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Vol. 109, Issue 13

Freshman dies in car accident

PHOTO FROM LUKE STEEL INSTAGRAM

PHOTO FROM TED HOWARD INSTAGRAM

Left: (L-R) Freshman Ted Howard, freshman Luke Steel, freshman John Wills and senior Will Newman at a Berry football game. Right: Howard’s highschool graduation photo.

PHOTO FROM VIKING ROWING TEAM Jessie Goodson news editor Just three days prior to the start of spring semester, the Berry community mourned the fourth student to die this academic year. Theodore “Ted” Howard, a first-year engineering student from Gadsden, Ala., died the morning of Jan. 5 in a car accident on Ala. Highway 9 Causeway in Cedar Bluff, Ala. According to Cherokee County Coroner, Dr. Jeremy Deaton, Howard was pronounced dead at the scene. The two passengers of Howard were injured, along with the driver of the other vehicle involved. According to Coosa Valley News, many responders were on the scene, including Cedar Bluff Police and Fire Department, members of the Cherokee EMS, County Rescue Squad, Coroner’s Office and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Arrangements for Howard were held through CollierButler Funeral Home in Gadsden, Ala. with the visitation from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. and the funeral at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7 (Central Standard Time). Dean of Students Debbie Heida sent a campus-wide email

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the day of the accident informing students and faculty of Howard’s death. “As a college community that loves deeply, our hearts are broken and we grieve deeply with his parents, Ed and Elizabeth,” Heida wrote in the email. A campus memorial took place Thursday at 4 p.m. in the College Chapel for the Berry community as well as friends and family of Howard, including his parents, Ed and Elizabeth. The campus memorial service began with a welcome from Berry College Chaplain Jonathan Huggins and music from seniors Sarah Bryan (guitar) and John Anders (piano). “Often the best that we can do is gather like this, with the ones we love and grieve together, to share our stories and our sorrows and look up to God for comfort and help in the deepest parts of our hearts,” Huggins said. Heida followed Huggins with scripture and the introduction of Howard’s academic advisor and BCC instructor, Truong Le. Le began speaking by addressing Howard’s parents with kind words. Le shared stories from his time with Howard and times in their class together. One story that stuck out to Le was a time when Howard and the rest of their class attended a dinner at Le’s home and chose things from his garden for a salad. Le described how Howard first asked for a knife to cut his portion, to prevent from harming the entire plant. Le said this event was a good identifier of Howard’s character and of how thoughtful he was. “I wish you, Elizabeth and Ed, and your family peace to bring you comfort, courage to face the things ahead, and loving memory of Ted, who will forever be in your heart,” Le said. First-year student Evan Faria, Howard’s roommate and close friend, then spoke and told stories of their times together. Faria and Howard met their first week of college and had many memories together. Faria described Ted as an all-around great person, and said that Berry wouldn’t be the same without him. “Ted was a guy that was always in a good mood and was seriously just one of the funniest people I’ve ever had contact with,” Faria said. “I really loved him so much.” Although only a first-year student, friends said Howard seemed to know everyone around him. His classmate and friend Hunter Lane, spoke at the memorial and said that Howard was like “a magnet for people” and loved making friends. “I only knew Ted for just a few short months, but it felt like I knew him for years,” Lane said.

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After Howard’s advisor and friends, his father, Ed Howard, spoke. “Ted’s mom, Beth, and I continue to be amazed and astounded and so grateful for all the outpouring of love we’ve had the last few weeks,” Howard opened with. Howard’s father began with kind words to the Berry community and expressed how grateful he was to see so many people from Howard’s college. He went on to speak of his time with Howard and how proud he and his wife Elizabeth were of their son. “Beth and I have known that Teddy was the most wonderful thing to walk the earth since the day the Lord put him in our hands, but it’s so cool to hear it from other people,” Howard said. Howard ended with telling the Berry community not to be afraid of thinking about his son, and that his passing was a part of a larger plan. “When you think of him, don’t be afraid to think of him,” Howard said. “Don’t be afraid to cry.” Songs were led and sung throughout the service, including “Come Thou Fount,” “It Is Well with My Soul” and “Amazing Grace.” Huggins ended in prayer and benediction. Howard’s death impacted many people in the Berry community, from all parts of Howard’s experience. Senior Will Newman, Howard’s first-year mentor, attended both the funeral service in Gadsden and the campus service. “It’s been hard not only losing a mentee, but also seeing how his loss has affected others I know,” Newman said. Newman said that a large portion of their BCC class were greatly affected by Howard’s death and seeing them smiling has been a large part of his reassurance. First-year student Luke Steel, a close friend of Howard’s and his BCC classmate, described Howard as his first college friend. “It’s really sent home the fact that you’re not invincible,” Steel said. “It didn’t seem like he would leave so soon.” Steel said that Howard was always in a good mood, and was always passionate about enjoying himself, even at the expense of looking cool. “It’s hard to think about him and think about stuff we were going to do, when he’s not there to do it anymore,” Steel said. Howard’s death has left an emptiness in many parts of Berry’s community. He was passionate about friends, engineering, basketball and the college’s rowing team. His presence on campus will be missed, and his memory will last forever in the lives of his classmates, teammates, mentors and friends.

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Thursday Jan. 18, 2018

NEWS

Math professor wins national award

PHOTO COURTESY OF BERRY PUBLIC RELATIONS Claire Voltarel staff writer Ron Taylor, professor of mathematics at Berry, was recognized for his successful efforts in the classroom by receiving The Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). Taylor was one of three professors to receive recognition for “Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics.” “On the list of people who have won are some very famous people in the mathematical

Berry joins list to host displaced students Cassie LaJeunesse deputy news editor According to a press release from the Berry department of Marketing and Communications, Berry is one of 10 Georgia colleges involved in a partnership to enroll temporarily displaced Puerto Rican students for a semester. The partnership between The Georgia Independent College Association (GICA) and The Association of Private Colleges and Universities of Puerto Rico (ACUP) hopes to avoid a delay in the studies of Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria. The students will be enrolled at a Georgia college for one semester before returning to their home college in Puerto Rico. The tuition for the semester in Georgia will be paid to the students’ home institutions

in Puerto Rico “to make payroll and make repairs.” Other colleges that have agreed to house students include Agnes Scott College, Brewton-Parker College, Covenant College, LaGrange College, Oglethorpe University, Toccoa Falls College, Truett McConnell University, Wesleyan College and Young Harris College. Carmen Cividanes-Lago, advisor to ACUP, was quoted in the press release as saying, “Hurricane Maria’s wrath has been life-changing and it has taken away many of our students’ income, jobs, and personal property, but it cannot take away their passion project: to continue studying. We are ever so grateful that our students have been offered help during this very difficult time and that they will be able to pursue education for a semester in Georgia. Thank you, Georgia!”

community, lots of whom I look up to as mentors,” Taylor said. “It’s just amazing that I’m on the list with them.” The MAA honored Taylor for the Inquiry-Based Learning approach he applies to his classroom. According to Taylor, this method of teaching attempts to veer away from lecturebased teaching and create a supportive environment for students to learn together via group guided worksheets or student presentations. Students then take on the role of prompting and answering questions, ultimately teaching each other and themselves. “In almost every case by the end of the semester students have developed a real sense of community and feel comfortable asking questions,” Taylor said. Junior Jessica Will and senior Camilla Packroff attested to his unique and open teaching style. “He’s always there if you need help, but he’s not just going to give you all the answers,” Will said. “He’ll give you the tools you need to make you figure it out on your own.” Packroff noted that while the classes were difficult, Taylor encouraged students to enjoy what they were doing. To further encourage community and excitement in mathematics, Taylor began Berry’s “Dead Poets Society” in the fall of 2006. The name was inspired by speech given at the MAA summer math meeting which referenced a particular scene in the movie relating to the thrill of mathematical discovery. Taylor began the group to encourage students to enjoy doing math through games with friends, rather than being required to in class. “It’s a place where students can go and remember why they liked math in the first place,” Taylor said. The recognition for his teaching achievements took place at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego on Jan. 13, the world’s largest gathering of mathematicians. Taylor was given the award and spoke at the event. In his speech, Taylor said, “Through their curiosity and willingness to embrace my sometimes alternative teaching methods, [my students] have helped guide me to a deeper appreciation of mathematics at the same time as I was aiming to guide them to a greater understanding of mathematics.”

Student photos featured on national news Sophomore Jacob Bushey’s photos from MLK service day were used on ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir.” “It was a really cool experience to have my work featured on national news in a way that honored both Dr. King and Berry College,” Bushey said. Berry College Volunteer Services had students volunteer at over 13 nonprofit sites in Rome on MLK Day. Some students also participated in the 2018 MLK Freedom March.

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CAMPUS CALENDAR

Fawn events around campus Friday-Saturday Men’s and women’s Swimming and Diving Classic Invitational in the Cage Center

Friday 11:00 a.m. Job Hunt Lunch in Krannert ballroom

Saturday 9:00 a.m. Young Alumni Partner Program in Alumni Center

Sunday 4:00 p.m. 5v5 Intramural Basketball League in the Cage Center

Sunday 7:00 p.m. College Church in the College Chapel

Monday 6:45 p.m. Ralph George Family lecture series in Evans Auditorium

Tuesday 5:00 p.m. Career Panels in the Westcott building

Collisions reported in Ford parking lot

Andrea Hill | CAMPUS CARRIER Cars parked in the lot next to Ford Auditorium. Students and faculty worry that the rows are spaced too closely. Cassie LaJeunesse deputy news editor The Ford Auditorium parking lot serves as parking for music events, alumni events and some sporting events. Collisions are common in the lot, and some students are worried that this is a result of poor spacing and overuse. “I’ve been coming to the parking lot for five years, and it’s so jam-packed,” junior Leif Atchley said. “The rows are so close that most cars have to do a two-point turn to get out of parking spaces.” Atchley’s car has been hit twice while parked in the Ford lot. When he was a freshman, the right side of his front bumper was scratched, and this year, his car received a similar scratch on the left side of the front bumper. “I wasn’t too mad, but I know a lot of

people that it’s happened to, and it’s really to capacity. Because it is used for various unfortunate,” Atchley said. events, this is a common occurrence. Sophomore Saxon Olson was called out “It’s overused,” Atchley said. “We need of a theory class last year because her car was more options or a better option.” hit in the parking lot. Fine Arts Chair She said that a woman Adam Hayes agrees who was there for that the spacing in Kindermusik classes the lot is a frequent was driving a new van issue, specifically that she was not used because the rows are to. She scraped the too close together. side of her van against “Anything other than the Olson’s Jeep while smallest car has trouble trying to park. pulling out into the pass “Her car was way lanes,” Hayes said. more damaged than Several students who mine, but that parking drive larger cars and lot is dangerous for trucks find it almost Leif Atchley sure,” Olson said. impossible to park in Atchley believes the auditorium lot at all. that the spacing in the parking lot causes a Sophomore Joseph Aucoin drives a large lot of the problem, especially when it is filled truck and said that his turning radius is not

The rows are so close that most cars have to do a two-point turn to get out of parking spaces.

good enough to navigate the tight corners in the lot. “I don’t know if I’ve ever been able to park forward in that lot,” Aucoin said. Sophomore Carrie Sturniolo also drives a larger car and has difficulty parking in the lot. She said that the first and only time she parked in the middle rows of the lot, she had to ask friends to help guide her out of the space. “It’s very risky for larger cars to park there,” Sturniolo said. “I had to laugh at how difficult and ridiculous it was, especially after other people clapped for me after it was all over.” According to Hayes, the parking lot was repainted last semester, but the spacing problem was not addressed. “Anything that they would do would essentially take out parking spaces,” Hayes said. “But there are only so many spaces the parking lot can hold anyway.”

Thursday Jan. 18, 2018

OPINIONS

Our View: Lawmakers must value states’ rights

Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently sovereignty of states’ ability to uphold their spoke about the legalization of marijuana individual rights is being threatened and it in states such as California, Washington puts the legal protection of those involved in and Colorado. He reasserted the Federal the marijuana business at risk. Government’s standing on the drug as The Constitution states that “the powers an illegal substance, not delegated to the The uncertainty of effectively overriding the United States by states’ ruling to legalize it. the Constitution, Sessions announced that nor prohibited by whether to listen to the federal administration it to the States, are would be withdrawing reserved to the States the state or federal from the Cole Memo, a respectively, or to 2013 memorandum drafted people.” In other government, undermines the by former US Attorney words, if there is General James M. Cole. something which the the security we The Cole Memo offered Constitution doesn’t some protection for cover for the nation, hold as citizens of a marijuana dispensaries, in then the states have states in which the drug is the legal right to draft legal, from intervention by and pass legislation democratic nation the Federal Government. for themselves. More than becoming a second “war The issue of states’ rights has been on drugs”, withdrawing from this memo disputed since before the Civil War. Even effectively undermines the Constitution. The now, our political leaders unfortunately

“Did you do anything for MLK Service Day?”

continue to push the limits of intervention between state and federal governance. States that pass laws benefiting their citizens should not have to worry about the federal government imposing on their decisions and overriding them. Our government is designed to allow states to have a say so in the legal system and make decisions which they believe are in the best interest of their citizens. After effectively passing legislation which has been deemed beneficial for their state, states should not have to concern themselves with the possible imprisonment of their citizens who live by the laws which they have passed. While individuals in these states won’t be targeted directly by law enforcement, owners of once legal marijuana dispensaries could face legal repercussions from the federal government. The uncertainty of whether to listen to the state or federal government, undermines the security we hold as citizens of a democratic nation. The Republican party has made known

“I volunteered at a women’s health clinic.” Saif Sarfani senior

their support and defense of states’ rights for years now. For Sessions to contradict what seems to be a unanimous Republican ideology has made fellow party members question their loyalties to their own party beliefs. Threatening the authority of states’ legislature could possibly create a divide in the Republican Party between those who support the Republican administration, including Sessions, and those who adhere still to their party’s core views on states’ rights. Allowing the federal government to reverse non-intervention laws implies the interference of the federal government within legal issues which concern state governance. Whether or not you agree with the legalization of marijuana, the protection and respect of state rights is something we must fight to protect. The Constitution reserves political power for states. To disregard these rights is to open the door for further intrusion of federal governance in our state. The Carrier’s editorial opinion represents the views of the senior members of the Campus Carrier and Viking Fusion news staff.

“I volunteered at a local garden.” Peyton Price sophomore

Continuing the legacy of MLK This week, we celebrate the life of a truly remarkable American, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, and the struggles of the generations before us to get us here. It’s a time when we remember the stories of everyday men and women of our parents’ and grandparents’ generation who contributed to the cause of equality in this county. My geat grandfather’s story is no exception. It goes as follows: during a year that no one in my family can quite agree on the KKK came to my great- grandfather’s hometown of Vidalia, Ga. For those who have never been to Vidalia, the railroad track runs straight through the middle of town which back then, was the unofficial segregation line for the white and African American sections of town. His business stood squarely in the African American part of town for good reason: almost all of his workers and customers were African American. The KKK came into town in a parade of white hoods and cars. A large group of them decided to go from business to business to tell white business owners that they could

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not sell products to African Americans or else they had to deal with the Klan. My great grandfather did not take too kindly to that idea. He lived the rest of his life under threat of retaliation from the Klan. Our parents and grandparents fought to bring equality. Dr. King’s dream is far from accomplished. We are equal on paper but socially we still have a lot of work to do. Despite what the president and other politicians may say, racism is still a problem in America. Ferguson, Charleston and Charlottesville are only the most visible signs of our struggle with race. This year, a compressive study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that participants on average found black boys to be older and less innocent of crimes as white boys at the same age. This leads a disparity of arrests among African Americans. A 2013 report by the US Sentencing Commission states black men receive prison sentences at 19.5 longer than white men of similar crimes. This negative stigma has ripple effects

in employment. According to a 2003 National Burau of Economics Research report, white sounding name alone gets one callback per ten resumes while an African American sounding name gets one call back per 15 resumes. The researchers even stated that “a white name yields as many more callbacks as an additional eight years of experience.” Overall this negative stigma toward African Americans leads to large economic disparities that leave African Americans far behind. According to a Demos analysis of 2010 Federal Reserve Data White Americans hold more than 88 percent of the nation’s wealth, while representing 64 percent of the population. Black Americans own 2.3 percent of the nation’s wealth while representing 13 percent of the population. We must ask ourselves, how can we call ourselves “a nation of equals” if some races have such obvious natural advantages over others? If this was a footrace, some of us would get more than a head start, we can start at the finish line and that doesn’t sound like the American Dream to me.

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Campus Carrier EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Avery Boulware NEWS EDITOR Cassie LaJeunesse DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR Claire Voltarel ASST. FEATURES EDITOR Leo Narrison ARTS & LIVING EDITOR Jameson Filston ASST. ARTS & LIVING EDITOR Kendall Aronson OPINIONS EDITOR Lexikay Stokes SPORTS EDITOR Chris Ferguson COPY EDITOR Michaela Lumpert GRAPHICS EDITOR Leo Narrison ONLINE EDITOR Kaitlan Koehler PHOTO EDITOR Bailey Albertson ASST. PHOTO EDITOR Katie Sweeney

Train your brain to focus again

PHOTOGRAPHER Andrea Hilll PHOTOGRAPHER Luke Koferl

AVERY BOULWARE editor in chief

Do you remember when you got your first smart phone? I know I do. I had to save up my babysitting money for about a year to finally buy an IPhone 4 in the winter of my freshman year of high school. It was everything that I dreamed it would be, and more. I immediately downloaded Instagram and Facebook (Twitter and Snapchat didn’t really exist yet) and found the perfect photo for the phone’s wallpaper. No longer did I have to carry around both my flip phone and my iPod touch to be entertained. Now, it was all combined in this sleek new device, housed in a very clunky Otter Box case. I loved my phone, but I wasn’t attached to it. Not like I am now. I now own an iPhone 7, and with each new upgrade, I have felt my dependence grow

stronger and stronger. I have recently begun to notice a severe decline in my attention span, especially since I have come to college. This is an incredibly inconvenient coincidence. I am doing at least twice the work I did in high school, but it feels four times more difficult. I can hardly read one page of a textbook without getting fidgety and checking my phone. This is especially comical when my Instagram feed looks no different than it did when I checked my phone two minutes before. But prolonged attention on one subject will be the death of me. On Instagram, I only have to look at a photo for a few seconds before moving on to something else, and I only have to read a few words at a time. In fact, if your caption is long enough to require a “read more” button, I probably won’t

“I went to a state park and cleared trails.” Nick Farmer sophomore

read it. I mourn this loss of attention. I have checked my phone three times since beginning to write this. As a child, I spent most afternoons and evenings reading whatever I had checked out from the school library that day. I could devour a novel a week. I ruled the Accelerated Reading program. In contrast, I have read two short books for pleasure in the last year. I haven’t finished a required novel for any of my English classes since coming to Berry (which may not be wise to admit in a campus-wide publication, but here we are). My ten-year-old self would be disappointed. The problem is not unique to my brain, of course. According to research presented by statisticbrain.com, the average American’s attention span has dropped from 12 seconds in

“I caught up on some homework.” Michaela Stansberry freshman

2000 to 8.25 seconds in 2015. For comparison’s sake, a goldfish has an attention span of 9 seconds. In other words, if you’ve read my piece this far, you’re doing great. Keep going! I’m not proposing we throw our phones into the ocean and go off the grid. Digital communication is amazing. Through technology, we can learn more and learn it faster. We can save more lives and reach more people and serve one another better. I’m proposing we begin to retrain our brains. Just like we exercise to keep our bodies in shape, we truly must keep our brains in shape. I’m going to try to watch a whole movie without checking my phone. I’m going to do more puzzles and read more books. I’m going to try and make my fifth-grade self proud.

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Thursday Jan. 26, 2017

Escape room opens on Broad Street

Jameson Filston I CAMPUS CARRIER Colosseum Escape Room is a new buisness on Broad Street, run by locals Spencer and Joy Thomas. Participants are locked inside one of two escape room options and must attempt to break out in under an hour using only materials found inside the room. Commentary by Kendall Aronson asst. arts & living editor Romeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first escape room, Colosseum Escape Room, opened on Broad Street this past December. It currently offers two different escape experiences, the Rome Escape Room and Code Breaker. The business plans to add more rooms as it grows. Both rooms cost $22 per person, and reservations can be made on their website. It is run by Spencer and Joy Thomas. In a regular escape room, the participant is locked in a room with an hour to escape using only the tools and supplies which are available in the room. Many escape rooms have stories associated with them, or different themes to make the experience even more unique. The Rome Escape room, one of the two rooms at the

Colosseum, has a variety of different puzzles which have been creatively designed. Its use of different senses was particularly creative, requiring participants use smell, touch and listening skills in order to solve the puzzles. One downside is that the Rome Escape room lacked a cohesive storyline as to how the participants were trapped in the room or how they should get out. This lessened the level of immerson and the quality of the experience itself. The room itself did not bring any further context to the escape experience. However, the activity offers a nice bonding experience for friends. To complete the escape within the time constraints, participants must work together to complete puzzles. This creates a need for greater communication between those working in the group and can bring a group closer through solving puzzles in an exciting setting. The staff there are very friendly, and if participants do

get stuck, there are hints available simply by asking the cameras for assistance. The puzzles are all possible to complete during the time limit as well, while still offering a fun challenge. Most other escape rooms in Chattanooga, Atlanta and Kennesaw are slightly more expensive, costing on average $28. In comparison to these other escape rooms, story and level of difficulty of the rooms at the Colosseum are more lacking. In addition, none of the puzzles were very complicated. They could have been made with a trip to Walmart. The setting was pleasant, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enhance the overall experience in any particular way. While it was a fun activity, it is difficult to say whether the Colosseum was worth $22. The experience offers a sense of accomplishment and team building for participants, but a cheaper price might be necessary to compensate for the lack of a storyline and the average setting.

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January 19 - 28

Picasso at the Lapin Agile

• 8 p.m.

• Historic DeSoto Theater The Rome Little Theater presents 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile.' This absurdist comedy follows Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in a cafe in 1904, just before bothbecame famous. The play will show at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $14 for students.

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Ladd offers advice, treatment during flu season Jameson Filsotn Arts & Living Editor It’s flu season again, and the Ladd center is filling up with sick students. The center has dealt with many cases of the flu and the stomach virus. Many people infected with Influenza can be contagious a day before symptoms are apparent and up to 7 days after. The CDC states that the best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated each year. However, there are many other ways to prevent getting sick. Anita Errikcson, the Director of Health Services at Berry, said that cleaning hands with soap and keeping your hands away from the face are two easy ways to help prevent picking up an infection. “You should always be washing your hands, whether you are sick or not,” Errikcson said. The Ladd Center offers flu vaccines for students. The center starts offering flu shots in October and continues offering them until they

run out. These are offered at no cost to students and with no appointment needed. Emma Cordle, a nurse practitioner who works with the Ladd center, said that getting tested for the flu early is the best option if you show symptoms of the flu. If a patient tests positive for the flu, the Ladd Center will prescribe Tamiflu, an antiviral medicine, but only if they catch the infection early. “If it is not within 48 hours of onset it is not recommended to start the medicine,” Cordle said. The Rome medical services are strained because of a shortage of Tamiflu and an abundance of patients. The vaccine has not been as effective as profetionals hoped, but it is too early in the season to tell how it will go according to Cordle. The season can extend into March. The Ladd Center will pull students that are sick out of class and will recommend taking Advil or Tylenol to control their fever. They recommend that those who have the flu stay away from others, which can pose a difficulty

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on a college campus. Sick students are kept out of class until they are without a fever for 24 hours. Errikcson said they base their procedures primarily off of the CDC guidelines. It is hard to control a virus on a college campus because everyone is eating together, going to class together, and living together. It can also be hard for a student to take time off from school when they have classwork and projects to do. “A lot of college students push through and do things when they are sick because they have deadlines, Cordle said, “they don’t want to miss anything.” The Ladd Center sent an email to the Berry community on Wednesday, informing them of the symptoms of the flu and provided tips on how to prevent the spread of the infection. The email also encourages students who think they may have the flu to put on a provided mask when entering the center to help prevent the virus from spreading.

PLAYLIST:

Sing in the New Semester PLAY

stress homework

books midterms syllabus

exercise library

12 songs, 45 min

TITLE

ARTIST

Happy New Year

ABBA

Winter Song

The Head and The Heart

New Year’s Day

Taylor Swift

Feeling Good

Nina Simone

White Winter Hymnal

Fleet Foxes

This Will Be Our Year

The Zombies

Funky New Year

Eagles

This Year

The Mountain Goats

All’s Well That Ends

Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Winter In My Heart

The Avett Brothers

Ball Drop

Fabolous, French Montana

Kevin’s Pick: Celebration

Kool & The Gang

January 19

Layla Southern

• 8:30 p.m. • Dark Side of the Moon Layla Southern, a country music singer from Dallas Ga., will play live at the Dark Side of the Moon.

January 20

Georgia’s Rome Flavor Tour Kickoff

• noon to 2:30 p.m. • Rome Welcome Center The Georgia’s Rome Flavor Tours will feature many restaurants on Broad Street in a progressive-style meal format; and will be held on the second Saturday of each month. The tour will cost $45. Transportation will be provided.

January 26 - 27 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

• 7 p.m. • Harris Arts Center Patrons are encouraged to dress in the style of 1920s or 1930s Boston. The event is a fundraiser for Harris Arts Center. Tickets are $30.

January 26 - 27

Atlanta Mardi Gras Ball • 7 p.m. • Ivy Center This will be theEighth annual Mardi Gras ball. The dress code is formal: ball gowns for women and tuxedos or suits for men. Masks are preferred. Tickets are $60. There will be live music and dancing.

Thursday Jan. 18, 2018

SPORTS

Thursday Feb. 2, 2017

Women’s lacrosse faces big changes Chris Ferguson sports editor

As students settle back into the routine of classes, Berry’s spring sports teams are beginning to kick off their preseasons. Many Vikings teams have seen a smooth transition into their upcoming season, but the same cannot be said about the women’s lacrosse team. They have faced some changes that could have potentially compromised their chances at fielding a team this year. The first major change that the Lady Vikings faced arose at the end of last semester, when now-former head coach Shaun Williamson announced his resignation. In his time at Berry, Williamson achieved a 60-52-1 overall record, having coached five Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Regional All-American players and 26 AllSouthern Athletic Association players. He also coached the the 2013 Offensive Player of the Year and the 2017 SAA Newcomer of the Year. Despite such a large role to fill, former Shorter women’s lacrosse head coach Brittni Dulaney stepped in to fill this crucial position as

head coach. Dulaney started the women’s lacrosse program at Shorter University from scratch in 2011. During her seven years there, she was named NWLL Coach of the Year in 2011, as well as Coach of the Year for the Gulf South Conference in 2017. If this monumental change wasn’t enough for the Lady Vikings, now-former assistant coach Morgan Jackson announced her resignation from the program early last week. In addition to this drastic change in coaching staff, the team only had 9 healthy players on the roster. This would have proven to be problematic because 11 players are required to field a team in women’s lacrosse. Things were looking down for the Lady Vikings as the reality of not being able to field a team was setting into their minds. However, four women decided to take a chance on the sport which may very well have saved the fate of the program this year. Three members of the Berry women’s swim team and one former high school soccer player, who now attends Berry, joined the team at the end of last week to add some depth to their roster.

CARRIER FILE PHOTO The women’s lacrosse team practices early last season. The Lady Vikings prepare for their first game on Feb. 13 against Oglethorpe College. Senior Jenn Leahy says that the addition of these players will be crucial for their upcoming competitions. “I think that the new players will add the encouragement we need to push through the season,” Leahy said. “We now have enough people

to field a team and are really relying on each other and our new coach.” Leahy said the team will have to rise up to new expectations this year due to the drastic change in the program. “We have to adapt to the new coaching style of Coach Dulaney,

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whether it be new drills, new rules, or new plays,” Leahy said. “We also have to rely on our new players as they have a large impact on our practices and our games. Seeing them try their hardest will only push the returners to work even harder.”

Friday, Jan. 19, 2018

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018

Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018

Men’s Swimming & Diving Viking Classic Invitational Mount Berry, Ga.

Women’s Swimming & Diving Viking Classic Invitational Mount Berry, Ga.

Men’s Track & Field @ Emory Indoor Invite (CrossPlex) Birmingham, Ala.

Women’s Basketball @ Birmingham-Southern 7:00 pm Men’s Basketball @ Birmingham-Southern 9:00 pm

Women’s Track & Field @ Emory Indoor Invite (CrossPlex) Birmingham, Ala. Women’s Basketball @ Millsaps 2:00 pm Men’s Basketball @ Millsaps 4:00 pm