Last Thursday, award-winning Mexican-

American author Luis Urrea spoke about his

colorful childhood, his writing process and his
novel Into the Beautiful North as part of the
Conson Wilson lecture series.
The book was required reading for all frst-
year students and is a story about a young woman
who travels to the U. S. from her home in Mexico
to protect her hometown and fnd her father an in
the process learns a lot about herself and her own
strength.
Between stories of his creative parrot-
smuggling grandmother and the real-life
inspirations for many of the novels characters,
Urrea gave students thoughtful writing advice.
In writing you have to use everything, Urrea
said. Sorrow, joy, tragedy, God.
When asked why he approached some of the
more sensitive subjects in his novel in a light-
hearted way, Urrea replied that he worked to use
humor as a connecting human force.
Laughter is the virus that infects us all with
humanity, he said.
English, rhetoric and writing professor
Thomas Dasher, also a frst-year adviser, was
very impressed with Urrea.
Writers are sometimes not especially good
at reading from their own work or talking about
their work, Dasher said. But clearly he was
quite effective.
Dasher said that the majority of his BCC class
responded well to the novel.
We continued discussion the frst day of class,
focusing especially on their questions we hadnt
talked about during Viking Venture, Dasher said.
I was really impressed by the questions they
continued to raise.
The frst-year required reading program has
changed signifcantly since Dasher began teaching
at Berry. He remembers when, for multiple years,
incoming students read The Narrative Life of
Frederick Douglass.
While he commended the visiting speaker
who would come to campus to talk about the
book, Dasher was glad when Berry began
assigning more recently published works and
inviting their authors, especially when those
books were works of fction.
Dasher feels past students connected more
strongly to works of fction and were able to
have more meaningful conversations. He felt
that this years choice followed that pattern.
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RACHEL YEATES
news editor
OPINIONS 4
FEATURES 6
ENTERTAINMENT 8
SPORTS 10
LESLI MARCHESE
deputy news editor
Volleyball team
fnishes strong
p. 11
Bike trail to connect Berry to Rome
Campus initiatives to go green
The Fantasticks
premiers
p. 9
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LUIS URREA TALKS to students Elvis Diaz and Carolina Flores
before his lecture.
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On Sept. 9 at the SGA meeting, college president
Stephen R. Briggs announced that the city of Rome was
working on a project to connect Berry to downtown
Rome. Briggs said that the trail would run from main
campus, through the cattle felds, all the way back to the
river and to downtown.
Sammy Rich, the city manager for Rome, said the
trail will complement the existing Heritage Trail along
the Oostanaula River.
The trail will probably be 10-12 feet wide and
more than likely asphalt, Rich said. It will truly be a
multi-purpose trail.
According to Julie Smith, president of the Trails
for Recreation and Economic Development (TRED)
program, the city approached the TRED board of
directors in spring of 2013 to see if they were interested
in applying to create 3.3 miles of new trails.
We continue to expand our trail system, Rich said.
Any time we can increase the amount of trails or the
miles of trails I think its a win for the community.
The city, in partnership with TRED, put in an
application for $1.9 million to the Special Purpose Local
Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) for the new trails.
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There are over 27,000 acres that
comprise Berrys campus, and we,
as a college and a community, are
instituting many strategies to make
it more environmentally sustainable.
The future is the end result,
director of agriculture operations
and sustainability Eddie Elsberry
said. We want to sustain Berry
College for future generations, not
just fve years from now.
Current environmental initiatives
that Berry is working on include
wildlife management, the Tree
Canopy Plan, more energy effcient
units, Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED)
certifcations, and participation in the
Presidents Climate Commitment.
Berry has such a huge and
diverse campus, Zachary Taylor,
assistant professor of environmental
science, said. With sustainability
there are a lot of ways to do it right.
Berry has now designated
over 16,000 acres as Wildlife
Management Area (WMA) that is
managed by the Georgia Department
of Natural Resources (DNR).
According to the DNR, these lands
are set aside to sustain the widest
possible range of native wildlife
in their natural habitats. The DNR
manages the land by species and
habitat restoration/management,
surveying and monitoring the land,
setting regulations for hunting and
fshing, outreach programs for the
community and education about
area management.
The Tree Canopy plan ensures
the growth and health of trees on
main campus. This is part of the
requirements involved in receiving
the Tree Campus USA award, which
Berry was presented with in 2014.
Berry is retroftting HVAC units
and other equipment on campus
with more energy effcient units and
energy recovery wheels.
Morgan and Deerfeld are both
LEED certifed. Elsberry said the
college has pledged to have all new
buildings on campus up to LEED
qualifcations.
The American College and
University Presidents Climate
Commitment (ACUPCC) is an
effort by a network of colleges
and universities to pursue climate
neutrality. Berry has pledged to
reduce its carbon emissions by 10
percent by 2020 and reach carbon
neutrality by 2050.
There are many smaller
environmental initiatives on campus
by the college itself, in the realm of
academia and directed by students.
Berry participates in
Recyclemania every year, which
is a nation wide competition that
measures how much recycled
material is used and disposed of on
campus per capita. The college also
grows sustainable gardens.
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LESLI MARCHESE
deputy news editor
The Educational Land Management (ELM)
committee is comprised of Berry faculty and
staff who discuss the use of land at Berry. This
committee works to integrate an ecosystem
management plan that provides the most benefts
in terms of education and use of the land while
responsibly managing Berrys land resources.
There are many professors
who are working on personal
environmental initiative projects.
[I want to construct] some
sort of educational component
for people who visit campus to
realize that this is a pretty vibrant
natural area, Taylor said.
Assistant professor of biology
Christopher Mingone is currently
heading the Longleaf Pine project
and the American Chestnut Tree
project, which are both initiatives to resuscitate
and protect species of trees.
Many students on campus are environmentally
aware and have ideas for ways that Berry can be
more ecologically friendly.
Senior Meagan Endozo, president of Students
Against Violating the Earth (SAVE), is working
on many projects with her club. This semester,
SAVE is taking up the initiative Damn the
Bottle, which has the goal of eliminating
plastic bottles from campus. They plan to start
with plastic bottles in vending machines, with an
end goal to convince Berry to stop selling plastic
bottles at all on campus. Endozo also has other
plans for the club.
I would like to see a better, more prominent
recycling program, Endozo said. I dont know
that students are all totally
aware of the fact that we
recycle or what we recycle.
Educating people on that is
really important.
The Society of Outdoor
Life and Experience (SOLE)
plans to bring the award-
winning MountainFilm on
Tour flm festival back to
Berry for the seventh year in
a row. This festival features
flms that emphasize conservation, ecosystems,
mountain cultures and outdoor pursuits.
Many faculty, staff and students are
committed to making Berry a more eco-friendly
college by responsibly managing our resources.
Because Berry is so unique it will be really
interesting, Taylor said. Its a challenge, but
what a great opportunity to fgure out how Berry
will keep working in that direction to be
innovative and creative.
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Police
Beat
MEDICAL ASSIST
On Sept. 18, there was
a medical assist at
the Oak Hill gift shop.
SUSPICIOUS
ACTIVITY
On Sept. 19, a Berry
contractor reported
three suspicious
persons in the Moon
parking lot. He
believes they took a
bicycle from the bike
rack. Vehicle and
personal descriptions
were given.
THEFT
On Sept. 19, a student
reported the theft
of their unlocked
bicycle from outside
the Krannert Center.
PROPERTY
DAMAGE
On Sept. 20, a
keypad and fence
were damaged
by a vehicle at the
River Farm house.
MEDICAL ASSIST
On Sept. 22, there was
a medical assist at the
Townhouse parking lot.
DRUGS/
ALCOHOL
On Sept. 23, three
students were
discovered in a
parked vehicle
with alcohol and
marijuana. They
were referred to
student judiciary.
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BERRY HAS drawn up plans with the city of Rome to connect a bike trail
from campus to downtown Rome. It will join at the welcome center
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The SPLOST committee approved
their application for $1.8 million.
SPLOST adds one cent to the sales
tax of all purchases from businesses in
the area. This money is used to fund city
projects and special interest groups, such
as the trails.
Cathy Borer, associate professor of
biology, is excited about the prospect
for a connection that will allow Berry
students to bike downtown.
[Its] a really wonderful resource,
Borer said.
Smith is glad to see that there will be a
better connection between Berry and the
Rome community.
Its really heartening to see that
there has been a lot more emphasis and
excitement about connecting Berry to
the downtown community, Smith said.
Its really nice that students and faculty
and staff realize that they can take part
and that Rome is working to have
transportation choices.
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I was also glad to see, as we did last year, [the school] go back to a very strong work, a very
strong novel, that I think asks the students to really consider a range of issues, Dasher said.
In his talk, Urrea talked about stereotypes and gender roles in his novel, addressing one of
his main characters who is gay and how that character, like so many others, was based off of a
real person from his childhood.
He also spoke about his personal experience with the border patrol between Mexico and the
U.S. and how security has increased tenfold since he was younger.
Jessica Cannon, a freshman in attendance, appreciated hearing Urreas take on these issues.
My dad used to work for the border patrol in El Paso, Cannon said. So I grew up
seeing that side of it, and it was interesting for me to then see the authors perspective.
Freshman Allie Crain also enjoyed the lecture and commented that being able to hear him
talk made the book more relatable and helped her understand Urreas personal journey that
was his writing process.
Being able to hear him talk about the characters and what infuenced him was amazing,
Crain said. I had no idea that the characters were based on real people, so that was awesome
[to fnd out].
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With the semester reaching the end
of its frst half, students may be feeling
stressed and anxious about schoolwork.
An article published in The Atlantic on
July 15, 2014 reassures that cuddling may
be the best way to reduce stress. Cuddling
has become a recent phenomenon in our
culture and has given to the rise of cuddle
parties.
Cuddle parties exist to allow strangers
to talk about dreams and goals while
innocently cuddling with others. Sound
weird? Scientifcally, according to the
previously mentioned Atlantic article,
cuddling releases endorphins, dopamine
and oxytocin, the cuddle hormone, as
some call it. Oxytocin, the same hormone
released in mothers when they breastfeed
their children, increases feelings of strong
bonds in relationships. So by avoiding
platonically touching our friends, we
have a more diffcult time building strong
bonds in those relationships.
On one hand, cuddling sounds great
and benefcial to our health, so why would
we not partake in this warm embrace?
Society is a key reason. Platonic touch
is a social taboo. Somehow society has
made us think that non-sexual physical
contact is weird. So, those of us who
dont get to regularly experience sexual
physical contact theoretically become
touch-deprived.
Matthew Hertenstein, director of
the Touch and Emotion Lab at DePauw
University, told The Huffngton Post on
May 14, 2013, Touch deprivation is
a real thing. We live in a touch-phobic
society thats made affection with anyone
but loved ones taboo. This touching
taboo begins at an early age. According
to the Thought Catalog from June 24,
2014, Children learn by touching. But
as soon as they start school the keep
your hands and feet to yourself policy
is instated. This is the policy of American
society. Dont touch, ever. America is not
an affectionate society. We only touch
the ones we know. Sometimes we rarely
touch the ones we love.
Yet on the other hand, not cuddling
or utilizing platonic touch at all within
our relationships with otherscan harm
our relationships and friendships, as well
as lead to loneliness. Touch is a good
thing, and without it, were harming our
relationships with others. A 2011 study
by the Kinsey Institute for Research in
Sex, Gender and Reproduction found that
regular cuddling in a relationship is more
important than sex.
Also, touch deprivation leads to
loneliness. According to the Guardian
on Feb. 16, 2014, a 2012 study by Brunel
and St. Georges University surveyed
older adults who live alone or far from
their families and found that more than 20
percent felt lonely all the time. But this
loneliness epidemic isnt just for older
people.
An article published in Forbes
magazine on April 22, 2014 states that
loneliness is one of the biggest problems
facing millenials as they are increasingly
isolated at work and home. An article
published in The Deseret News on June
22, 2014 claims that the number of adults
suffering from feelings of loneliness is 35
percent. According to the same article,
loneliness causes lots of health problems,
like high blood pressure, a weakened
immune system, depression, heart attacks
and strokes. According to psychologist
John Cacioppo, extreme loneliness is akin
to physical pain and can increase an older
persons chances of premature death by
14 percent.
Im not telling you that you should go
out and cuddle with everyone, but I do
believe that integrating physical platonic
touch in your relationships can lessen
your stress and strengthen your bonds
with your friends. But cuddling isnt the
only way to touch people. Any type of
physical contact releases this oxytocin. So,
because human touch is so important, we
as a society need to get out of the mindset
that touch means sex. An article published
in Psychology Today on March 11, 2013
states that by the time were adults, most
of us have learned that touching tends
to raise the stakes, particularly when it
comes to a sense of connectivity. Even
feeting contact with a stranger can have
a measurable effect, both fostering and
enhancing cooperation.
But no, here in America we just
see people touching and automatically
assume theyre having sex. America,
get your mind out of the gutter and your
hands out of your pockets. This is one
concept we can all grasp.
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The role of men in feminism
Women today are vastly
underestimated, underappreciated
and underpaid. While womens
rights are usually the focus of gender
equality, the patriarchal nature of
our society creates issues for men as
well. In her recent United Nations
(UN) speech, actress Emma Watson
extended a formal invitation asking
men to join in the fght for equal
rights.
Feminism is the idea that people
of all genders should have equal
rights. Contrary to popular belief,
its not just women hating men.
Feminism is about creating equality
for all individuals, not raising one
group of people above another.
The simple fact of the matter is
that there is a distinct difference in
rights afforded to men and rights
afforded to women. For example,
the Equal Pay Act was signed in
1963 and said that it is illegal not
to pay men and women equally
for doing the same work, yet this
is still happening. In 2011, white
women were receiving 82 cents per
every white mans dollar. However,
African American women were
receiving only 69 cents and Hispanic
women were receiving 60 cents per
white mans dollar. Asian women
were earning 87 cents per white
mans dollar.
Women also currently comprise
18.5 percent of the U.S. Congress.
Only 4.8 percent of the CEOs
of Fortune 500 companies are
women, and women occupy less
than a third of top positions at
news media outlets. The people
who decide our laws, control the
economy and are responsible for
the information available to the
public are predominantly men. Their
work, while often effective and well-
executed, refects the views and
experiences of men, excluding the
voices of half the population.
However, women are not the only
ones who are affected by gender
inequality. Men are also subjected
to some unrealistic expectations by
society. In her speech to the UN,
Watson said, Ive seen men made
fragile and insecure by a distorted
sense of what constitutes male
success. Men are expected not
to show any emotions that others
may perceive as weak. They are
taught from a young age that crying
in front of others is unacceptable
and unmanly. It for this reason that
Watson invites men to the fght for
gender equality, so that their sons
have permission to be vulnerable
and human - to reclaim those parts
of themselves they abandoned and in
doing so be a more true and complete
version of themselves.
There is a place for men in the
feminist movement. Men should
call each other out when another
man makes a sexist comment or
joke. Men look to each other for
affrmation that their ideas and
actions are acceptable, and they may
reconsider their misogynistic views
if they feel that other men do not
agree with them. Men should listen
when women speak about their
experiences with sexism and should
learn to respect women and their
ideas without sexualizing them.
Feminism is not just about the
rights of women, although that is
a major focus of the movement.
Feminism seeks to give everyone,
regardless of gender, the opportunity
to express themselves and receive
equal treatment.
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When I was little, my grandfather
would always tell me how important
it was to be careful who I made
friends with. More than once, he sat
me down and explained that one day
when I was older, I had to make sure
I was not friends with people who
would ruin my life.
He explained that if I was out
with friends and, without my
knowledge, one of my friends
robbed a convenience store, I could
be arrested as an accomplice.
Even if you dont know what
happened, if you are in the car when
he gets caught, youll go to jail for a
long time, he said.
Obviously this is an extremely
unlikely scenario, but the point of
my grandfathers warning was clear:
being careful about who you spend
your time with is very important.
I would argue that this is
especially important during college.
For most people, the four years of
college are a time of great change.
Most people are living in a new
environment and are exposed to all
sorts of new people and ideas. It is
also most peoples frst time living
without the support of family and
familiar surroundings. Because of
this, friends have a larger infuence
on our lives. They are the ones we
spend most of our free time with and
rely on for support. For this reason,
being careful who you spend your
time around is very important.
There are more characteristics
other than being a criminal that
can serve as bad infuences. People
with destructive tendencies like
excessive drinking or anger issues
can be just as unhealthy to be
around, because their behavior can
affect your life in negative ways.
Other people are manipulative and
only interact with you if it serves
their own purpose.
Im not saying it is a good idea
to isolate yourself from everyone
in order to avoid getting hurt. Nor
am I advocating cutting all ties
with someone because they have a
personality trait you dont like. But I
do think that we should all be careful
who we spend our time around, and
who we allow ourselves to get close
to.
I had a friend who grew really
close to a person who at frst seemed
kind and genuine, only to fnd out
later that that person was toxic to be
around. However, by the time they
realized it, they had classes together
and saw each other outside of class
on a regular basis. My friend had
no idea how to end the relationship,
because they would still see each
other in class.
By the time my friend realized
the mistake they had made, it was
too late to remove the destructive
infuence without signifcant
backlash.
In college, the friends you make
have a greater impact on your life
than they do outside of college. If
you become friends with the wrong
person, the negative impact they can
have on your life can be catastrophic.
And at a college as small as Berry,
it can become extremely diffcult to
cut them out of your life.
What are you
excited about for
Saturdays football
game? Do you have a
favorite part?
Im most excited for
the hype because its the
rst home game of the
season.
Kristin Fenstermaker,
senior
I just enjoy football
games. My favorite part is
the drumline.
Phoebe Spahn,
freshman
The spirit that the
students have...a sea
of blue and white
throughout the stands.
Josh Rubin,
senior
A chance to play at
home in front of our
fans. My favorite part is
playing the game I love
with my friends.
Adam Hubert,
sophomore
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Media misrepresentations of mental illness
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American society is supposedly host to all
kinds of diversity, yet television and flms refuse
to paint an accurate refection of that diversity.
Instead they homogenize and misrepresent
important issues such as gender identity, racial
and ethnic diversity, romantic and sexual
preference and mental illness.
Problems regarding misrepresentation and
misconceptions about mental illness stem from
the medias refusal to identify characters with
clear anxiety disorders, clinical depression
or eating disordersto name some of the most
prevalentas having those disorders. The
traits are presented as character faws or left
undiscussed and underdeveloped.
And when the screenwriters feel like
tossing out a bone and allow a character an
offcial diagnosis, the illness often becomes
the characters defning characteristic. Emma
Pillsbury from Glee is diagnosed with
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and
aside from her red hair, that seems to be her
only notable quality. In most episodes, her story
revolves around her OCDnot the obstacles OCD
presents when dealing with other problems, but
around her and other characters attempting to
help her overcome her disability.
Her relationship with Mr. Schuster is
unhealthily dependent, and neither he nor she
seems to be able to accept her for who she is,
OCD and all, as evidenced by his serenading her
with the Coldplay song Fix You.
Some shows seem to be more progressive
in their approach to mental illness, but still fall
short.
Take Orange is the New Black. Writers
granted Suzanne Crazy Eyes Warren some
character insight this past season, but even
though Suzanne garnered a backstory and
audience sympathy, Piper remains the only one
in the show to address her by Suzanne rather
than her disrespectful moniker, Crazy Eyes.
The other characters perception of Suzanne
may be representative of the real world, but
fction and drama allows for the alteration of
societal prejudices. I applaud the show for a
diverse, inclusive and predominantly female
cast, but think of the power media has to alter
audience perceptions. Imagine if Suzanne were
outwardly dealing with a defned mental illness
and had the support and respect of her fellow
inmates.
The amount of crime shows and horror flms
wherein the antagonist is discovered or assumed
to have a mental illness or to be simply (and
incorrectly) crazy is astounding. There is a
constant correlation of bad and the other
with those mental illness. There is little talk of
treatment, therapy or a personality outside of the
disability.
And it is the extreme cases that are getting
more attention. This perpetuates misconceptions
as well as the idea that help can only be afforded
to those who are past the breaking point. Those
misconceptions keep people from seeking
treatment and support.
Mental illness is also being made into a
clich. The autistic boy who acts as a puzzle
piece and plot device towards a neurotypical
characters self-actualization. The mom who is
presented as failing as a mother because she was
unable to shake her depression following the
departure of a male romantic partner.
But there are positive and accurate
representations out there. In Wreck It Ralph,
Vanellope realizes she loves herself, glitch and
all, Phoebe in Wonderland presents a relatable
story of a young girl working to understand her
Tourette Syndrome. The Fosters introduces
a characters selective mutism, and his family
learns to respect his space while treating him as
they usually would.
The good is out there, stories where family
and friends respond with support rather than
fear and misunderstanding, stories where these
characters are fully developed and have complex
life stories and realized personalities, stories that
see people as people rather than plot devices or
something to satiate those who only want to see
themselves in shows and movies.
The problem lies in getting these stories more
attention and correcting the ones that stigmatize
and alienate.
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Senior Sydney Perry works in the
horticulture department to keeping
the plants around campus looking
beautiful and fresh. She spends her
days pruning and planting, as well as
spraying Liquid-Off to keep deer from
eating the plants.
We dead-head roses and fowers
and sometimes have to pull weeds
and make sure the irrigation stuff
is running for the day, so things are
getting watered, Perry said.
Perry works in the area around
Kilpatrick Commons, including
Hermann Hall and the round-about.
She does everything in these areas
involving landscaping.
We pruned a lot of trees. Soon
were going to start pulling everything
up and replanting stuff for the fall,
Perry said.
The worst part of the job, Perry said,
is spraying Liquid-Off, also known as
Deer-Off. She uses the spray to keep
deer from eating certain plants.
Its basically this highly
concentrated organic material, made
out of animal waste, animal remains,
dead fsh, eggs, very bad smelling and
tasting things to keep deer from eating
the plants we spray, Perry said.
She is one of the two students
actually willing to spray the substance.
Perry must apply the spray either
early in the morning or at night to
avoid pedestrian traffc.
However, despite the smell and the
dirt, Perry enjoys her work.
I really like my job, Perry
said. You get used to the smell
eventuallyif you can stand it.
Senior Julia Jordan has
one of the less dirty jobs on
campus, but it is one of the
most unusual. She spends
her work days managing the
lights for the Berry College
Theatre Company.
I am [the theatres] master
electrician so I hang all the
lights for every show, Jordan
said.
Her normal workday
includes a lot of climbing and
carrying, as she goes to the
light grid to ready the stage
for the shows.
[On a normal day I climb]
up the 12 foot ladder about 10
times everyday. Sometimes
I hang lights, sometimes I
repair lights, [and] sometimes
I program the light board.
For the current show, The
Fantasticks, Jordans job got
an added perk.
I am the lighting designer
for The Fantasticks, but I am
also the master electrician
which means not only do I get
to design the lights, I get to
hang them all, Jordan said.
Its been the biggest learning
experience Ive ever had at
Berry.
Freshman Steven Bettler works as a plumber,
working in the dormitories on campus. A typical
day for him involves plunging toilets, changing
toilet seats and clearing out shower drains.
Cleaning out shower drains in a girls dorm
is the worst experience imaginable, Bettler said.
Campus plumbers are responsible for cleaning
and maintaining the showers and bathrooms of the
entire campus. Bettler said plumbers might work
for long periods of time without stopping.
There are days where I dont get any jobs at
all, Bettler said, I only sit in the shop for two
hours and dont have to do anything. Then there
are days where I dont step in the shop for six
hours going pretty much nonstop.
The worst thing plumbers do, Bettler said, is
clearing out the sewers with a hose. When they get
clogged, workers have to go into the sewers and
get rid of debris.
Despite the disgusting work, Bettler enjoys
working as a plumber because it provides practical
experience that most jobs do not.
Its dirty but you learn from it. I can say when
I leave here that Im going to be able to use the job
I got my freshman year in real life at some point in
time, Bettler said.
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Berrys
Dirtiest
Jobs
With over 95 percent of students working on campus,
Berry has one of the greatest work programs in the
country. Over 300 jobs are available, from working
in the Cage Center to helping students in the Writing
Center. But some jobs require require a different type
of skill set. From plumbing to working in the Dining
Hall, Berry offers some jobs that are just plain dirty.
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Berry offers many hands-on jobs that go beyond sitting
at a desk doing paperwork. The work experience program
provides students with practical experience, from working
with animals at the dairy to working in the Dining Hall
washing dishes and serving food.
Junior Jennifer Buscemi is an animal science major that
works at the dairy. Buscemi works as a shift leader, delegating
tasks to other workers and making sure that things are running
smoothly, but before this year, she performed much dirtier
jobs in the dairy.
As a freshman, Buscemi helped milk the cows, which
produce about 50 pounds of milk a day.
Milking gets a little gross because youre standing down
there, and theyre going to go to the bathroom if they need to,
and you just have to run away, Buscemi said.
But she said that the worst job is working in the calf barn.
With calf barn, youre in the stalls with the calves, and
youre mucking them out, and youre mixing up bottles
to feed to them, and youre monitoring them for signs of
sickness, Buscemi said.
The worst part about the calf barn, she said, is cleaning the
stalls. Workers use a hose to scrape excrement and urine off
of the foor around where the cows stand.
The dairy is one of the most hands-on work experiences
on campus.
Its a lot of work. Youre constantly moving around.
Youre not sitting at a desk doing homework, Buscemi said.
Most of the students who work at the dairy are animal
science majors, but students of any major can work there.
Generally people who arent animal science majors dont
have the drive to work here because its a lot of hands-on
work all the time, Buscemi said.
Buscemi said that the dairy provides a great learning
experience for people interested in working with animals.
The dairy is not the only place where students can fnd
dirty, hands-on work.
Sophomore Raven Wilson worked in the Dining Hall her
freshman year. For that job, students have to work different
stations. They cook the food that is served to students and
clean the dishes that students place on the conveyor belt.
My favorite place to work was the grill or international
[lines], Wilson said. Both had a lot of cooking in them, but
they both [required] a lot of cleanup afterwards because you
make a mess while youre working.
Students who work in the Dining Hall have to learn how
to work the various food lines, as well as cleaning and putting
away dishes. The students alternate working at different
stations, and everyone needs to know how each station works.
One night, they would have me running grill by myself.
Normally two people work grill. I would have to make sure I
had 200 burgers cooked and 200 pieces of chicken cooked,
Wilson said.
She say that the dirtiest station to work in by far is the dish
room, where the used dishes are washed after they are left on
the conveyor belt.
Whenever theres a ton of people in D-Hall, theyll all put
their plates away at once, because theyre all in a group. So
well get about 50 plates in a 10 second time period, Wilson
said.
The dish room is a fast-paced environment. Workers
must scrape food off the dishes, and then load them into the
dishwasher.
Sophomore Courtney Williams, who has worked in the
Dining Hall since her freshman year, said that students who
stack dishes when they put them on the conveyor belt make
cleaning them diffcult.
A lot of kids think its helpful when they stack plates, but
usually when they do that food gets stuck to both sides of the
plate, Williams said.
The food from dirty plates makes the dish room an
unpleasant place to work.
Theres this trough underneath the conveyor belt, and
this recycled old water comes and washed all the food away,
Wilson said. And sometimes that was broken, so you had to
pick up the food that caught in the trough by your hands and
throw it in the trash can next to you.
After a while, Wilson said, the trash flls with bits and
pieces of discarded food and starts to smell.
Another risk of working in the dish room is getting food
all over you. Despite wearing gloves, Wilson said that food
still gets everywhere.
Theres a shelf above the conveyor belt where the cups
go. One time someone had cereal and ice cream in one cup.
So I put it up [on the shelf], and the cups fell down on me, and
I got cereal and ice cream all in my hair. Wilson said.
Despite the awful smell, dirty water and constant contact
with the discarded meals of hundreds of college students,
both Wilson and Williams said that working in the Dining
Hall is an overall pleasant experience.
I loved working with the people at D-Hall, [and] there
were some jobs, like cooking that were fun. There were
things that I enjoyed about it, [even though] it was flthy
Wilson said.
Another beneft to working in the Dining Hall is the
meal plan that student workers receive. Freshmen receive a
different meal plan than the required plan that most freshmen
receive.
All freshman students are required to have the unlimited
meal plan, Williams said. But if you take the student
work meal plan, which is 70 meals and $175 in fex bucks
a semester, then for each month you work they give you a
bonus check of about $355 to make up the difference between
the unlimited meal plan and the meal plan youre on.
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Music Midtown too mainstream
COMMENTARY BY
CHELSEA HOAG
managing editor
Music Midtown rang in the end of summer for
the fourth consecutive year after a long overdue
hiatus. The two-day festival, located in the heart
of Atlantas Piedmont Park, kicked off the Sept.
19-20 weekend with a crammed set list.
Almost every artist overlapped or performed
at the same time as other popular artists, making
fans choose which show to attend hours before
in order to get a spot close enough to the stage to
hear the music clearly.
An estimated 100,000 people attended the
music festival between Friday and Saturday.
Mainstream headliners attracted a much younger
crowd than last year, with performers like Iggy
Azalea, Lorde, Bastille and Eminem.
This year rates low on a positivity scale
compared to other large music festivals like
Bonnaroo and Counterpoint. Going to the
restroom was a dangerous 45-minute feat in
itself mixed with name-calling and line cutting.
Normally standing in line is a chance to make
new friends or check your phone. Some share
stories or dance together from the surrounding
performances.
However, people thought it was okay to barge
through the restroom area where festivalgoers
waited as patiently as possible in incredibly long
lines.
The days began cool and refreshing, then
turned into Satans lair toward late afternoon.
Clear skies with highs in the 80s left many fans
sunburnt with little to no shade to hide under.
The majority of attendees took the heat with
thankfulness compared to last year, when it rained
non-stop and the entire park turned into a giant
mud pit flled with slips and mud fghts.
Ron Pope kicked off the festival on Friday
afternoon. The Marietta native moved to New
Jersey after receiving a baseball scholarship to
Rutgers University. He began his musical career
following an injury and a transfer to New York
University. Well known for his popular single,
A Drop in the Ocean, Pope released Lick My
Wounds at the beginning of this year, getting
some quality radio play.
Bear Hands and Banks played at the same time
as each other.
Bear Hands has climbed the post-pop, indie
scene with their single, Giants. The band,based
in New York, has been touring for the majority of
the summer.
Banks emerged onto the stage in a haunting
black-on-black outft that proved highbrow and
moody at the same time, much like her vocal
ballads. Her dancing was interesting, intimate and
unique. The Los Angeles singer has toured with
popular R&B artist The Weeknd and is currently
touring throughout the year.
Run-D.M.C. started shortly after Pope, Bear
Hands and Banks. The duo performed their
groundbreaking Aerosmith cover Walk This
Way along with Peter Piper, Its Tricky,
Its Like That and a tribute to disc jockey Jam
Master Jay, who was murdered in 2002.
Fans swarmed the AT&T Live stage trying
to get a frst person look at Australian Fancy
singer Iggy Azalea. People were climbing trees to
see her better. Atlanta local T.I. joined Azalea to
sing their newly released song, No Mediocre.
Lorde played next with her crisp sound and
stage presence that is impeccable for only being
17 years old. Because she was the only artist
playing during the time slot, the New Zealand
native was nearly impossible to get close to
because of overcrowding.
Both known for their mesmerizing guitar skills,
Jack White and John Mayers sets were scheduled
for the same time as well. White opened his show
with the infamous battle cry Icky Thump from
sibling duo The White Stripes. Sporting a new
haircut, White played many songs from The
White Stripes and The Raconteurs, including
Were Going to Be Friends and Seven Nation
Army.
Mayer sported a short haircut and thick-framed
glasses pleasing the crowd by playing many of
his most popular songs and only a few off his
recent record. He began his career in Atlanta and
showed his love for the locals while performing
Neon. Fans sang along in unison during the line
mentioning Peachtree Street.
Sleeper Agent, Magic Man, The Strypes,
Aer and Vic Mensa opened the early Saturday
afternoon. Aer was late to their set and were cut
off mid song.
Third Eye Blind took everyone back to the
late 90s by performing Semi-Charmed Life,
Jumper and Never Let You Go. They mixed
up their set list a bit with covers of Beyoncs
Mine and The Jackson Fives I Want You
Back.
Twenty One Pilots lead singer Tyler Joseph
climbed up the entire side stage where he sang
the last verse of Car Radio while wearing a ski
mask. Their unique style did each artist justice
with covers of Elvis Presleys Cant Help Falling
In Love and an upbeat version of Lana Del Reys
Summertime Sadness.
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (B.o.B.) rocked an
Atlanta Falcons jersey playing a full 25 song set
list. His performance wasnt anything to go crazy
over, but many fans gathered around to see the
Decatur local.
A Ramblin Man himself, Gregg Allman
of The Allman Brothers flled the night air
with groovy charisma. The bands mixture of
rock, country, jazz and blues paved the way
for Southern rock in many aspects. Allmans
performance was refreshing in a festival only
showcasing music on the radio.
NEEDTOBREATHE showed off their
rhythmic Southern and Christian rock style during
the sets of B.o.B. and Fitz and the Tantrums, who
are becoming popular for The Walker.
The sound wasnt loud enough, even at a
somewhat close distance, to hear the iconic Lana
Del Reys melodramatic voice. She wore a red
baby doll dress and delivered an impressive set
even though rumors were circulating that she
canceled due to sickness.
As the festival came to a close, the crowds
became thicker and more diffcult to navigate.
Bastille, Eminem and Zac Brown Band closed
the festival.
Bastille covered TLCs No Scrubs in front
of a roaring crowd. Eminem exhausted himself
with playing every well-known song of his and
then some.
Zac Brown Band closed at the AT&T Live
stage as the festivals only country band, playing
a cover of Queens Bohemian Rhapsody and
transitioning to Chicken Fried to fnish their
encore.
Overall, the bands and artists left it all on
the stage. Next year, Music Midtown organizers
should pick less mainstream bands to give ticket
buyers the chance to see some newer and more
unique performances. That way, there wont be
problems with overcrowding, and the music will
appeal to a wider range of ages as well as musical
preferences.
CHELSEA HOAG, managing editor
ARTIST BANKS PERFORMS at
Music Midtown 2014. Other
artists included Eminem,
Bastille, Lorde, John Mayer,
Iggy Azalea, Zac Brown
Band and Run-D.M.C.
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The Fantasticks opens this week
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TOP: BCTC ACTORS INCLUDING
sophomore Sam Fuller and juniors
Heather Pharis and Sean Manion
rehearse for The Fantasticks.
BOTTOM RIGHT: MORGAN ANDREWS,
SOPHOMORE, PERFORMS as Louisa.
Lights, camera, The
Fantasticks! Made possible
by the Berry College Fine
Arts Department and the Berry
College Theatre Company, The
Fantasticks is a musical twist on
the popular play Romeo and Juliet.
With origins in French and
Italian comedia, The Fantasticks
frst debuted at the University of
Mexico in 1956.
The play is the longest running
musical in off-Broadway history.
With joy and theatrical
demeanor, the show began with
El-Gallo, a Spanish pirate and
magician (Ethan Hart) narrating
the play as it went along. He
sings about deep in December,
our hearts should remember.
The main characters then arrive
on stage: the boy, Matt (Connor
Wright), the girl, Louisa (Morgan
Andrews), the mother, Hucklebee
(Sophia Renee) and the father,
Bellomy (Kyle Huey).
The story is about how a boy
and girl fall in love, but cannot
get married as their parents
disapprove of their union.
Louisa, a 16-year-old girl,
continuously admires herself
while spending time with her
lover, Matt, a 20-year-old educated
man. The only barrier that remains
between them is a wall between
their home gardens with a small
window in it.
Every day, Matt peers through
the window in admiration of
Louisa. When Hucklebee sees her
son constantly peering through
the window, she tells him that
she found her a girl for him to
marry. Matt blatantly refuses this
proposition in his musical number.
Hucklebee grows furious and
sends Matt inside the house. On the
other side of the window Bellomy,
the father, comes to water his
plants. He suspects that something
is fshy over the window and sends
Lousia inside too.
Here, the parents meet up over
the window and come up with
some plans to get things going
their way. Through a series of
plot twists and the unexpected
return of a few characters, Matt
and Louisa must fnd a way to be
together.
The play concludes with a view
of the lovers fate and a parting
refrain of Mystery of Love from
the full cast.
At the shows conclusion,
actors said that they had to prepare
a lot from character research,
voice training and a whole lot of
singing.
All the actors mentioned Carey
C. Smith, the shows director, and
the demanding rehearsals. This
showed them how the real world
operates with time management
and professionalism.
Freshman Tia Carter attended
the dress rehearsal.
Its been comedic. I really like
how the whole cast gets involved
and sings different musical
numbers, Carter said. I liked
how the cast came out and set up
props to set the mood and set the
mood for the audience.
The actors encourage students
to come check out the play in
hopes that they will be entertained,
enthralled and amazed by the
dazzling performances.
Performances will be held
in E.H. Young Theater from
September 25th through October
5th. Performances on Thursday
through Saturday are held at 7 p.m.
and Sunday performances are held
at 2 p.m. Students who attend will
receive a cultural events credit.
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As the Berry football team plays
their frst home and conference game
against Rhodes this Saturday, be sure
to keep an eye out for sophomore
outside linebacker Preston Stewart,
who was the frst Viking football
player to earn the Southern Athletic
Association (SAA) defensive player
of the week honors last week.
Stewart won this award because
of his efforts in the LaGrange game
last weekend. During the game,
Stewart set a school record with four
sacks totaling losses of 36 yards and
nine total tackles, eight of them being
individual tackles.
Head coach Tony Kunczewski
said that Stewarts physicality and
athleticism contributed to winning
the SAA award.
Physically, he is very imposing,
6-foot-1, 240 pounds, very strong
and athletic, Kunczewski said. He
brings a unique blend of size, speed
and power. Hes tough to block.
Linebacker coach Eric Garcia said
Stewarts intangible characteristics,
like tenacity and drive, willed him to
win the award.
The fact that he has the will and
the drive to accomplish his goal and
not let anything stand in his way, his
God-given ability, his motor and his
fortitude are things you just cant
coach, Garcia said.
Both Garcia and Kunczewski said
the most imperative part to Stewarts
success is incorporating him into
the game plan as much as possible,
giving him the opportunity to make
outstanding plays.
Stewart himself attributes his
recent success to his coaches game
plan and his teammates efforts.
Honestly, the play of the other
interior defensive linemen and the
linebackers helped me out a lot.
Without them, I wouldnt be able to
make the plays that I did, Stewart
said.
Along with Stewart, attendees
to the frst home football game this
weekend should look forward to
seeing a much-improved product,
especially on the offensive side of the
football, Kunczewski said. Getting
the ball to receivers, sophomore
Chris Lilly (frst-team all SAA 2013)
and sophomore Trey Ciresi, who
are both play makers, Kunczewski
said, will be adamant to the Vikings
success on Saturday.
The receiving core is the strength
of team right now, Kunczewski said.
On the defensive side of the ball,
along with Stewart, the Vikings look
to captains sophomore linebacker
Matt Farinella and sophomore
Anthony Batey, who both had key
interceptions against LaGrange last
week, Kunczewski said.
Along with offense and defense,
sophomore punter Mitchell
Blanchard is on track to have another
outstanding year after being named
to the frst team all-SAA last season,
Kunczewski said.
The Vikings look to open their
two-game home stand against an
undefeated opponent in Rhodes,
who comes into the game with a
3-0 record and holds the title of
conference champions from 2013.
I wish our schedule got easier,
but it doesnt, Kunczewski said.
Rhodes is going to be a very diffcult
opponent, who was four points away
from having an undefeated record
last season.
A big component to success for
the Vikings on Saturday will be
stopping the run game on defense
because Rhodes has the ability to
run and pass the ball, Kunczewski
said. Along with stopping the run,
he said the team needs to work on
developing a run game of their own.
Both stopping the run game and
developing their own run game have
been focuses of the team during the
last bye week.
Berry football will face off against
Rhodes at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.
27 at Barron Stadium in the frst
home game of the season.
MARIE COLLOP
asst. sports editor
JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor
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WHAT
YOU
MISSED
IN SPORTS
SATURDAY
SEPT. 20
>
WOMENS
VOLLEYBALL
vs. Birmingham-
Southern:
L, 3-2
vs. Maryville: W, 3-0
TUESDAY SEPT. 23
>
MENS SOCCER
at Covenant:
L, 2-0
SUNDAY SEPT. 21
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WOMENS
VOLLEYBALL
vs. Millsaps: W, 3-1
SOCCER
Mens vs. Emory: L,
1-0
Womens at Emory:
L, 3-0
WEDNESDAY SEPT.
24
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WOMENS SOCCER
vs. LaGrange: W,
8-0
MONDAY SEPT. 22
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MENS GOLF
at Greensboro
Preview:
Tied for 11th out of
18 teams
After the Vikings volleyball team lost to Birmingham-
Southern and beat Maryville at a tri-match held at the Cage
Center on Saturday, the team beat Millsaps in an exciting win
on Sunday. Set scores against Millsaps were 25-18, 18-25,
25-18 and 25-23.
Head coach Mika Robinson discussed the teams spirit
over the weekend.
Our ability to bounce back from the loss to Birmingham
Southern on Saturday to beat a very good Millsaps team on
Sunday says a lot about this groups resilience and dedication
to working to improve every day, she said.
The Vikings improved to 7-9 overall and 2-1 in Southern
Athletic Association (SAA) play. The Millsaps Majors
suffered their frst loss of the season and fell to 11-1 and 2-1
in SAA play.
Robinson talked about the teams progression during a
challenging preseason schedule.
We have played an incredibly diffcult preseason schedule
(four teams who are currently in the top 10 in Division III),
and played all of those teams very close including beating
the number 20 team in the country (DePauw University),
she said.
While our overall record is not what we had hoped, we
have defnitely gotten better every week, Robinson said.
Once we start to believe that we are as good as we actually
are physically, our performance is going to go to a whole new
level.
Senior Anna Keappler and juniors Katie ORourke and
Emily Stromberg were among three Berry players in double
digits for kills on Sunday against the Millsaps Majors.
Stromberg surpassed the 1,000-point barrier for her career
in the contest. This point total is a collected combination of
kills, aces and blocks.
Stromberg said she was not even aware she was close to
reaching this mark, and her thoughts on the manner were
completely team-related.
Im so happy I was able to do it here at Berry and with
this team, she said. Every point that I earned was for them.
Other notable performances from Berry players against
Millsaps included sophomore Katie Truluck, who had 20
digs, and junior Lauren Schmitz, who surpassed a match-best
44 assists.
In the fourth set against the Majors, Berry rallied from
behind to close out the match.
Stromberg said she thinks they found their team identity
in the game.
It showed a lot of resiliency on our part in that we lost
the day before, but we decided to come out and play Berry
volleyball, she said.
Assistant coach Caitlyn Jansen explained how Berry
volleyballs prior success and reputation has resulted in them
being the team to beat this season.
We have a huge target on our backs in the SAA
conference, Jansen said. We are always going to see every
other teams best.
The Vikings compete again against Sewanee in the Cage
Center on Sept. 27.
Volleyball nishes strong in competitive weekend
GABRIELLA RIVAS, staff photojournalist
JUNIOR KATIE TRULUCK SERVES
against the Millsaps Majors.
Ford, Flags
and Freedom
PHOTOS BY JASON HUYNH, photojournalism editor
The Ford residence hall
hosted their annual late night
event with a theme centered
around American pride.
Activities included a baseball
pitching contest, costume
contest, teeball, face
painting and arts and crafts.
JUNIOR JOSH BILLIAN AND
SENIOR ABE ZAVALA ENJOY
the music played on the feld.
SENIOR DUSTY HORNE PITCHES baseballs in the main event,
a competition for who has the fastest arm for a T-shirt prize.
JUNIOR FORD HEAD RESIDENT ZAHRA
MOHAMED CONGRATULATES freshman
Suzie Martinez for winning the costume
contest.
SOPHOMORE DAVID BEACH RAISES
the U.S. fag as the national
anthem is played.
SOPHOMORE JOEL VANDUSEN
SHOWS his patriotism by getting a
fag painted on his face.