Carrier August 22

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Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

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Vol. 111, Issue 1

Construction advances across Berry’s campus

Cassie LaJeunesse editor-in-chief

Ford Auditorium On May 18, donors, students and alumni gathered outside the historic Ford Auditorium for an official groundbreaking ceremony. Since then, construction crews have been at work updating the building, which was originally built in 1928.

According to Todd Bradford, director of strategic property planning, the construction has recently transitioned from work on the inner-workings of the building to finishing touches such as the ceiling. Bradford said that the renovation is expected to be complete by the beginning of spring semester in 2020.

Plans for the project include a redesign of the auditorium interior and lobby space, as well as restoration of historical details of the building. Architects paid particular attention to updating the acoustics of the space, as the auditorium hosts over 40 concerts annually.

Aspects of the design such as an enlarged stage, digital lighting and sound systems, acoustical paneling and new seating are hoped to enhance the performance experience for performers and audience members alike.

“Going to a musical performance is going to be an incredible experience when this is finished,” Bradford said. “It’s going to be a fantastic venue for people to go to see mulitple types of performance.”

CAROLINE JENNINGS | CAMPUS CARRIER Barnwell Chapel Work on Barnwell Chapel began in March and is expected to be finished by the end of 2019. The chapel, built in 1911, has served as a classroom, wedding venue and church since its original construction but was in need of restoration.

According to Mark Simpson, asssitant director of the physical plant, the goal is to restore Barnwell to its original form. In order to achieve this goal with as much accuracy as possible, planners consulted archived photos of the chapel. Among the changes being made to the chapel are window and roof restoration, exterior log replacement, foundation repairs and a new handicapped-accessible entrance.

During this year’s Alumni Work Week, held the last week in May, Al Christopher (61c) and a team of alumni workers assisted in the window restoration. This was only one of the Berry touches added to the Barnwell project.

Simpson said that all of the lumber used for the exterior log restoration was cut from slow-growth pines on Berry property, as it was when the chapel was built originally. This added a challenge to the project because it was timeconsuming work. Harvesting began last winter.

“It took six months to get that processing done, but it’s worth it that the logs come from Berry,” Simpson said.

MADISON MORRIS | CAMPUS CARRIER The Spires at Berry College While several historic buildings on campus were updated this summer, construction continued on the brand-new complex for The Spires at Berry College, a continuing care retirement community that broke ground in October of 2018.

According to Monika Lawrence, marketing director for The Spires, the facility is 82 percent reserved and residents are expected to move into their new homes in June of 2020.

Currently, construction crews are working on completing the cottages, 26 standalone residences. The Spires complex will also include apartment housing in the lodge buildings, a health center and many other resources for residents. Lawrence anticipates that the entire facility, including finished interiors, will be complete by the end of 2020.

Aside from the residential experience that the community will provide, Lawrence is excited about the oppportunities that the facility will create for Berry students.

The Spires team anticipates offering about 50 student work jobs in everything from exercise science to hospitality. Beyond these employment opportunities, Lawrence sees potential for Berry students to develop meaningful mentor relationships with residents of The Spires. “[The residents] are vibrant, active, feisty, intelligent, kind,” Lawrence said. “I think it’s going to bring so much energy to the Rome community. It’s going to be really fun to witness these relationships evolve.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SPIRES AT BERRY COLLEGE

IN THIS ISSUE

NEWS 1

GREETINGS 6 FEATURES 10

OPINIONS 12

ARTS & LIVING 14

SPORTS 18

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Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

NEWS

Berry welcomes 31 new faculty and staff to campus Claire Voltarel managing editor This semester, Berry will welcome 31 new staff and faculty members to campus.

Ranging from Texas to New York, returning students to new faces, and biology professors to social media specialists, this new group of employees is larger than the average yearly hires, according to Director of Human Resources Wayne Phipps. Nevertheless, students and current faculty alike are excited for Berry’s newest members to join the community.

Phipps is excited for this upcoming year and said these new additions have the experience, culture fit and leadership seen throughout Berry.

Caitlin Conn Caitlin Conn, assistant professor of biology, will begin her career at Berry teaching biological diversity, cell biology and genetics.

Prior to Berry, Conn completed her undergraduate degree at Penn State University and a graduate degree from University of Georgia, as well as two postdoctoral fellowships. Most recently, Conn completed a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship working on a parasitic fungus at Emory University. While working on this research and pursuing teaching opportunities, Conn had to opportunity to teach at a Buddhist monastery in India.

However, after a friend highly recommended Berry’s biology program, and a position opened up, Conn applied and immediately fell in love with the school.

“I knew I was going to like it here, but I was not prepared for how much I was going to love it,” Conn said.

Conn is excited about the opportunity to have such a unique ecosystem to study right on campus and plans to utilize it within her classes.

“The opportunity to take students outdoors and study biology in the real world is invaluable,” Conn said.

Additionally, Conn is comforted by the small community and passion the Berry community has already exhibited.

“Everyone I met was really awesome and interested in producing the best education for the students and promoting research,” Conn said. “It just seemed like the best place that I could end up.”

Jessica Hayhurst Unlike Conn, Jessica Hayhurst, wedding and special events coordinator, is already familiar with the Berry community. Hayhurst, a 2019 Berry graduate, knew that her career at Berry wasn’t over once she received her diploma.

“As graduation was getting closer, I just didn’t feel like I was done,” Hayhurst said. “I knew that I was going to be back somehow, some way.”

Throughout her senior year, Hayhurst continued to pursue her connections on campus. Her networking paid off, and after completing an internship for a nonprofit in Atlanta, her mentor and former Director of Special Events Kathy Ray put a good word in and helped Hayhurst obtain the newly opened position.

According to Hayhurst, one advantage to having been a student is that she was already acclimated to life at Berry. Phipps notes that this is the same reason students frequently tend to come back to work on campus.

“I know the people, I know the culture, and this already feels like home,” Hayhurst said.

However, Hayhurst said that many current students still think that she is a senior, but hopes that will settle as she transitions to a member of the staff.

For current students looking to come back to Berry, Hayhurst recommends that students maintain relationships with mentors on campus that have helped them professionally and personally.

Zoe Jackson Zoe Jackson, assistant director of admissions, is also coming back to Berry for her second time. From 2015-2017, Jackson served as an admissions counselor on campus.

After attending graduate school back in her home state of Texas and staying connected to Berry through some part-time work, Jackson decided it was time to commit back to Berry full-time. Now, Jackson is currently working remotely in Texas for western recruiting, online applications, working with international students and more, where she gets to be a part of both communities that she loves.

“It’s been a great transition,” Jackson said.

“Berry is so special to me, but I also love Texas so much because it’s my home. So I’m really getting the best of both worlds.”

Jackson said that, when recruiting, Berry is the easiest college to sell. According to Jackson, apart from academics, the work and experiential opportunities Berry offers are some of her favorite aspects about the college.

Jackson also loves Berry’s history and traditions and, as a woman, Martha Berry is an inspiration to her.

“I just really connect with the mission and values of Berry,” Jackson said. “I wholeheartedly believe in the values that we stand for.”

For brand new hires, Jackson believes open-mindedness to Berry’s quirks and traditions is the key to success on campus.

“Come in with an open mind and be prepared to fall in love with this place,” Jackson said.

Kendra Murphy Kendra Murphy, Berry’s newest area coordinator, is transitioning to the South after having a career at SUNY Dehli State University in New York serving as assistant director of student activities.

Murphy is glad to move away from the cold and get back to Georgia, as she graduated from Mercer University. After a year in New

Welcome to Berry!

Amy Abrams | Assistant Professor of Animal Science

Ella Makin | Groundskeeper

Jon Blackburn | Salesforce Administrator

Angel Mason | Director of Athletics

Timothy Chesnut | Forestry Manager

Morgan Mason | Assistant Coach of Track & Field

Matthew Collins | Librarian

Claire Mulkey | Information Systems Coordinator

Caitlin Conn | Assistant Professor of Biology

Kendra Murphy | Area Coordinator

Margaret Cooper | Assistant CDC Teacher

Nirmal Nischal | Instructor of Physics

Mark Denninghoff | Assistant Professor of Government and International Studies

Sara Pecina | Assistant Professor of Dance

Blakely Hall | Admissions Counselor Craig Hall | Graphics Designer Catherine Hamrick | Content Strategist & Copywriter Jessica Hayhurst | Wedding & Special Events Coordinator Katelyn Hill | Assistant Director of Hospitality & Events Zoe Jackson | Assistant Director of Admissions Miranda Knight | Clinical Assistant Professor of Animal Science and College Veterinarian Emily Lambert | Mountain Campus Groundskeeper

Douglas Pfeffer | Assistant Professor of Mathematics Caleb Reynolds | Housekeeper Jamie Saye | Clinical Instructor of Nursing Hannah Stuart | Social Media Marketing Specialist Angie Weeks | Housekeeper Christopher Whitmire | Clinical Instructor of Creative Technologies Tami Wilcox | Assistant CDC Teacher Annie Paige Wilson | Director of Annual Giving

York, Murphy realized she missed living among and working with students. She admired that aspect in Berry’s close-knit community, especially working for residence life, as well as several other of Berry’s unique opportunities and decided to apply. After a visit and a tour, Murphy was sold.

“I came on campus and I was in love,” Murphy said.

Murphy has been on campus for five weeks now, preparing for students to move in and training resident assistants. She is already impressed by the dedication she has seen in her students.

“The students are excited to be here and are excited to return to campus and make a difference,” Murphy said. “One thing I love about student affairs is watching students get involved outside of the classroom.”

Sara Pecina After graduating with a master’s of dance in May from the University of Oklahoma, Sara Pecina actively applied for teaching jobs. According to Pecina, as soon as she saw Berry’s campus and learned that the dance programs had tap and jazz (her areas of expertise), she knew this was the place for her. Pecina applied and is now Berry’s new visiting professor of fine arts and dance. She will also be leading the dance troupe this year.

Pecina’s primary goal is to get to know the program and see what she can bring to the table.

“I’m inheriting two decades worth of someone else’s work,” Pecina said. “So I want to see what’s here and what else I can do to enhance the program.”

Pecina said she has been welcomed with kindness from everyone she’s met and already feels supported.

These hires will not be the only addition Berry will make this year. According to Cindy Marchant, manager of human resources, there are still 6-7 available positions that Berry is looking to fill.

See the full list of new hires below.

Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

NEWS

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Minor drug recall affects common medication anything about it in the news,” Pitts said. “I had notseen it anywhere else. We just needed students to see it” Emma Cordle, Health and Wellness Center director, emphasized the importance of students receiving notification of Over the summer, three the issue, pointing out that it can be medications distributed by the easy to continuously store and use Health and Wellness Center drugs over long periods of time. were recalled by Torrent “The most important thing is Pharmeceuticals Inc.: Robafin DM that we wanted to make sure people Syrup, Oxymetazolineum Nasal weren’t using it,” Cordle said. “It Spray and Anu-Med Suppository. was liquids, like cough medicine Students were notified via email on or saline nasal sprays, that kind July 16. of thing, so we didn’t want those According to the branch of things to sit in medicine cabinets Torrent Pharma’s distributing for years and still be used.” company that works with Berry, The Health and Wellness Center McKesson Co., the voluntary encourages students to check their recall is in response to a potential medical supplies, to ensure there contamination with the bacteria is no potentially contaminated Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) medication. The issue reportedly and Ralstonia pickettii (R. occurred in 2016, so any of those pickettii). According to the Center drugs received within the last for Disease Control, neither three years should not be taken. bacteria is proven dangerous to As of this summer, Berry’s Health most, however they could impact Center only possessed one small those with vulnerable lungs and bottle from the list of recalled immune systems. Therefore, the medications. medications were “We just recalled out of looked to see an abundance of what we had in caution. stock, which The recall was only includes three one bottle of drugs, Robafin medication,” DM Syrup, a Cordle said. “It cough syrup, was actually Oxymetazolineum nothing that Nasal Spray, a was being spray that treats used, it was general allergies just some and sinus issues, liquid Tylenol and Anu-Med medicine that Emma Cordle S u p p o s i t o r y, hadn’t even a hemorrhoid been opened. medication.

All But some of three have been the medications had already been distributed from the Berry Health distributed, and that’s why we felt and Wellness Center. the need to notify.”

As Health and Wellness Center If students realize they currently Student Director Hannah Pitts possess any of the three medications, explained, the email was sent out in they are encouraged to bring them order to explain and make students to the Health and Wellness Center aware of the situation. for proper disposal. According to “We just wanted to let students Madison Smith, outreach studet know, in case they hadn’t seen outreach director for the Health

Annie Deitz deputy news editor

I do want students not to be afraid to come to the Health Center and take our medications.

Center, since the products may be you. It isn’t anything to freak out contaminated, bringing them to about. They are just being overly the Health and Wellness Center is cautious and letting us know that the safest way to ensure there is no over this whole period of time, it is further contamination. possible.” “ F o r If students students, it’s are interested in probably learning more easiest to about the recall, bring it here,” sources in the Smith said. email sent out “That way by Lindsay they know Taylor, dean of it’s being students, on July disposed of 16 provide more in the correct information way and they about the recall, know it isn’t how to dispose just thrown of contaminated in the trash, medication where it could and what risks contaminate the recalled something drugs present. else.”

A d d i t i o n a l l y, The Health v a r i o u s and Wellness national health Center does institutes and Hannah Pitts not plan o rg a n i z a t i o n s to switch can provide medication useful news retailers. McKesson is working and information concerning drug with Berry to replace all of the recalls that do not specifically potentially contaminated drugs affect Berry medications. and ensure the problem subsides.

“The best source is going to Furthermore, the company is be the FDA, the Food and Drug doing the best they can to ensure Administration,” Cordle said. the contamination does not happen “That’s really your go to place for again. that kind of thing. Sometimes you “We trust the company that we may look things up with the CDC. use,” Pitts said. “The company we For drugs, it’s going to be more use is McKesson, and we trust them. the FDA. But for bacteria or other Drug recalls happen all the time contaminants students might look so it obviously wasn’t intentional. at the CDC.” They let us know as soon as they Furthermore, if students have knew. It just happened, and it’s not questions or concerns regarding great that it happened, but they’re the recall that happened during fixing it.” the summer, they are encouraged The recall was mainly a to reach out to the Health and precautionary measure. According Wellness Center. to Pitts, only a small portion of the “If a student is worried, they medical batch was contaminated, can let us know,” Cordle said. “If and students were unlikely to have they have any concerns, they are taken or currently possess any of welcome to come to us. I do want that portion. students not to be afraid to come “Students really shouldn’t to the Ladd Center and take our worry,” Pitts said. “It probably medications. I can’t guarantee wasn’t everything in the batch that that in five years we won’t get was contaminated. They found it in another recall, but that’s the same a little bit, it probably won’t affect everywhere you go.”

It isn’t anything to freak out about. They are just being overly cautious and letting us know that over this whole time period of time, it is possible.

August 15

Medical Assistance Officers responded to a medical assistance call at Valhalla. A student was transported to Redmond Hospital for medical treatment by EMS.

August 16

Property Damage Officers visited a residence near Berry on Old Summerville Road in response to a report of property damage from a fallen tree.

August 16

Theft Student reports someone entered her room and took her medication in East Mary Hall.

August 18

Medical Assistance Officers responded to a medical assistance call at Valhalla. A student was transported to Redmond Hospital for medical treatment by EMS.

August

Fire Alarms Officers have responded to 15 fire alarms across campus so far this month.

There were no fires at any of the alarm sites.

Berry College Campus Safety For emergencies, call (706) 236-2262 For non-emergencies, call (706) 368-6999

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Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

NEWS CAMPUS CALENDAR

Fawn events around campus Thursday Saturday Viking Venture begins for firstyear and transfer students

Thursday 8-11 p.m.

Open Play at the Cage Center

Friday 8 a.m.

Add/Drop opend

9-10:30 p.m.

Student Activities Office’s Scavenger Hunt in the Krannert Lobby

9-11 p.m.

Rage in the Cage

Saturday 7-8 p.m.

Zumba in the Richard’s Dance Studio 7-9 p.m.

Lounge on the Lawn with the Academic Success Center

Saturday 2-4 p.m.

KCAB Outdoor Movie, “The Hustle.” Bring a blanket or lawn chair!

Sunday 2-4 p.m.

Campus Outreach Slip n’ Slide behind Friendship Hall

Monday Classes start! Good luck with the new semester Vikings!

7-9 p.m.

Ministries Fair on the Berry College Chapel Lawn

Post office changes aim to increase system efficiency a notification email to the student that they have mail to pick up. The student will then bring their student ID card to the front window, where it will be scanned and the student will receive their mail.

If this sounds similar to the current process for picking up packages, that’s On Aug. 1, the Berry post office because it is; Freeman said that this new introduced a virtual mailbox system, which system is in fact an extension of the package promises to improve efficiency for both pick-up system. students and post office workers.

“We have it separated; you still pick up According to Tammi Freeman, the your packages with a separate email at the manager of back window and mail services, you get a new email these virtual that says you have mailboxes will mail and you pick replace the it up at the front physical boxes counter,” Freeman and keys, which said. “We want can sometimes to keep the two go unchecked operations separate. for months on We don’t want end. someone who’s just “Our system trying to pick up is kind of like a piece of mail to a medical filing have to wait in the system you package line.” might see in a F r e e m a n doctor’s office,” Emmi Lossasso said this update Freeman said. was made to “Each student increase workflow has a folder with a barcode that has their efficiency for her and her workers, as name and box number. We still have to well as lay the groundwork for future use the same P.O. box addressing system updates. These updates include removing because that’s what’s in the postal service the physical boxes and installing parcel national database, so it needs that P.O. lockers for packages. Students will access number to get it here.” their package from a kiosk with the locker Freeman said that when a student number and a one-time access code. This receives a piece of mail, she or one of her construction is set to be completed before student workers will scan the barcode on the start of the 2020-21 school year. their folder, which will automatically send Last year alone, couriers brought 59,000

Alana George copy editor

It’s nice to be able

to see this in my last year and know that

it’s going to be better for students when I leave.

packages onto campus. So, the student workers in the post office are excited about the efficiency this new system will bring.

Senior Hannah Lambert, level 4 student supervisor, has worked in the post office for all four of her years at Berry. Lambert said that since the steps are the same for packages, learning the new system came naturally to her.

“I like it. I think it’s easy, and especially for what they want to do in the future in the post office, I think it’s a greater benefit for everyone involved,” Lambert said.

Lambert also appreciates the increased interaction with students coming to get their mail at the front window and she likes being able to help people more.

Another student supervisor, senior Emmi Losasso, is excited about the time-saving aspect of the new system, as it will enable the workers to do more of their job in less time. She has enjoyed seeing this initiative come to fruition as she begins her last year at Berry.

“It’s kind of nice to have a little bit of a difference in my last year to get me more excited again,” Lossasso said. “Every year we’ve done new things so I’ve seen this become the capstone of everything that’s been going on since I started working here.

It’s nice to be able to see this in my last year and know that it’s going to be better for the students when I leave.”

Upon returning to campus, current students need to return their P.O. box keys at one of the key return boxes, located at both of the post office windows. If students have any more questions about the new system, refer to the email Freeman sent over the summer with details for incoming and returning students.

MADISON MORRIS | CAMPUS CARRIER

Students can return their Post Office Box Key in a box sitting on the package pick up counter, pictured above.

Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

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Greetings

Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

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Make the most of the college experience STEVE BRIGGS college president Berry is a special place. For many of us, Berry feels like home. It’s the kind of place where people are genuinely interested in your success and care for you as a person.

Living, studying, eating, working and playing every day with a group of talented people your own age creates remarkable possibilities and friendships. It’s the great benefit of living on a residential campus. In many ways, your years here offer a once-ina-lifetime opportunity.

So if you are new to Berry, my advice is to make the most of this year. Your time in college will be as rich and exciting as you make it. You should want to become a quick and agile learner. Explore, ask questions, seek challenges, be interested in others. That’s the kind of person all of us want to be around.

Go meet your professors outside of class. Talk with them about ideas you find

interesting. Ask them to explain concepts you don’t understand. Ask their advice about how to make progress toward your personal goals.

Your supervisors at work, your coaches and your Resident Assistants are interested in helping you get connected here at Berry.

They will be interested in why you are here, where you are from and where you hope to go in the years ahead.

Martha Berry used to say “Everybody must be headed somewhere.” It’s important to get some sense of direction in the year ahead, so make that your ambition. Think about what is important to you and what you would like to do in the years after college, and continue to ask yourself why.

Your time at Berry will be as rich in experience as you make it. Be an intriguing person. Be Berry!

Find mentorship through faculty MARY BOYD provost I entered college some decades ago as a chemistry major. My schedule was typical for the time and was very heavy with courses in the sciences and calculus. During my first year, I had to learn how to manage my time, learn how to study, share a room for the first time (and my roommate came down with chicken pox) and much more. It was pretty overwhelming at times, and I was fortunate to have a wonderful academic adviser in the chemistry department, faculty who cared about my success and friends to share the journey.

As a professor of organic chemistry, I emphasized active learning, keeping up with the material despite the onslaught of new content that never slowed, and coming to my office hours to ask questions.

At the start of each semester I asked students to come to my office to introduce themselves, and students would come by in a trickle. By the third class period, I would tell the class I could make the office visit mandatory. That was enough to encourage the rest of the students that I really wanted to get to know each of them individually.

Berry College similarly wants students to engage with their faculty. I encourage you to set a goal each semester of getting to know at least one faculty member really well. These faculty will be your mentors, guiding you in your personal and professional development. They ultimately will write letters of recommendation. Although no one who has met me recently believes it, I was the shy student who initially didn’t speak in class or go to office hours. We support all students and provide resources for all students to be successful.

I encourage you to say yes to opportunities. My regrets have come when I have declined to participate in a new project or a new role. Make room in your life for new challenges and explore what Berry has to offer. We are all committed to ensuring that you are successful. Please contact the Office of the Provost if you are in need of support or guidance. I look forward to reading your name at commencement when you walk across the stage to receive your diploma.

Explore everything that Berry has to offer Welcome to Berry and to the new academic year. I join others in welcoming the new members of our community and welcoming back those of you for whom this is already home.

We talk often about community and what it means to “Be Berry.” If you are a first-year student, you are just learning about what we mean by the Berry community. If you are a returner, you may be looking forward to ways that you begin or continue to make a difference in this community you call home. If you are a student leader, the responsibility of your position is both exciting and a little overwhelming. Regardless of your class year or your position, there is a great amount of responsibility each of us has to make our community one of respect for everyone. I hope that this year is full of opportunities and experiences that require you to demonstrate a commitment to the collective good.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s poem, “All that is gold does not glitter,” has a prevalent line: “not all who wander are lost”. These words

are my hope for your year and tenure as a Berry student. You will have opportunities to explore, learn, and test who you are.

Wander through your foundation courses with curiosity and open-mindedness – who knows, you may just stumble upon a love for a major that you didn’t know was a possibility. Wander through student clubs and organizations until you find one into which you want to invest your time and talents. Find ways to use your gifts and abilities to make Berry a better place. Seek people and experiences who stretch and challenge your thinking.

Find at least one way to serve your Berry community – make your residence hall floor a better place to live, make your student organization a better representation of Berry, invest in your workplace so that our departments become better. Find a way to serve those who need help – stop by Berry College Volunteer Services to learn about the needs in our Rome community and

LINDSEY TAYLOR dean of students

where your talents will make a difference. In short, find ways to “Be Berry.”

J.R.R. Tolkien also wrote, “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” Four years will go by quickly – ask any senior just how fast their first three years have gone! Decide what you want these four years to look like and who you want to be upon graduation – remember, you have eight semesters to craft the best version of yourself.

Pursue opportunities that help you reach your goal while also contributing to the betterment of our community. If you engage from the beginning, if you treat your time at Berry with great care, you’ll quickly find your place in the Berry community. And in doing so, bring to life Martha Berry’s quote “I pray that I may leave the world more beautiful than when I found it.”

I look forward to a great year!

Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

GREETINGS

Get involved through SGA ANNA KATHERINE DREW student body president On behalf of the Student Government Association, I am so excited to welcome Berry students back to campus! We cannot wait to get to know our incoming class of 2023, and get to know our upperclassmen even better. Be sure to soak up the beautiful weather on our beautiful campus – take a hike to the House O’ Dreams or Reservoir with friends, set up a hammock in the trees on campus or watch the sunset from Winshape retreat!

Your SGA Officers are incredibly excited to kick off the 2019-2020 year! SGA meets every Tuesday night in the Krannert Ballroom; our first meeting of the semester will be Tuesday, Sept. 3. As a reminder, SGA meetings are open to all students! We invite students to attend our meetings to hear updates from Berry’s leaders and discuss campus issues. Additionally, there are multiple ways to get involved with your SGA. We encourage you to serve as organization representatives, run for class office, join committees and have an active voice in our meetings. We encourage everyone to utilize the class officers. They are here to be a helping hand,

listen to your concerns and work with the SGA Executive Officers to accomplish change around campus.

SGA will be hosting several exciting meetings and projects in the first few weeks of the semester. Freshman Class Officer Nominations will begin mid-September. Following a week of nominations, freshmen will have a week to campaign before voting begins. We will also be sponsoring a blood drive with the American Red Cross in mid-September. Finally, President Steve Briggs will deliver his “State of the College” address to students during SGA on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Make sure to attend this meeting to hear updates about Berry—including new programs, initiatives and construction.

Don’t forget that the SGA Office is always open for student feedback! Please stop by and visit your Executive Officer Team if you have concerns, issues, or ideas. Our office is located in Krannert 302 and we offer fresh coffee and snacks to students that stop by to talk to us.

Once again, welcome home to Berry! I hope this is your best year yet.

Dig deep into Berry’s opportunities

SUE TARPLEY director of career center

Greetings on behalf of Berry’s Center for Personal and Professional Development (Career Center and LifeWorks Program). We hope your first days and weeks of fall semester are filled with new friends, interesting classes and valuable work assignments!

While you are at Berry, dig deep. Take advantage of the many campus opportunities and look for ways to cultivate and demonstrate your talents. Develop your academic capacity, grow through your work experiences and hone interpersonal skills. Reflect on how you communicate, lead a team and use problem-solving skills in your campus engagement. Sooner than later, employers and graduate programs will ask how you spent your college days. Berry is the perfect place to build a compelling story they want to hear!

Whether you are new to Berry or preparing to graduate, the time is right to ask yourself, “Am I prepared for the next step?” Our staff can help you maximize your Berry experience. Stop by the LifeWorks Program office, Krannert 320, to inquire about campus work experiences that will complement your curiosity and provide outlets to pursue your interests. Talk with our career advisors (Krannert 310) to share your dreams, connect the dots and document your successes. We look forward to working with you, here’s to a successful year!

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Pursue spiritual wellness in college JONATHAN HUGGINS chaplain Welcome back to Berry for another great school year. I want to give a special welcome to all of our first-year students.

Welcome to the brilliant, beautiful and beloved Berry College! I love this place, and I know you will too.

I look forward to meeting you or seeing you again. You have come to a wonderful community with great people and countless opportunities to learn and grow in every area of your life, including your spiritual life. I hope you will take advantage of this important time in your life. As Chaplain, I want you to know that our office is here to serve you.

The Chaplain’s Office aims to offer many opportunities to explore and express your faith through on-campus worship, Christian concerts, guest preachers and lecturers, Bible studies and several student fellowship groups. One great opportunity for regular worship, nurture, and service is Evensong – a Wednesday night worship gathering in the chapel, every other week at 8pm. This is a college-wide, interdenominational, Christian worship service.

During your college years it’s important not to neglect your spiritual life but to nurture it. Spirituality has to do with one’s inner life – sometimes referred to as one’s “soul” or “spirit.” Spirituality is not only about one’s inner life, but it does often begin there. I tend to think of humans as thinking, feeling, doing creatures. The health of our thinking, feeling and doing is largely connected to our spiritual wellness.

These three aspects of an individual correspond to Berry’s mission to provide education for the “head, heart and hands.”

In other words, one of Berry College’s core values is to promote spiritual wellness.

How does one go about seeking to be spiritually healthy? Or, to put it another way, how does one aim to think well, feel well (appropriately) and do well?

There are historic practices that have proven helpful in cultivating spiritual wellness. These include: prayer, solitude, meditation, reflective writing (journaling about one’s experiences, thoughts, and feelings), mutuality (caring for others in a community), devotional study of sacred texts (like the Bible), service to others, religious worship, and rituals (which can provide meaning and stability to life). Any or all of these are great to consider.

One could summarize the goals and purposes of healthy spirituality as formation, reformation, and transformation.

By “formation” I mean seeking to have good things formed within us that might not otherwise be there. By “reformation” I mean seeking to have whatever is immature, misdirected, or misinformed within us reformed to accord with wisdom, truth, and maturity. By “transformation” I mean seeking to have whatever is wrong, bad, or hurtful within us transformed into something good, true, and beautiful. As these things are developed within us, we will not only become spiritually “well” people but will also seek for these things to be realized in the world around us.

This sense of overall personal wellness has many positive effects. It creates an internal climate for one to think deeply and clearly, to feel compassion, joy, hope, and peace, and to do what is just and good – not simply for one’s own sake, but for the common good. Imagine such a world for just a moment – where everyone sought such spiritual health, where all were internally full and free to give to others. The Hebrew word for this kind of wholeness is “shalom” (often translated as “peace’). Shalom is a state of perfect overflowing goodness, peace, and flourishing.

The effects of healthy spirituality should be both personal wellness and, more importantly, universal shalom!

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Prioritize self-care MARSHALL JENKINS director of counseling The Counseling Center welcomes you with five bits of wisdom for thriving in college: 1) It’s okay not to be okay. All of us have struggles, and most of us try to conceal it. If you feel down or stressed, you may think you are alone. You are not. Rather, you are going through a significant change, and the more change, the more stress. Dismiss social media images that suggest there is something wrong with you if you are not on top of the world.

Pain points to needs. Respect your feelings and yourself, and then trace the pain back to identify the need.

2) Find a mirror. No, I don’t mean one like the mirror you used to put on your face this morning. I mean a listener. Someone who respects your feelings, gives you time to express them, puts herself in your shoes without overidentifying, and doesn’t rush to give you advice. Counselors like Terri Cordle, Carley Price, and me do this every day at work, but look for listeners in your environment too.

There are more people here who care than you may realize, all of them honored to listen when asked. And don’t forget to be a listener. It adds meaning to your life.

3) Commit to self-care. If that sounds selfish, remember what flight attendants say: “If there is a loss of air pressure and you are traveling with a small child, put the oxygen mask on yourself first, then help the child.” Recall activities that give you energy (we usually call them “fun”) and build them into your routine.

Do at least two engaging activities for every one escape (e.g., video games or checking social media), and develop a repertoire for body, mind, soul and relationships.

4) Sleep enough, and when you are awake, really be awake. Studying and playing at the expense of sleep impedes performance because you need deep sleep to consolidate

the memories of what you learned that day.

Also, you need sleep to optimize your focus and stress resilience and to really be awake when you are awake. Really being awake means mindfulness – open awareness in the present moment without negative judgment.

Take breaks to set aside worrying, planning, and ruminating to focus on here and now.

Notice whatever you sense or feel with kind acceptance. In the evening, list 3-5 experiences that day for which you are thankful. With practice, you will develop greater skill at stepping back from your thoughts and choosing attitudes and activities more wisely.

5) Follow the Serenity Prayer Principle: This tried and true saying helps you regain inner balance when life feels out-of-control: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference” (Reinhold Niebuhr). If you are not religious, don’t worry. It will still help to keep in mind the practical goal of discerning what you can change and what you cannot. If you are religious or spiritual, pray it. Your spiritual life offers great resources.

For more wisdom, read the Pot Thoughts and emails from the Peer Educators, and go to the programs they sponsor. The Peer Educators are a team of seven Berry students in the Counseling Center who work hard (and have fun) promoting choices that keep you healthy and that support a great college experience.

As for the three counselors, we are licensed mental health professionals who specialize in helping college students. You can make an appointment at the Counseling Center in Ladd or by calling 706-236-2259 and speaking with Teresa Czekalla, our kind and able Office Manager. We are open 8-5, M-F, and there is no fee. Our services are confidential.

Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

Stay healthy in college

Health and Wellness Center

Welcome back, Vikings! The Health Center is excited to have all of our Berry students back on campus for the 2019-2020 school year.

The Health Center offers: a free self-help cabinet stocked with an abundance of over the counter medication for students to fill up their first aid kits, medical professionals to provide treatment for when you are feeling under the weather, free rental of medical equipment (crutches, wheelchairs, etc.), allergy shots, GYN services and more!

Our mission is to promote student health through education and awareness, assessment, treatment and referral. The use of these services at Berry College facilitates the individual’s health care decision-making and contributes to academic success. Treatment choices within the scope of practice of an acute care ambulatory health clinic provides

the basic tools to realize optimal health and wellbeing, and ensure personal privacy, confidentiality, honesty and mutual respect.

We are located in the Ladd Center. Our hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Walk-ins are always welcome but the best way to guarantee that you’ll be seen is to schedule an appointment. You can make an appointment online by going to our website, berry.medicatconnect.com, and selecting the date, time, and provider that works best for you or by phone at 706-236-2267. We can also be reached by email at healthservices@ berry.edu. Keep up with the Health Center through campus-wide emails, events hosted by the Health Center, and follow us on Instagram (@berrycollegehealthcenter).

To all of our Vikings, first-year and retunring we wish you a healthy and successful school year!

Study smarter with ASC

Academic Success Center

As we are all preparing for classes to begin once again, the Academic Success Center would like to extend a friendly welcome!

Whether you are a new or returning student, we want to invite you to The Commons (in the library basement), where we have ASC Sessions (kind of like tutoring), Individual Academic Consultations, and Study Smarter Workshops. This summer, we were able to upgrade some of our furniture and added some technology that will be helpful as you work on homework and test prep. In our Evans office, you can speak with Assistant Director Katrina Meehan, who is a fantastic resource for information about accessibility resources on Berry’s campus. We hope you’ll visit both locations soon!

Here at the ASC, we are dedicated to

creating a supportive community of peers and professionals in a welcoming and engaging atmosphere. Through consultations, tutoring, workshops, and accessibility resources, Berry students will master their academics with confidence. We aren’t just about studying all the time, though, and are excited to begin preparations for upcoming events throughout the school year, like Treat Yo’self and a partnership with BOLD to provide an Open Quantum+Stress Reduction. Please be on the lookout for more information as the school year continues.

The ASC truly wants to see all students succeed not just in their academics but also with other personal endeavors, and we hope to be an important element in your success. Best wishes with the upcoming school year!

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Come out to support athletics ANGEL MASON director of athletics

An exciting new school year is upon us. For all first-year students, congratulations on making a great decision to join the Viking family. As a new member to our community myself, I hope that you are enjoying it as much as I am. For all Viking veteran students, welcome back as you continue to build on the foundation you have started.

As your director of athletics, I am proud to support you all and I look forward to seeing you around campus, working out in the Cage Center and at athletic events. Your classmates are competitors within the NCAA as Division III members of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) as well as the International Horse Show Association (IHSA).

We offer 21 competitive athletic programs in a variety of Olympic and team sports. From conference championship teams to individual national champions, Viking athletes go head to head and know how to come out victorious. We invite you to join us on the fields, in the arena, at the courses, in the pool and on the courts to show your Viking pride!

We welcome in a new year together with vast opportunities to grow, serve, and experience all that Berry College provides you access to. Good luck in all your academic endeavors and challenge yourself to try something you have never done before. To new beginnings!

Connect with the world off campus CHRIS BORDA director of international programs “Oh the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind!” – Dr. Seuss Welcome back, Vikings! Every day here at Berry, you are given an opportunity to expand your worldview, gain new knowledge and grow as a person.

Now is also the best time for you to go see the world for yourself. Not only do you have financial

aid that can be applied toward study abroad, but you can take classes that you didn’t know existed, learn about a new place while you live there, meet requirements AND new friends, and bring home stories that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

When we ask your friends who have come back from study abroad

what their No. 1 piece of advice would be for someone who is considering it, they consistently say the same thing: JUST GO! Don’t make excuses, don’t think of reasons to stay home, just go. You won’t regret it.

Your journey starts in 331 Krannert. Come find out where it can take you!

Get to know your neighbors

LINDSAY NORMAN associate dean of students

Welcome to all of our students! For those living on campus, I hope you have had the chance to get yourself settled in your room. I could offer lots of advice for on-campus living, considering that I’ve spent almost half of my life living on a college campus, but I’ll limit my advice to what I think is most important: your neighbors. I want to encourage you to take advantage of your neighbors. Not in the sense of ‘borrow their hair dryer and never return it; I want you to get to know them – all of them! For most of us, this will be the only time that you get to live near so many peers who are all pursuing similar goals and facing comparable challenges in the process. This is a unique time, and it will never be easier to deeply connect with peers.

Berry has been residential since its founding, because Martha Berry understood the transformative effect of living and working alongside others. Sharing the experience creates connections that help you make it through the difficult times and make celebrating the good times that much sweeter.

Here are some ways you can connect with your neighbors: 1) Since it’s still the beginning of the semester, go

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ahead and introduce yourself when you see someone on your floor.

2) Keep your door open while you’re home and stop by and connect with a neighbor if their door is open.

3) If you’re creative, create door decorations (door decs), those little signs on your door with your name on them, for your neighbors.

4) You’re the next baking champion? Share your treats with all the hungry folks on the floor.

5) Reach out to the community however you feel most comfortable. Your RA is also there to help you connect.

6) Promise me that you won’t treat your on-campus housing experience like a hotel! This residential community is designed to foster connections with people that you will never forget. Your housing assignment is temporary, but the lessons we learn and the connections we make will last a lifetime.

The Residence Life team includes your RA, Head Resident (HR), Area Coordinator (AC), and the professional staff supporting our main office in the Ladd Center. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you need anything.

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Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

FEATURES

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Complete Campus-Wide

Bucket List

As a new student, everyone is telling you to hike to the Reservoir, a place that every student has visited at least three times. While the Res is certainly a must-see, here is a list of lesser-known sites and activities that are available on the Berry College campus.

Get chased by a swan or goose at Swan Lake on Mountain Campus.

Admire Swan Lake from a distance when the swans or geese are swimming.

Visit the Possum Trot Church, built originally in1850, and find the small log cabin behind the church.

The gate to the church closes at 6 p.m. so, if you drive, be sure to leave before the gate closes or you will have to call the campus police to get out.

Hike to the Old Mill.

Like the Possum Trot Church, the Old Mill is guarded by a gate that closes at 6 p.m., so be aware when driving to the

Hike to the plane crash site on Lavender From the Res, the hike is about six miles total. Since it does not appear on the Berry College trailhead map, you may want to find an upperclassman who can navigate the hike.

Go on a trail ride with a Gunby Equine Center horse on Mountain Campus.

The trails are different from the hiking trails, so they give the rider a new way to explore the campus; however, the trail rides are timed.

Participate in the Grand March during Mountain Day and hold a stranger’s hand.

Follow the dress code: underclassman boys and senior girls wear blue. Underclassman girls wear pink and senior boys wear white.

These colors are reminiscent of the original Berry school uniforms.

Another tradition is “Pennies for Martha,� where each student drops a certain number of pennies based on their age in a basket at the bottom of the mountain. All funds go toward the Save A Student Scholarship.

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Pet an emotional support animal.

Always ask first and be sure not to confuse service animals or service animals in training, which cannot be The Memorial Library often has emotional support animals, which include a dog and a rat, in the Academic Success

Get lost in McAllister.

If you find yourself lost while trying to find a certain class or professor’s office, remember that the building is laid out with a U-shaped floor plan.

Attend at least one Late Night a semester. Late Nights are parties thrown by the residence hall areas from 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. on weekends throughout the year.

Each Late Night has a different theme, such as glow-in-the-dark or the Roaring ‘20s, so make sure to dress accordingly!

Attend Marthapalooza and ride the Ferris wheel.

This fun event happens on the first weekend of October in Clara Bowl along with Mountain Day festivities.

Play a round of disc golf located near the Ford Complex. Because of the location, it is called “The Log Cabin Course.”

A disc golf score-card with locations of the holes can be accessed online at the Outdoor Recreation page on the Berry College website or through There are other disc golf courses that can be found on Mountain Campus at WinShape.

For an untraditional route, Dana Course is a game where the object is to aim for trees or light posts rather than disc golf goals.

Hammock in as many places as possible and enjoy the Berry scenery.

Some great spots include the trees in front of McAllister, the ENO posts near Clara and the grassy area between the McAllister parking lot and the townhouses.

Hammocks can be rented from Outdoor Recreation.

Have fun and enjoy all that Berry has to offer. With a 27,000-acre campus, the possibilities are endless. With that in mind, remember to stay safe and to preserve the natural history that is visited. Be respectful of the nature and buildings that have been here longer than you have!

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Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

OPINIONS Our View: Use college to explore and expand your views Beginning your freshman year of college is the final symbolic cutting of the umbilical cord between you and your parents. Moving into a dorm, the first taste of freedom, separation from the rules and routine established and enforced in your own home; the world lies before you for the taking. For some, college is the first time you’ll have the freedom to choose what you want to eat every day or whether or not you want to actually fold your laundry.

Seemingly simple decisions such as these elicit excitement when you realize the undeniable creative reign you now have over your life. In making those decisions, it’s hard not to imagine the ripple effect of the choices you will make in the next four years. As daunting as that sounds, those decisions are incredibly vital to who you are to become.

Everything from the friends you keep to how you align yourself politically is up for grabs. Rather than be intimidated by this, be encouraged by the limitless possibilities and freedom you have before you.

Spending 18 years in the same home, around the same people, it’s easy to find

yourself attached or subscribing to certain beliefs, routines and habits. The political expectations and assertions of your parents may have been assumed your whole life, and in the political climate we are in now, it can be comforting to cling to those same familiar ideas. However, college is the perfect opportunity to branch out and consider new things. Making a conscious effort to educate yourself on the unfamiliar can greatly impact your understanding of our country’s political environment. For much of the freshman class, recently having turned 18, this will be the first time you’re able to vote and partake in the election process. For this reason alone, exploring and developing your individual political beliefs is more important than ever.

If you’ve ever found yourself biting your tongue listening to your parents discuss politics, or just have never even considered that there are more opinions those that of your family, now is the perfect time to explore what you may know little about. You can do this simply by researching political topics and staying more up to date on the news.

Berry offers great on-campus resources for

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Colby Francis, junior Procrastinating is a devil in disguise.

Jordan Stallings, junior

Don’t expect to have it all figured out. College is a pivotal time of growth.

Allow yourself to experience things.

Evan Davis, junior

learning more about politics and even getting involved through various political and social awareness student organizations such as College Republicans and Young Democrats.

Outside of political education, college also provides a great environment for exploring and creating your own spiritual identity. Some may come from homes where religion is strictly enforced, no questions asked. Others may come from homes where a spiritual aspect was never something that was discussed. Regardless of your background, if religion is something you’re interested in, Berry’s student organizations act as great resources for education and exposure to multiple religious groups across various religions. These student organizations act both as ways to learn more about beliefs you may not fully understand or be familiar with, and outlets to get involved and find community.

While religion and politics seem to be serious inquiries to undertake your freshman year, there are plenty of other decisions and actions you can make which would aid in further developing your own sense of self and

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identity. Everything from intramural sports to getting involved in service groups on campus are greats means of self-discovery.

Even from the smallest hobbies or interest, you learn things about yourself which are constructive in your journey to adulthood.

Developing and growing into your own identity and creating a feeling of individuality can only come from a willingness to experience and take in what’s new around you. While it may be comfortable and easy to continue in the beliefs and routine you’ve known your whole life, in that you’ll miss out on the possibilities of independence which college offers. This isn’t just a call to action for incoming freshmen either. It’s never too late to learn something new or take up a new hobby or interest. Don’t let a desire for comfort keep you from taking advantage of the liberty college provides.

The Carrier’s editorial opinion represents the views of the senior leadership of the Campus Carrier and Viking Fusion news staff.

What should new Berry students know?

Get involved and try new things!

Macy Dominey, senior

Residence Life is not out to get you.

Timothy Wooley, senior

Start a journal and write down meaningful moments. College is over before you know it.

Jeb Blount, senior

Study outside more.

Josh Baker (19C) Maintaining your mental health is super important to success! Take care of yourself.

Shannon Rainey, junior

Make use of the Java City drink cards.

Anjali Reddy, senior

Don’t go home all the time, no matter how much you’ll miss it. You’ll miss Berry one day too.

Brooke Cobb, senior

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Find community outside of your major CASSIE LAJEUNESSE editor-in-chief When two people meet for the first time in college, there is an unofficial script of questions that they will ask each other. Every time. First, of course, it’s “What’s your name?” Next comes “Where are you from?”

And finally, and perhaps most daunting, “What’s your major?”

Our chosen degree paths define us in college. They are an easy way to categorize people, a division that happens as early as BCC groups at Berry. BCC is a great way to get to know people within your major. These are people with whom you’ll have at least a few classes, if not every single class. One of my best friends and I have shared a class every semester since BCC. However, I’m here to tell you that your major does not have to define the entirety of your college career. Some of it, sure. But one of the most important things I’ve found in college is the importance of getting involved in activities outside of your major.

I have often been known to joke that the majority of my involvement at Berry is in

departments that aren’t my major. As editorin-chief of the Carrier, I have spent more time in Laughlin with the communication department than I have in Evans, the home of my English major.

However, even this job is helping me down the career path I hope to pursue. English and communication go hand-in-hand in many ways. My advice is to find something to get involved in that is purely for your own personal joy and fulfillment.

There are so many benefits to finding a truly extracurricular activity. Personally, I have found these benefits in Berry’s music department. Music has always been a huge part of my life, but it was never something I wanted to turn into a career. However, one of

my deciding factors in coming to Berry is that the music department is extremely accepting of non-music majors. I’ll try not to get too off-topic in gushing about the music department, but it has truly become my home at Berry. I attend so many concerts and spend so much time at Ford that I am asked at least once a week if I’m a music major or minor.

Through my involvement in music at Berry, I have met many of my best friends and some of the most supportive professors. Any time that I spend at Ford is an escape; I can forget about class or work stresses and focus solely on making music with these wonderful

Your major does not have to define the

entirety of your college career.

people, many of whom I might not have met otherwise. A few of the music professors have become some of my favorite people and have given me advice on countless occasions, though I’m not their advisee and it’s rarely about music. Being involved in something outside of my major has allowed me to be wellrounded and experience different perspectives on life and the college experience. I have had the opportunity to travel, meet a wide variety of people and become a part of something larger than myself.

Now, I’m not saying that your outlet has to be musical (though I would highly recommend it). However, I think that it’s very important for everyone to have some sort of non-academic outlet. Berry is known for its academic rigor and student work program, which are excellent assets to every student.

That being said, all college students need to remember to take some time for themselves.

It’s an important principle of self-care and can be easily accomplished through an extracurricular outlet.

Self-awareness: don’t overcommit yourself

CLAIRE VOLTAREL managing editor

Berry College offers more than 75 student organizations and clubs, 21 different varsity sports, more than 45 different majors (not including concentrations), 40 different minors, almost 20 active scholarship programs, and not to mention hundreds of volunteer opportunities, events and activities going around on campus every year. In summation, there’s a lot of opportunities for involvement.

With seemingly limitless opportunities, it may be easier to just draw a few out of a hat and start there. You may choose a few, drop a few others, but as time goes on, more opportunities will arise that seem too valuable to say no to.

Plus, balancing a great job and participating in two interest groups on top of 6 rigorous classes provides great bragging rights and explanations for the bags under your eyes and endless coffee supply. Berry students set high standards of work-life balance and involvement, which is a great source of motivation.

But, how do you know your limit? While many Berry students try, unfortunately, sometimes you can’t do it all.

Choosing what fits into your calendar may not always be what fits into your mental capacity of balance and sanity.

Knowing when to say no is a lot harder than it seems, unlike how D.A.R.E. programs make it out to be. However, keeping a pulse on your emotional state, and tracking the time you spend on each aspect of your life may increase your efficiency and quality of work.

My freshman year, I was involved with a full-time sport, hosting potential students, writing for the Carrier, participating in two clubs on top of 16 hours. I was exhausted.

In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of a busy schedule, I didn’t realize how burnt out I was until a concerned friend approached me about my well-being. While I was managing everything on the outside, I hadn’t kept a pulse on how my over-involvement wasn’t affecting me mentally. After taking a step back and reprioritizing, I focused on the few aspects of life that made me happy, and ended up performing better in school, work and felt better in socially and emotionally because of it. It wasn’t until I looked inward that I realized the many things I was missing out on, even though I was involved in so much on paper.

This is not to say that my freshman schedule is not feasible for others; everyone has their threshold of work that is healthy for them. This is also not to say that you should turn down opportunities as they are presented to you. Take advantage of the many areas of involvement at Berry, but make sure to maintain a relationship with yourself and your emotions.

Keep track of how you are feeling, what your areas of stress are and if you feel fulfilled. Moments of monotonous work and stressful tasks are necessary and inevitable. Resume boosters and tough classes are sometimes just a part of undergraduate life. But approach each with an open, yet in-tune mind to your emotional well-being.

What fits into your calendar may not always be what

fits into your mental capacity of

balance and sanity.

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Luckily, Berry faculty, staff, student leaders and other members are very understanding of schedules and the life of a Berry student, but only if communication is at the forefront of your relationship. If you find yourself overwhelmed, or even with the potential to be overwhelmed, let your work and academic mentors know, so you can work out a plan accordingly.

However, this communication begins internally, as you should have an ongoing conversation with yourself to recognize if you are overwhelmed and why.

Additionally, make time for a moment of relief in your day.

Whether that is a fun interest group, a new Netflix show or sand volleyball, spending time doing something you enjoy can gravely alleviate the stress of other necessary evils. But remember, the good and the bad are not in the same box; your good times do not “outweigh” your bad times (or vice versa), but rather live separately for different purposes.

We often forget to keep tabs on our own minds as we attempt balance our schedules on our Google calendar. Selfawareness is key to a successful work-like-social-school balance at Berry. If you are feeling pressure to succeed, remember that success doesn’t come from quantity of activities, but the quality of your involvement.

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ARTS & LIVING

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Summer 2019 in Review August 24

Commentary by Kendall Aronson social media manager

Between the Rivers Farmers Market

• 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

• At Bridgepoint Plaza behind Moe’s BBQ, the farmers market will feature local artisans and farmers. They will offer Rome organic, pasture raised and naturally grown products such as meats. cheese, flowers, produce and more.

August 24 Game Night

• 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• City Creamery in Downtown Rome will be hosting a game night to pre-game for Dragon Con taking place in Atlanta the last week of August.

August 27

Pancake Fly-In at the Museum of Flight • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

• Breakfast will be served at the Hixton-Flight Museum at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. Visitors are able to park in the parking lot in front of the Terminal Building and walk to the Museum of Flight Hangar for

This past summer has had its share of many great hits and disappointments in music, television and movies.

Summer Movies: “Spider-Man: Far From Home” was a great summer blockbuster and an excellent sequel in Tom Holland’s iteration of the famous character. Tom Holland is one of the most realistic portrayals of Spider-Man in the past decade, and this movie was almost as funny and moving as “Spider-Man: Homecoming”.

Disney’s latest live action remake, “The Lion King,” also came out this summer. The star-filled cast included Beyoncé, Donald Glover, John Oliver and Seth Rogen, among many others. The movie is almost a shotfor-shot replica of the original animated version. While watching the movie may be worth the nostalgic throwback, it falls flat in many areas. The animation is extremely

realistic, and some may even feel it falls into the uncanny valley. However, the greatest downfall of the movie is the lack of emotion they were able to portray through the characters. This was most evident during [spoiler] Mufasa’s death scene, in which a heartbroken Simba does not seem to display any emotion other than in his voice acting.

Even if they were unable to change Simba’s face emotionally, there is also no body language reflecting Simba’s grief.

I watched “Toy Story 4” with relatively low expectations, and I left the theater with tears in my eyes. While it may be the fourth movie of an animated series, it is far more emotional and sweet than one would imagine. The animation was beautiful and the story was heart-wrenching. Ten out of ten, would recommend.

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” was a great movie. While the movie is certainly not Tarantino’s best film, it shows a vivid depiction of Los Angeles in the 1960s.

The film itself is completely reliant on the actors and less on the direction of the plot.

Luckily, the acting quality is exceptional throughout the film. Brad Pitt in particular did an amazing job.

Summer Shows: Season three of “Stranger Things”

premiered on July 4, and it did not disappoint.

The creators continued to develop and expand upon the characters from previous seasons and introduced new characters, such as Robin and Alexei. This season was funnier and more loveable than the previous seasons of the show, and the finale was phenomenal.

My only complaint would be that the show seems to get less strange and less scary as the season continues, largely because the viewer’s understanding of the Upside-Down expands with each passing season.

Another Netflix Original, “Blown Away” premiered this summer. It is a reality TV show in which ten glass blowers compete for $60,000 in prize money and an artist residency at the Corning Museum of Glass.

I learned so much about glass blowing through this show, and it is incredible to watch these artists create such beautiful and diverse pieces each episode.

“Chernobyl,” an HBO five-episode miniseries about the Chernobyl disaster, was one of the best things I watched all summer.

The actors all do an amazing job, and the cinematography is also great. It shows humanity in so many different ways and forms. It is entirely based around real people and events from the disaster, and the truth is shocking and compelling.

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August 27

Ribbon Cutting at the Chicken Salad Chick • 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

• The new Chicken Salad Chick will open to the public for the first time. The founder of the resturaunt chain hails from Rome and wants to make this location different from other locations.

August 31

Wings Over North Georgia Air Show

• 10 a.m.

• The air show will return for the eighth consecutive year at Russell Regional Airport. It will feature North America’s finest world-class military and civilian performers.

The Viper Demo Team will headline the air show, and a dozen other leading air show teams will also perform.

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Thursday Aug. 22, 2019

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Popular HBO show ended af ter eight “Game of Thrones seasons ” on May 19.

ARTS & LIVING

Many memes over this summer promoted students stor ming Area 51 on Sept. 20 and rescuin g the aliens.

“Veronica Mars” aire d its fourth season this July on Hulu.

The show originally aired for three season s, begining in 2004

Commentary by Taylor Corley arts and living editor Summer Music: The Jonas Brothers, also referred to as the “Jo-Bros,” have failed to disappoint after their return in February. This summer, they released their first full album since the band’s reformation, “Happiness Begins,” which has delighted fans across the country. It is quite obvious from this album that the band has matured from their original 2005 punk-rock sound to a more fully pop band that appeals to both their older, ride-or-die fans as well as a new, younger audience. While songs like “Burnin’ Up” and “Love Bug” will always hold

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Bachelorette Hannah Brown left the season broken hearted and ringless, as her chosen contestant had a girlfriend at home throughout the entire season.

Spongebob released an episode on July 12 celebrating the 20-year aniversary of the show. It featured celebrity apperances including Heidi Klum and RuPaul.

a special place in my heart, I would say the brothers have done a fantastic job ensuring the success of their new music as well. The band is already on tour and stopped in Atlanta on August 12.

Tame Impala released two singles earlier this year in March and April. After three long years without any new music from the Australian psychedelic rock band, “Patience” and “Borderline” were definitely on repeat all summer long. Front man Kevin Parker has the unique ability to distract listeners from reality and transport them back to a disco lounge in the mid 70s. Between the funky electric piano and stimulating lyrics, these songs were perfect for a quick “enoing” session or dancing around the house.

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Collaborations Project,” which includes 15 songs, all of which are collaborations with many different artists including Justin Bieber, Young Thug, Chance the Rapper and Cardi B. Since his last album, Sheeran has married his then-girlfriend Cherry Seaborn. His new marriage status is evident in a few songs, like “I Don’t Care,” in which the English singer throws in a few loving verses about “his baby” here and there. However, the album still holds more vulnerable songs, like “Beautiful People” featuring Khalid, which are the artist’s trademark pieces.

On June 14, the alternative band Bastille released their project “Doom Days,” whose track list attempts to tell the story of “a night out during the apocalypse,” according to the album description. I have been a fan of Bastille

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The track progression and lyrics throughout the album leave listeners with a sense of hope for the future. This album is in perfect timing with the social climate and has a powerful message about making change. It’s great to listen to with friends or alone if you need powerful songs that provide food for thought.

Taylor Swift will be releasing her new album “Lover” on Aug. 23, and fans are waiting with much anticipation to see what the singer’s newest era will bring. We’ve gotten a sneak peak from four early released songs including “You Need to Calm Down,” “The Archer,” “Lover” and “ME!” If this album is anything like “Reputation” I believe all the tracks will be worth the wait.

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Berry College bookstore makes buying textbooks easy for students Taylor Corley arts & living editor

As summer comes to an end and a new school semester rolls around, the time of year that students’ bank accounts dread is here: the time to buy textbooks. At Berry College, students can obtain the materials they need for class while still saving money by renting or purchasing a used textbook from the Berry College Bookstore. Additionally, students can take a trendier route and join a Facebook group where peers sell old books at a discounted price.

If you choose to get your textbooks from the Berry College Bookstore, there are four available options. Students are able to buy or rent a new textbook, buy or rent a used textbook or buy or rent a digital textbook, but this option is only available for certain books. Finally students may also purchase the Cengage unlimited package which would allow the purchaser access to all the online textbooks Cengage offers for one price.

Jan Pearson, bookstore manager, recommends that students purchase the Cengage Unlimited package, which gives the buyer access to all of the digital textbooks Cengage offers, if they have two or more digital textbooks. Otherwise, it would be more cost-effective to purchase just one individual online textbook.

Most students who obtain their books from the campus bookstore either rent or buy them. Not all books are available as rentals, but if they are, students can save up to 80% by renting a used book rather than a new book. The same can be said for buying a used book versus a new book.

Students who rent books will pay a lower price up front and will not receive any money back when the books are returned. However, if a student chooses to buy their books, they pay a higher price upfront but are allowed to sell their books back to the store at the end of the semester.

There are a few risks when it comes to buying a book and attempting to sell it back.

The bookstore will only buy back a textbook

GRAPHIC COURTESY OF AESeducation According to AESEducation.com, textbook prices have increased by 812% over the past 35 years. This price increase mainly effects students who are responsible for purchasing their own books but public institutions are taking a hit as well.

if it is still the most recent version at the end of the semester and if the professor has decided to use the book again in upcoming semesters.

This is a gamble the student must be willing to take if they choose to purchase a book rather than rent one. It is also possible that the buyback price will not be as high as the price originally paid for it.

“The bookstore will not buy back loose-leaf textbooks or digital access codes either,” Pearson said.

Students may also price match their textbooks whether they choose to rent or to buy.

Textbook purchases can be made online through the Berry bookstore, but a price match can only be requested in person.

According to the bookstore’s website, prices are only matched against resellers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Chegg or other local campus competitors, such as the Shorter University bookstore. If the student is attempting to price match a rental price, the rental period must be the same as the Berry bookstore’s. The lower-priced item must have the same ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, and the editions must match as well. If the book offered by the campus bookstore includes any extra CDs, online access codes, or student manuals, the lower priced item must include them as well.

“Students must show us the lower priced item on their phone in real time in order for us to do a price match,” Pearson said. “The item cannot be on sale either.”

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Although the Berry Bookstore cannot do a price match from peer-to-peer marketplaces, another option that is available is to join the Berry Facebook group “Berry College Book Exchange” where students can sell their old textbooks to other Berry college students for a reasonable price.

According to student responses to the Campus Carrier Instagram, many students choose to rent their books from Amazon. Renting a book from Amazon is similar to renting a book from the Berry bookstore: you will pay a lower price to obtain the book, but will not be reimbursed when it is returned. Still, you can highlight and underline in the books as normal. Just be sure to return any books on time to avoid being charged a late fee.

To be sure they are getting the best deals possible, a few students recommended using websites such as bigwords.com or bookfinder.com to check where the cheapest place is to purchase a certain textbook as well as compare the prices of surrounding sellers.

“They tell you the lowest priced places to buy books both new and used,” junior Madison Rose said of BookFinder.com.

To find more information, check out the Berry bookstore’s website for a list of price matching rules and more tips on purchasing textbooks.

Students must show us

the lower priced item on their phones in real time in order for us to do a price match.

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Hot Girl Summer

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Promiscuous

Nelly Furtado, Timbaland

Lady Marmalade

Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, P!nk

Fancy

Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX

Call Me Maybe

Carly Rae Jepsen

Bad Blood

Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar

California Gurls

Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg

Genie In a Bottle

Christina Aguilera

Umbrella

Rihanna, JAY Z

We Belong Together

Mariah Carey

Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z)

Beyoncé, JAY Z

I Kissed A Girl

Katy Perry

Kevin’s Pick: Where Did Our Love Go

The Supremes

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Player turnover not an excuse for men’s soccer Timothy Belin asst. sports editor

Berry College’s men’s soccer team lost half of its members since the beginning of last season, but they consider the necessary rebuild an opportunity rather than a setback.

Last year’s roster for the team showed that, of the 28 players listed, 11 would be graduating at the end of the year. With three additional players leaving the team for separate reasons, half of last year’s members are gone. As a result, the upcoming season could be written off as a transition year, but head coach Richard Vardy refuses to use player turnover as an excuse to lower expectations.

“Even with a new team, our target is always to win the conference and the conference tournament,” Vardy said. “We came close last year, but not quite, and we did lose a lot of experience, good soccer players, but our goal should be to win the conference and the conference tournament.”

With the departure of several key players, Vardy said that the team will have to find new leaders, but he prefers to see it as an opportunity for players to step up. Knowing they would be losing 11 seniors, the team prepared for this outcome last spring with leadership training, both through book reading and the ropes course, as well as group discussions on the subject. For this reason, Vardy expects all his returning players to assume added responsibilities.

“We do expect everyone on the team to play a role, especially that junior and senior class, but even the freshmen who are now sophomores,” Vardy said. “They got a lot of playing time last year, they did well, they got good experiences, had a good season, and I expect them to be very positive influences on everybody else around here too.”

J u n i o r defender Josh Pruett agreed with his coach on season targets, saying the team needed a ring, and spoke of the rebuild in terms of a new beginning.

“I really think it’s just a fresh start for a lot of guys,” Pruett said. “We get to create our own tradition now. We have a young team this year; we have two seniors currently on the team, we have five juniors, and then the rest are underclassmen, so it’s exciting. We can write our own destiny.”

But as one of the seven upperclassmen, Pruett remains aware of his increased role.

“It’s really tough to adapt, but it also puts responsibility on some of the older guys to grow up a little bit and assume more responsibility,” Pruett said.

Even with a

new team, our

target is always to win the

conference and the conference tournament.

Richard Vardy

As for sophomore midfielder Mason Hemstreet, he chooses to focus on the nine incoming freshmen rather than the departures, players he said could play a big role this season.

“I think the freshman class we brought in is insane,” Hemstreet said. “I think they’re all very hard workers, very good guys.

I know that they will fight for this team, I know that they’ll push us, because when new players come in it pushes us to do better, because if they’re good we want to do better.”

With that in mind, Hemstreet said it was time to look past the notion of a rebuild and get on with the season.

“As a team, I think this year we kind of all see it as a regrowth year, but we don’t want to just see it as that, we want to see it as opportunity,” Hemstreet said. “We did lose 11 seniors, but we still have a great team, we still have hard workers, and we can do what we want, as long as we compete at a high level.”

And like the rest of the team, Hemstreet wants nothing less than a conference ring.

“The pressure’s still there to compete at a high level, to win,” he said. “We want to win a ring. That’s been the goal, that’s the goal every single year for every single team that will come through here.”

Berry’s men’s soccer team will host its pre-season tournament, the Berry Invitational, over the weekend of Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, before beginning its season by hosting Piedmont College on Sept.

3 at 7 p.m.

As a team, I think this year we kind of all see it as a regrowth year, but we don’t want to just see it as that, we want to see it as opportunity.

Mason Hemstreet

Ethan Barker | CAMPUS CARRIER Junior defender Josh Pruett passes the ball during practice.

Ethan Barker | CAMPUS CARRIER Senior forward Jake Williamson looks to get past his man during practice. Williamson is one of only two senior players on the roster this year.

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Berry ultimate frisbee team won regionals, progressed to nationals

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ADEKALE ANDE

Left: The Berry College ultimate frisbee team won its regional tournament after going 6-0 in the tournament. Right: The ultimate frisbee team has a new logo and emblem.

Joshua Mabry sports editor

The Berry men’s ultimate frisbee team made it to nationals as one of the top 16 teams this past season after going 6-0 at the regional tournament as the sixth seed and claiming the title of southeast region champions.

At nationals, the team won two out of five games, according to sophomore Walter Ellard, the ultimate frisbee team captain.

Head Coach Robert Bradham said that he is very proud of the team’s accomplishments.

“The guys worked really hard every week and gave it what they had,” Bradham said. “That hard work payed off. The endless hours that we spent all season, they came in and did what they needed.”

Bradham said that it was special to watch the guys work hard and enjoy nationals as a ranked team.

Berry competed well against every team that they faced, according to Bradham.

Ellard said that going to nationals was an amazing experience.

“We got to see some of the best players in the nation,” Ellard said. “We got to win some games, which was really cool because we were an upset from a small region. We weren’t really supposed to do much at nationals.

We were expected to lose every game.”

The ultimate team did not originally have enough money in its budget to go to nationals, according to Ellard.

They had to raise money through a GoFundMe page.

Ellard said that the team had an initial goal of raising $3,000, and this was raised by the end of the first week after the page was set up.

“It was incredible to see the campus and everyone around us coming and supporting us and helping us get there,” Ellard said.

“Even some people from other ultimate teams that we have played against in the past donated to our Walter GoFundMe, which was incredible to see.”

By the end of two weeks, the team had raised $8,000, according to Adekale Ande (19C), former ultimate frisbee team member.

“We had a good support group over two weeks,” Ande said.

After the semester was over, the ultimate frisbee team had to stay at Berry for two weeks to practice for nationals.

“It was really cool to bond with the team and hang out during this time,” Ellard said. “We did a couple practices a day, which was super fun.”

Even though the team had much success last season, this does not seem to be the most important aspect of being on the team.

“It gave me a second family,” Ande said. “It gave me a place to go hang out and meet new people.”

Ellard echoed Ande’s sentiments.

He said that the best part of the ultimate frisbee team is the friendships that are formed on the team.

“You’re out there six hours a week,” Ellard said. “We practice three times a week for two hours.

Any sports team that you’re on, you’re going to get closer with the guys. We had a really special connection.”

Bradham said that his favorite aspect of coaching the ultimate frisbee team is seeing the athletes Ellard grow not only as athletes but also as people.

“I feel blessed to be a part of that growth,” Bradham said.

Ellard encourages anyone who is interested in joining the team to come try out.

“It’s still just so much fun to hang out and be a part of the team,” Ellard said.

We got to see some of the best players in the nation. We got to win some games, which was really cool because we were an upset from a small region. We weren’t really supposed to do much at nationals. We were expected to lose every game.

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SNAPSHOTS

“THYME” FOR A FAN-“CACTUS” YEAR!

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Succulent Plants do not need very much sunlight. soil should be moist but not soaked.

Succulents

can be paired with

other plants like this smaller

Aloe

if they share the same sunlight and water requirements.

jade

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are very

hardy plants that do not require lots of water.

A

way to tell if they need water is when the leaves turn red.

Aloes

require sunlight

to grow and only need water once a month.

If

they start turning

brown, then they need less water.

Shade-tolerant Plants require water every day with some sunlight. If they start wilting, then add a little water.

Cacti

do not need

a lot of water, but they do require sunlight to help them grow.