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Bailey Albertson | CAMPUS CARRIER On Monday, students gathered around Rome to participate in Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day. Throughout the area, different groups of students and scholarships worked together to better the community, keeping Head, Heart and Hands alive. Above, the members of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship worked at the Bagwell Food Pantry, packing Backpack Buddies and Superpacks for elementary and high school students in Floyd County.

Public comment period on Title IX policy ends soon Annie Deitz deputy news editor

Last November, United States Secretary of Education Betsy Devos proposed a series of new Title IX regulations that would change the manner in which reports of sexual misconduct are addressed on college and university campuses. Currently, the new rule is undergoing a 60 day stage for public comment. The proposed rule comes after Betsy Devos’ rescinding of Obama-era guidelines in September of 2017. It consists of nine main points, each aimed at clarifying and improving some aspect sexual harassment response policy in colleges and universities. The proposal focuses on making certain that schools take reports of sexual harassment seriously while also ensuring all students receive due process, the fair treatment they are legally entitled to while going through a judiciary process. While some of the points deviate little from previous Title IX regulations, such as the requirement for schools to respond meaningfully to and investigate reports of sexual harassment, others focus on protecting the rights of all parties involved, such as maintaining the

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due process of all students by maintaining a presumption of innocence throughout the investigation into the claim. “Throughout this process, my focus was, is, and always will be on ensuring that every student can learn in a safe and nurturing environment,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in the Department of Education’s formal release of the draft rule. “That starts with having clear policies and fair processes that every student can Betsy rely on. Every survivor of sexual violence must be taken seriously, and every student accused of sexual misconduct must know that guilt is not predetermined.” After the comment period ends, the Department of Education will look at the public’s opinions on the matter and respond accordingly. Then, the Department will be

able to issue its final policy. After the final policy is issued, Berry administration will have to examine current Title IX protocol to ensure it matches the new rule. Although Berry is a private institution, it still accepts federal funding and, therefore, is subject to regulations such as these from the Department of Education. As of now, Berry is waiting for the final rule to be issued before editing any policy. DeVos “It’s important to be mindful that right now, these [policies] are not set in stone, they have not been put into place yet,” said Dean of Students and Title IX coordinator Lindsey Taylor. “We’re waiting on what that will be and what the exact language will be.” Despite this, Taylor has already begun to work on how to implement any necessary

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changes, taking part in webinars of national organizations and the Georgia Independent College Association (GICA), as well as working with Berry’s General Counsel Danny Price. “We’re listening, we’re taking it all in,” Taylor said. “There are some things that would change our policy significantly, so we’re being mindful of paying close attention to what sections would we need to recraft.” Taylor explained that while the new rule will be mandatory for Berry and other similar federally funded institutions, there is some degree of leniency in implementation. The current verbiage gives schools the opportunity to decide how best to reflect the policy in their own statutes. They will also be given time to make these decisions, allowing Berry to ensure that any policy changes can sufficiently protect all students. “It’s written so that schools can choose,” Taylor said. “There will be a period given for those changes to be made. Right now the guidance has been don’t do anything immediately because it really will come down to ‘you must’ versus ‘you may,’ those kind of nuances.” The 60 day public comment period closes Jan. 28. Until then, opinions can be submitted and the entirety of the proposed regulation can be found on the Office of the Federal Register’s website.

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Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

NEWS

Brian Kemp starts new term as governor of Georgia Hannah Carroll staff writer

Brian Kemp was inaugurated as Georgia’s 83rd governor on Jan. 14 at McCamish Pavilion at Georgia Institute of Technology. The ceremony came in the wake of a controversial election that left the state divided and harboring mistrust towards the new Republican governor. After declaring victory when 22,000 ballots had not been counted and later being accused of purging voters, many argued that Kemp is not the legitimate governor because he won by means of cheating. Despite rising tensions, Kemp expressed in his inauguration speech that he aims to bridge the gap between Liberals and Conservatives that was created during the election and unite the state once more. “We will be known as a state united. It can be done,” Kemp said. However, junior President of Berry College Young Democrats Matthew Blakely

believed this unity to not be possible. The election caused more hatred and anger in the two parties after Kemp’s alleged voter suppression and his calling of an investigation into the Georgia Democratic Party regarding poll tampering, according to Blakely. “There will always be a schism,” said Blakely. Junior Chairman of Berry College Young Republicans Ben D. Walker agreed that the mistrust created among the Democratic party will be Kemp’s biggest obstacle to overcome. Kemp targeted Brian radical conservatives throughout his campaign, adopting Republican rhetoric and visuals, such as his truck to “round up illegal aliens”, guns in support of the Second

Amendment, and a “chainsaw to slash regulations”. Though he won the election with the support of the far right, Kemp’s policies will reflect more of a moderate conservatism to attract the support of citizens in urban areas, according to Walker. Kemp’s inaugural address supported this claim, in which he made many promises that were more moderate in comparison to those he made while campaigning. He promised a $5,000 annual pay raise to all teachers, that Georgia will become the number one state for Kemp small business and that he will “crack down on organized crime and those who challenge our future.” According to Walker and Blakely, Kemp’s

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stance on education and desire to fund K-12 schooling will be one of his strongest points and will be difficult for Democrats to oppose. Blakely projected that Kemp will perform well as Georgia’s governor, but is interested in how he will interact with the new legislation. Thirteen legislative seats flipped, garnering more ground for the Democratic party despite Republicans still holding the majority. With the Democratic party experiencing such a shift, Kemp will have to propose more moderate policies in order to gain their support, according to Blakely. Walker also believed that Kemp will do well throughout his term. He is expected to maintain the growth under former Governor Nathan Deal and build on his weak points, two of which are education and addressing human trafficking, according to Walker. Despite the political divide that has been created within the state, Kemp believes that Georgia can once again be united and experience growth as he partners with the legislature to create policies that benefit all citizens of Georgia. “I will fight for all Georgians, not just the ones who voted for me,” Kemp said.

Berry community impacted by ongoing government shutdown to make sure I hit all my deadlines.” The Peace Corps website is one of many government websites that is not being maintained due to lack of government funding. Campbell is anxious for the website and workers to be back. “It just scares me because I don’t know how On Dec. 22, the United States national government was shut down due to President Donald Trump’s request for long the shutdown is going to last,” Campbell said. “I may be out of a job, funding of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico it’s something that I really border. Democrats in the House of want to do that I got really Representatives strongly oppose this excited about, and then the request, and Trump will not budge. So shutdown happened. Now, far, the standoff between Trump and I’m not sure if I’m going to the Democrats has resulted in a 34 day get to do this thing that I’ve shutdown as of today. really wanted.” The effect of the shutdown has been Other parts of Berry widespread. Beyond almost 800,000 are also being impacted by government workers working without the government shutdown. pay and parts of the government being STEMTeach is a program underfunded, students at Berry have also Lindsey Campbell for students in science, felt the effects of this massive shutdown. technology, engineering Senior Lindsey Campbell was invited to join the Peace Corps in Moldova, and fears that her job will and mathematics who are interested in pursuing a career in education. Jill Cochran, associate not be waiting for her when the government reopens. “I have been invited to serve in the Peace Corps starting in professor of mathematics, discussed the STEMTeach June of this year, but with the government shutdown, I can’t program’s issues regarding the government shutdown. “Starting this past summer, we got a grant from the get any of my paperwork in,” Campbell said. “It’s very hard

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It just scares me because I don’t know how long the shutdown is goingto last.

National Science Foundation, NSF, and that grant was for $1.2 million,” Cochran said. “It included a lot of scholarship money, but then also program money to pay the mentors and buy supplies for the activities for the STEMTeach program.” With upcoming scholarship applications looming, contact with the NSF grant program has been difficult. “Quite honestly, NSF is shutdown. We can’t contact our program officer there... especially since this is the first year, we have a lot of questions that come up,” said Cochran. “For now, it has only been an inconvenience, Jill Cochran but we’re about to start our next round of scholarship applications, it is making me nervous.” From a financial standpoint, Brian Meehan, assistant professor of economics, said that the shutdown does not have much of an economic impact on Berry.

For now, it has only been an inconvience, but we’re about to start our next round of scholarship applications, it is making me nervous.

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Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

NEWS

CAMPUS CALENDAR

Fawn events around campus Friday 6:00p.m. & 8:00p.m. Men and Women’s basketball v. Hendrix. Pack the House!

Friday 11 p.m.-1a.m. Kappa Alty Toga Party Late Night at Ford Gym.

Friday & Saturday 7:30 p.m. Alpha Psi Omega’s performance of “Stop Kiss” at Sisters Theater.

Saturday 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m KCAB’s Karoake Night in Spruill Ballroom.

Tuesday 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

The Lead Fellows’ Soup Off. Come to the Krannert Ballroom to try soup! Presale tickets are $3 and $5 at the door.

Broadway at Berry performance, by two Broadway veterans, in Sisters Theatre.

Tuesday 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m. Trying to afford Berry? Stop by the info sessions in Evans Auditorium hosted by Whitehead and Gate of Opportunity Scholars Program.

Marketing team responds to feedback; rebranding to continue Michaela Lumpert news editor Weeks after Berry announced its new logo and the college’s rebranding, the marketing department moved forward with plans to release the rest of the rebranding in phases, despite some negative reaction. After the reactions from the first new Facebook profile picture, the college decided to change the Berry College’s Facebook profile picture to one that incorporated the traditional Berry navy blue. Although there was some negative feedback still, other Facebook commenters were content with the change. “I like it, it stands out and looks very prestigious on social media,” one commenter said. The process of implementing the new logo and rebranding started a little over a year ago. In spring of 2017, current freshman and seniors were called in for focus groups, asking questions on their experiences and perspectives of the college. Groups of alumni were also used in focus groups asking similar questions. Nancy Rewis vice president of marketing and communications, described why certain alumni were called in for focus groups. “We purposely chose the younger alumni groups, the millennials, because they are the largest alumni group that currently exists,” Rewis said. After the surveys went out during February 2018 for prospective students, parents, the current student body and alumni. From the research, Rewis explained that the creative process could finally start with the company North Charles Street Design, based in Baltimore. “They were a really good cultural fit for us and we thought that they would be a great

partner,” Rewis said. “They seemed to get us immediately, and they truly embraced Martha, and what she built and what her mission was.” As of right now, only one little piece of our rebranding process has been released. With more to come, President Steve Briggs explains that this has been a long, thought-out process. “The logo is just one piece of a much larger marketing campaign and initiative that we have been working on for a couple of years,” Briggs said. The rebranding will be released in different stages, the first being the Admissions Office. The focus of this release will be on the variety of marketing pieces that the Admissions Office uses and sends to prospective students. The second stage focuses more on finishing the website and releasing more Admission Office pieces, including mailings and anything that is used throughout the admissions process. Shannon Biggers, director of creative service, has been working closely with Rewis and the marketing team in the rebranding process. One of her projects has been the brand hub, which will be released during the second stage. “[The brand hub] will basically be the brand guidelines, the standards that define not only the messaging but also give us the artifacts and tools for implementing the logo,” Biggers said. Once the brand hub is released, Rewis explained that the process of implementing the logo will be easier. “[The brand hub] will help us with consistency across the board for an overall look and feel for the college,” Rewis said. While it may be almost a full year before the entirety of the rebranding is released, President Briggs believed that the campaign will make more sense as it is released. “I don’t think most people really know what the campaign is because we haven’t launched it

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yet,” Briggs said. One of the bigger issues that the college was facing in the midst of the beginning of the rebranding was the confusion that students had. The SGA meeting on Jan. 15 was one of the ways the college tried to clear some confusion. Dean of Students Lindsey Taylor was excited about the meeting, and she hoped that she could receive feedback from the students. The rebranding process is expected to take at least a full year in order to fully release and integrate the new brand and logo among the college. “Right now we are listening, and we are continuing to move the larger branding campaign out,” Taylor said.

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A Medical Assist call was made from Evans Hall.

January 19

A fire alarm was set off at Louise Cottage by cooking, with no fire.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF BERRY MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION The new logo will be replacing the logo featured above as well as the logo including the “Firsthand” surrounded in grey circles and the other version of this logo above. The new logo will appear in three colors: navy blue, grey and electric blue.

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A fire alarm was set off at Robin Wood Cottage and Blackstone Hall, due to a trouble in the system.

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A Medical Assist call was made from Memorial Library.

January 21

A fire alarm was set off at the Townhouse complex by cooking, with no fire

January 21

A fire alarm was set off at the Win-Shape Logistics Building by a faulty alarm.

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Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

OPINIONS

Our View: Gillette needs to do more than a single advertisement In our day and age, consumers often wander the aisles of a grocery store concerned with a bit more than the product. Rather, consumers focus on the company itself. In an era of building social momentum and uprooting of discrimination, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a matter that companies now must consider more heavily. Gillette’s newest advertisement, which focuses on issues such as sexual harassment, toxic masculinity and the “#MeToo” movement, has stirred up conversation about the line which a company must walk between its responsibility as a company with a large platform and its use of social movements as an excuse to brand. During the 1989 Super Bowl, Gillette rolled out its tagline, “The Best a Man Can Get.” Since then, the company has maintained its tagline as the best quality razor, and other hygiene products, that a man can buy in store. However, with its most recent advertisement, the tagline has been slightly modified to read “The Best a Man Can Be.” This turn in branding could be explained by Gillette’s rising competition from less expensive shave products such as Dollar Shave Club, Harry’s and Schick. According to Forbes, Gillette’s market share has dropped from 70% to 50%, and the company has had

to drop its razor prices by about 15% over the past years. It’s under this pressure that Gillette’s advertisement is making waves. The advertisement has received very polarized feedback. Those who like the ad really love it. They praise its treatment of toxic masculinity and its call to men to hold each other accountable. However, those who do not like the advertisement are much more vocal about their troubles with the campaign. Gillette’s own YouTube channel comment section is running a ten to one margin with negative comments, according to Forbes. Those who dislike the ad are threatening a tactic we have seen in practice after other controversial advertisements such as Nike’s 2018 ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick: boycotting the product entirely. Other complaints are from consumers criticizing Gillette for over-stepping their boundaries as a company and trying to tell consumers how to act or how to raise their children. The line between CSR and profitmotivation is thin. Often, consumers are skeptical of a company’s true motivations behind incorporating social movements into its brand. Therefore, companies should consider their true motivation, as well as the intellect and opinions of their consumers,

before rolling out a socially poignant or potentially divisive advertisement. Consumers can usually tell when a company’s motivations aren’t genuine. In the end, an attempt at social activism can end up hurting the company rather than boosting its public image. “Commodity activism,” a term coined by authors Roopali Mukherjee and Sarah BanetWeiser, is the incorporation of social action and relevancy into merchandising practices. This practice is nothing new. Last year, we discussed the RAM truck commercial which used a sermon by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to sell trucks. The backlash was immediate, and consumers were extremely vocal about their disappointment with the use of the sermon. It was evident that consumers saw right through the thinly veiled attempt by RAM to be socially relevant. However, there have been advertisements by major companies which tackle social issues and do so in a coherent and wellintended manor. Mentioned earlier, Nike’s Colin Kaepernick advertisement did face criticism, but the company’s efforts and follow-through were successful in proving that their motivations were genuine. Dove’s “Real Beauty” campaign, one which focuses on female empowerment, has been popular

and has received positive feedback from consumers. One thing to pay attention to about these campaigns is that along with rolling out advertisements, these companies also continue to engage in the social issues outside of the immediate public eye. Dove’s “Self-Esteem Project” partners with leading experts in body image to develop tools for self-esteem education to share with parents, teachers and youth leaders. Nike is partnered with more than 60 organizations to, “create positive impact in communities around the world”, according to their website. An important aspect of creating a socially driven campaign such as Gillette has done, is the consideration of following through. Big-name companies cannot capitalize on the moving social current. If a company is going to take a stance through its ad campaigns, it cannot do so at the expense of our consumerism and social environment. It must do so with thoughtful intention and commitment to act upon its stance. The Carrier’s editorial opinion represents the views of the senior members of the Campus Carrier and Viking Fusion news staff.

Spread love - write more letters KENDALL ARONSON social media director

In the digital age, a written letter is even more powerful. With Valentine’s Day approaching and a new semester just beginning, now is a great time to remind your friends and family of how much they mean to you. Receiving mail is fun and exciting. Sure, sending a text is easy, and a heartfelt call is often appreciated, but sending a letter is one of the easiest ways to give someone a physical thing that they can get excited about, hold on to and remember for years to come. Letters are special. I have two shoe boxes full of letters I’ve received. Texts are common, but receiving a letter from someone who cares is always exciting.

Giving your parents something in the mailbox other than junk mail or saving someone from the disappointment of an empty P.O. Box is definitely worth a little extra effort. It’s also a great way to stay connected with people you don’t see every day. I frequently exchange letters with friends from home who don’t go to Berry, and during the summer I send letters to my friends from Berry to remind them I’m still thinking of them, even as we all do our own things. Sending letters is also really cheap, and Berry offers a lot of ways to help. Berry’s Chaplain’s office on the third floor of Krannert offers free cards and

envelopes to students. The POD in Viking Court also has cards for the current season, and you can use your Flex Bucks to buy them. The post office on campus also sells stamps. If you’re sending warm thoughts to someone on campus, the post office will put your letter into any Berry P.O. Box for free or you can hand deliver the letter to their dorm room or person. Even if you don’t have a lot of time, there are still ways to send people happy mail. There’s a company called Punkpost that will hand-write letters for you, and your first card is totally free. They have loads of different cards to choose from (for literally any occasion) and will even draw

adorable doodles to go with your words at your request. They’ll also add confetti so the recipient can be covered in joy. Writing letters is also a great way to destress and let yourself be creative. Personally, I love to adorn mine with lots of stickers, but it’s also fun to try and letter things in a pretty way and practice calligraphyesque writing styles. Drawing, stenciling and doodling are great ways to make your letter more exciting in other ways. Sending a letter is easy and heartfelt. It is a great way to brighten a day and spread love to people in your life, as well as stay connected with those you care about.

Is interactive entertainment the future of television?

CLAIRE VOLTAREL managing editor

In late December of 2018, Netflix released a movie-length special as part of their original series “Black Mirror.” The special, titled “Bandersnatch,” played into the usual dark, futuristic, technological and societal critique-like vibes of their other episodes, but incorporated an innovative, mind-blowing twist: the viewer calls the shots. Using a sophisticated program with video-game-like qualities, “Bandersnatch” allows for the viewer to choose the path of the main character, Stefan. Some choices seem insignificant (like which cereal Stefan should eat for breakfast), while others are drastically morbid or path-altering; but they all add up to 5 main endings with a variety of subplots within them. Finding each combination of possible results would take hours of viewing, and the episode allows for viewers to return to decisions and find these alternate endings. So it is no surprise that, according to an article by Wired.com, preparation, production and filming took 18 months for the single episode, significantly longer than a typical television show. I found “Bandersnatch” incredibly entertaining, and (as usual with Black Mirror productions) the show left me with critical reflections about society and my own role as a television consumer. Diving into the important messages and takeaways from the episode would take a whole newspaper of its own, but I, as many other viewers and storytellers did, walked away with one

question worth digging into: is interactive television the future of entertainment? According to Netflix, yes; Greg Peters, Netflix’s chief product officer, told DigitalSpy.com that they are continuing to pursue more interactive storylines. Vulture noted that choose-your-own-story plots are not a new concept, dating back to books, movies and video games that have incorporated this approach. However, the article stated that “Bandersnatch” allows viewers to make “compulsory decisions” with choices popping up every few minutes, a practice new to interactive entertainment. The episode also includes meta choices even mocking their own production of the show, increasing the entertainment for viewers. The self-reflexive atmosphere of the plot in combination with the frequency of choices make it widely controversial among the industry today. Various potential problems, from the time and financial burden of production to effects on viewers’ mental health, are being debated among television producers and consumers alike. While I was widly entertained and moved while watching “Bandersnatch,” I hope this is not the direction future television producers are taking. The show plays into two main concerns about our generation today: instant gratification and the constant consumption of self. With devices in our hands and constant connection and affirmation from peers online, interactive television only heightens

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our expectation for instantaneous selfinvolvement. The push toward interactive television shows that we cannot even sit through an hour of television without having immediate say in the show and watching our own decisions play out. Social media has already given users the ability to watch their lives play out online. As comedian and director Bo Burnham stated in his special “Make Happy,” social media is the market’s response to our demand to perform. “The market said, ‘Here, perform everything to each other all the time for no reason,’” Burnham said. “It is performer and audience melded together. What do we want more than to lie in our bed at the end of the day and just watch our life as a satisfied audience member?” Interactive television is just a reinforcement of our demand to perform, be involved and watch our decisions unfold. It blends producer and consumer to extend instant gratification onto other platforms. It establishes our expectation to see ourselves in everything we do. This reflection also removes the beauty of television and film, or any form of entertainment, that allows us to escape from our own lives into a universe we are obviously not a part of. If we continue to demand that the individual have a say in anything he or she does, our expectation of life’s processes will be highly unreasonable, disconnecting us from reality and setting us up for disappointment.

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Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

FEATURES

From Costa Rica to Paris: Sum Elisabeth Martin features editor Jamison Guice asst. features editor

Berry offers students the chance to receive credit while traveling to a different country with summer study abroad programs in locations such as Florence, Costa Rica, Paris and Greece. The deadline for applying for summerabroad courses is March 1. Two of the programs offered this summer include a biology-centered trip to Costa Rica in May, and a trip with the European Council to Paris in July. Students who are passionate about biology, environmental science, or health may be interested in getting a close look at these topics in Costa Rica with Martin Cipollini, Dana professor of biology, and Christopher Hall, associate professor of biology. Cipollini will teach Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation course as a four credit course for students who require biology credit, environmental science credit, One-Health minor credit or Foundations science credit. Hall will teach Tropical Epidemiology and Public Health as a three credit course that will allow students to enrolls in the course for One-Health minor credit and biology credit. “Non-science majors are accepted,” Cipollini said. “We have taken them before and they have done well. All they have to do is be curious and ask questions. We don’t expect people to have a substantial background in biology because what we will be teaching will be brand new.” The Monday after graduation, Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation and Tropical Epidemiology and Public Health will begin. It is necessary to enroll in both courses in order to participate in the trip. The first week of the courses is spent on the Berry campus where the professors will lecture on appropriate clothing, meet-up locations and other safety procedures. Once in Costa Rica, both courses will participate in field research by visiting the tropical rainforest, the dry rainforest and a wet marshland. Cipollini said that his course focuses mainly on the tropical ecology of plants and animals. He said that students identify their surroundings in the field and then complete a small independent project that interests them. One aspect of his course involves keeping a daily journal. Cipollini said each student is given one once they are in Costa Rica and they are expected to catalogue plants and animals. He said that noting specific characteristics allows them to later identify them and become more aware of their environment. Hall’s course focuses mainly on the tropical diseases within the area that impact human health. One of the focuses of the course is looking at how diseases persist in an area and why. The mosquitoes, for example, can carry parasitic diseases that can be transferred to humans. “We might try and collect mosquitoes, identify the genus and identify the possible diseases it could carry in this area,” Hall said. He said that by looking at the insects, students can get a better understanding of how a certain species of insect is more likely to carry a disease than another, and this knowledge is best gained by handson experience. “I think when students are sitting in a sterile classroom and just looking at PowerPoints, you just sort of forget what biology is,” Hall said. “When you get out in it and you are seeing it— the diversity of plants and animals that Costa Rica offers— it’s thrilling.”

mmer Study Abroad with Berry In a different kind of trip, students can travel to Paris in July with the European Council to take classes in sociology, French, communication, English literature, anthropology, art, psychology, and more. “The European Council is a consortium of virtually every public school in Georgia with the exception of UGA,” said Brian Carroll, professor of communication and department chair. “It is all public schools, and Berry. I don’t know why, but we are a part of this consortium. That offers a kind of economy of scale that keeps prices down, and it gives students this really good selection of courses.” In this five-week program open to all students, students get the chance to live and study in Paris alongside students from all parts of Georgia. “Paris makes the most sense for people who are interested in studying French and are interested in French language or culture,” Carroll said. “But Paris is also just one of the most cosmopolitan, amazing cities in the world.” Carroll will teach Introduction to French Film as an introductory

communication course, and Travel Writing as an upper-level communication course. “This is not new,” Carroll said. “European Council study abroad has been offered at Berry for about a decade. There are sites in London, Madrid, St. Petersburg, Edinburgh, Rome and Paris.” The cost of the five-week trip is $6,400 and includes most expenses, Carroll said. This includes airfare, tuition, a Paris Metro card, site visits, a couple of trips, lodging and transfers from the airport and back. 20 meal tickets and some grocery funds are also included. When students are not in class, they will have opportunities to take group trips to different historic locations throughout Europe. In the past, this has included trips to Versailles, Strasbourg, Normandy, and more for activities like watching fireworks, going on tours, and participating in wine tastings. Carroll explained that he has never heard negative feedback from students who have taken part in this program. In fact, these kinds of opportunities can give some students the push they need to pursue new interests. “I’ll mention Allie Crain— she’s working in international programs at Georgia Tech now,” Carroll said. “She’s responsible for a French site. She was already interested in French language, but certainly going on the Paris trip just fueled that fire. It meant that she would be looking for professional opportunity that involved France in some way.” These programs are only two examples of trips that students can attend with faculty in summer 2019. For a complete list and instructions on how to apply, visit https://www.berry.edu/ academics/study/abroad/ or visit International Experiences in Krannert 331.

Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

ARTS & LIVING 2

Thursday Jan. 26, 2017

Jazz ensemble to perform at GMEA

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN DAVID The 18 members of the Berry College Jazz Ensemble earned a spot to perform at the GMEA conference in Athens today. They have been practicing their performance pieces for the past seven months, and are excited for the chance to perform off campus. Alana George asst. arts & living editor

The Berry College Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) conference in Athens, Ga., today. This is the second time in four years that the Berry jazz band has earned a spot at the conference, and this year they are the only college jazz band performing. John David, the director of the ensemble, has been in his position for seven years, and he is honored that the ensemble was given this opportunity. “You have to submit a recording to be considered, so it’s an audition-based thing,” David said. “We were selected back in 2015 and we played in Savannah. This year I submitted a recording this summer for 2019 and we got selected. We’re the only college jazz band that was selected.” The pieces David chose for the program cover a wide range of jazz music, including arrangements in the classic style, as well as a few more modern pieces featuring

professional drummer Keith Carlock, one of three guest performers that will be playing with the ensemble at the conference. The other performers are Sam Skelton on saxophone and James M. David on trombone. David tried to tailor the pieces as best he could to their audience. “You’re playing for a bunch of musicians, so I have to think about things that would be good for our curriculum educationally but also good for the conference,” David said. David is excited for the students in the ensemble to perform outside of Berry; he is glad that the ensemble has the opportunity to get a different perspective and reach a new audience. “I think our students have really worked hard and are ready,” David said. “We just got to go over there and do it; they’ve been prepping for this for a while.” Senior trumpet player Jermaine White has played in the jazz ensemble all four of his years at Berry, and senior piano player Nicole Harris has played for three years. They are among the 18 students going to Athens for the GMEA conference. Both are pumped for this opportunity to show their skills.

“At GMEA, there’s going to be thousands of musicians and like-minded people, so it will be a great opportunity to showcase what we have been working on for the last six, seven months,” White said. The ensemble has been rehearsing the pieces for this performance for around seven months, and a big part of the preparation involves each section working on their individual parts together, according to Harris. “When you get your own part down, getting it to match with your section lets the whole group lock in together when you’re performing,” Harris said. Both White and Harris are more excited than nervous to perform at the conference. They are ready to rise to the challenge. “A cool aspect of the music we play is it caters really well to an audience that is not familiar with jazz,” Harris said. “But to know that we’re performing for an audience that knows what we’re doing and does it really well, it pushes us to become better musicians and to really lock down on the music and do it to the best of our ability.” The 18 students in the ensemble, plus two more people to help move equipment, will be leaving Berry today to travel to Athens for their 4 p.m. performance.

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Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

ARTS & LIVING

Eco Fair unites clubs to ‘SAVE’ environment Alex Hodges arts & living editor A variety of eco-friendly groups and organizations from on and off Berry’s campus set up tables in the Krannert Ballroom on Friday to hold the New Year’s Eco Fair, which was presented by Berry’s Students Against Violating the Earth (SAVE). Among the groups represented at the fair were the Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI), Berry Farms, Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives (ABC), Canterbury Club, the Vegetarian and Vegan Society and the Berry College Green Team. Assistant Professor in Environmental Science and SAVE Adviser Zachary Taylor had a display that showed students about the environmental science program and what the almost 50 majors get to do within their program and community. “We take some class trips to the ECO Center and water treatment facilities in Rome, and we have an ACE course with the CRBI,” Taylor said. ACE, or Academic Community Engagement courses are classes that challenge students to engage in critical reflections as they pursue opportunities to apply academic knowledge in diverse community settings. Ashley Ray, 15C and the new outreach coordinator for the CRBI, attended the Eco Fair to tell students about how to get involved with the many different things that are done through and with the CRBI. “It’s really easy to get involved with our different volunteer opportunities,” Ray said. “All of our future events like river clean-ups and even our paddle trips can be found on our website.” Ray encouraged students and community members to sign up for the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream program, which is a good way to get involved at the local level with testing bodies of water and logging data into the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream online database. Each group’s table had information about the things the group does in the community and how students can get involved with helping out. The Green Team representatives, sophomores Annie Deitz and Jacob Pritchett, were able to get a general idea of how many students are interested in having recycling available in their dorms. “It will also, hopefully, be possible to check out drying racks for clothes from RAs,” Pritchett said. The drying racks will allow students to save energy used by the machine dryers, and will keep the laundry rooms from accumulating traffic, as Pritchett noted. Senior Maggie Christensen, president of SAVE, was glad to see so many people present at the Eco Fair. Christensen said that the event would not have been possible without fellow SAVE member Margaret Ashton, a sophomore. Ashton did a lot of the planning and groundwork for the event herself. Agreeing with Christensen, Ashton was also surprised by how many people attended the fair, and she estimated that close to 100 people, including both students and faculty, were in attendance throughout the two-hour fair. “I’m hoping that this will become an annual event,” Ashton said.

January 24

Guys Night Out workshop

• 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • AR Workshop Rome For a minimum of $39.50, a DIY class will be offered to make any standard wood project. Projects are customizable with the owner’s choice of stain and designer paint colors.

Andrea Hill | CAMPUS CARRIER Berry’s Students Against Violating the Earth gave out reusable utensils at the New Year’s Eco Fair on Friday.

January 26

Garden Bros Circus

• 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. • The Forum River Center The circus features the Chinese Acrobats, daring aerial artists, elephants, motorcycles in the Sphere of Fear, racing camels, horses of varying sizes, contortionists, clowns and jugglers. There will be many options for food offered. Tickets will be no higher than $36.

January 26

Introduction to Square Dance

Andrea Hill | CAMPUS CARRIER

The Coosa River Basin Initiative’s Outreach Coordinator, Ashley Ray, explains how people can get involved in supporting local river maintenance.

• 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. • Western Promenaders Square Dance Barn The Western Promenaders will host a free introductory class to square dancing. Registration is not required. Light refreshments will be provided.

PLAYLIST:

It’s Not a Phase! PLAY

January 26

12 songs, 42 min

TITLE

ARTIST

Eyes Closed

State Champs

The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver

All Time Low

The Downfall of Us All

A Day To Remember

Doomed

Bring Me The Horizon

Feeling This

blink-182

Right Back At It Again

A Day To Remember

Sinking and Swimming on Long Island

Bayside

Death Of A Strawberry

Dance Gavin Dance

Emergency

Paramore

December

Neck Deep

Broken

Falling In Reverse

Kevin’s Pick: Blitzkrieg Bop

The Ramones

Farmer’s Market

• 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. • Ridge Ferry Park Vendors will set up their stands on Saturday to sell locally grown produce, baked and canned goods, herbs and flowers.

January 29

Bartow Dixie Grands Square

• 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. • Cartersville Public Library A brief introduction to square dance will precede an evening of square dancing for all ages. No experience is necessary.

Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

SPORTS Viking Sports Alliance expands networks for female athletes Miranda Smith sports editor

On Saturday, the Vikings Sports Alliance (VSA) held a mentoring program at the Christopher Browning Pavilion at Oak Hill, where current female studentathletes were able to hear from Berry sports alumni on their stories outside of Berry. The oneday event had students partnered with alumni to discuss the strengths and skills that can come from sports and Berry, and how to translate those qualities into life past Jorie Berry. The female athletes with the same major or sport were paired, so there was familiarity in the field with particular connections needed for that specific major. The students also heard from three alumni who gave their stories and told how sports played a vital role in their careers, including what they were able to take away from years playing at Berry. Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine Ginger Swann discussed the purpose of the program and its goal to prepare student athletes for the steps after graduation. With the Berry community extending outside of the Gatehouse, it has created a network of support for athletes to be guided from their Berry experiences. “It’s a wonderful example of the practical application of the head, heart, and hands model,” Swann

said. “This program is one of the many mentoring opportunities Berry offers and provides the opportunity for growth with people who are invested in Berry and genuinely care.” Junior golfer Jorie Hodapp described VSA as a way to connect current student athletes with alumni who used their experience competing for Berry to help them reach their career goals, internships or graduate school admission. “ W e recognized the need for female athletes to expand their networks and see how athletics has set them apart,” Hodapp said. “VSA comes in allowing female athletes to take ownership of attributes; facing and overcoming Hodapp adversity, accountability, s o c i a l development, performing under pressure, hard work, etc., and to say ‘I was part of that team, and this is why you should hire me.’” Senior softball player Kayla Sangrey attended the event with optimism of building connections and being able to see how far qualities from sports can take her. “It’s encouraging to see women who have come through Berry and competed at a high athletic level and now are in the world with their dream jobs,” Sangrey said. “It’s beneficial to future female student-athletes as it allows a college athlete to connect with someone who has been there, and gone through exactly what they’re going through. Knowing they made it out alive is nice to know there’s someone always in our corner.”

We recognized the need for female athletes to expand their networks and see how athletics set them apart.

Andrea Hill | CAMPUS CARRIER Current female student-athletes were paired with alumni to hear their stories past Berry. The mentors discussed the strengths and skills that came from sports and how they were able to translate those qualities into their careers or future positions past Berry. Sophomore lacrosse player Andrea Lindgren gave her insight on the importance of having a role model. She also said that it’s helpful to have a guide once out of Berry and described what she took away from her meeting with her mentor. “Meeting my mentor was really beneficial,” Lindgren said. “It was great to talk to her and learn more about her time at Berry and what she’s doing now since Berry. I learned that it’s okay if you don’t get into graduate school or receive post-graduate jobs right after college, but that your time will come and everything will eventually work out.”

Andrea Hill | CAMPUS CARRIER Alumna Elizabeth Ragland speaks to the session aout how her time at Berry shaped her future in a positive way.

Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

SPORTS

Returning players & freshmen expected to have impact this season

CAMPUS CARRIER ARCHIVES Left: Senior defender Brittni Hoover looks up the field at a game last season. Hoover wants to see the team connect as a family this season. Right: The women’s lacrosse team huddle up in a recent season. The team’s season will begin on Feb. 2. according to Hall. Hall said that the team has a strong attack this season. “We have a lot of upperclassmen mixed There is a lot of talent returning to the with freshmen, but that leads to a really good women’s lacrosse team this season and a strong freshman class that should help combination,” Hall said. “We also have a lot contribute to what should be a successful of returners on our defensive end.” The team’s attack will look new and season, according to head coach Brittni Hall. Coming off of a 4-11 overall record last its defense will be strong because of the foundation that they set year, Hall said that last year, according to this group is a totally Hall. different team from Hall said senior last season, and she is goalie Ella Makin excited to see what will is going to make a come of it. significant contribution The Vikings expect to this year’s team. to have a much better “She is going to be season than they did a force to be reckoned last year. with this year,” Hall “Right now, we are said. “She has continued trying to minimize gaps to grow in her skill and of competition,” Hall she’s done so well ever said. “We’re looking to since being at Berry. win some of those one Brittni Hall This senior year, I’m point games that we really expecting her to lost last year.” do a lot, which is going Hall believes that to be awesome.” the biggest competitor Hall said that the in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) conference is Rhodes biggest challenge to overcome this year will College, who has won the conference be having a team with many new people, making it hard to find team chemistry. championship the last four years. “Hopefully we will peak as the season The Vikings are trying to minimize the struggle gap with teams like Rhodes and give goes on,” Hall said. “We may not find [the them competition that they are not expecting, chemistry] right away, but as the year goes on

Joshua Mabry asst. sports editor

We have a lot of upperclassmen mixed with freshmen, but that leads to a really good combination.

and we play more together, we hopefully will find that and continue to grow in it.” Senior defender Brittni Hoover said she is excited about the culture the team is going to cultivate this year. She said she hopes that this culture will provide the team with a unity that they have not seen before. The women’s lacrosse team should do well this season, according to Hoover. “I’m super excited to see how we connect and that family that everyone wants on a team, I’m excited for that,” Hoover said. “I look forward to seeing our team give some other teams in the conference some competition that we haven’t seen before,” Hoover said. Personally, Hoover looks forward to seeing Brittni how she has grown in the offseason. She said that she worked hard to excel and grow in her skills. She tries to be a positive person and help connect the team. “I plan on encouraging every single person on the team and cultivating honesty and authenticity within the team,” Hoover

said. Freshman attacker Tabi Galvin wants to see her team come together this season. She said that in fall ball, the team had a rough start meeting everyone. They want to move away from that. Galvin said that she has gotten to know her team over the last few weeks and she wants to see that growing continue. Personally, Galvin wants to score at least three goals this season, but hopefully more. Not being a negative person is what Galvin hopes to bring to the table this season. “It’s really easy, when you’re down, to start blaming other people or start blaming the refs, but you have to work past that and just keep going with the game and what’s going Hoover on,” Galvin said. Galvin said that she wants to help other people see that because it is hard for her to see that sometimes. The women’s lacrosse team opens the season on Feb. 2, on the road against Point University. The first home game will be at 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 against Life University.

I look forward to seeing our team give some other teams in the conference some competition that we haven’t seen before.

Upcoming Events in Sports Friday, Jan. 25 Basketball

Women’s Basketball vs. Hendrix 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Hendrix 8 p.m. (Pack The House)

Sunday, Jan. 25 Basketball

Women’s Basketball vs. Rhodes 1 p.m. (Pack the House) Men’s Basketball vs. Rhodes 3 p.m.

Thursday Jan. 24, 2019

SNAPSHOTS

L et ’s W i g Out On Saturday night, KCAB hosted a groovy skate night. The theme, “Let’s Get Wiggy”, inspired students to embrace the spirit of the event. Students were creative with their headgear choices, ranging from neon pixie cuts to mullets. Roller blades and skates were both available to students at Skater Zone, free of cost. KCAB hosts multiple events during the spring semester at Berry. Be on the lookout for exciting events such as Vegas Weekend, Formal, and Finals Fest. Caroline Jennings | CAMPUS CARRIER