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Editorial Board reflects on the women’s march and how the presidency has fueled the fight for
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Collin McHugh (09c), pitcher for the Houston Astros, speaks to Berry students and faculty about how his time here
Berry alumnus, World Series pitcher visits Bryce Koon Viking Fusion reporter Less than three months ago, Collin McHugh was celebrating a World Series championship as a member of the Houston Astros. On Tuesday, McHugh came back to his alma mater to speak to the student body he used to be a part of. McHugh traveled around campus all day, talking to different classes and explaining his experiences throughout his journey from Berry Vikings baseball, through the minor leagues and into the major leagues. He visited Brian Carroll’s Sports Communication students to discuss how athletes deal with the media. He met with Mark Howard and the Sports Administration department on his role working with the Player’s Union to negotiate the rights between players and owners. McHugh provided insight on the life of a professional baseball player and his journey
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from Berry to the Houston Astros. He credited me take my game to the next level, and also his success primarily to hard work, but also to helped me during those tough times in the being in the right place at the right time. minors and the majors.” “It requires a little bit of luck”, McHugh The hard work paid off in the end for said, “but hard work allowed for those McHugh. The pinnacle of his career came in situations to be presented.” Game 5 of the 2017 World Hard work and Series on the mound for the perseverance were a part Houston Astros. That game of life for the Illinois would go down as one of native. McHugh spent five the most memorable world years in the minor leagues series games in history for before breaking through sports fans everywhere, and with the New York Mets. McHugh got the chance to McHugh thanked friends, pitch two innings in what families and coaches would be a historic Astros for encouraging him to win. continue his journey to the Although McHugh Collin McHugh big leagues. He also shared feels at home on the Astros his appreciation for Berry pitching staff, he still has a baseball coach David Beasley for coaching love for Berry. him both on the field and in life. “I really enjoyed my time here at Berry “Coach Beasley definitely influenced me and love everything this college offers,” while at Berry”, McHugh said. “He helped McHugh said.
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McHugh revisits the Berry baseball field.
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Safety shower causes flooding in McAllister Bailey Dingley staff writer A safety shower caused a flood in McAllister Hall during the winter break, damaging property and some equipment. Thomas Shipman, McAllister Hall maintenance coordinator, discovered the running safety shower when he arrived at the building on Dec. 29, 2017 at approximately 10 a.m. “I could hear it,” Shipman said. “The water was pouring like a waterfall.” According to Shipman, the third floor of McAllister flooded when the valve on the safety shower opened due to the decrease of temperature in the building. William Davin, biology professor, said the water from the third floor leaked through the pipes into the second and first floors. While there was minimal damage to equipment, the carpet and ceiling tiles in many offices in the biology department had to be Bailey Dingley | CAMPUS CARRIER replaced. “We were very lucky (despite) the thousands of Ceiling tiles are missing from a hallway of McAllister due gallons,” Davin said. to water damage. Berry College Physical Plant and an external
Professor’s short story nominated for literary prize
MISP facing changes after director leaves Cassie LaJeunesse deputy news editor
Cassie LaJeunesse deputy news editor In the fall of 2017, William Donnelly, assistant professor of English, rhetoric and writing, published a short story in the literary magazine decomP. The story, titled “The Urn”, was nominated by the magazine’s editor for a 2017 Pushcart Prize. According to its website, the Pushcart Prize is awarded to the best short stories, poetry and essays from small magazines and book presses around the world. Each year, the Pushcart Prize publishes an anthology of the winning pieces. If Donnelly’s story wins, it will be published in the 2017 anthology. “The Urn” is about a nuclear waste site underneath Yucca Mountain. It is loosely based on debates that occurred a few years ago regarding the potential of such a site being created. “It never happened, but there was a lot of concern about how the site would remain safe from people in the years to come,” Donnelly said. “It would be radioactive for something like 10,000 years.” In the story, scientists in present day must develop a warning sign that will last
company, PuroClean, restored the damage. The valves on all the safety showers were also replaced. “They are all replaced and turned back on,” Shipman said. “We are pretty much back to where we should be.” The water damaged a computer in a chemistry lab, but no other lab equipment suffered damage, according to Shipman. Two more showers turned on during the clean-up process, but since there were people in the building, the showers were quickly turned off. According to Davin, the flooding did not affect the start of classes or hinder teaching at all. “Other than the ceiling tiles being gone, you wouldn’t have noticed,” Davin said. “It was an amazing job of replacement.” According to both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Berry College Chemical Hygiene Plan for Laboratories, safety showers must be checked routinely. This can also cause wear on the safety shower valves over time. “We keep calling her the new science building, but it’s 18, 19 years old,” Davin said.
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for thousands of years and effectively deter future societies from opening the waste site. However, thousands of years later, the site is disturbed. According to Donnelly, his stories are published a few times a year in literary magazines, and this is his second Pushcart nomination. “It’s always an honor to be nominated, whether I win or not,” Donnelly said. “Even if not it means that the editor really liked my work, and that’s a real honor.”
At the beginning of winter break, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Lindsey Taylor sent an email to students notifying them of Tasha Toy’s departure from Berry at the end of December. Toy was the director of the Multicultural and International Student Programming (MISP) office but left to pursue a new opportunity. She oversaw the operations of the office, worked with international students and served as adviser to three student organizations through the office: the Berry International Club, In His Name and the Black Student Association (BSA). In her email, Taylor informed students that the student workers in the MISP office would continue to provide services and answer questions. “[Toy] has a great student work team in place,” Taylor said. Other responsibilities of the office were divided among Taylor and others. Taylor is serving as the “point person” until a replacement is found for Toy. According to Taylor, the search for Toy’s
replacement has not started yet because some changes are being made to the MISP office. Last May, an outside consultant reviewed the MISP office. Using that report, Taylor and others are working to review and update the mission and vision of MISP. They also want to develop a new position description for the director of MISP to be posted online. “We think that the office is important to the education of our students, so it’s more important to do it right than to do it quickly,” Taylor said. The team is looking to incorporate changes such as a closer partnership with the admissions office. According to Taylor, this could provide a relationship with the office for international students from admission to Berry to graduation. They have also looked at expanding the office to serve LGBTQA students at Berry. They hope to find an opportunity to expand the scope of students served through the MISP office. The team also hopes to incorporate a mentoring program and increased parent relations within the office. “I don’t know where it will all land, but I think it’s kind of exciting,” Taylor said. “There is some good potential here.”
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Fawn events around campus Thursday 7:00 p.m. BCIL LectureChristine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey, in Krannert Ballroom
Friday 9:00 p.m. KCAB’s Vegas Weekend performer: Jonny L in Krannert Ballroom
Friday 11:00 p.m. Alternative Late Night in Ford Dining Hall
Saturday 8:00 p.m. KCAB’s Vegas Weekend Casino Night in Krannert
Sunday 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Women’s and men’s basketball v. Millsaps in the Cage Center
Monday 7:00 p.m. Lumen Lecture series: Dr. Vincent Bacote in Krannert ballroom
Tuesday 5:00 p.m. Intramural 5 v 5 basketball league in the Cage Center
President Trump completes first year in the White House News outlets detail the ups and downs of the Trump Administration’s first year Jessie Goodson news editor Saturday marked one year since Donald Trump assumed office as President of the United States. During his first 365 days, Trump has already made a lasting impression on American politics. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy has improved: the unemployment rate has fallen from 4.8 percent to 4.1 percent in a year. According to an article by NPR’s Julie Rovner, since failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), Congress is working to add a new tax to change healthcare. It would repeal the requirement for people to have to pay a tax penalty if they don’t have health insurance. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the requirement would result in 13 million fewer people having insurance in the span of 10 years. In February, Trump’s proposed travel ban was blocked and Betsy DeVos was named Education Secretary. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, silenced Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the Senate floor, coining the phrase “Nevertheless, she persisted,” according to a timeline created by CNN Politics. Later, Trump made a comment to the Democrats regarding Warren: “Pocahontas
is now the face of your party.” From February to March, the White House was a busy place. The Trump Administration withdrew federal protections for transgender students and Trump announced that there would be $54 billion in budget cuts and a boost in defense spending. Without evidence, Trump accused former president Barack Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower (which was never proven). Trump also signed a new travel ban and 46 US attorneys were fired by the Justice Department. In April and May, U.S. military dropped America’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS targets in Afghanistan. By Trump’s one hundredth day in office, he had the lowest approval rating of any president in recent history. Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, and Grand Jury subpoenas were issued regarding the FBI’s Russia investigation. Trump later referred to Comey as a “nut job.” Trump ended May with a tweet containing a typo, “covfefe,” that went viral. A lot happened in June and July, including Comey’s Congressional hearing, First Lady Melania Trump moving into the White House and Trump accusing Hillary Clinton of collusion. Trump’s approval rating continued to drop. In August, riots in Charlottesville, Va. left 3 dead and 34 injured. Trump responded
to the attacks with vague statements calling the neo-Nazis and white supremacist rioters “repugnant.” Several Confederate monuments were removed throughout the country, Trump threatened a government shutdown and signed a directive banning transgender military recruits (which was changed in September allowing them to re-enlist). October saw a rampage in Las Vegas that killed 58 people and injured 500. Trump claimed credit for ISIS “giving up” and promising that the JFK files would be released (which they later were). More recently, Trump was accused of sexual assault by several women, threatened to withhold aid from Palestine and called a book written about his campaign “full of lies.” So far in January, Trump allegedly referred to three African countries as “s---hole” countries. Trump has had several noteworthy tweets this month, including one that read, “DACA is probably dead” and another in which he claimed to be a “very stable genius.” These are only a few highlights of what has happened in the White House this past year. On Saturday, the one-year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration, the government shut down. However, it reopened on Monday. Sources: NPR, CNN, CNN Politics, Twitter, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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January 19
Damage to Property Offenses Private property offenses were reported at the Welcome Center.
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Damage to Property Offenses Property Damage was reported at Emily Cottage.
January 21
Medical Assistance A suicide threat/attempt was reported in Dana.
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OPINIONS
Our View: Sexism lights a fire, keeps march alive Last Sunday, on the one-year anniversary of Donald keep quiet about an affair Trump had with her shortly after issues are under the surface, kept quiet and out of the public Trump’s inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women his son was born. Trump is not even remotely remorseful for eye, change will not happen. But when injustice is undeniable, across the United States gathered to protest inequality in his past. change is inevitable. When there are enough people that are America. Sunday also marked one year since the very first Trump has lit a fire under women desiring equality in fed up, work can really begin. The women’s march was held women’s march, spearheaded in by Teresa Shook, a retired America. Though it seems backwards, he has motivated an again this year because women are still mad. Last year was lawyer from Hawaii that simply started a Facebook group incredible movement. Before his campaign and subsequent the call to battle, but the fight has really just begun. after Trump was elected. election, men in powerful positions were This year, the march included Since then, the women’s march has grown into a national rarely held responsible for any sexual more than just issues specific to When injustice is movement of protest and empowerment. This year, a reported harassment or sexist actions, whether a women. Protesters marched for 200,000 protesters lined the streets of New York, according passing comment or unwanted sexual equality for everyone, including undeniable, change to Mayor Bill de Blasio. Los Angeles saw attention. immigrants whose futures are (Trump) has 600,000 participants, Chicago had 300,000 and Over the past year, dozens unsure if DACA is no longer in is inevitable. Washington, D.C had over 10,000. of powerful men in politics, existence. The original creators of The march began as a reaction to Trump’s sports and entertainment the women’s march have organized motivated election in 2016. Women across the nation have lost more than just their jobs after their other events, including a “Power to the Polls” rally next week shuddered at the thought of Trump’s sexism an incredible past actions have been uncovered. The latest in Las Vegas, which will encourage more women to take their representing the national standard. Before example of this happened just this Wednesday, vote seriously during the upcoming midterm elections. being elected, supporters blamed his insensitive when former Team USA Olympic doctor Larry The women’s march has become a symbol for the outrage movement. comments on Trump of the past, caught up in Nassar was convicted of over 150 counts of at institutional injustice and inequality—and it couldn’t have Hollywood drama and sexual politics. The sexual assault and sentenced to up to 175 years happened without Donald Trump. president has had a year to prove that he is reformed, that he in prison. The stream of allegations that began last year has values both women and anyone with a different skin color begun a Domino effect, spurred on by women who are simply The Carrier’s editorial opinion represents the views of the senior members of the Campus than his. However, he has not worked to remedy his past. Just tired of what they see around them. Carrier and Viking Fusion news staff. last week, porn star Stormy Daniels claimed she was paid to This is why the women’s march is so important. When
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The South is missing out on lacrosse I started playing lacrosse back in 3rd grade when nobody in Georgia knew what the sport of lacrosse even was. I remember having to explain what the sport even was to parents at church. I would say “it’s basically a mix of soccer and hockey, with a little bit of football.” As I grew up through middle school, the sport began to flow down into Georgia from the northern states where it is so popular. My friends began to play it too, and we all very quickly became obsessive over this sport that no one knew about. It became our secret, our escape. High schools in Georgia began picking it up, and by the time I left middle school, almost every public school in my area had a team. I loved playing in high school and was lucky enough to carry my talents on to Berry. My career at Berry was short-lived for several reasons, but I couldn’t leave the sport for long, so I began coaching lacrosse at Darlington School. Teaching high schoolers to love the sport like I learned is the most rewarding thing I do, and I love it. Since I started playing lacrosse, I have always wondered why it is not more popular. It combines speed, competitiveness, and
physicality that no other sport offers, yet it lacks the recognition in much of America. Professional lacrosse players work just as hard as other professional athletes, but make an average of $15,000 annually. This means most athletes need to pick up part time jobs in the offseason to get by. For a point of reference, the average NFL athlete makes a salary of $1.9 million. To prove my point, I bet you didn’t even know that there is a professional lacrosse league. Major League Lacrosse (MLL) has been around since 1999 and has seen very little growth sadly. To further prove my point, did you know that there is an indoor professional lacrosse league too? On top of this, did you know that Atlanta has a professional lacrosse team for both leagues? The Atlanta Blaze is the outdoor team in the MLL and the Swarm is the indoor team in the NLL. Believe it or not, the Atlanta Swarm won the championship this past year, and the majority of people living in Atlanta don’t even know of the team’s existence! Maybe I’m biased because I’ve spent my whole life playing and watching lacrosse,
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but I am optimistic for the future of lacrosse. Watching Atlanta United become fiercely loved and accepted instantly gave me a new hope for lacrosse. It’s going to take more time, but if people start accepting their teams and loving them like they did for Atlanta United, I believe lacrosse has a very bright future for lacrosse. Lacrosse is truly an insane sport. It’s commonly referred to as “the fastest game on two feet,” it has the same level of physicality as football and hockey, and has a creative aspect that no other sport has. This sport is a hidden gem in America, and I think people are going to wake up to it one day. If I can offer one piece of advice to you, it is this: go watch a lacrosse game. The Blaze play up in Kennesaw at KSU not far from campus, and the Swarm play in Gwinnett. The Berry Vikings have a great team too, so you could watch good lacrosse on campus. Often times we get so caught up doing what is comfortable and natural to us, we miss totally different worlds right in front of our eyes. Step out of your comfort zone, because that is where life is.
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Dance combines sports and arts
PHOTOGRAPHER Andrea Hilll
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It was August of 2003. I was 3 years old, and my little feet walked across the dance floor, nervous for what was going to happen. I placed my purple bag down in front of the mirror, fluffed my pink tutu and slicked back my hair into a bun as a smiling instructor walked over to me, presenting me with a beautiful pair of ballet slippers. Little did I know that those shoes were going to change my life. Ever since that day in 2003, those little feet turned into bigger feet that kept dancing their way across many stages. They went from Great Gig Ballet Studio, to the Daystar Company, to Christine’s School of Dance, to many other studios with huge programs for competitive dancing. Dance made my life feel full. Every time I entered the
stage, adrenaline would pulse through my body, guiding me across the stage. I would end a dance, panting, hoping that the judges would think that my performance was worthy of an award. I spent my entire 6th grade year dancing in competitions all over the US, traveling to a different state almost every other weekend. I spent countless hours in the studio, practicing and perfecting dances for competition. My life revolved around the thrill of performing. I would come home from school, spend an hour doing my homework, race off to the studio around 4:30 and pray that I would get out before 10:30. It was grueling, but it was the best experience of my life. High school came around and my dance world kept going.
I danced my school stress away, letting my soul pour into my work. But it seemed that there was always a villain lurking behind me, reminding me of something that would burst my happy dance bubble. That villain was the people who believed that dance should not be a sport The dance team at my school faced a lot of hardships. Constantly the dancers were faced with budget cuts that robbed them of getting new costumes and props for their show. They always had to somehow reuse and recycle old things. A few weeks later their budget was cut in half in order to fund a brand-new locker room for the football team, who already had one that seemed in good condition. Why was it that the arts always come after the
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“glorified” sports? The dancers may not be throwing a ball and tackling each other, but for the hard work they put into their pieces, they should be recognized. Merriam Webster defines a sport as “a physical activity that is done for enjoyment”. Dance meets every requirement in that definition; it should be considered a sport as well as a fine art. When you look at dance and any other sport on the same level, they share a lot of similarities. The both face the same injuries, like tearing ACLs or spraining muscles, they both practice several hours per day and they pour their hearts and their souls into their work. The only thing that makes them different is that dancers perform on stage rather than a field.
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New exhibit makes art out of the mundane
Andrea Hill I CAMPUS CARRIER Travis Head’s “Keelhaul from a journal,” pictured above, is on display along with other pieces of his work until Feb. 8. Kendall Aronson asst. arts & living editor
Travis Head opened his Moon Gallery exhibition, “Journals and Reading Lists,” on Jan. 8. It is a visual exhibit which offers a look into Head’s personal life. He has worked on the exhibit for the past eight years. The work in the exhibit is largely done in pencil or colored pen. There are also photos of sketches and some clothing which he has made using 3D printing. “I use drawing to both keep and give an account of myself,” Head said. The process of getting Head’s work to Berry has been three years in the making. It
began when Associate Professor of Art Brad Adams met him at a conference and began discussing the idea of the art show with him. Adams chose Head’s work both because it would be applicable to different art classes offered at Berry and would be interesting to the Berry and Rome communities. “We want people to be able to experience the visual arts in a lot of different forms.” Adams said. “We want people to feel there’s a sort of relevance to what they see and that they can sort of participate in the viewing.” The work focuses on what would normally be considered to be more trivial accounts of Head’s life, like playing video games, watching Netflix and reading. “As an adult, I find that my life is characterized more by the mundane than
by the momentous, and I find that my work is most honest when it acknowledges trivialities,” Head said. Adams said the exhibit takes much more time to mentally process than a traditional photography or visual exhibit. This is largely due to the detail and writing put into each piece of artwork. “There’s a density to it of information,” Adams said. “It really takes awhile for it to absorb.” One of the art pieces, “Quilt Squares,” is a work that Head has been working on since 2015 and continues to add to. It is made up of many individual drawings which are framed and then put together to create a larger piece. Adams said Head hopes to have 99 squares one day.
Another piece in the exhibit is a collection of photographs of his notebook in different locations during his travels. These photos were sent originally to his girlfriend and to artists who he collaborates with, and they also offer a more personal and real connection. Adams thinks this exhibit can allow visitors to realize that art can be accessible and can relate to aspects of daily life. “I think it’s very unique vision,” Adams said. “It’s very personal work that he makes and it’s very personal thoughts that he makes very public.” Travis Head will speak in the Moon Gallery about his work on Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. The art exhibit is currently on display and ends on Feb. 8.
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January 19 - 28
Picasso at the Lapin Agile • 8 p.m.
Jameson Filston | CAMPUS CARRIER The front half of a Scion xB, dubbed the “Half Cut” by students, sits in front of Hackberry Lab. The project was suggested by junior Will Knowlton as a way to use the car in a creative way.
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Hackberry Lab is known on campus as a place where people create crazy contraptions, but something crazier than usual showed up in front of the lab last semester. The front half of a 2006 Scion xB sits in the parking lot, castor wheels supporting the back of its sawed-off frame. Zane Cochran, Clinical Instructor of Creative Technologies, said that the project was a way to help those involved learn useful and applicable skills in a fun way. “In this lab we try to find a creative opportunities in everything around us,” Cochran said. “The lessons we learned along the way, the planning that went into this, some of the mechanics that came out of designing this are real lessons that have a real function and meaning even if the end result is to be fun or silly.” Cochran enjoys working on vehicle projects and interactive art projects in lab because they offer ways to turn ordinary objects into something more interesting. This leads to lots of different kinds of projects, but they all have something to offer students.
The car was originally Cochran’s, but it was rear ended and considered totaled by his insurance company. He convinced them to let him take it to the lab instead of the junkyard. It sat at the lab until junior Will Knowlton realized that everything important was in the front except the gas tank. Since the front of the car is the most important, it allowed them to modify the front half of the car to be functional on its own. Cutting the car in half was easy according to Cochran. The only tool needed was a reciprocating saw and the whole process took about 20 minutes. However, the real challenges became apparent when they had to make the car run. They accidentally cut through some important wires while cutting the car in half, so they had to rewire the car. The lab tried three different kinds of wheels before finding some that would both roll well and support the weight of the car. Cochran was in charge of cutting the car in half, while Knowlton tested the wheels and got the car to move under its own power. The process was fairly straightforward from Knowlton’s perspective, and went smoothly despite the challenge of rewiring and finding the right wheels. The whole process took about two weeks and 12 hours of work.
“It was pretty much as easy as I thought it was going to be,” Knowlton said. “The process was pretty simple.” The project was completed in time to join the Hackberry fleet in the Christmas parade last semester. The parade also included other HackBerry projects such as a flamethrower powered hot tub. The car was driven sideways down Broad street through a crowd, so they made sure that the vehicle was safe before the event. “Everyone loved it,” Knowlton said. “The kids were very excited about it.” The back wheels of the car rotate in any direction, so the car spins around easily and can drive sideways. Knowlton said that the car is hard to drive but also very fun. Ideas for the future include finding a way to enclose the back of the car or reattaching the halves with steel poles to make a stretch limo. Knowlton would also like to get the car a new gas tank that is smaller and safer. Cochran said that they now have more cars than they have ideas. HackBerry currently has another Scion xB that may become a race car, and is working on converting a 1970 Volkswagen Carmengia into an electric vehicle.
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KCAB hosts craft night
Marcus Ghee | CAMPUS CARRIER Freshmen Aa Hemmitt, sophomore Hannah Eslinger and freshman Elliot Raphel use supplies provided by KCAB during craft night on Friday in Krannert Underground.
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Viva Las Vegas
Elvis Presley
Leaving Las Vegas
Sheryl Crow
Queen of Las Vegas
The B-52’s
Vegas Two Times
Sterophonics
Las Vegas Nights
Hootie & The Blowfish
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas
Brandon Flowers
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Vegas Lights
Panic! At The Disco
Vegas
All Time Low
Waking up In Vegas
Katy Perry
Las Vegas Turnaround
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Kevin’s Pick: Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man
Bob Seger
• 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 both became 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.
January 26 - 27 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
• 7 p.m. • Harris Arts Center, Calhoun Patrons are encouraged to dress in the style of 1920s or 1930s Boston. The event is a fundraiser for Harris Arts Center in Calhoun, Ga. Tickets are $30.
January 26 - 27
Atlanta Mardi Gras Ball • 7 p.m. • Ivy Center, Atlanta This will be the Eighth 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.
February 10 Seed Swap
• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Cheift ans Museum The Chieftains Museum and Major Ridge Home will be hosting the fifth annual Floyd County Seed Swap. Attendees can share or trade seeds, cuttings, bulbs, and plants with other members of the community. This event is free and open to the public.
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Valentunes VI - What’s Old Is New Again • 4 to 5:15 p.m. • Rome Welcome Center Rome’s 50-member community chorus, The Three Rivers Singers, will present “Valentunes for Valentines VI – What’s Old Is New Again.” The concert is free.
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Viking Classic motivates swim and dive team team an opportunity to compete against Birmingham Southern College, who they will face again in The swim and dive team earned the SAA Conference Championship second place at Berry’s own Viking on Feb. 14-17 in Birmingham, Ala. Classic, giving them momentum According to Walker, BSC was a for the home stretch of their season. great competition for the Vikings Along with the team’s overall leading into this Conference second place title, senior Hayley Championship due to their Brown and freshman Dylan conference win last year. White were Swimmers named SAA and divers Swimmers pushed hard “We had some really during the past of the Week for their winter training, fast swims showing performance at however leading the meet. Both that we are preparing up to the Viking competing in and for conference well” Classic seven events, the conference Brown tied championship, Will Walker for high they began to point-scorer taper at practice. of the meet, With later starts and White tied for second highest and less weight or yardage, Sarah point-scorer. Pierce sees the Viking Classic Their weekend success helped as their last stop before their end push for the final part of the season, goal. according to senior swimmer Will “They wanted to give us a chance Walker. to see how far we have come this “We had some really fast swims season and how our hard work is showing that we are preparing for about to pay off at conference,” conference well,” Walker said. Pierce said. “It definitely gave me This last home event gave the a boost of confidence to see results
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from everything I’ve done all season.” Walker noted that some swimmers feel a little anxiety during the taper from fatigue, but in the last few days of the three-
week slow down, they will all start moving increasingly faster. However, both Pierce and Walker said the positive energy and encouragement are beginning to manifest.
“It’s really easy to get discouraged with a sport like swimming because it’s so much work,” Pierce said. “But when you see how far you’ve come it makes it totally worth it.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF MATTHEW MCCONNELL Berry’s swim and dive team finished second at the Viking Clasisic meet last weekend. The women’s team finished with 666 points, and the men scored a total of 580.5.
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