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PHOTO COURTESY OF JOCEE NORTH Sophomore Parker Roberts is the new team captain of Berry Cross Country, and has led them in several successes so far. Read more about Parker Roberts on page 10.

Student hospitalized after blacking out at Reservoir Madelin Ryan staff writer Bikel Stodghill, a junior Creative Technology major, planned to spend her Saturday hiking to the reservoir with some friends. Stodghill recently turned 21 and never thought she would be the kind to black out from drinking, but had a tough start to the semester and hadn’t eaten much that day. On September 16, 2017 around 5:30p.m., the Berry College Police Department received a call about a female student who was unresponsive at the reservoir. “Yes, I did drink on campus,” Stodghill said. “About a quarter of a little bottle of Tennessee Honey and a few shots of another drink, but I don’t know what proof it was.” Stodghill doesn’t remember much because she blacked out about thirty minutes after getting to the reservoir. “I felt like I had a pretty good idea where I was at, but all I remember is I was about to ‘fall into the res.’ and then I woke

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up in the hospital,” Stodghill said. The incident report states, “Stodghill had vomited all over [another male student] and there was a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her person.” When Berry patrol officer Jeremy Clay arrived on scene, a nurse, who was hiking with her family, was holding Stodghill’s head up. The nurse said the student was with a few of her friends hiking on the trail when she started vomiting. One of the male friends she met that day stayed behind with her while her friends walked back to get the car. Because the student was unresponsive, Clay did a sternum rub, using turning pressure to create a painful stimulus to test for consciousness. Shortly after that, the ambulance arrived on scene. “They didn’t let [the male student] ride in the ambulance with me, and they didn’t even tell him where they were taking me,” Stodghill said. “They were just like, ‘well good job, you,’ and then they took me away in the ambulance.”

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Four hours later, Stodghill woke up in the hospital. Lindsey Norman, head of Residence Life, visited her to talk about what happened and potential consequences of drinking on campus. Once the hospital released Stodghill, Sergeant Jeff Smith of the Berry College Police Department drove her back to her dorm. “It was the first time I was happy to see a campus cop,” Stodghill said. Clay said that getting calls from the reservoir is a common occurrence. “It’s about the norm, but I think there’s been a little bit more swimming going on up there this year,” Clay said. Stodghill will have an administrative hearing with Lindsey Norman to decide her consequences. “I guess I thought alcohol was way more benign than it was,” Stodghill said. “Things can fly south so quickly, so make sure to take care of yourself and the people around you. Make sure you are drinking for the right reasons.”

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Thursday Sept. 28, 2017

NEWS

Berry community comes together in solidarity

Andrea Hill | CAMPUS CARRIER Organizations around campus set up on Krannert lawn last Thursday to give students information as a part of Solidarity Week. These groups also spoke to students about issues from a range of perspectives. it was great to see students and faculty participating and stepping forward to share their stories. Last Tuesday, students were encouraged to “wear Berry” After the white supremacist and neo-Nazi rallies in and promote a united community. Table talks were held last Charlottesville and at the University of Virginia on August Wednesday throughout the Dining Hall and Viking Court. 12, sophomore Diamond Newsome decided she wanted to Question cards were placed on tables to provide students with use Berry to advocate more for minorities on campus. topics of conversation that promote discussions on topics “I was upset that it hadn’t been addressed yet at Berry,” related to the week. Newsome said. The organizations on campus participated Solidarity Week began last Monday and in “Learn on the Lawn,” and set up outside ended on Saturday. There was a different of Krannert on Thursday to provide students event each day, and all of them were with event information while also sharing sponsored by various organizations on different perspectives. campus. Multicultural and International Friday was titled “Link Together in Student Programs, Black Student Solidarity Outside of Krannert,” and Association, Listen, Empower, Politics students wrote what they stood in solidarity and Law Society, Student Government with on a piece of paper in exchange for a Association, Young Democrats, College “#BerryUnited” wristband. On Saturday, Diamond Newsome Republicans, In His Name Choir, Orgullo, students wore their wristbands to the Buddhist Studies, Bonner Scholars and Leadership Fellows all sponsored and supported Solidarity football game as a symbol of solidarity at Berry. Newsome said that it’s important that students don’t Week. “The ultimate goal is just to educate, bring awareness to feel ashamed for not believing what the majority believes, the things that are going on and to just put our egos aside and wants it to be easier for students to come forward about and learn how to accept people because of our differences,” difficult situations and not be afraid to have conversations about them. Newsome said. “We wanted it to be an event where everybody knows Over 40 people attended a vigil that was held last Monday by the flagpole in front of Hermann Hall. Newsome said that, ‘hey, regardless of what’s happening elsewhere, you’re

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I think it’s just emphasizing the family we promote.

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Students gathered around tables to learn

accepted here, and you’re allowed to be different and you won’t be ridiculed for it’,” Newsome said. Newsome hopes that this week will become an annual event with the possibility of adding more activities and CE credits in the future. “I think it’s just emphasizing the family that we promote,” Newsome said.

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CAMPUS CALENDAR

Fawn events around campus Thursday 4:00 p.m. “Game On or Game Over” lecture about gender and sexuality in video games in the Memorial Library Sandbox

Thursday 7:30 p.m. BCTC’s production on “Crimes of the Heart” opens in Blackstone Hall

Friday 6:30 p.m. Viking Fusion’s Sync Off in Ford Auditorium

Friday 11:00 p.m. Mountain Campus’ Late Night in the Kilpatrick Commons

Saturday 2:00 p.m. Berry Football vs. Austin at Austin College in Sherman, TX. Game available at collegetvticket.com

Saturday 9:00 p.m. KCAB’s spoken word artist in Ford Auditorium

Sunday 12:00 p.m. Berry Volleyball vs. Centre in the Cage Center

Enhancement plan encourages reflection Cassie LaJeunesse deputy news editor This summer, a focus group for Berry’s new Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) turned into a pilot course almost overnight. In order to maintain its accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Berry must implement a QEP. According to assistant vice president for student affairs Lindsey Taylor, this plan must be something that enhances the academic experience of students. To fulfill the QEP requirement, an exploratory committee and a drafting committee of faculty and students developed the Signature Scholars Program, which consists of three steps: a Signature Learning Experience (SLE), a reflection-based course and an ePortfolio. An SLE can be a study abroad program, an internship, a highlevel student work experience, undergraduate research or any similar experience. “[Berry students] do incredible things on this campus,” Taylor said. “We know [they] are having these top-notch experiences.” Though Berry students are having these experiences, Taylor said that Berry students’ self-reported statistics of integrative and reflective learning were lower than those at other institutions. “Maybe our students need a space to truly reflect and integrate what they’re doing with the rest of their learning,” Taylor said. This thought led to the development of the Signature Scholars Program. According to Taylor, the goals of this program are to improve the quality of student learning that results from participation in these SLEs, and to improve students’ ability to “tell their story.” “We have the most humble students ever,” Taylor said. “But [they] all have amazing stories to tell.” Over the summer, the drafting committee organized a focus group of students who have already participated in SLEs. They asked the students what incentive they would need to take the course, but student interest led them to start a pilot course this fall. The pilot course, taught by director of women’s and gender studies and associate professor of psychology Susan Conradsen, meets for an hour a week and has 12 students. Senior Alex Eberhart is a member of the pilot course who participated in the focus group. His SLE was his job as head SOAR leader. “I think [this job] made me grow up a little bit in a lot of ways,” Eberhart said. “It made me appreciate Berry a lot more.”

Eberhart believes that the class has already helped him learn, not just about his own experience, but about various experiences across Berry. He says that the reflection in the class is helping him look toward the next step. “It’s helpful for me because now I can put a finger on the skills that I have learned and the skills that I can bring to the table,” Eberhart said. Senior Rachel LaFroscia, another member of the pilot course, is using her work experience as a student supervisor at Berry College Volunteer Services (BCVS) as her SLE. Like Eberhart, LaFroscia says the class is helping her look toward the next step. “I really enjoy reflecting, so it’s been really interesting for me to connect [my experience],” LaFroscia said. “Taking the class has allowed me to think deeper into it and realize that the skills I’m getting from this office job will fit into what I want to do for the rest of my life.” Sophomore Elise Hackett says that she has had a different experience with the class because she is taking it early in her time at Berry. Hackett spent seven weeks teaching English in Costa Rica over the summer, which she is using as her SLE for the course. According to Hackett, she is already a reflective person, so she enjoys that aspect of the class. “I’m really passionate about everything that I did,” Hackett said. “I love being asked [reflective questions], especially because [my SLE] was such a positive experience for me.” Though she is not sure what she wants to do after college, Hackett believes that the skills learned in this class will help her look toward the future in a different way. “Because I am doing it so early on, I think this class will help me narrow my decision-making process for my career and my major,” Hackett said. “It’s a godsend, because I hate not knowing what the future has in store.” According to Taylor, it will be up to students if and when they take this class during their time at Berry. Students will have to apply for the program and be selected for the class. “We want to curate the class,” Taylor said. “We want the classes to be diverse in experience so that students are learning from each other.” Right now, the program is being brought to the whole campus. Taylor and the drafting committee have given presentations about the QEP to SGA, academic departments and other groups on campus. The proposal will be submitted to a SACS review team at the end of this semester, and the marketing and advertisement of the program will begin in the spring.

September 21

Medical Assistance There was an injury/fall at the Cage Center.

September 22

Suspicious Activity Suspicious activity was reported in Hamrick Hall on Mountain Campus.

September 24

Medical Assistance Medical assistance was needed in Morgan Hall.

September 26

Fire Alarms A fire alarm malfunctioned at the Gunby Arena on Mountain Campus.

September 27

Fire Alarms A fire alarm went off in Morgan Hall due to a human error. Berry College Campus Safety For emergencies, call (706) 236-2262 For non-emergencies, call (706) 368-6999

Thursday Sept. 28, 2017

OPINIONS

Our View: Climate change can’t be ignored anymore Climate change, defined by NASA as, “a change in the typical or average weather of a region or city,” is affecting our weather patterns, and this is causing more severe weather which we have never had to face before. The causes and effects of climate change vary based on personal beliefs, and have been the center of many longstanding debates in the world of politics. After two major hurricanes struck the country, Irma, and Harvey, the talk on climate change and its effect on weather was stirred up once more. Again, people denied the correlation, writing off scientific facts and truth as if it meant nothing. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, EPA administrator Scott Pruit basically said that we do not need to talk about the causes of the hurricane. Instead, he suggested we focus on the aftermath and what we can do to help the victims. While it’s important to ensure the those affected by Irma get the help they need, there has never been a more opportune time to talk about the effects of climate change on storm systems then after

the storm itself. This is not to say that Harvey and Irma were directly caused by climate change. However, due to rising sea levels and warmer oceans, the storms were much worse than they would have been years ago when the degree of climate change wasn’t as severe. The hurricanes’ powerful storm surges can be attributed to, “the eastern half of the tropical Atlantic Ocean were between 0.5°C and 1°C above average this summer”, according to Inside Climate News, creating warmer water for the hurricanes to thrive off of. In addition to hurricanes, the world has recently been rocked by wildfires, droughts and earthquakes. People joke that these recent natural disasters seem like some sort of “end of times” as told in the book of Revelation in the Bible. All joking aside, the number and sheer intensity of natural disasters are concerning, to say the least. Correlation can be found between climate change and other natural disasters

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as well. As the earth’s temperature continues to rise, which has been caused by our dependence on burning fossil fuel which creates heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, according to NOAA climate. gov, moisture in the soil evaporates. The lack of moisture cause draught, which makes it more probably for wildfires to spread easily. Additionally, heatwaves have been more reoccurring than before in history. Caused also by a lack of moisture in the ground, NASA predicts that, “By the end of this century, what have been once-in20-year extreme heat days (one-day events) are projected to occur every two or three years over most of the nation.” Countering drought, however, other regions are experiencing heavier precipitation levels than ever before, resulting in flooding. With such events occurring, one would think that our government would begin to act on reconciling the damage done to the environment and work to make sure we do no further damage. Just the opposite

seems to be happening. This past August, President Trump signed an executive order to speed up construction of roads, pipelines and bridges by eliminating regulations put in place by the Obama Administration that required the federal government to account for sea level rise and climate change when building infrastructure. Climate change certainly cannot be ignored. As a nation we need to realize the effect we have on the environment. To ignore the truth about climate change is only going to make things worse. In the aftermath of these natural disasters, our conversations about climate change need to be progressive and open-minded to possible solutions. The Carrier’s editorial opinion represents the views of the senior members of the Campus Carrier and Viking Fusion news staff.

“I just would like to go back home to Puerto Rico for a little bit.”

“I’d want to go to an Atlanta United game.”

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Greats in the music industry EVAN SALE sports editor

Music is something that is constantly changing and evolving into new styles and sounds. I remember being a little boy and growing up listening to the music that my parents would play in the car. Their music range was all over the place. My mom listened to the radio hits of the early 2000s, while my dad threw it back to the 80s, playing some tunes that sound like they were out of an indie movie. From a young age I’ve always connected with music, and it is something that I have found a burning passion for as long as I can remember. I’ve always had an open ear to listen to new music, and I am constantly designing playlists from a variety of different genres, but I have a list of musicians who are the most influential of all time to me. To start off the list, there are multiple musicians that are near and dear to me for specific reasons, but I wouldn’t call them the most influential. This list consists of artists that I believe that have changed

music as we know it. Someone who has undoubtedly made his mark in the music industry is the late, great Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix started playing guitar in bands at a young age and as soon as he moved to London, he became a star. He created multiple hits and his guitar playing was so unorthodox, yet so clean, that it lands him on the list as someone who came in and changed music as we know it. On this list from the same era is Jim Morrison, frontman of The Doors. Morrison created a sound that was eerie and dark, yet light and poetic at the same time. Known for his incredible poetic lyrics and his wild stage antics, Morrison has gone down in history as one of the greatest frontmen in rock history. His music can make you want to go sleep, or it can make you want to go run a marathon. A woman who has been a huge contributor to music and women everywhere is Aretha Franklin. I may be slightly biased because she hails from my

hometown of Detroit, Mich., but there is no denying her effect in the world of music. The Queen of Motown was someone who overcame adversity and released music for people of all races during a time of hatred and racism in America. To conclude my list, the most influential musician of all time, in my opinion, is Bob Dylan. Between his music and his words, Dylan has done so much for music. He has been known as a vigilante, an outlaw and most notably a poet. He received the Nobel Prize in literature in 2016. He changed the face of music by venturing in multiple different genres. From folk to country to rock, Dylan is a man who can do it all. Even in his old age he is still touring and continuing to change and warp music. There are plenty of people who I left off this list, but I believe that that these people are the ones who have created a sound, changed a sound, made a sound unique and paved the way for a variety of different musicians.

Everyone is a storyteller AVERY BOULWARE editor-in-chief

“That you are here – that Communication class, we learned life exists and identity, that the about Walter Fisher’s narrative powerful play goes on, and you theory, which identifies “narrative may contribute a verse,” Walt as the master metaphor of human Whitman wrote experience.” In one time. other words, we We are all actors use stories to make W h e n I first read this, in our own plays sense of the world essentially an around us. We answer to the and supporting create stories for question of the ourselves as well roles in each meaning of life, as those around us. I was skeptical. A communication other’s stories. scholar Of course Walt named Whitman can Alasdair MacIntyre say this about himself. He is, once wrote that “man is quite literally, contributing verse essentially a storytelling animal,” to this powerful play of a life. which sums it up beautifully. We He had a long, white beard and are all actors in our own plays and wore billowing linen pants; he is supporting roles in each other’s obviously on an entirely separate stories. plane of existence than the rest of We are constantly creating us. these narratives, too. It’s I’ve been thinking a lot about almost constant and mostly that phrase, “the powerful play.” subconscious. Think about it: you It’s such an interesting way to probably create 20 stories in your look at life. In my Theories of mind per day. Your professor is

“I’d probably got to French Lake, Indiana because that’s where Larry Bird is from.” Davis Murphy sophomore

late to class, so you start to think about where he could be. Did his car break down? Is he now walking along Martha Berry Highway, trying to bum a ride? Does he get picked up by a crazy ax murderer on his way to his day job at Wells Fargo? We make up stories without even realizing it, most of the time. This can be dangerous when we start doing things like romanticizing people or places. We make up stories in our heads about how great it will be to be in a relationship or have this fancy new job, but reality is much different than our ill-informed narrative. Another potential downfall of perpetual storytelling is mixing it with anxiety. This is essentially the opposite of romanticizing: we start with one inconvenient truth and craft it into a horrifying narrative about how the world is going to implode on itself if we

“I’d probably go to Harvest Moon with my friends.” Avery James junior

miss a few answers on a test. Neither of these routes should negate from the beauty of storytelling, though. MacIntyre argues that this is what makes us different than any other animal. We don’t make sense of the world through animalistic instincts but through creation. This should be encouraging for those of us that do not feel as creative as those around us. Creation comes in so many different forms, as does artistic ability. Even though you may not be able to paint a portrait or shred on the guitar, you are a creative being simply because you exist. This is a call to notice the storyteller in you. It truly makes life more fun. Be more aware of the stories you are already creating and celebrate them. Create new ones. As “storytelling animals,” it seems to be the one of the best ways to make sense of life.

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Campus Carrier EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Avery Boulware NEWS EDITOR Jessie Goodson DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR Cassie LaJeunesse FEATURES EDITOR Megan Benoit ASST. FEATURES EDITOR Leo Narrison ARTS & LIVING EDITOR Jameson Filston ASST. ARTS & LIVING EDITOR Kendall Aronson OPINIONS EDITOR Lexikay Stokes SPORTS EDITOR Evan Sale ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Chris Ferguson COPY EDITOR Marie Echols GRAPHICS EDITOR Leo Narrison ONLINE EDITOR Kaitlan Koehler PHOTO EDITOR Bailey Albertson ASST. PHOTO EDITOR Katie Sweeney PHOTOGRAPHER Taylar Wilson PHOTOGRAPHER Andrea Hill STAFF WRITER Claire Voltarel STAFF WRITER John Catton SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Haiden Widener BUSINESS MANAGER Carson Oakes ASST. BUSINESS MANAGER Bailey Hanner ADVISER Kevin Kleine

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Thursday Sept. 28, 2017

FEATURES T

he Berry College Vikettes is a student led dance team who performs at events across campus and in the community. The Vikettes have been a part of Berry culture for many years now. The organization was founded in 1974, a few years after Jane Doss introduced modern dance into the physical education curriculum at Berry. “A girl at the student involvement fair came up to us and said ‘my mom was a Vikette when she went to Berry’ and that was in the 90s,” Vikettes Captain Cami Grace Glass said. This year’s team consists of 12 members, all of whom are freshmen or sophomores. There are four returning sophomores, two new sophomores and six freshmen on the team. Prospective members go through an audition process at the beginning of the year. Some dance background is preferred, but it is not necessary in order to be on the team. “We have three days of dance camp where girls come and learn technique,” Glass said. “There are four different sections: turns, leaps, kicks and toe-touches. They also learn a one-minute segment of choreography for a dance that we will be using in the future.” Auditions last for several days and end with a one-minute performance in front of a panel of judges that critique dancers on technique, style, expressions and emotions and the overall performance. The Vikettes traditionally perform at all men’s and women’s home basketball games and the Mountain Day Olympics, but a recent goal for the team is to become more involved in the community. The team has performed at Make a Difference Day and at an event supporting DIGS, an organization for adults with special needs. They are also plan to participate in the Rome Christmas Parade. Being a student led organization, the Vikettes receives some funds from the Student Government Association, but also must coordinate fundraisers to support themselves. “This semester, because we don’t have as many performances, we are going to try to fundraise,” Glass said. “So, we will do some things for the people on campus, such as go to a restaurant and have

This semester we will focus on technique, building our strengths as a team and learning choreography. Haley Edmondson

a Vikettes night so a couple dollars of your meal might go toward helping our organization.” Another goal for the team this year is to create an inviting team environment, ensuring all members enjoy what they are doing and build strong friendships. “It was super nice as a freshman to come in and, by the third or fourth week of school, we had auditions, and we had to make friends with all these strangers and do it all together,” co-captain Diamond Newsome said. “That made the transition from high school to college much easier because we came in, and we had a group within the first month of school.” The student leaders of the Vikettes run all practices, organize fundraisers and events and choreograph all the dances. “Each of us have choreography that we are going to teach the team which is really cool because everybody has a different way to express themselves,” Glass said. “My style is more cheerleadery with poms, while Diamond’s might be a bit sassier, and Haley’s probably has more technique just because that is our dance experience.” With their first performance on Mountain Day and only two other performances this semester, it is not too late to join the team. “This semester we will focus on technique, building our strengths as a team and learning choreography,” Vikettes Treasurer Haley Edmondson said. “So, if someone is interested in joining, they won’t be behind necessarily.”

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The Vikettes practice for their first performance of the year, which will take place during Mountain Day Olympics on Oct. 6.

Megan Benoit features editor Leo Narrison asst. features editor

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Thursday Jan. 26, 2017

Jameson Filston l CAMPUS CARRIER The Viking Drumline leads the football team into Valhalla before the game against Centre College on Saturday.

Viking Drumline supports sports at Berry College Kendall Aronson asst. arts & living editor

Berry’s Viking Drumline has played at every large sporting event for the past five years and has supported numerous sports teams at events on campus. The drumline is made up of 20 members and is led by John David, artist-in-residence and director of jazz and percussion studies. They practice twice a week and have around 30 performances per year. The drumline performs at many different sporting events, such as football, volleyball, lacrosse, softball and soccer. They also perform at student orientations, pep rallies and other community events. David has led the drumline since its creation five years ago and hopes to continue to grow the program with more talented students. “We’ve brought in seven very talented freshmen this year,” David

said. “We are open to anybody in drum core language and how to the school. We’re always looking establish a drum groove. for people who can drum and who “It’s quite a chorus actually,” have an interest.” David said. David also “Once you It’s quite a chorus peel the layers designs every actually. Once you back it’s not h a l f - t i m e performance that drumline. peel all the layers just the drumline It’s life, music performs and back it’s not just and culture all teaches it to his wrapped up drumline. It’s life, into one.” students. He hopes that he David tries music, and culture can teach them to keep the life skills like all wrapped up into halftime show teamwork and interesting and one. discipline, as varied each well as drumweek, which related skills was especially John David through the difficult this activity. season because Berry had three “They learn how to negotiate home football games back-toeach other’s personalities and to back. The drumline played battery work hard towards a goal,” David percussion the first week, trash said. cans the second week and steel In addition, David teaches drums this past week to increase Viking Drumline members the interest in the shows. improvisation, African and “It’s just a process of coming Brazilian drumming vocabulary, up with new things each week and

keeping it varied and also looking at the student talents and individual capabilities,” David said. “I try to use their abilities to the maximum.” Caroline Moore, a junior music performance major and first bass in the drumline, has participated in the drumline for three years. She said she has learned a lot about teamwork as a result of the activity and has enjoyed learning from David over the years as well. “He really pushes us because he knows that we can do so much, and we are capable of a lot of things,” Moore said. “Just a little bit of time can go a long way.” Moore’s favorite part of the drumline is the people involved in the ensemble. “We have so much fun on the sidelines,” Moore said. Lucas Hill, a sophomore music education major, plays cymbals on the drumline. He joined the Viking Drumline after his Percussion Methods class last semester and now enjoys being on the drumline greatly.

“It’s a different atmosphere than wind ensemble and orchestra,” Hill said. “They all have their own nuances to them, and drumline is a lot more casual ensemble. We just play fun stuff. We groove.” Hill wants to be a band director, so he feels that learning in a more hands-on environment like drumline is the best experience to have. “Since JD [John David] is a master of percussion, I can definitely learn a lot from being on the drumline,” Hill said. David considers the group very successful, mixing both education and fun into the activity while having a very diverse set of music. David said that the drumline fits Berry’s culture very well and adds a musical enhancement which was not present before it was here. “I think we bring a level of excitement to each event,” David said. “We have a job here, but I think we manage to enjoy doing it, and also learn a lot while we are doing it.”

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ARTS & LIVING

Berry professor seeks to publish comic

Jameson Filston arts & living editor

Many professors produce impressive research outside of class, but one professor at Berry is trying to publish work of a more fun variety. Brian Barr, Adjunct Lecturer of Fine Arts at Berry College and Professor of Art at Georgia Highlands College, is working with a colleague to complete and publish a graphic novel. Kelly Shane, Professor of Mathematics at Georgia Highlands College, writes the script for “Jackdaw,” a comic that the two have been working on for several years. The comic follows Thrasher, a superhero sidekick, as she is drawn back into the world of crime fighting that she sought to leave behind. Shane said that he decided to work with Brian because he liked his art. Barr’s style is unique in that it is more classical than a cartoonist. He brought his general ideas to Barr, and they discussed them before he wrote the full script. Shane said he learned a lot writing “Jackdaw” because it was his first long-form comic. Shane works with another artist on a web comic called “Is This Tomorrow,” but “Jackdaw” is written more like a storyline compared to his normal work, and he enjoyed experimenting in that context. “I got to try a lot of things I hadn’t tried before,” Shane said. Barr said that working on this comic has been different from his other work as well. “Narrative is not something that often shows up in modern fine arts,” said Barr. “It’s less about each individual image, and more how the images relate to each other.” Barr said his drawing is unconventional for the art form. He uses charcoal for his images and draws them very large instead of using pencil and ink. “We keep joking that we do it wrong,” Barr said. Barr had to figure out how to bring someone else’s ideas to life. He compared the work to that on a movie and set with Shane as the director and himself as the cinematographer and actors. “That’s actually a lot of fun,” Barr said. “There is kind of a freedom there.” Shane said that he really enjoys getting the art back from Barr. He likes to see the facial expressions and body language of the characters

September 30

Yarn Dyeing Class

• 2 to 4 p.m. • Craft Yarn Co. In this class, patrons will dye yarn with Kool-Aid. The yarn will be available for pickup a few days after the class. The class costs $45.

October 1

Celtic Tea Party

• 4 to 5:30 p.m. • Heritage Hall Ceilidh Celtic Ensemble, a five member group, will perform the music of Ireland, Scotland and Wales with special guest Anna Johnson, an Irish dancer and singer. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $5.

IMAGE COURTESY OF BRIAN BARR Thrasher, sidekick to The Jacksaw and main charecter of the comic. and how Barr uses them to tell the story. “I enjoy how he makes the characters act,” said Shane. “He always brings a lot to it.” Barr’s least favorite part of the process is the repetitiveness of drawing slight variations of each frame. However, he does enjoy playing around with different ways to get the feel of the narrative in the way the frames relate to each other. Barr said that he likes his comics better when he sees them in the context of the story. Barr and Shane have not worked on the comic recently, but decided to see what interest

there was in the comic before continuing. They have sent the comics to publishers to gauge interest, but have not gotten back anything concrete so far. Barr said that feedback has been encouraging, but there is usually a problem where the publisher doesn’t like it in black and white or similar issues. Until then, the comic can be viewed at jackdawcomic.com. For now, the pair are working on getting a shorter horror comic published, but Shane has really enjoyed doing long-form and would like to do more in the future.

PLAYLIST:

Folk It Up PLAY

12 songs, 48 min

TITLE

ARTIST

Morning Song

The Avett Brothers

Skinny Love

Bon Iver

Flightless Bird, American Mouth

Iron & Wine

Jolene

Ray LaMontagne

All Your Favorite Bands

Dawes

When U Love Somebody

Fruit Bats

Atlantic City

The Band

The Times They Are A-Changin’

Bob Dylan

Julep

Punch Brothers

Old Friends

Pinegrove

Fightin Side Of Me

Merle Haggard

Kevin’s Pick: Kentucky Borderline

Rhonda Vincent and The Rage

October 1

Rolling on the River

• 2 to 4 p.m. • Heritage Park Rome Tourism Office and the ECO Center are hosting a public river boat cruise with narrator Captain Dennis Nordeman. The boat leaves at 2. Tickets are $10.

October 3 - 7

Coosa Valley Fair

• 5 to 10 p.m. • Coosa Valley Fairgrounds The Coosa Valley Fair association will host the 69 annual fair. Admission is $5 or $18 for unlimited rides. The fair will host competitions, food vendors, art contests and more.

October 6

Concert: Futurebirds to benefit Exchange Club

• 9 p.m. • River City Brewing Company Futurebirds will hold a concert to raise funds for the Exchange Club Family Resource Center. The concert costs $20.

Thursday Sept. 28, 2017

SPORTS

Thursday Feb. 2, 2017

Roberts leads men’s cross country as captain While Roberts is focused on the team’s success, he also has his eyes on the prize himself. He explained that his goal for Cross country is a sport that practices what this season is to be the one of the top five most other sports do as punishment. They run runners in the Southern Athletic Association long distances at speeds that show stamina conference. This is no easy challenge, due to the fact there are about 125 runners competing and strength. A runner who has been leading the in the conference. “Parker has the leadership and the drive pack this year is to be one of the best in the sophomore captain conference,” sophomore Parker Roberts. runner Cam Mallet said. “He Roberts came in last has the speed the desire, and year as a freshman the drive to push himself and and had a standout the team to be the best.” season, placing Runners on the cross second in the country team race for Sewanee Mountain personal times, but the Invitational as scores are taken by teams well as placing as a whole, so runners must third in a variety support one another during of different races races. Every runner on the with many runners. team participates in each Due to the dualrace, but only the top five degree engineering runners place. Berry’s team program that he is made up of 14 runners, is a part of, this is all of whom have standout Robert’s next-to-last races, even though some are year on the team. more consistent than others. Parker Roberts Because of this, Every runner is training to Roberts said he is compete at conference. ready to make the “Our coach reminded us most of it. about how conference was “This summer coming up, and he said it was I was preparing anyone’s race, even though for the upcoming there are the favorites we can season,” Roberts surprise some people this said. “I was running about 80 miles a week, year,” Roberts said. just getting my mind and body in tune for the With the leadership qualities of Roberts season.” This year, the men’s cross-country team and the other upperclassmen, and with the has brought in four freshmen that Roberts is skill of the younger runners, the men’s cross country team are hoping to be a threat in the taking under his wing. “I’m excited for the young guys,” Roberts SAA. The Vikings have a high-stakes meet said. “We have a lot of talent on the team, on Oct. 14 for the Berry Invitational and are and this year everyone is contending and preparing for the SAA Championship on competing for every race.” October 28.

Evan Sale sports editor

This summer I was running about 80 miles a week, just getting my mind and body in tune for the season.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOCEE NORTH Sophomore Parker Roberts plans to lead his cross country teammates this season as team captain. The team is preparing to take on the competition in the SAA championship on October 28.

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SPORTS

Thursday Sept. 28, 2017

New intramural sports offer variety for players Chris Ferguson asst. sports editor Intramural sports provide college students with a fun, social way to exercise and compete. Berry is offering two new intramural sports that continue to sweep college campuses across the nation. The first sport is called Pickleball which involves a solid, square racquet and a plastic ball with holes in it, like a whiffle ball. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) 2016 Participant Report, there are more than 2.5 million Pickleball participants in the United States. Such a high number of participants can only mean that there are exciting, competitive elements to that game that contribute to its increasing popularity. The next sport can only be described as similar to four square, but has some elements of volleyball. Many people who have tried the game say that it reminds them of being back in recess playing four square. Spikeball

is played with a hula hoop sized net and a ball about the size of a grapefruit. Since its appearance on ABC’s hit tv show Shark Tank, the new sport has swept the nation and is being played by young adults everywhere. Pickleball is played either as doubles (two players per team) or singles. However, doubles is most common. The serve must be made underhand, and the paddle must make contact with the ball below the server’s waist. The serve is initiated with at least one foot behind the baseline and must travel diagonally crosscourt. The ball must land

within the confines of the diagonally opposite service court, just like a serve in tennis. Points are scored when the opposing team commits a fault, which is any action that stops play due to a rule violation. An example of a fault would be when the ball is hit into the net or out of bounds. A n o t h e r would be if the player hits the ball before it bounces once, or if the ball bounces twice on their side. Games are normally played to 11 points, and

Spike Ball reminds me of my youth playing four square, but its definetly more of an adult version. I really enjoy playing because its competitive and I can spike the ball in people’s faces. Sean Canfield

must be won by two points. Spikeball is usually played two vs. two, with a hula-hoop sized net placed between the two teams. A player starts a point by standing six feet away when serving the ball down on the net so it ricochets up at the opponents. They have up to three hits between themselves (just like volleyball) to control the ball and bounce it back off the net. If the ball hits the rim or the ground, then the team who performed the last touch loses the volley. This results in a point for the other team. However, if the other team fails to continue the volley by letting the ball bounce twice, this results in a point for the attacking team. Unlike most traditional sports, there are no boundaries that the players must stay in. Once a point starts, players can move or hit the ball anywhere in free space. Games are typically played to 11, 15, or 21 and must be won by two. Registration for both sports is open until October 9 through the Berry intramurals website.

Club sports juggle fundraising, player participation John Catton staff writer Although not classified as varsity sports by college administration, members of club sports such as Ultimate Frisbee and Viking Crew must put in just as much time and effort as their varsity counterparts. “We compete against big name schools such as Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson, and we win against them,” junior Molly Griffin, co-president of Viking Crew, said. However, having a successful team also comes with its challenges. “Simply put, our greatest challenge is funding,” sophomore Bella Robbins, Viking Crew co-president said. All club sports receive their funding as an annual budget from the Student Government Association. However, this leaves many expenses such as registration fees, transportation, food and membership costs the responsibility of the club members themselves. Ultimate Frisbee last year created a GoFundMe account

which raised $1,500, helping pay for their $50 membership members of a boat must be present to practice. An attendance IDs with the USA Ultimate Organization, the governing body system was instituted that allows only one missed practice. of the league, as well as food and jerseys. Viking Crew does not have an official coach and Viking Crew plans on creating on-campus fundraisers Ultimate Frisbee has a volunteer coach, which add on to the throughout the year. responsibilities of the presidents of the organizations who are The expenses of maintaining a not only members of the team, but also rowing team is a challenge for Viking share managerial and coaching roles at Crew. As of now, only two of their five the same time. boats are water-worthy. Also, all Crew “It is really hard balancing members are asked to spend $60 for the school work and Crew, especially in official school uniform and $5 to $15 leadership.” Griffin said. per regatta to help cover costs. Despite its challenges, members Also, because practices are not of club sports enjoy their sports and mandatory, commitment is a challenge. interest is growing. Viking Crew Bella Robbins “There is a mentality that if I had received 20 new members this year with test tomorrow I wouldn’t be here,” said seven returning members. junior Ultimate player Adekale Ande. “Even though we are not a varsity “But we make it up somehow, even if it’s playing Dana team, we train and practice just as hard as them,” junior course.” Miles Lally, Ultimate Frisbee captain said. “We train outside For Viking Crew, attendance is crucial because all four of practice and we have goals to compete nationally.”

Simiply put, our greatest challenge is funding.

Volleyball wins fifth straight match

Taylar Wilson | CAMPUS CARRIER Juniors Micayla Bedoian (right) and Hannah Billard attempt to block while senior Hannah Kate Thompson prepares to recover the ball. The Vikings won their fifth match on Sunday, Sept. 24 against Rhodes, beating them 3-0.

Thursday Sept. 28, 2017

SNAPSHOTS

Undefeated Bailey Albertson | CAMPUS CARRIER

The Vikings are now 4-0 this season after a 28-14 victory over Centre College on Saturday. It was a defensive battle, with the score just 7-7 at halftime. But with four forced turnovers from Berryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense, the Vikings sealed their fate. They are now 2-0 in SAA play and look to keep the streak alive this weekend as they fly to Sherman, TX to take on Austin College on Saturday.