of the Little Free Library initiative, in which wooden boxes are set up in neighborhoods across the country and random people are encouraged to drop off books they have read in exchange for new ones. The Swap Shop is an extension of this. Members of the Berry community can drop off old clothes, decorations, books, shoes, or other miscellaneous items. They can also browse the shop, and are welcome to take anything they would like, regardless of whether or not they have dropped off something. As members of the Green Team express, the grand opening had high levels of turnout. Furthermore, students brought in a wide assortment of items to give up for future swapping. Jacob Pritchett, sophomore Green Team eco-representative, expressed his excitement for the opening, and the future of the Swap Shop. “I was surprised by the turnout; it was better than I expected,” Pritchett said. “I was
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really excited to see a lot of the things that came in. I was really pleased with it.” The central purpose of the Berry Green Team is to implement residential sustainability programs on campus. According to Stephen Wyatt, residence life area coordinator and supervisor of Green Team, initiatives like this are the group’s main prerogative. “There’s a number of student organizations that work on the enviornment out there, but we wanted to start one that really focuses on residence hall and residence life issues and projects whereas the other student organizations are campus-wide community,” Wyatt explained. “It’s really just a different niche of ‘green’ stuff.” According to sophomore Amy Amy Borton, a Green Team eco-representative, the idea was intended to cut down on residential waste. Rather than throwing out
old items they no longer want, students have the opportunity to bring them to a place where they can be repurposed for further use. “It goes back to some of what we’ve seen on campus,” Borton said. “If you’re here at the end of the year and you see the huge piles of stuff people throw away or just people trying to give away stuff in the halls, a lot of stuff tends to go to waste, and the Swap Shop will give people a place where they can put old items to good use again.” The Swap Shop was started in hopes of being a positive and effective program for the college constituency of Berry. It is supposed to be similar to other thrift shops, like Goodwill, but free and within walking Borton distance of most dorms. “I’m actually not entirely sure where the Swap Shop came from, like whose particular
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idea it was, but I was definitely excited to be a part of it,” Pritchett said. “I love Goodwill, and anyone who goes to college loves Goodwill. So free Goodwill on campus with college student items is really nice.” A wide variety of different items are being accepted, and a full list of the items allowed can be found on fliers and emails, as well as taped outside of the door of the shop. Wyatt spoke about what items will and will not be accepted. “For the most part, it will be similar to a Goodwill. We will allow gently used items, stuff that’s not broken,” Wyatt explained. “For clothing or towels, they need to be clean. We are not going to take any used or dirty things. Books, CDs, movies, if people want to drop those off, they can. Certainly, with any of this stuff, we’re not going to take anything offensive or promoting drug use, and no perishable items.” The Swap Shop will continue to be open for student use from 9-5 Tuesdays, and from 9-11 and 12-5 on Thursdays until Reading Day, April 24. If students have items to drop off outside of those hours, a drop off box will be left next of the door at all times. Those items will eventually be incorporated into the shop’s inventory at a future time. After April 24, remaining items will be distributed to various nonprofit organizations in Rome.
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Memorial Library offers video game rentals for community Taylor Corley reporter Eric Crum editor
Although it has been available for over six months, many students may not be aware of one of the newest technological editions on Berry College’s campus: video games in the library. The Berry College Memorial Library introduced a new feature this fall allowing students and faculty to check out video games and consoles just as they would books. “One of our missions is, in addition to being the academic library for everyone, students and faculty alike, we also try to act as the public library,” Director Sherre Harrington said. “We want to offer recreational materials that students can use in their spare time, and give them the opportunity to either relax or engage with information and finding resources. Video games fall along that line.”
The Memorial Library is one of several other campus libraries nationwide that have adopted this new method of offering students easy access to recreational technology. Studies show that whether it be for research purposes or just walking through the doors, students’ GPAs will increase after more interaction in a library. Taking this into account, the Memorial Library staff constantly implements ways to encourage student involvement. “We wanted to introduce the video game feature to hopefully draw in students who otherwise might not come into the library,” Harrington said. Library staff member Dylan Moran proposed the idea to his colleagues after collecting data from the University of North Texas, another academic library that carries a large selection of video games for students to rent. “We brainstormed and everyone was on board with it,” Moran said. “We got the support and data then went for it.” Along with catching students’ attention and helping them relax, the addition of video
games is the library’s way of keeping up with the times. “To find out more about this project, I read about evolution of libraries in terms of what things they offer for checkout,” Moran said. “There are libraries that even rent out power tools. But video games support creative design for anyone interested in graphic arts, and there is data out there that proves video games promote problem solving and reduce stress.” Students are already taking advantage of the library’s gaming selection. “I’m really excited that the library now offers video games for us to check out,” freshman Will Bannister said. “I was walking through the aisles while taking a study break and I found the video games behind the movies. I ended up renting ‘Overwatch’ for my roommate and I to play on his Xbox.” In order to achieve widespread influence, Berry’s library has made sure everyone has access to the benefits offered with making video games available to rent. “We felt like it was important to buy and offer the hardware used to play the games as
well for a variety of reasons,” Harrington said. “The most important reason being that not everyone has the money to buy an Xbox or PlayStation, but we want to make sure they still have an opportunity to use the collection.” There are no fees associated with renting a game or console from the library. However, rather than allowing students four weeks to hold onto a video game as they can with books, games have a two week rental limit. “Students are allowed to check out video games for two weeks on the idea that there are fewer games than there are books so we want students to share them a little bit more,” Harrington said. “If you check out a book for a paper, it is rare that someone else is going to be working on the same topic so students can keep books longer, but video games are a little different.” The gaming selection is available online for browsing. The current selection is limited to a little over 40 games for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 only, but the library hopes to introduce Nintendo Switch games by next fall.
Rufus Massey retires after a 25-year career at Berry Joseph Miller reporter Ben Lord editor Annie Deitz deputy news editor Rufus Massey, pioneer of Krannert Center Activities Board (KCAB) and dean of student work, will retire on June 30 at the end of a 25-year career. Massey attended Berry as a student from 1971 to 1975, graduating with a degree in biology and chemistry. Soon after his graduation, Massey returned to Berry to serve as the director of student activities and created KCAB. Since then, over 25 years of his career have been spent at Berry, where he has served in numerous roles. “We used to drive by here on the way to my grandmother’s in Atlanta, and I saw the Ford buildings from the highway,” Massey said. “I learned that was a college, and I thought, ‘well if I gotta go to college, might as well go to that one.’” In 2003, Massey began his role as an officer for the corporate and foundation department at Beery, and helped the college raise over $100 million. Massey continued to work
with alumni relations until 2008, when he and President Steve dean of student work, Massey will continue to work with Briggs first came up with the idea for student-run businesses Berry’s advancement department on a part-time basis, doing on campus. Massey was tasked major gift fundraising. His job will with making the vision a reality. He mainly entail visiting with alumni and worked with a team of students to engaging them in Berry events. create the Berry Student Enterprise Sylvia Howard, Massey’s former Program, a collective of studentoffice manager, said he has always operated businesses. During the naturally connected with alumni. past 10 years since its formation, “We would get emails and phone the program has grossed over $3 calls from alumni wanting to talk with million in revenue and employed Rufus because they wanted to make a over 700 students. career change,” Howard said. “They Propelled by the success of wanted to touch base with Rufus the Student Enterprise Program, because he had made such an impact Cecily Crow Massey became the dean of on them.”’ student work in 2010. In this role, Massey will not join the Massey worked alongside Briggs advancement department right away, to transform Berry’s student work though. After he retires this June, he program. This transformation included the establishment will take a three-month vacation to relax and complete one of of the student work level system, which allows students to his bucket list goal of traveling to all 50 states with his wife. incrementally take on more responsibility and earn a larger He only has five states left, and he plans to start in Alaska. He wage as their skillset grows. Massey also had a hand in and his wife are also tennis players and have booked tickets creating the Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Program. to go to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York. “He’s a man that’s always on the go, kind of like the Overall, Massey said he is extremely grateful for all the Energizer bunny,” Student Activities Director Cecily Crow opportunities Briggs has given him and for everything Berry said. has done for him. The student work program is expected to Although he will be stepping down from his role as continue to develop in his absence.
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Fawn events around campus Thursday 5 p.m. Finals Fest Tank Top tie-dying on the Krannert Lawn 6:30 p.m. OXFAM Hunger Banquet in the Ford Dining Hall, CE credit
Friday 5:30 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt at Oakhill 7 p.m. KCAB’s Relaxation Station in the Spruill ballroom
Saturday 8 a.m. Student Enterprises’ Spring Market in Clara Bowl 6 p.m. Finals Fest in the horseshoe
Monday 6 p.m. “Great Books and the Good Life” lecture with Dr. David Ramsey in Evans auditorium
Tuesday 5 p.m. Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault lecture in Krannert 250, CE credit
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Berry College Wind Esemble Concert in Ford auditorium
Wednesday 7 p.m. George Family Lecture series in the Spruill Ballroom D/E, CE credit
Business students partner with Austrian app Madison Morris reporter
Anna Katherine Drew editor Michaela Lumpert news editor Berry College entrepreneurial students partnered with an Austrian startup company that allows them to manage the photo contest app, Photogramm. Photogramm is a photography competition application that allows users to upload their photos from events for a chance to win prizes in return. The app is free for users to download in the app store. Photogramm users can take, upload, and submit their best photos to enter them into contests. Competitors have the chance to win prizes if their photo is selected. Photos can be taken through the app, uploaded to the app and stored in a gallery. Photogramm also has the capability to apply an event brand or logo to a photo. To enter or find a contest, a code can be scanned or entered in order to submit an entry or to vote. Users can also be notified of challenges in which they can partake to win a prize. Photos receive “likes” and “dislikes” from viewers, and are also filtered through to
remove irrelevant or inappropriate content. Photos can also be shared to a variety of social media. The app markets to young adults heavily involved in social media and extracurricular activities, such as campuswide events, sports, clubs, and intramurals. Because of this, Berry serves as a test audience from which both the business and the college can benefit. Students in the Advanced Entrepreneurship class, taught by Paula Englis, director of the Berry College entrepreneurship program, have first hand experience with the app, and are currently working with the company by keeping tack of what is going on. The students work with Chris Goeckel, Berry alumnus, who serves as the link between the students and the company. “The students get to get into the software, see the dashboard, and monitor everything that’s going on,” Englis said. “They set up the competitions, they approve pictures, so they do the whole system. And then Chris and the company pay for the prizes.” Not only are students gaining experience, but the Austrian company receives critiques, recommendations, and experimentation from the students. “It’s a great thing to have on your resume because you’re having this really hands-on experience with a small company,” Englis said. Integrating this mobile application into campus events, serves as a way for students
to contribute to the marketing strategies of their own school. These photos can then be used by Berry to publicize campus-wide events such as theater performances, athletic events, and social gatherings. “It’s a mobile photo album for people that you want to share your pictures with, and I think that has a niche,” Goeckel said. “It has so much potential, especially in the college world.” The app was first implemented on campus during KCAB’s Casino Night, where students were invited to share photos taken during that night. The students in Englis’ course, with the help of Goeckel, created a contest for the event and later reviewed the images submitted by the attendees to evaluate the application in action. Englis explained the reason why the company came to Berry. “One of our alums, his name is Chris Goeckel, contacted me over Christmas and said that they’re big in Europe and thinking about entering the U.S. market,” Englis said. Goeckel oversees the sales and business development for Photogramm in the United States. He described where the idea for the app came from. “Photogramm came out of ‘how do we have the best possible experience for an individual or a family that attends an event?’” Goeckel said. “Then ‘how do we make it as interactive and as fun as humanly possible?’” After trying the app out with large
companies like Atlanta United, Goeckel believed that the app would work best among small colleges, where he believed that there is lots of energy and excitement on campus. He is passionate about contributing to the success of Berry’s business and marketing efforts and encourages students to download and begin experimenting with the app. “I think it’s primarily for colleges, because I feel like we’re in that era,” junior Josie Hadaway, a student in the class, said. “We’re in that group of people that really like documenting things, taking pictures and sharing those. With Instagram being in our generation, Photogramm is a different platform of that, so we can take and share pictures. The contest aspect of is it really neat too. It could be big for college students to win prizes, so I feel like it’s the perfect place for an app like this.” This new mobile application can promote the connection between users and businesses. Both the individual and the company can benefit from the relationship built through this app. The mutual relationship promotes the works of the user while the contribution of images gives industries the perspective of their audience from which they are attempting to gain feedback. “It sounds like a really great way to get people engaged more in what they’re doing to share,” Hadaway said. “And then the photos become Berry’s property, so Berry can use them in marketing.”
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OPINIONS Our View: Sex education needs to be more comprehensive April is sexual assault awareness month. forms of contraceptives. The point being, In a society constantly confronted with the public, private and home-schooled, the harsh realities of sexual assault, we school systems and curriculum we grew-up need to be more proactive on the matter. in put no collaborative effort in teaching We can start by drastically changing the the actualities of sexual education. Despite way in which we discuss sex. This change differences on opinion of the subject, can be implemented through an upgrade comprehensive sex education would benefit and modification of our us as a society. nation’s standardized By not having effective and An alarming sexual education. productive conversations early Coming from varying on about safe sex, true consent number of cultural and religious and healthy relationships, we states do the backgrounds, our continue to set ourselves up to be bare minimum an ill-informed society, operating collective understanding and in-classroom teaching when it comes under the false assumption that of general sex-ed is in no ignorance is bliss. In fact, it is this to mandating very ignorance which can cause way consistent. For some, curriculum of sex-ed was crammed into problems. a weeklong mini-lecture About 750,000 teenagers sex-ed. series taught by a school become pregnant every year, counselor who most likely people within the age range of 15had no formal training on the matter. 24 make up for 25 percent of all new HIV Maybe your sex-ed class was a part of infections in the U.S and make up for half of your gym credits in high school, hurriedly the average 19 million STD infections every taught in a cramped classroom by a gym year in the U.S, according to The Future of teacher who knew just as much as you Sex Education Initiative. did of the technicalities and realities of An alarming number of states do the informed sexual education. Or possibly, bare minimum when it comes to mandating your school didn’t even offer a sex-ed curriculum of sex-ed. According to state course, operating under the thought that legislature, only 10 states, and the District abstinence and avoidance are the best of Columbia, include discussion of healthy
Bubble Banter Sex education is extremely important. Schools and organizations should teach not only safe sex practices and the importance of consent, but also the importance of being mentally and emotionally ready to share such an intimate part of yourself with another person. You never want a sexual encounter to be something you regret. Elisabeth Martin, junior
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relationships, consent or sexual assault in their sex-ed programs. More discouraging is that some states require “abstinence only” courses to be taught in schools. While abstinence is a valid and the only 100% effective method of preventing pregnancy and spread of diseases, it’s not what everyone chooses, giving reason for more inclusive and comprehensive education on various safe sex methods as well as healthy, healthy, consensual relationships. Without proper education on healthy relationships, developing teenagers miss out on the importance of communication, conflict management and negotiation. These are all skills we cannot guarantee are being taught at home, increasing the need to bridge the gap between instilled upbringings and a standardized education. Outside of the educational system, varying home lives and upbringings shape how we view relationships and sex. This only reaffirms the need for clear, non-biased education on the matter. By having a common understanding, having honest conversations about what a healthy relationship looks like, what consent truly is, what sexual assault really is and the lasting effects of such a horrible act, we as a society can finally admit to the ignorance of
Sex ed. is sexy! As natural and inevitable processes, sex and reproduction should be prioritized in schools to better prepare individuals for the future of their health. Additionally, it is reassuring to be with a partner who is educated and aware of their sexual health. Claire Voltarel, junior
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Topic of Sex the Week: Education
From what I’ve heard from others, and based on my experience in sex ed. class in high school, sex ed. is poorly covered. Material and content are lacking and methods are outdated and essentially pointless. The fear of God is no longer a viable way of teaching the potential risks of unprotected sex. Alex Hodges, sophomore
Sex education is essentially health education. Implementing sexual education programs in public schooling is essential to ensure that students understand reproductive health, and integral to allowing students to develop safe relationships to natural, biological facets of life. Annie Deitz, sophomore
not being taught these basic concepts from the very beginning. Despite thorough, scientific and social understanding of sex as an act itself, the general public knowledge of it is hindered by an archaic education system which is far too rooted in religious, sociocultural and political motivations. As college students, we see this discrepancy in understanding every day through our peers’ varying perceptions and opinions about sex. At a collegiate level however, all hope isn’t lost in proper education. Berry could offer a standardized sex-ed course as a kinesiology credit your freshmen year. The benefits of this would be ensuring students, early on in their four years at Berry, receive the information needed, in a classroom setting, to be informed about relationships, sexually active or not. We already are required to attend “Can I Kiss You?” during Viking Venture. Expounding on that desire to create a well-informed, more educated campus could only benefit our culture and safety.
I feel like high schools need to teach more relevant topics. I get it’s an awkward topic, but looking back at what I was taught, it was all outdated and doesn’t make sense to our society today. Even if it’s awkward, I think it should be talked about because I feel like students today are confused and only receiving half of the information. Michaela Lumpert, sophomore I think sex education is necessary and remains to be improved. The reason why is because, for some people, sex or any bodily functions are not talked about at home. Learning about them in a classroom provides a safe environment that encourages people to explore bodies, sexuality and identity. Jamison Guice, sophomore
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There’s no ‘typical’ parent-child relationship
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MICHAELA LUMPERT news editor I grew up with a strong, independent, northern mom and a dad who came from Switzerland and struggles with the English language to this day. I have a twin who was an exact replica of me, but as we split and went to college, we became two separate individuals with very different dreams and hopes. I guess what I am trying to say is that we are very different from your typical American family. I was taught what I consider northern values in a southern living environment. I was taught to be respectful, to always use my manners, to be professional, and to never talk back. I’m sure what you are thinking now is, ok but Michaela, how are you different and where is this going? Well, my relationships with my parents aren’t like your typical relationship. Not only did my mom teach me how to drive, she taught me my first curse words. She taught me that retail
therapy is the best cure for any bad mood, and chocolate is the only health care we need. I had my first cup of coffee way too young, and now the only thing to get me to sleep is an espresso. I am essentially a carbon copy of my mother. But more importantly, as I was growing up, she was also starting her own business. So, from a young age, I was taught to be independent, to always speak my mind, and to never let anyone or anything hold me back. With my dad, on the other hand, I learned the everchallenging German language, to never be afraid to ask questions (because he asks more questions in one day than I can in a lifetime) and to have an open mind because the world is filled with millions of different cultures that all vary from my own. My relationship with my parents is formal, but it’s also casual. They both have always
taught me to be open not only with them, but with my personality and my life. Because I was always so open with my parents, they trust me with everything. I am able to fly to Boston to visit a boy, go off to college, and not have my parents track my every movement on their phones. It also brought my family closer, to where we can have fun and still be respectful to each other. Now after reading this, you’ve probably realized that our relationships between our parents are very different. But, I think we need to have more casual relationships with our parents, or else we can feel closed off from not only them but even others around us. Our parents have raised us all in different ways, but having an open relationship with them makes them more likely to trust us and let us try new things. It also allows us to
keep our relationships strong and meaningful even after college when we are all moved out with families of our own. So sure, call me biased, I have the best parents in the world, but because of how they raised me and how they were open with me as well, I feel as if our relationship can withstand anything. They still get mad at me when I tell them I skip class, but then they reason with me and understand when I sometimes have a good reason for it. They still reprimand me and explain to me when I have done something wrong, but they also trust me and they don’t hide anything that happens in our family from me or my twin. Our relationships have never been stronger. Because of this, my mom is my best friend, and for many of my friends, the highlight of my Snapchat story, and soon to be Twitter famous.
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being. In a perfect world this trust would be upheld without problem. But as I’m sure we are all aware, our world is far from perfect. It’s in that brokenness that tragedies such as the recent murder in South Carolina. We can only do so much as consumers to guarantee our personal safety. You can check license plates, car models, profiles etc. It’s a joint effort, however. As for the companies we so casually use nowadays, they must have stricter regulations for users and especially providers of services which these companies so readily don’t take responsibility for. If companies were to claim their providers as actual employees, there would be a lot more validity and security in who they were hiring. As for the providers themselves, drivers who pick us up and home owners who we rent from, we can only hope and trust in the morality of those we are riding with or renting with. This feels like a blind trust, one which has failed time and time again. However, we can’t live entirely in fear. Resources like Uber are incredibly resourceful and beneficial. I just advise to take caution and be proactive next time you order a car.
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understanding, is fractured, reconciliation feels impossible. I truly wish there was some sort of systematic assuredness when using resources like Uber, Airbnb and Lyft. The truth however is that there is no corporate responsibility. The companies themselves don’t claim their drivers or their hosts as legitimate employees. The services we as consumers take advantage of are only as reputable as the review’s others give, not through company promises. I mean, a background check can only tell of the documented criminal history of a person, not their true intentions or morality. This leaves users with plenty of room for speculation and fear. I have experienced this fear personally through using these types of services myself. I also have been reminded of this fear through worried texts and calls from my mom checking in on the safety and trustworthiness of my Airbnb hosts and making sure I always check the license plates of my Uber drivers when traveling. When we as users log into an app, order a car or book a house for vacation, we are putting an immense amount of trust into complete strangers to maintain our well-
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User safety is a communal effort Hearing of the passing of the young University of South Carolina student, who died at the hands of a man she mistakenly thought to be her Uber driver, my fears and disappointment of our society were only solidified. I feel as if something like this tragedy should be avoidable. This isn’t an isolated incident, however. Cases like this have made headlines before and the only thing we’re told to do is be more vigilant. As users of a service such as Uber, is it really our job to constantly be on the lookout for potential threats? To live in such a way that you are always checking the validity and security of your surroundings sounds tiring. The lack of trust in our society can easily be blamed on incidents such as this most recent murder in South Carolina and other horror stories passed through Facebook shared stories and worried parents calling their children every time something like this happens. It’s a frustrating existence in a world where not everyone holds the same respect and honor of other people’s lives. It feels almost intrinsic to want everyone to be safe, strangers and loved ones alike. When that normalcy, that perceived social
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From Graduation to Graduate Sch Elizabeth Holman Ross University of Veterinary Medicine “I am going to Ross University Vet School. It’s got different programs, so it’s big, but it doesn’t feel big. It’s a lot like Berry, except it’s on an island (St. Kitts). I start on September 2, but I have a week of orientation before then, so I’ll fly down in late August. We’ll focus on small animals first and then move into more large animal stuff. The school has about 12 thousand students. You don’t see all of those people because there are different campuses. The vet school campus is small and it doesn’t look ike Berry, but it feels like it because you can walk everywhere and it’s closed off to the public. I know two vets from back home and I have worked with them and they both graduated from Ross, and so I like how they practice. I like how compassionate they are about their job and the animals they work on. It’s kind of an advanced program. Vet school is usually four years, but down there it’s two years and four months on the island and then you transfer in. There are 22 schools that are partnered with Ross in the United States and there are a few more outside. You do one year at one of those schools you choose. It’s really cool because you get done about eight months faster than you normally would and you get to practice before everyone else.” - Senior Elizabeth Holman
Mary Rowland University of Alabama “I was accepted and have decided to attend the University of Alabama. I was accepted into their master’s program and I’ll be focusing on cellular and molecular biology. I will also be studying cardiac disease. I chose Alabama because they are an R1 university, which is the highest class type of research university. They have the funding and the facilities for topnotch research and when I visited there, the faculty was awesome and super sweet so it really felt like a family there. It is a two-year program, but I plan to get a PhD in the long run. I’m graduating Berry in three years, so I haven’t really had a lot of time to look into my interests, personally, so first I am going to start out with master’s just to kind of see if that’s exactly what I want to research in the long run. I definitely want to be a professor at a university. I want to lead my own research in a lab and share with others how much I love biology and one day help cure human diseases.” - Senior Mary Rowland
Alberto Castillo Brenau University “I’m going to Brenau’s clinical counseling psychology program. It’s a two year master’s program and I start in the summer. Basically, for the first year, I’ll be learning the basics of counseling, and for the second year, it’s pretty much all practicum hours where I would actually be counseling people alongside a licensed professional. The end goal is to earn my LPC certification or go to more postgrad and achieve a doctorate degree in psychology. The dream is to do applied clinical psychology: either counseling or evaluations.” - Senior Alberto Castillo
chool: Six Seniors Share Plans
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Momo Abdellatif Marquette University “I will be attending law school at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I will be pursuing their sports law certification. Marquette is home to the National Sports Law Institute and it is the top-ranked sports law program in the country. I will begin the program in August. It is a three-year program.With my law degree, I plan to pursue a career in intercollegiate athletics. Within the law, there are a number of opportunities to better assist student athletes, institutions, and communities that I would love to explore. I’ve worked for all four years in the athletic department where I have had exposure to the inner workings of the NCAA and college athletics. In this position, I’ve also worked with some of the best coaches and administrators in the NCAA Division III and I’m confident that this time in the Berry Athletic Office will have prepared me well to pursue a career in sports law.”- Senior Momo Abdellatif
Brittni Hoover University of South Carolina “I am attending The University of South Carolina and I will be getting my Master of Science in Athletic Training. I was also offered a fellowship position with my program offer. During the mornings I will be in class and then in the afternoons, I will be at different clinical rotations. My last semester I will have the option to be an athletic training student at another institution or I can stay at USC and work with their athletic teams. I was one of eight people accepted to USC’s MSAT program. I want to work with college athletics. I would love to work at the Division I level, specifically with either football or swimming and diving, but I am also open to different clinical options, which is something that I will explore and be given the opportunity to learn more about. I was made aware of the profession of Athletic Training when I injured my shoulder during swim practice and ended up getting surgery my freshman year at Berry. It led to me spending tons of time in the athletic training room and I was surrounded by some of the best people I’ve met in my entire life. I had always wanted to be in a profession that worked with athletes and injuries, but I had no idea what athletic training was until I was injured.” Senior Brittni Hoover
Olivia Grey University of South Florida “I’m going to the University of South Florida to get my Master of Science in applied behavioral analysis, which is a therapy kind of technique that can be applied in a lot of ways, but it is typically used to help kids with autism. It’s a two year program, and I start in August. The end goal would be to start working at a center after I graduate with my master’s and eventually open my own center. Berry has a four-course sequence in ABA that I was able to take while I was in undergrad, and I was also able to do three internships while I was at Berry that were all in the field of applied behavioral analysis.” - Senior Olivia Grey
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Chair Yoga • 6:00 p.m. • Healing Arts Center of Rome The first chair yoga class of the April series is on Thursday at the Healing Arts Center. The class is for beginners and will focus on joints. It is $15 to drop in; to reserve a spot, call the instructor Beth at 706-506-9636.
April 15
Hobo Dance: Western Style Square Dancing
• 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • The Center, Cartersville The Bartow Dixie Grands of Cartersville are hosting this evening of square dancing, food and fun for beginners and experienced dancers. It costs $5 to participate in the dances, but one can just go and watch for free.
April 21
Easter at the Ridge
• 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Ridge Ferry Park Cavalry Baptist Church is hosting their Easter service at the ampitheater at Ridge Ferry Park. This unconventional worship service is free for anyone to attend.
April 26
The Diary of Anne Frank
• 8:00 p.m. • Historic DeSoto Theatre Rome Little Theatre is presenting this new adaptation of the original stage play to acquaint a new generation with the harsh realities of the Holocaust. Student tickets are $14, and they encourage everyone not to miss this unforgettable evening.
GRAPHIC COURTESY OF PEW RESEARCH CENTER According to surveys conducted in 2017, 61 percent of adults ages 18 to 29 use streaming services to watch TV more than any other platform. This shift in the market, and the shift in this age group’s behavior surrounding television through binge-watching, is changing the industry in more ways than one. Alana George asst. arts & living editor
Television and movie streaming services are now the top-earning entertainment platforms of the millennial generation. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, around 6 out of 10 adults between the ages of 18 and 29 prefer streaming services over cable. The television market has been shifting toward streaming services for a while now, and the effects on culture and on cable companies is now being strongly felt. Curt Hersey, assistant professor of communication, said that this market shift has been happening in the last three or four years. He said the biggest players right now are Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. Hersey also cited how people are now cancelling their cable, or “cord-cutting,” in favor of streaming services. “If people are cancelling their cable, you know they’re not just no longer watching television,” Hersey said. “They are shifting to streaming, and you’ve seen a lot of activity in terms of people leaving cable.” For him and for his students, Hersey said that Netflix is without a doubt the service used the most. Out of 33 Berry students polled, 20 of them use Netflix the most, as opposed to Hulu,
YouTube, or Amazon Prime. The next closest number was for YouTube, which accounted for 12 students. It is clear, then, that Berry students have their favorite platforms, and these platforms do have a large impact on the current market. One of the draws of Netflix in recent years has been the original content, which Hersey cites as the future of streaming. He said that shows like “Orange is the New Black” and “Stranger Things” on Netflix and “The Handmaid’s Tale” on Hulu have been essential for driving subscription. Hersey said the reason for this shift to original programming is due to the networks becoming less willing to let the streaming services have their reruns. The networks got together and created Hulu to have competition with Netflix because they realized they were giving their content away. But now the streaming services are doing just fine, especially Netflix and its original content among college students. “For Netflix, they saw the writing on the wall,” Hersey said. “They saw that they were no longer going to be able to get all of these reruns; those reruns were going to start going to other streaming services. They needed their own content to keep subscribers,” Hersey said. For new streaming services this year, Hersey said that the main two things to watch out for will be Disney Plus and Apple TV +. Disney Plus, according to Hersey, is going to be the 100-pound gorilla, and everyone is just
waiting for it to drop. Disney has not released a lot of information about the service yet, but according to Hersey and a Digital Trends article by Rick Marshall, the shows and movies included at the launch will come from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. There are many reports of different Marvel original content and the promise that every single animated movie from the Disney catalogue will be available shortly after its launch. The other big player this year, Apple TV +, promises original content and a variety of movies, including special projects with different celebrities, a few of whom have already hinted at these projects on their social media. Hersey said that the entire industry is on edge for this launch because of how much Apple can invest in the project. “Apple’s got everybody perked up because if you look at how much money they have, for a while they had more money than any other company, and so they have incredibly deep pockets if they decided they wanted to compete,” Hersey said. With two more new competitors entering the field, the streaming industry becomes even more complicated as consumers are weighed down with the options. “What will be interesting to see is how much consumers are willing to navigate a new world of 12 or 15 streaming services, channels, apps,” Hersey said.
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Viking Fusion shifts focus with high school film festival Alex Hodges arts & living editor
Viking Fusion will host its High School Film Festival on Friday at 7 p.m. in the McAllister Auditorium. There will be viewings of some of the 13 films that were submitted by students from four different counties in Georgia, and students with the best films will be awarded for their work. According to Viking Fusion Adviser Steven Hames, the parameters for the films were simple. Adhering to standard content guidelines, the films could be two to five minutes in length, of any genre, and they had to be made by students in grades nine through twelve. “We wanted to focus on high school students, partially to make students aware of Berry, the department of communication, the filmmaking major and Viking Fusion, but also to reach out into an area where there aren’t a whole lot of competitions or festivals geared toward high school filmmaking,” Hames said. Hames said that there are Berry alumni teaching at local schools and that Berry and Viking Fusion could use the festival as an opportunity to help them out and give some of their students recognition. Senior visual communication major Ellie Harmon is a studio assistant and graphic
designer for Viking Fusion. She helped in the brainstorming process and designed the graphic for the festival. Harmon also helped Fusion’s public resources team reach out to different high schools to find entrants. “It’s beneficial for high schoolers to be able to have an official award on films that they’ve done,” Harmon said. “They might be interested in film, and this is sort of an outlet.” Senior Public Relations Coordinator for Viking Fusion Hannah Clark is glad to see the event taking place. Having worked in admissions at Berry, she is proud to see work being done that could potentially bring in students. She said that they aimed for high school for a couple of reasons. One reason for the aim at high school, according to Clark, is that Assistant Professor of Communication Curt Hersey pushed for high school talent inclusion. Hames and Clark both said that Hersey ended up at Berry after he learned about it through a film festival. Another reason is that, with changes in the communication department and the addition of a filmmaking major, students who have interests in the field can use Viking Fusion’s festival to learn more about the programs offered by the department. Clark, as a senior, is proud of the work that she and the other members of Viking Fusion have done. “The fact that it’s actually on the ground and rolling, that’s kind of a big achievement and kind of a good way to end my senior year because it could possibly be something that’s growing in future years,” Clark said.
Berry College Theatre Company’s production of “Dogfight” runs through the weekend. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. tonight, tomorrow and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are on sale at www.berry.edu/bctc-tickets or at the door. They are $6 for Ethan Barker | CAMPUS CARRIER (Left to right) Kenny Morgan (junior), Jw Perry (sophomore), Tyler Hooper (senior),
students, $8 for seniors and $12 for general admission.
Eric Crum (sophomore), Corinthian Harvey (senior) and Tyler Vaughan (senior) play marines in BCTC’s production of “Dogfight.”
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SPORTS Field Day Invitational brings campus competition Miranda Smith asst. sports editor
The Berry Track and Field team is hosting their 4th annual Berry Field Day Invitational meet Friday and Saturday. The meet will host 24 other colleges and universities. Saturday is also the team’s Pack the House and senior day festivities. Going back into Berry’s history, an annual “Field Day” campus wide track meet would be held, where dorms would compete against each other in a track meet and the winners could be awarded bragging rights, similar to the bragging rights of the Mountain Day Olympics. The categories consisted of both male and female dormitories, Student Government Association organizations, sports teams and faculty and staff. 4x100m relay race would be held after the completion of collegiate relays on Saturday. An “alumni mile” will also be held for former B e r r y C r o s s Country and Track and Field studentathletes. F o r the meet this year, collegiate races and events will be from 3 Jordan p.m. to 9 p.m. at Dickey Field and Clark Track. The team last competed at Auburn University at their 2019 Tiger Track Classic, with most
of their competition consisting of NCAA Division I competition. Senior Alexa Bilsky earned her seasonal personal record of 40.23m in the javelin to earn fifth overall out of fourteen Division I throwers. She is now on top of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) for the event. Freshmen Jordan Wilson and Kelvin Wilson also stood out in their events and both went 3-4 in their men’s 200m heat. Senior Jed Woodward also advanced to the finals of the men’s shot put in his event. In preparation for this weekend, Jordan Wilson shared his excitement for this weekend’s invitational and what he is looking forward to. “I’m looking forward to see Berry come together and have fun,” Wilson said. “It’ll be interesting to see who the fast people are on campus. I just want to build on last weekend’s performance by practicing hard so I can be able to run fast and put on a show for all my friends that don’t usually get the opportunity to see me run.” H e discussed how it felt to compete against o t h e r Division I athletes and the way he was able to Wilson mentally block out the fact they’re just athletes there to compete like he was. He described it as a confidence booster to know he had the ability
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PHOTO COURTESY OF RHETT BUTLER Sophomore Tucker Smith was one of many Berry Track and Field athletes recognized at last year’s Berry Invitational. This year will include the team’s Pack the House event, senior day festivities, and Berry’s annual field day for the campus to compete in, during and after the collegiate events. to compete and win against athletes of their level and caliber. His teammate Kelvin Wilson gave his accolades to Jordan and said that their races pushed each other to be their best. “Running with teammates such as Jordan was great competition and he helps push me,” Wilson said. “When we go to invitationals like this, you see a lot
of other big schools staring at us. It was fun to show them that even though we’re Division III, we can still put up good numbers and times.” Wilson is able to see these last few meets as a way to put up strong n u m b e r s before the conference championship. He said that with his position in the conference, in particular to the
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200m, he is looking to push towards his personal record, to improve his lane placement. Woodward shared his emotions towards being able to compete after coming off of an achilles injury from the past two weeks, as well as his optimism towards home meets. “I’m looking to just go out and have fun” Woodward said. “I have a great support group of friends and family that try and come to all the home meets, and having them there really helps me relax to compete to the best of my ability. With conference coming up fast, I’m just trying to get a far throw out there to try and widen the gap between me and the other two guys who are right behind me in the rankings.”
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Strong pitching expected to lead Rome Braves to success Joshua Mabry sports editor
Coming off of a 1-5 opening road trip, the Rome Braves, Single-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, will return to Rome’s State Mutual Stadium for their home opener against the Greenville Drive, Single-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, on Thursday. Right-handed pitcher Jasseel De La Cruz will get the start for the Rome Braves. De La Cruz pitched once already this season on April 5. At this game, he gave up two runs, walked two batters and struck out three over his 2.2 innings pitched. De La Cruz spent the 2018 season in Rome as well. He went 3-4 on the season last year with a 4.83 earned run average (ERA). Jim Bishop, vice president and general manager of the Rome Braves, said that he is excited about the home opener and getting the opportunity to watch the 2019 team play at home. “It looks like a good mix of both some returning names and some new names as well,” Bishop said. Bishop said that there are several young players on this year’s team. Third baseman Darling Florentino is only 17 years old and shortstop Carlos Paraguate is only 18. There is a 19 year old, Victor Vodnik, and several 20 year olds on this year’s pitching staff, according to Bishop. The pitching staff will be particularly interesting to watch this season, as has been the case with the Rome Braves for the past few seasons. “The Braves are all about pitching,” Bishop said. “I’m excited to see the rotation. From what I hear, our pitching staff is very talented. It looks like a roster that is going to have some success on the field, hopefully in first half and even more in the second half.” The majority of last season’s team went up in the Braves farm system to the High-A Florida Fire Frogs, according to Bishop. “We’re here to develop ball players,” Bishop said. “I’m looking forward to watching this team grow up. I think it will Joshua Mabry | CAMPUS CARRIER be a team that matures and does get better every day.” Even though the home opener for the Rome Braves will The Rome Braves will have its 17th home opener at Rome’s State Mutual Stadium, pictured be on Thursday, the team has already played two series on above, on Thursday at 7 p.m. State Mutual Stadium has served as the team’s home ballpark the road. since 2003 when the team relocated to Rome from Macon. The season started off with a four-game series against the Kannapolis Intimidators, Single-A affiliate of the Chicago “We’re all about the fan experience,” Bishop said. “We’re and her husband Rick enjoy getting to know and talk to the White Sox, in Kannapolis on April 4. in a true Braves market. They enjoy watching these kids grow fans who have become not only friends but family. Rome won 9-1 on opening day, which was on April 4. This up.” “There are a group of us that tailgate on Saturday night game started off with an inside-theThe Rome Braves front office home games,” Hardy said. “That is a highlight of the week.” park home run courtesy of centerfielder staff wants fans to come out to First pitch for Thursday’s game is at 7 p.m. with gates Justin Dean. the ballpark for three or four opening at 6 p.m. The Braves then lost their next three hours every day to enjoy good All fans through the gates will receive a free magnetic games against Kannapolis. food, entertainment and good schedule. After this, the Rome Braves went to baseball, according to Bishop. Every Thursday home game this season will feature Wing Columbia, S.C., to face the Columbia Melanie Hardy, season ticket Night and Thirsty Thursday as well. Fireflies, Single-A affiliate of the New holder, said that she is looking Fans may purchase 10 wings for $5 from the pizza York Mets. The Braves fell in both forward to watching the players concession stand on the third base side of the ballpark and games to the Fireflies. grow both individually and as a $2 16 oz. fountain drinks and draft beer from any concession Even though the product on the Jim Bishop team this season. stand. field this season should be successful, The best thing about Berry students may receive $2 off of their ticket when they Bishop said that he is also excited how attending Rome Braves games present their student ID at the box office for any home game things will operate from the fan perspective this season. goes well beyond the game itself, according to Hardy. She this season, excluding May 9 and July 4.
It looks like a good mix of both some returning names and some new names as well.
Upcoming Events in Sports Friday, April 12 Track & Field Berry Field Day Invitational
Saturday, April 13 Softball vs. Rhodes @ 12 & 2 p.m. Track & Field Berry Field Day Invitational
Sunday, April 14 Softball vs. Rhodes @ 12 p.m. vs. Sewanee @ 2 p.m.
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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: STUDENT SYMPOSIUM The 2019 Symposium on Student Scholarship was held on Tuesday. This event enables students from every major and discipline to present their research for peers, faculty, staff and community members. The all-day event began with student speakers presenting research in short ten-minute talks accompanied by question and answer sessions. The poster session, which was held in the Cage Center, allowed students to present the projects they have worked on in poster form. Disciplines from all of Berry’s schools were represented by students who explained their personal research to attendees and answered questions.
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