Supreme Court argues gay marriage Rollins Awards

PAUL WATSON News Editor The U.S. Supreme Court has had a busy week, as the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has been brought before the Court for re-examination. Under DOMA, homosexual couples do not receive the same legal and financial benefits that heterosexual couples receive. According to CNN, Under DOMA, Social Security, pension and bankruptcy benefits, along with family medical leave protections and other federal provisions, do not apply to gay and lesbian couples legally married in states that recognize such unions. The battle began when 83-year-old Edith Windsors lesbian spouse died in 2009. Even though the couple was legally married in New York, the federal government did not recognize their same-sex marriage in legal terms. Therefore, Windsor was then given an estate tax bill that a heterosexual widow would not have to pay under DOMA. I brought my case against the government because I couldnt believe that our government would charge me $350,000 because I was married to a woman and not to a man, Windsor said in an interview with CNN. The Supreme Court is currently divided on the matter in terms of whether DOMA is discriminatory and encroaches on states rights to enforce marriage laws. On one side are justices like Justice Sonia Sotomayor who asked, What LISTEN, Berrys LGBT support group, said she is optimistic about this case. I fully support marriage equality, she said. It is the defining civil rights movement of our generation. Ingram said she has not seen much change toward the LGBT community in LISTENs six months of operation. When we sent out a campus-wide anonymous survey [regarding LISTEN on campus], we received some derogatory comments, she said. There have been incidents of bullying towards our members. The environment [for the LGBT community] has not changed much; we still have a lot of work to do. Sophomore Ian Nugent said he takes a different stance on gay marriage. Because of my religious convictions and my beliefs about the teachings of scripture, I believe that homosexuality, and subsequently gay marriage, is wrong, Nugent said. As a result of these convictions I could never support the legalization of gay marriage myself. But, one of the realities of living in a country that espouses the principles of equality, freedom, and fairness is that that equality, freedom, and fairness has to extend to all citizens and cant legally be abridged. Beyond Berry, there is a trend of positivity toward homosexual marriage. A recent Gallup poll showed that 53 percent of Americans were in favor of same-sex marriage, up 13 percentage points from 40 percent in 2007. Experts have predicted that the case will not come to a conclusion for at least three months. CAROLINE CLAFFEY Deputy News Editor One hundred eighty-eight awards were given out at the 30th Annual O. Wayne Rollins Student Work Awards last night. Presenters Hayden Sloan and Laura Briggs began the proceedings with a lively dance to the podium to J. Dashs Wop. They then introduced Chaplain Jonathan Huggins, who shared some passages of Scripture about work and then led the audience in prayer. Dean of Student Work Rufus Massey then took the stage and talked about the Student Work Program, saying it tries to teach students not only how to work effectively on campus but how to continue doing so after graduation. I want to remind you of the six learning outcomes: taking initiative, solving problems, contributing to the team, dependability, accountability and providing quality service, Massey said. Take those to heart.
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Expo highlights Student Work Week

GRACE DUNKLIN Staff Reporter The Berry Student Enterprises gathered together in Krannert Monday evening to participate in the Student Work Week Enterprise Expo. Several different student enterprises were represented, ranging from The Cottages at Berry to Berry Farms Angus Beef. The enterprises set up tables inside Krannert to avoid the wind and cold on Krannert lawn, the original location for the event. Students at some tables merely handed out information, while others sold items or gave out samples. Students wandering through Krannert could stop and ask questions of the enterprises, as well as enter a raffle and get free Jandys frozen yogurt from the truck outside. Many of the enterprises at the expo were there to boost exposure on campus. We just want to let everyone know that were here and welcome to talk and sell vegetables. They just have to let us know, said Sophomore Chances Waite, CEO of Seasons Harvest. Junior Patrick Campbell, CEO of Viking Cycleworks, said the Expo served a few functions. We are here at this Expo to show everybody here some of the student enterprises that exist at Berry. I know we are here to serve them and show them a good time at college and provide them with services that they need and want, Campbell said. Senior Will Corley, General Manager of The Cottages at Berry, a student-run bed and breakfast on campus, said the Expo was an excellent way do disperse information about the Enterprises. People have heard of us, typically, but dont really utilize us very often, Corley said. If you ask most students on campus theyll tell you they know what The Cottages are, but they dont know enough about us. Many of the enterprises were not just looking to display their business, but also looking for students who might like to work for them. Were bringing all the enterprises out to sort of showcase them, Sophomore Josh Fancher, Strategic Planning & Risk Specialist for the Berry Enterprise Student Team (BEST), said. We are highlighting them because they are such a big part of the student work program. Campbell said that the Expo is really a way to gather all the enterprises together so that the student body does not have to go out looking for them. I think its really good opportunity for everybody to come and get a feel for the services that are offered at Berry College and the really cool employment opportunities that places only like Berry, specifically

gives the federal government the right to define marriage? On the other side sit justices like Chief Justice John Roberts, who questioned whether or not it would be invasive of states rights to pass a law providing full federal benefits to any legally married homosexual couple. The Supreme Court also argued over Californias Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage. The main argument revolved around whether the Constitutions guarantee of equal protection prevents states from refusing marriage to a defined class of people. This argument shows the argument of the entire trial: whether the Court should strike down laws across the country, or leave the current laws in place and let state legislatures and state courts decide for themselves how to define marriage. Bekah Ingram, junior and Co-President of

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Student Enterprises displayed their goods and services in the Expo on Monday night. the enterprises, offer, Campbell said. Waite said that currently Seasons Harvest is looking for workers for the summer, so they were also seeking potential employees during the expo. Fancher said the Enterprises offered an exceptional experience. Student enterprise here has grown super fast and its such a great, meaningful work that all of these people can start mak-

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ing their own business and have it be supported by the college, Fancher said. Its a great place for trial and error, because in the business world there is no trial and error. The Enterprise Expo was part of the Student Work Week and was in conjunction with BEST, which Fancher said works as a consulting firm for the varied enterprises on campus.

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The annual Rollins Student Work Awards gave out over 100 awards to student workers to recognize their exemplary work ethics.
teams on campus. We were commissioned to study high-performance teams on campus, figure out what makes them high-performance and make that model work for other teams on campus, Holt said. This years Team Award was given to KCAB. Massey then discussed the criteria of a high-quality team, saying that they meet often, engage in activities outside the workplace, establish goals and track their progress, document their processes, have specialized team members and communicate well. The next awards were the Chief Moore Awards, named for Winfred Chief Moore, a Berry alumnus (34) who attended both the college and the high school. From the students nominated for Rollins Work Awards, one male and one female student are chosen as recipients of the Chief Moore Award, which embodies the purpose of the Student Work Program and recognizes their recipients for carrying out the six learning outcomes. This years winners of the Chief Moore Awards were Gate of Opportunity Scholars Student Coordinator Shannon Soafer and KCAB President Markie Fleming. Both students received a plaque to commemorate their accomplishment as well as a check for $150. Fleming was introduced with a biography written based on comments from Flemings supervisor, who called him a great example of the student work model, position levels and the experience we hope to provide to students. Soafers introduction also featured quotes from her supervisor, who said Soafer has been instrumental in the development of the Gate of Opportunity program from a small group of 12 students to 40 students today. In addition to her work with the Gate of Opportunity program, Soafer has also worked with Animal and Plant Sciences, the Berry Farms Jersey Milk Enterprise, the MMSD Deer Repellent Project and the Dairy. She also works currently for the Gunby Equine Center and is the Marketing Manager at the Berry Farms Genetics Enterprise. The final award given last night was the Bertrand Superior Work Supervisor Award, which is presented to a supervisor rather than a student worker. This award is named for John Bertrand, who was president of Berry from 19561980. Each year, student workers are asked to nominate supervisors who they feel have made an impact in the Berry community. The winner of this years Bertrand Superior Work Supervisor Award was Director of the Health and Wellness Center Anita Errickson. She will receive a plaque, a check for $1,000 and will have her name inscribed on a plaque that hangs permanently in Hermann Hall. Errickson was also introduced with quotes from students who nominated her, both of whom said they value their relationship with her. Its clear to anyone who interacts with her that she has a great passion for helping and mentoring her students, one student said. Its her trust in me that makes me want to do my best, and her guidance ensures that I will succeed. Errickson said the award and the comments of her students touched her. Im so honored and touched that my student workers would think of me like this, Errickson said. Steve Moore, Berry alumnus and son to Winfred Chief Moore, was present at the ceremony and said it brought back memories. Dad was really into students and their good work, Moore said. I think this is good encouragement for them. Holt said the ceremony brought out the best in the Student Work Program. Its a real honor for a student to be nominated for a Rollins Work Award, Holt said. We had an outstanding group of students being honored here tonight, and Im proud of them. Briggs said students should remember that the most important thing about the Student Work Program is not where or how much they work, but what they do. Its not about the hours you work or the title, Briggs said. Its about the actions.

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Massey then introduced College President Stephen R. Briggs and credited him for much of the programs growth over the years. A few years ago a new president came to campus with a vision and an energy to invigorate the Student Work Program, Massey said. We owe so much to Stephen Briggs. Briggs discussed the assets that he thinks improve the quality of work. I try to boil it down to three things: personal motivation, an attitude of wanting to serve well and trustworthiness, Briggs said. Its wanting to be the best thats critical. The O. Wayne Rollins Awards and the ceremony itself are named for the late O. Wayne Rollins, whose namesake remains not only in the awards but also at the Rollins Ruminant Research Center on campus. According to the Student Work website, students nominated for the Rollins Work Award are recognized for their ability and willingness to go the extra mile in service to Berry, their department and the community. Last night, 184 Rollins Work Awards were given to 173 students across 62 departments. Of the 173 students, nine of them received two awards, including Chad Nash, Micah Studdard, Mariah Leroux, Michael Carter, Karen Taylor, Ariel Robelen, Michael Sexton, Shannon Soafer and Alyssa Hollingsworth. Senior Hillary Anderton was the only student to receive three Rollins Work Awards. She received them for her work at the Cage Center, the Campbell School of Business and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Anderton said she felt honored to receive three awards. I definitely appreciate the nominations my supervisors made, Anderton said. Theyve given me so much over the years. Massey then introduced a new awardthe Team Awardthat will from now on be a part of the annual ceremony. He said over the last year, a teams initiative was commissioned by Briggs and Associate Vice President for Advancement Gary Waters. Coordinator for Berry Student Enterprises and Student Work Training Robin Holt said the task forces job is to assess the efficiency of

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Berry develops green academic program

BONNY HARPER Editor-in-Chief Affirming the recognition it has already received for being a green college, Berry is taking steps toward developing an envi ronmental studies program. The latest of these steps is the hiring of the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Brian Campbell to fill the new positions of director and associate professor of environmental studies this fall. Campbell, who has a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia and is currently an associate professor of anthropology at UCA, will teach courses in Berrys environmental studies program as well as build the program into a major and minor, said Associate Professor of English, Rhetoric and Writing Jim Watkins. Watkins is also the chair of the Environmental Studies Committee (ESC), which was formed in January 2012 and includes Associate Professor of Sociology Sarah Allred, Associate Professor of Music Kris Carlisle and Associate Professor of Government and International Studies John Hickman. Upon its formation, the ESC was given the task of planning and developing an undergraduate curriculum culminating in both a minor and a major in Environmental Studies (B.A.), according to the written charge to the committee from Professor and Dean of Evans School Tom Kennedy, who is spearheading the development of the program. Watkins defined environmental studies as an interdisciplinary field that draws on the social sciences and the humanities to study the ways in which humans interact with and affect their natural environ ment and how their activities are shaped by the availability or lack thereof of natural resources. Berry is a member of the Presidents Climate Commitment (PCC), which Watkins said College President Stephen R. Briggs signed in 2007. On its website, the PCC defines itself as a high-visibility effort to address global climate disruption undertaken by a network of colleges and uni versities that have made institutional commitments to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions from specified campus operations, and to promote the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earths climate. As a member of the PCC, Berry committed to reducing 10 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, according to the Environmental Compliance & Sustainability page on Berrys website. This commitment, Watkins said, is one of the reasons Berry has chosen to adopt an environmental studies program. Provost Kathy Richardson said that while the environmental studies program has not been formally proposed, (Campbell) will help in that effort. The program likely to be developed over the next few years will allow us to bet ter use our amazing campus as a learning laboratory in even broader ways than we have been doing so far, Richardson said. The environmental studies program offers us a great opportunity to address the criti cal world issues of sustainability and ethical environmental stewardship through the lens of the social sciences, humanities and fine arts. Richardson went on to say that an envi ronmental studies program would positively complement the existing environ mental science program. Kennedy said, in addition to the PCC, another reason Berry is looking to develop an environmental studies program is to educate students about the environmen tal problems that are facing the current and future generations. If Berry wants to provide an education so that our graduates will be life ready, that means equipping students to understand the mess we have gotten ourselves into and the damage we are doing, as well as to think harder and better about what matters in life and how much things matter, Kennedy said. So at the very least that entails offering students the opportunity to learn about how humans and human societies have engaged and continue to engage in behaviors that cause significant damage to our world. Kennedy said students should also understand the history of these envi ronmental problems, as well as some attempted political solutions and what sorts of environmental crises we might anticipate in the future and how we might respond to these crises. Watkins said there are no plans to hire any faculty in addition to Campbell for the anticipated environmental studies program. If the program grows, then hiring decisions will be made accordingly, Watkins said. We plan to use existing faculty to offer the courses in the program. Campbell and Department Chair and Associate Professor of Anthropology Anne Lewinson will be teaching a course in the fall, Anthropology of Food, which is crosslisted under both environmental studies (ENV 400) and anthropology (ANT 360).

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Strawberries and Chocolate Film Come to Evans 123 Thursday March 28 6 p.m.-9 p.m. for a film about the lives of individuals living under authoritarian dictatorship who seek to live meaningful lives within the strictures of state surveillance, an absent public sphere and the prohibition of means of intellectual and artistic expression. Visiting Assistant Professor of History David LaFevor will be presenting. (CE) Insights from the Immigrants Perspectives: Muslims and South Asians National Security/Immigrations Rights Project Director with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia Azadeh N. Shahshahani will present this discussion Thursday March 28 in the Evans Auditorium 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Shahshahani will discuss the fearful experiences of immigrants, especially Muslims and South Asians, in the U.S. (CE) Dead Poets Society All students are welcome to join in McAllister 107 from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday, March 25 to work on interesting and challenging math problems. Cultural Adjustment of New Immigrants: the Palestinian Story Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Computer Science Nadeem Hamid and Assistant Professor of Teacher Education Chang Pu will present this discussion Monday, April 1 in Cook 104 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Hamid will offer a first-hand Muslim perspective on going through the U.S. education system and interacting with communities and families made up primarily of immigrants. Addiction in America: Media, Misconceptions and Means to Recovery Michelle Jasczynski, Berry alumna (10) and Harvard alumna (11) will compare and contrast the media portrayals and realities of addiction Monday April 1 in the McAllister Auditorium 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. (CE)

Assistant Professor of Geology Tamie Jovanelly received a grant to host a workshop for geology students. The American Institute for Professional Geologists was in the field next to Deerfield 1 p.m.-5 p.m. on Monday, March 25, where drillers taught students how to collect subsurface cores, how to log them and how to sample.

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Recent changes in Georgia state law requires students to file the Free Application for Federal Be sure to use IRS Data Retrieval for accuracy while completing Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to your FAFSA. Please contact the receive state financial aid funds. *The affected state programs are Office of Financial Aid with listed below. Effective June 8, questions at 706.236.1714 or 2013, the GSFAPPS will no longer financialaid@berry.edu. be available as an application for Georgia state financial aid.
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Advising can impede registration

Registration is infamous among students. The entire process adds to the anxieties of students at the end of the semester by heaping new pressures upon the stress of finals and making plans for winter break or the summer. Registration is a necessary evil. We have to sign up for classes. But there is still stress associated with registration that could be easily alleviated. It is mandated that Berry students, in order to register for their classes, meet with their adviser and be cleared before their scheduled registration date. Meeting with advisers when planning an upcoming semester is undeniably advisable. Perhaps one of the most unique, notable and beneficial aspects of Berry is the accessibility of its professors and their willingness to help students. However, making professorial approval a requisite for registration adds an unnecessary variable in an already stressful equation. In the midst of the mass of work accompanying final exams and essays, students have to cast their thoughts forward in time and begin planning for the following semester. Ideally, a meeting with an adviser will render that amount of planning more manageable, and usually they do. However, occasionally there is difficulty scheduling a meeting with a professor because of office hours, workloads or most often a lack of planning on behalf of the student. This lack of responsibility on the part of a registering student may warrant some sort of punishment. But missing the opportunity to register for needed classes seems like an overly harsh consequence. And even if a student and adviser meet, there is the chance that the professor, busy assigning and grading finals, may forget to clear a student for registration. In this case, by no fault of the student, registration on time is impossible. Meeting with an adviser probably should remain a requirement for freshmen. Before students get the hang of registration and are still uncertain about what classes they need and how best to make a schedule, the insight of a professor is invaluable. After our first year though, when we know a bit more about what we are doing, when we know what classes we need, advising ought to be optional. Certainly Berry should encourage students to meet with their advisers before registering, but making it required exacerbates an already high-tension situation.

Adventure Time not for children

live. The Ice Kingdom is ruled by the Ice King and is filled with ice AUSTIN SUMTER and penguins all given a variation of the name Gunther by the Online Editor Ice King. The Ice King is really old with a long white beard and is basically emaciated. He has become completely deranged Im not sure what it is about from his magic crown and spends animated entertainment made most of his time kidnapping prinspecifically for children, but Ive cesses to become his bride. Totally always liked them. Movies, fairy creepy. He kidnaps princesses tales and television shows cre- because he wants to replace the ated for little humans have always love he vaguely remembers from attracted me. Every animated Dis- before he became lost to the magic ney movie, storybook with beau- of the crown. Creepy and sad. tiful illustrations and animated Lets move on to the Candy show with an unreal main char- Kingdom. It seems happier. The acter can usually hold my atten- Candy Kingdom is completely tion as well as any thriller or tragic made of candy, filled by candy drama. Its not really a new thing; I inhabitants, and ruled by Princess loved these types of entertainment Bubblegum. Totally seems like when it was for my age group. I Candyland. Nothing wrong there. just never grew out of it. All of this However, Princess Bubblegum being said, it seems like some tele- is extremely smart, but seems to vision shows made for children like experimenting on her subjects. dont really seem to be marketed Two of her failed experiments for children. include the reanimation of the Take, for example, Adven- dead and the creation of a duke ture Time. Its about a human named Lemongrab. Her botched boy named Finn and his magical reanimation experiment results shapeshifting dog named Jake in horribly mutated zombies and and their adventures in Oo. Seems the temporary destruction of her innocent enough, right? After entire kingdom. Oops. Good thing five seasons Oo is revealed to be a Finn and Jake were able to save the much darker place than portrayed day. in the first couple of episodes. Oo Lemongrab, on the other hand, is what is left of Earth after an was a harder problem to fix. Bubapocalyptic meltdown that took blegum created him as a duke. He out a chunk of the planet, killed ended up being so unbearable and all of the humans but Finn and tyrannical that he was exiled to a mutated the landscape and its far part of the kingdom. Because inhabitants to what they are today. no one could stand to be around Thats a bit heavy, but the people him, Princess Bubblegum had who live there cant be all that to create a second Lemongrab to bad or else no one would want to keep the first one company and watch it, right? keep the loneliness at bay. Princess There are three inhabited areas Bubblegum has many experiments in Oo that are most visited by Finn not talked about on the show, but and Jake: the Candy Kingdom, the most seem to involve creating or Ice Kingdom, and the unnamed modifying her people like a mad regular part where Finn and Jake scientist. Micah Bhachech Opinions Editor Ryder McEntyre Graphics Editor Emily Faulkner Entertainment Editor Caroline Claffey Deputy News Editor Olivia Brown Asst. Features Editor Christian Turner Asst. Photo Editor Olivia Donnally Asst. Sports Editor Jordyn Hebert Asst. Online Editor Lacey Anderson Asst. Graphics Editor Ali McIntosh Asst. Entertainment Editor Andy Plott Business Manager Rachel Shin Asst. Business Manager Kaitlyn Pierce Cartoonist Kevin Kleine Adviser Lastly is the part of Oo where Finn and Jake live. It doesnt have any official name that I know of so I will call it Jinntoria for these purposes. Jinntoria looks just like a big forest with some meadows. Its inhabitants include dancing bugs, a vampire queen, an uncompassionate magician, an old elephant, a goose who only talks in riddles, cute mushroom people, a goblin king obsessed with spanking, giant spiders and a lot more. Marceline, the vampire queen with a penchant for pranks, is a friend of Finns and Jakes. Because she ages very slowly she remembers the Ice King when he was Simon the museum curator; she misses their friendship and is hurt that the Ice King no longer remembers her. Magic Man, the uncompassionate magician, tends to pop into the storyline whenever he feels like it. He is originally from Mars, but was banished to Oo because he lacked any feelings toward anyone but himself. Some of his more memorable tricks include transforming a deer into a living telescope, making live miniature versions of the inhabitants of Oo and turning a bird inside out. Im going to repeat that. He turned a bird inside out. Muscles and veins on the outside with feathers and skin on the inside. It was awful. Lastly, Tree Trunks is a little old elephant known for her amazing apple pies and her disgusting PDA with her younger pig boyfriend. She also just gives me the creeps. I love Adventure Time. I really do. It has a great storyline and really believable emotions that come from the characters, but I really dont think that it should be watched by anyone under 12. The cute and happy outside of the show has a dark underbelly that is geared toward older audiences.

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Gender roles limit individual freedom

OLIVIA DONNALLY Asst. Sports Editor Throughout all spectrums of social media, the emphasis on gender roles is vastly evident. We are sucked into advertisements on how women should be feminine and dainty while men are required to be masculine and strong. If women stray from the realm of personal relations and seek jobs that are assertive and bold, they are considered ball busters and are not fit for roles such as motherhood or being the spouse of a man. Men fall into the same social stigma where they are only fit to pursue dreams that are manly and tough such as attorneys or construction workers. While there is nothing wrong with men desiring to wear the pants or in women desiring to be motherly and have jobs that also include building relationships with others, it does not seem appropriate for a country that bases its entire foundation on equality to be so insistent on creating these obvious gender roles throughout our whole society. Women should be able to be attorneys and work outside the practice of social services. I know plenty of females who would fare quite well in the practice of criminal law. And those are the exact women who are defined by even our own tiny community of Berry as tough and hard-hearted. While it is possible for a woman to be harsh, I do not believe that there is a direct correlation between their preference of profession and their personality. It is not as if there is a startling flaw in their genetic makeup because they do not wish to follow a path that requires nursing or gardening. It also does not mean that because their profession is not within a norm they have no desire to have dinner prepared for their husband or be artistic in their down time. On the flipside, a man can be the one who stays home and does the majority of cooking and that does not mean he is lazy. A man can also enjoy dancing and classical literature without being painted as homosexual. That we create these categories to contain our interests is a concept that does not make sense to me. Dont get me wrong, Im a sucker for the idea of being a wife and creating a cozy home with children to watch grow up. And I support all of those who pursue that dream. The man is designed to be a protector of his household and will naturally possess a certain aspect of masculinity that a woman does not. But I am just one person. My dreams are not everyones dreams. And my dream of having a pictureperfect family does not distract from my other passions of working within the legal system to pursue justice. It does not hinder my work ethic and aggression on the athletic field. And it certainly does not make me think I am unable to dream big. Gender roles play too strong a part in our society and are a huge constraint on the population, keeping them from achieving greatness and ultimately happiness. There is no right or wrong in the subject. There is only the individuals choice. And with that I encourage the man to decide what makes him happiest, whether that be painting or weightlifting or both. And I hope that every girl feels that she can accomplish what she sees herself fit to do based on her own individual makeup rather than what society directs her to do, whether it be an interior designer or a leader in the stock market. With that kind of attitude our society would truly embody the idea we so often advertise; equality and freedom should be provided for all citizens.

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The topic you cant avoid

Thats right: income tax. I know, I know. Why arent you talking about gay marriage?! Thats the hot subject! Yeah, it is. But Im pretty sure we all know each others opinion that we care to know. So why dedicate an entire column to it when I can give you something more...obscure? So heres the question I know is burning in everyones heart: why do I give the government money, only for them to give it back to me (at least some of it)? Well, the answer isnt near as fun as it could be. In essence, the government examines what we paid in income tax for the year in comparison to what you should have paid. If you paid too much, you essentially get change, like paying with a $20 bill for something thats $17.76 (see what I did there?). Or, if you managed to underpay, you get yelled at and harassed until you pay up. But heres the real question: if the government, who has so much technology and resources and yaddah yaddah yaddah, why cant they just tell me how much to pay to start with? I mean, its nice having a little extra money in April, but Id rather have that money year-round. Or, better yet, how about just stop taking my money unless you plan on being productive with it, Mr. Government? Money being thrown at military activity in more than 150 nations, rising subsidies and everything else you can think of (potato research? Really?). End rant. But yes, for all those like me who, until recently, didnt know why a government who is trillions of dollars in debt could afford to give money back, theyre actually being the good guy. Now, about gay marriage...

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Letter to the editor

Editors Note: This letter to the editor is in response to the Unsigned, The Carriers staff editorial, from the March 21 publication. The editorial was about Berrys recent Public Relations video parodying Taylor Swifts video for I Knew You Were Trouble. I was surprised to read The Carrier s unsigned piece on the Taylor Swift video released by Public Relations. While I would not say the video is perfect, I did find some of the accusations against it quite amusing. When prospective students Google search videos of Berry, theyll find the Harlem Shake, a student kicking a hacky sack around campus and numerous flash mobs. Do these videos promote Berrys academic rigor, the great sin of the Taylor Swift parody? I would say they dont, but they are nevertheless enjoyable. The Taylor Swift video is a parody, a genre not meant to be taken seriously. I find it hard to believe that employers would watch the Taylor Swift video and feel that Berry is not scholarly. However, if The Carrier is concerned about the production of silly videos, they should remember that Berry produces new videos highlighting the best of student work and academics about every semester, 15 of which can be found on the Advancement website. If the Carrier staff fear being labeled one of those Taylor Swift Parody Berry College students, maybe they should direct employers to that part of the website. Or we can just trust that employers and prospective students alike can recognize and appreciate a lighthearted parody. Alyssa Hollingsworth Senior Rob Banks Senior

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Small Town
To some, technology is a dark, winding labyrinth and its everything they can do to slowly find their way through. New technologies are springing up fast enough to make your head spin and the ever-growing technology world requires a language all its own, making the task of learning

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how to use each device that much more daunting. On the other end of the spectrum, there are people whose jobs and lives revolve around using, developing and improving technology. Love it or hate it, technology is everywhere you turn, and surprisingly enough, some of the most

advanced technology available today is at our fingertips in the small town of Rome, Ga. There are always jokes that nothing ever happens in Rome, but everyday, right in our backyard, advancements are being made in the technology and business worlds that have never been done before.

AUTUMN CLARKE Features Editor Rome recently installed GigNet Internet service, giving three locations in the city the fastest Internet speed available in the world: Desoto Theater, 7Hills Makerspace and SAI Digital. It may seem strange for such an advancement in technology to arrive in the small town of Rome, but John Grout, Dean of the Campbell school of business, believes this is only the beginning. Rome just happens to be one of the first recipients of this Internet service, Grout said. Now that we have the speed, we can think about how to use it. Its especially useful for video content and other big files. Its basically the result of a small group of people trying to put Rome on the technology map through the fiber optic cables weve got. GigNet Internet service is serving a similar purpose to what the building of the railroad served for cities 100 years ago. Both provide a new, faster way to transport products and ideas, making the area more appealing to larger companies and managements. This puts Rome in this ring of fiber that connects it to all of the major exchanges of fiber around the world, Tricia Steele, founder of SAI Digital, said. Its what makes sharing information, working really productively, selling digital products and serving customers around the whole world possible. Its really building the framework for the next generation of technology in Rome. A local space for creation In fact, Rome has an entire community of technology enthusiasts collaborating and sharing ideas every day at 7Hills Makerspace. The cooperative workshop is the result of four founding members: Grout, Tricia Steele, founder of SAI digital, Greg Richardson, founder of national consulting firm Civitium, and Steve Divine, engineering manager of software company Petz Enterprises. Civitium, a consulting firm working across the nation on community broadband projects, contributed large amounts to the start of Makerspace, providing much of the equipment currently in the building. Makerspace has grown to membership comprised of local artists, educators, business people, engineers and economic developers who aim to provide other members with tools and resources that they would normally not be able to access. The fully restored Masonic lodge is filled with equipment to inspire creativity, discovery and innovation, including a 3-D printer, full framing and matting studio, video production studio, audio production studio along with various instruments, creative suite and animating software, laser cutters and a full workshop for creating with wood or other materials. Theres even a library area in the center of the building where members can read, hang out and collaborate on ideas together. Unlike a lot of Makerspaces where its recently graduated tech geeks, probably

funding, minimizing the need for small businesses to get loans from the bank by connecting them to others interested in supporting their businesses. Makervillage will involve providing maker resources to all kinds of businesses around the community, Steele said. Startup Hill will be accepting applications through April 15 and founders plan to move approved applicants into properties soon after. Many properties will be furnished with upcycled raw material, giving a hip, modern atmosphere to the buildings, in order to make moving in and getting started easy. New technology for students While Berry may not have access to the worlds fastest Internet connection yet, students recently received an email about a unique opportunity to learn to use the latest in printing technology in the upcoming fall semester. In BUS 358, Innovation, Design and Prototyping, students will have the chance to learn how to operate a 3-D printer, allowing students to build and design everything from prototypes of buildings to Stephen Colberts head. Students design products on their computer and then send it to the printer. Then, using a hot melt glue gun, the printer lays down layers of plastic and builds the product within minutes. The class will involve a different style of creativity, Grout said. Itll teach problem solving with kinds of creativity that would be great for students to have: patient problem solving and how to utilize newly affordable technologies so they can be literate with whats going on in technology, those sort of skills. The class has no prerequisites and students of all skill levels are encouraged to look into enrolling in the course. If students can draw an advanced stick figure with fingers and a smile and have basic computer skills, they should be just fine in this class, Grout said. The concepts we get them to think about are challenging, but they only need basic computer skills. The class is full for fall 2013, but students are encouraged to look into the class in the future. To prepare for the class, Berry has attained a variety of printers for students to learn with. Well have three different 3-D printers for the class, one lower end, one standard, hobbyist size and one premium machine called MakerBot Replicator 2X, which allows you to print in two colors, Grout said. At this point, 3-D printing is at about the same place in its evolution as the Apple II series was in the eighties. Back then you could really only do hobby stuff with the speed and storage it provided, but it grew to what it is now. At the moment, 3-D printing is kind of rough, but it can be expected to grow to the point where well be able to build some really cool stuff. Remember, the U.S. put a man on the moon before putting wheels on suitcases. Sometimes the simple things are the most needed. This class will encourage students to think of lots of ideas.

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Above is one of four Startup Hill houses, a part of Makervillage. Once furnished this house will be home to a business operated by a maker. The maker will also have the option of living in the house as well. on a lower budget, the one in Rome has a number of more seasoned, mature, betteroff tech geeks, me being one of those, Grout said. Members pay a flat-rate fee each month and gain a key and access code, as well as 24/7 access to the building and all the equipment in it and are welcome to bring guests whenever theyre working in the building. Aspiring members must gain the recommendation of two current members before their application will be brought before the membership board for approval. In the end, Makerspace is all about the process of creating and discovering what you can do and create on your own. Members aim to come up with creative ways to solve problems while working with people across a variety of knowledge and skill areas. After the onset of 7Hills Makerspace, founders realized there may be additional maker needs that need to be nurtured to encourage further advancement. The result was Makervillage, a member-owned community with the goal of fostering and continuing the growth of makers associated with commerce, such as retail shops, hobby-based shops and some restaurants. We wanted to be more intentional about connecting makers that are doing business to the resources they would need to continue growing and doing business in this town, Steele said. Makervillage is about moving from space to village and looking at all the things that are needed once you go from hobbies and tinkering to business and commerce. This living space is the first of its kind and the innovative and business-friendly environment holds great potential for both aspiring and established business people. The communitys first project, Startup Hill, consists of five pieces of real estate atop clock tower hill, owned by Wilson Burgess, owner of Rome Paper Company. In an agreement with Makervillage, Burgess will rent properties to members as a master tenant. Members will pay based on square footage and whether theyre a startup or established business. Approved applicants will receive property for conducting business and possibly to live in, if necessary. Theyll also receive a Makerspace membership, GigNet Internet connection, expertise, coaching and access to some crowd

Big City Tech

Atlanta, Georgia is America's second most "Tech-Friendly City"
PCWorld magazine AUTUMN CLARKE Features Editor OLIVIA BROWN Asst. Features Editor

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3G service averages about 2.11 megabits per second.

There is on average one IT job per 100 citizens. There are three public hotspots per 100 people. Atlantans averages about 446 tweets for every 100 residents. 4G service averages about 11.6 megabits per second.
This machine, a 3-D printer, is just an example of a piece of hightech equipment that resides at Makerspace, a community of local artists, engineers, business people, educators and economic developers who create and collaborate on different projects. Students at Berry will learn how to operate 3-D printers in the business class" Innovation, Design and Protoyping."

Defining Technical Terms

Succeeding 3G, this collection of fourth generation technologies was made available as early as 2005 in South Korea, but was not available in the U.S. until 2009, with Sprint being the first network to offer a full 4G network. These technologies must provide a peak data transfer rate of at least 100 megabits per second.

4G

Mbps A cookie is a small This stands for amount of data genermegabits per second ated by a website and saved and is used to measure by your web browser. It serves speeds of data transfer of to remember information about you, high bandwidth connections, similar to the function of a preference like Ethernet or cable modems. file created by a software application. Their One megabit equals one million bits most common purpose is storing login informaFiber Optic Cable or one thousand kilobits. As a tion for a specific site. Whenever you check This is a cable made rule of thumb, there are eight a box that says Remember me on this of thin filaments of glass Cable Modem bits in a byte, so one megacomputer, the website creates a login or another type of transparThis highbit is about one eighth cookie so each time you revisit the ent material thats able to carry speed modem conof a megabyte. website, you only have to enter light beams. Since its light based, nects users to the your password, or you may the data can be sent through these caInternet and works at a not have to log in at all. bles at the speed of light. This also makes much faster rate than typithem less prone to noise and interference cal dial-up modems. Instead of Bluetooth than other modes for the transfer of data connecting to a phone line like IT such as copper wires or telephone lines. This wireless techa dial-up modem, cable moShort for inforHowever, glass fiber-optic cables nology allows comdems connect to a local mation technology, can be extremely difficult to fix munication between Bluecable TV line, allowing IT refers to anything whereas copper wires can be tooth-compatible devices. Its continuous Internet related to computing techbroken and fixed as many used for short-range connections connection. nology, including the Internet, times as necessary between desktop computers and software, hardware, networking laptops, PDAs, digital cameras, scanand the people working with these ners, cell phones and printers. The techtechnologies. IT jobs may include nology is based on radio waves, so obcomputer engineering and projects or even walls can be placed begramming, network admintween devices without interruptistration, web developing the connection. However, ment and technical its high frequency limits support. its range to 30 feet.
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an Internet connection via cable modem may have 25 Mbps of bandwidth while a gigabit Ethernet connection has a bandwidth of 1,000 Mbps.

This is a collection of third generation cellular data technologies. In order for a cellular data transfer standard to earn the 3G label, it has to meet specifications set by the International Telecommunications Union. For example, Bandwidth all 3G standards have to provide a Bandwidth peak data transfer rate of at least measures how much two megabits per second, data can be sent in a although most provide given amount of time over transfer rates of up to a specific network or Inter14.4 Mbps. net connection. For example,

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Band chosen
LYNDSEY HERMAN Staff Reporter As We Summit won Battle of the Bands and will be opening for Phillip Phillips in the spring concert in April. KCABs Battle of the Bands was a competition for on-campus bands to compete for the honor of opening for the annual spring concert. Katie Sisk, sophomore KCAB member, was in charge of Battle of the Bands. She indicated that there had been auditions in order to perform in the competition. Six tried out and five made it through, but due to one band dropping out, four performed on Saturday. The four bands were Jilli and the Gs, As We Summit, Dirty Walker & the Shelia and The Phonographs contested for the coveted prize. The winning band, As We Summit, is made up of junior Sam Alexander, singing and playing an acoustic guitar, sophomore Lydia Nichols on the cello, freshman Thomas Orr playing the banjo and acoustic guitar, freshman Liz Orr playing keyboard and bass guitar and freshman Jordan Epperson playing drums and saxophone. The band played two original pieces called Among the Wolves and Loved. Hosting as emcees for the event were senior Darren Barnett and Amy Mendes, visiting lecturer. Adam Hayes, assistant professor of Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Bonner Coordinator Amanda Law and Kris Carlisle, associate professor of Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, made up the panel of judges. The judges gave feedback American Idol style in the persona of Randy, Paula and Simon, respectively. The judges did not only stick with their Idol personas; they also gave technical constructive criticism. The commentary was made in the bands best interest, but the jargon was lost

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among most of the audience. Sisk said she was slightly surprised by the comments from the judges. I didnt think they would be as critical but it added a lot to the show, Sisk said. The band seemed genuinely shocked when Carlisle said, I liked that. The judges complimented them and gave a few critiques. Band member Nichols was very positive about the feedback from the judges. The critiques were good and constructive, so Im glad [they] said what [they] did, Nichols said. Itll certainly help us. While As We Summit won, there were other favorites among the crowd. Matt Goldin, sophomore, said The Phonographs were his favorite. I like their style, Goldin said. Theyre upbeat and have a pleasant sound. Goldin said he enjoyed all of the bands, and that it would be a tough choice for the judges to choose a winner. I would recommend more time for each band, Goldin said in recommendation for future Battle of the Bands. Throughout the performances, the bands played original pieces, covers and even rapped. The judges said they saw a lot of potential. Nichols said As We Summit is ecstatic about winning Battle of the Bands. We had so much fun; we love performing, Nichols said. And we are so excited! We cannot wait for April 20th. Sisk is optimistic about the event. It was definitely one of my favorite events to plan. Im glad the people who came enjoyed it and if we do it again, well get as good of a turnout and reviews, Sisk said. Ford Auditorium was filled with around 100 people who attended Battle of the Bands.

Senior Rachel Thompson poses with YouTuber Steve Kardynal at the third annual Playlist Live held in Orlando, Fla.

PARKER SEALY, Photo Editor

YouTube convention anything but normal

COMMENTARY BY RACHEL THOMPSON Staff Reporter people, there are crazy VIP parties. Where there are crazy VIP parties with famous people, there are fans waiting on the outside trying to get in. Was I one of them? You better believe it. Did I succeed? I sure did. Twice, actually, with two different parties (with help of courseshout out to Dave Days). There are pictures, and it did happen. It was a little hard to not get overwhelmed, but I didnt want to be the crazy fan so I just nonchalantly strolled through the party where every chair was filled with someone at least relatively famous, laughing with each other over their ridiculous salaries from making videos on the Internet for people like me. Already I went to Playlist with a long list of people I wanted to meet and a shorter list of people I really loved. Basically, I didnt really need to add to either list because I can hardly keep up with my subscriptions as they are. But it really makes a difference seeing the YouTubers face-toface. Their personalities are clearer. Those creators who I didnt really know before, I intend to watch more now only because they were such great people. On the other hand, those who I liked and respected lost points because of how they treated their fans. Steve Kardynal wandered around and talked to anyone at any time and seemed genuinely happy to do it; the same goes for people like Mitchell Davis and Sean Klitzner. Unfortunately, that wasnt true for everyone and that was disheartening; some people were stand-offish and actively avoided their fans, like Jack and Finn Harries or Caspar Lee. True, they were constantly bombarded with fans if spotted, which is unfair to them, but they were more arrogant and rude, and other creators who dealt with

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I thought I went in prepared. I could not have been more wrong. Not only was I unprepared for the other peoplethe crazy fangirls and famous peoplebut I was not prepared for my own reactions. I should clarify this was my first Con. Playlist Live, for anyone who doesnt know, is a YouTube convention held annually in Orlando, Fla. Basically it is a huge gathering for content creators and video watchers to come together, meet each other, take pictures and, apparently, scream a lot. It mostly turns into one big party. Moving from behind the glare of my laptop screen into a huge convention center filled with people who clicked the same subscribe buttons was a bit disconcerting. I thought oh, I am not, in fact, the only one sitting in my room scrolling through pages of vlogs and sketches and music videos, watching hours of content because we appreciate these people and for whatever reasons are invested in their lives. Stepping out of the rain into the swankiest hotel I have ever seen, I saw girls with DeFizzy written up and down their arms and legs, and the crazy only escalated from there. If you werent aware, where there are famous

similar things reacted with more tact. I was disappointed. The floods of people were heinous at times, so much so that I failed to meet several people that I really wanted to. I knew I would be happy to see those YouTubers I regularly watch, but I had no idea the extent to which this would be true. I didnt cry (once I almost did, and I have no idea why I got so emotional), but there were some girls who were sobbing in the bathroom and falling to the floor overcome with their feelings for Smosh or Tyler Oakley. Navigating the event would have been impossible without one or two or six companions. Seven girls in one hotel room, sure, was packed (there were three beds, though, so it wasnt so bad). It was a daily struggle to step carefully between bags and people without breaking something or someone, especially in the wee hours of the morning in a sleepy stupor. The bunch of us coming from Canada, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Georgia, we were a mixed bag. It could have gone horribly awry but it worked better than I could have imagined staying in a hotel room with three people I didnt know, in addition to the three I went with. But we laughed, we drank, we cried and we slepta little. I started the first morning with a ride down the elevator with Glozell and ended the last day by running into Danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil in the hotel bar. I think it was a successful weekend, and definitely a successful first Con. In conclusion: people are crazy; always go to a con if you get the chance; and at least try to get into the VIP party because you never know what could happen, and someone famous might just help you get in.

Eudaimonia showcases Berry dancers and choreographers

JOSHUA WILLIS Staff Writer Last week, the Berry College Dance Troupe presented Eudaimonia, the 16th Annual Spring Dance Concert. Shows were held at the historic Rome City Auditorium March 21-22 at 8 p.m. and March 23 at 2 and 8 p.m. Each number was choreographed and danced by Berry students and faculty. Though named after the philosophical term for happiness, Eudaimonia took inspiration from a wide range of human emotion. Dances dealt with various themes such as redemption (Stains choreographed by junior Morgan Johnston), female empowerment (Empowerment by senior Danielle White), overcoming depression (Your Hand in Mine by senior Monique Masutier) and temptation (Fausts Allurement by sophomore Payton Campbell). Lara Whelan, chair and assistant professor of English, was influenced by Romanian folk dances in Anwar, while Jeanne Schul, assistant professor of dance, continued the theme of multiculturalism with her Latin Americaninspired There For You and Bailamos. The audience seemed to enjoy the shows mix of ballet, hip hop and modern dance; each number was followed with raucous applause and even the occasional catcall. Crowd favorites included junior Holly Bevils Muses of the Mind and Koach by Kit Durant, Berry alumnus, with assistance from freshman Jameel Johnson. Bevils piece, set to The Glitch Mobs remix of Derezzed by Daft Punk, intended to portray the workings and tortured nature of an artists mind through hip hop dance. The intense and geometric choreography, combined with dramatic lighting, created a spellbinding and slightly disturbing atmosphere. Koach, the first all-male number in the dance concerts history, featured no music and employed step influences to depict a positive form of masculinity. The athleticism and drama of both pieces captured the audiences imagination and led to thunderous applause. Senior Mary Liz Taylor, who acted as both a choreographer and dancer in Eudaimonia, always enjoys the Spring Dance Concert, with this years show in particular. Dance Concert is always one of the most amazing experiences of my year. This year was particularly exciting because I got the chance to choreograph a piece. It was a rather hard process but I was blessed with a strong support system and ended up with a rather impressive piece. I would not trade it for the world.

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For freshman Alex Moon, who had no dance experience before the concert, the show was an enlightening experience. Before coming to Berry, I had never danced before and after meeting all these people and dancing with them, I have grown in my appreciation of the art, Moon said. It has truly been one of the most exciting experiences that I have ever had. It was very eye-opening. Sarah Pryor, freshman, was impressed by the show and enjoyed its entertainment and artistic value. I thought the show was great, Pryor said. It was all very entertaining and enjoyable. I was also impressed with the artistry of the dancers, and the show overall. The choreography was very good, the themes of the dances were touching and relatable and the costumes were beautiful. I cannot wait to see next years show.

The Berry College Dance Troupe performed in Eudaimonia, the 16th Annual Spring Dance Concert, March 21-22. For student choreographers, Dance Concert signifies the completion of the DAN 307 Choreography course from the fall. Student choreographers teamed up with staff members to create a show that focused on multiculturalism and finding happiness. Students who participated in the dance concert underwent eight hours of auditions in October, adjudications for approval of their pieces in December and 17 weeks of rehearsals to prepare for the show. Many dance styles were showcased: the bachata, hip hop, ballet, modern, Romanian folk dances and others. Your Hand in Mine (below) was a combination of ballet and modern dance. Muses of the Mind (above and below) featured choreography by junior Holly Bevil and told the story of an artist fighting artists block, with the figures in black representing the forces against which she struggled and eventually defeated.
PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN TURNER, Asst. Photo Editor

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Lady Vikings lacrosse Viking tennis winning streak wins two, loses one snaps, record stands at 3-8
OLIVIA DONNALLY Asst. Sports Editor The Lady Vikings lacrosse team has had an exciting week of close matches and have officially ended their three-game losing streak. On March 16 the womens team played against Transylvania College with a final score of 14-13. The game ended with a close tie-breaking goal shot by junior attacker Kristan Dziurzynski with 23 seconds left, resulting in a win for the Lady Vikings. Dziurzynski had scored five additional goals prior to her final sixth. Dziurzynski was named the SAA (Southern Athletic Association) womens offensive lacrosse player of the week. Due to her six goals against Transylvania and two more against Benedictine. This win ended the threegame losing streak the womens lacrosse team had fallen into the week prior. Additional players who put points on the board were sophomore Elizabeth Flatt with two goals and a handful of other players all sporting one goal apiece. Junior Taylor Martin played in goal and had seven saves. The Lady Vikings lead the game with 41 shots to Transylvanias 22. The Lady Vikings faced Benedictine College in their next game on March 18 finishing with a score with a much wider margin of 16-1. This win increased their winning percentage to .500 with four wins and four losses. Benedictine only took four shots while the Lady Vikings took 30. Kim Fischer, a junior and on her second season of playing lacrosse as a Lady Viking, led the team in scoring with four goals made. Additional scorers were Dziurzynski, Flatt and freshman attacker Sara Witten who all scored three goals apiece. Head Coach Shaun Williamson said he was pleased with the performance of the womens team. Todays game was all about getting the little things to work correctly, Williamson said. The next game against the Piedmont College lions did not fair as well for the Lady Vikings. They lost with a final score of 10-5. Piedmont has a record of 9-0 and opened the game with four goals in the first five minutes. The Lady Vikings responded quickly, scoring four goals of their own with two scored by Fischer and two by Dziurzynski. In the second half Flatt scored once to total the Lady Vikings five goals. In the second half, Piedmont scored five additional goals and took the win. The Lady Vikings will be playing in their next game against Oglethorpe in an SAA Conference game on Wednesday, March 27 at 6. STEVEN EVANS Sports Editor Following the win at Emanuel College, the Vikings went on to defeat the Covenant College Scots 9-0 for the second time this season. The match at Covenant took place on Monday, and the Vikings came to play their best showing of the year only losing two out of the 62 total games played, and all but two players winning their sets 6-0 and 6-0. The Vikings previously defeated Covenant with a score of 9-0 on Feb. 20 in the season-opening match at home. Number one singles player, sophomore Logan Yerbey, defeated the Scots number one player with a score of 6-0, 6-0. Joining Yerbey was number two singles player, freshman Seth Taylor, and number five and six singles players, freshmen Michael Tucker and Ethan Norton, who each won their matches with sets of 6-0, 6-0. Number three and number four singles players, freshman Austinn Miller and senior Ben Ortman, each only yielded one game apiece, finishing their matches with scores of 6-1, 6-0 each. Although the Vikings had already secured victory through the singles matches, the doubles teams still played their hardest to ensure the 9-0 shutout. The doubles team of Taylor and Tucker defeated the Scots number one doubles team with an eight-game pro set score of 8-1. Yerbey and Ortman teamed up to win their number two doubles match 8-0, while typical number six singles player, sophomore Jake Pullen, and senior Kyle Stapleton formed the third doubles team and won 8-0. It was a relief to finally win big

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Vikings number one singles player, sophomore Logan Yerbey, surveys the court in between points in the first match of the season against Covenant College. The Vikings won 9-0. after falling to those other great teams, Miller said. Everyone was happy with their matches and we celebrated with a team dinner at the Yerbeys afterward, which was especially nice for our win. The Vikings victory at Covenant may have established a twogame winning streak, however that winning streak would soon be broken in a close match against the Piedmont College Lions (8-3) yesterday evening at home with a final score of 4-5. The Vikings carried some momentum over to the match against the Lions, but were unable to capitalize on some key points and ultimately lost the competition. After a late-set comeback, Yerbey at number one lost his match with set scores of 6-7, 3-6. In the next two singles spots, Taylor and Miller each won their matches with scores of 7-6, 2-6, 6-1 and 6-4, 6-3 respectively. I felt good from the start of my match, Miller said. I was hitting the ball well and so was my opponent. He was making me work for the points that I won. Number five and six players, Tucker and Pullen, however, lost their matches with set scores of 5-7, 2-6 and 3-6, 2-6 respectively. The Vikings picked up two of their last match points with doubles. After the number one doubles team of Taylor and Tucker lost their match 3-8, the number two doubles team of Ortman and Yerbey won 8-5 and the number three doubles position consisting of Miller and Pullen won 8-3. I feel like the match could have easily gone our way if everyone had a good day, Miller said. I know that we could have won. The Vikings will be back in action tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. at Centre College.

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FGCU advances, keeps championship dreams alive

OLIVIA DONNALLY Asst. Sports Editor The NCAA March Madness basketball tournament is a highly anticipated time of the sports year where 64 teams come together, and big name teams play against underdogs. Most years there is a Cinderella team that comes in with a low ranking and takes the court with a newfound enthusiasm and will to win that crushes their competition. This years upset team is Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), a small school located in Ft. Meyers, Fla. FGCU came into the tournament ranked as a 15 seed and was predicted to lose in the first round of the tournament against Georgetown who was ranked as number two. FGCU came into the tournament with everyone confusing their initials and having no idea where the team came from. They left the game against Georgetown with a win and a newfound respect. FGCU showed that the win was more than just a fluke when they played against San Diego State and outplayed them with a final score of 81-71. FGCU is now heading towards the Sweet Sixteen, the third round of the tournament, and is the first 15 seed team to ever make it this far in the NCAA mens basketball tournament. Junior Zach Randolph who plays for the Vikings basketball team said FGCU is truly amazing this year. That stat of them being the first 15 seed team making it to the Sweet Sixteen is pretty astounding. That is the kind of culture and excitement that March Madness brings, Randolph said. You can be an underdog but once you get to the big games that is when it counts and your past games dont matter. Its all about who is there and who really wants it. FGCU has recognized themselves as being strong players under the basket and have started referring to themselves as Dunk City given their excessive number of points gained from dunking on their opponents. Junior Will Smith said he loved their new nickname. The fact that they call themselves Dunk City is awesome, Smith said. They have more attitude than any other team in the tournament right now and that is always fun to see. Now FGCU will be facing University of Florida on Friday, March 29 and it is a highly antici-

Friday, March 22
Baseball vs. Oglethorpe L 6-7

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Mens Lacrosse vs. Centre L 14-16

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Softball vs. Millsaps L 8-9, W 6-0 Baseball vs. Oglethorpe W 5-4

pated game for Berry students. Sophomore Matt Pinson said he has high hopes for FGCU. FGCU is a legitimate team, Pinson said. I think they are going to give Florida a run for their money. Theyre a small college who people are discovering have a lot of talent. I dont think its possible for FGCU to go all the way but it sure would be exciting if they did. Berry students have made predictions and that normally consists of them filling out a bracket

of how they believe the tournament will turn out. I didnt even think FGCU would have gotten out of the first round, Smith said. So they really messed up my bracket. But it is worth it with how well they are playing. FGCU will be playing Florida on Fri. March 29 at 9:45 p.m. If they defeat The University of Florida they will be heading to the Elite Eight to play against Kansas University who is ranked first in their bracket this Sunday.

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Relay for Life

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MARCH 28, 2013

PHOTOS BY SARAH OSTEEN, Staff Photographer

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Berry hosted its version of The American Cancer Society Relay for Life Friday, March 22 in the Cage Arena. Teams signed up to walk around a track to show their support for the fight against cancer. Different teams have various activity tables to raise money for research. This years relay was dedicated to the memory of Ingrid McConkey, wife of Associate Professor of Sociology Dale McConkey, and in honor of Jackie Runningen, Berry alumna (10).