On Oct. 4, Berry College will host its 100th annual Mountain Day—an event filled with unique traditions and a deep history.

The first Mountain Day was held in 1914 as a way for Martha Berry to celebrate her birthday with the students of the Berry Schools. That day included games of sack races and leap frog, dinner atop Lavender Mountain and a 32-pound cake for Martha Berry.

One hundred years later, Mountain Day weekend includes the Mountain Day Olympics and talent show, Marthapalooza and the Grand March, a tradition dating back to 1927. Along with these events, several new initiatives will be added in honor of Mountain Day’s 100th Anniversary.

One of those new initiatives added is “A 100 for our 100th,” where various student groups and organizations are trying to collect 100 items for non-profits in the Rome area. The largest of these is the Mountain of Cans sponsored by the Dean of Students Office.

“Students can donate canned goods in their residence halls to earn points for the Mountain Day

Olympics, but it’s also open to alumni, faculty, staff and parents,” Debbie Heida, vice president of student affairs and dean of students, said.

The proceeds of the canned good drive will benefit Action Ministries Rome, a local nonprofit committed to feeding the hungry.

Another new initiative being

added this year is the “1914 Challenge.” Current students will be asking fellow classmates, alumni and friends of Berry for small gifts throughout the picnic and Grand March on Saturday.

Another new initiative being added this year is the “1914 Challenge.”

“With Berry celebrating the 100th

year of Mountain Day, we thought it’d be nice to commemorate that by asking for 1,914 participants to give small gifts to further the mission Martha Berry started 100 years ago,” Sloane Hernandez, director of the annual fund, explained.

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ENTERTAINMENT 8

SPORTS 10

LESLI MARCHESEdeputy news editor

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Students learn self-defense techniques

Rise in drug and alcohol violations

Alice and Richard Bristow

Married professors

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BERRY STUDENTS IN 2010 CELEBRATE Mountain Day with the traditional march on mountain campus.

FRESHMEN LUCY KIRBY AND ALEX SKINNER PRACTICE defensive moves at the workshop.

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This past week, Campus Safety released the 2014 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The report showed an increase in reported drug and alcohol violations from 17 total drug and liquor law violations in 2012 to 109 in 2013.

The report is released before Oct. 1 each year in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which was signed into law in 1990.

The law requires that any college or university that

receives federal funding disclose information about crime on and near their campus to the public.

Berry chief of police Bobby Abrams noted that Berry Campus Safety has been “reporting crime statistics since the early to mid 80s, before Clery came out.”

He said he has noticed a definite increase in alcohol violations.

“What you have to understand with these is – when it comes to alcohol – it’s the number of people,” Abrams said. “So there was one night we had 19 in the Ford gym … so it’s not the number of incidents, it’s the number of people involved.”

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On Sept. 25, the students living in Catherine Cottage hosted their first event of the year, a self-defense class.

Junior Rachel Renaud, who lives in Catherine, headed the self-defense event which was held in honor of Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) Day, which is an annual day of awareness to educate students about sexual violence on college campuses.

About 25 students attended the event Thursday night and learned self-defense moves from Shannon Bond, an adjunct instructor for kinesiology courses.

“I thought it was really great,” junior Anna Ratliff said. “The instructor … was really interesting to listen and learn from.”

Sophomore George Edwards also enjoyed the event.“We learned a couple different self-defense techniques

and how to protect ourselves in potentially dangerous situations,” Edwards said. “We also learned what resources Berry has in the event of sexual harassment.”

The event focused on self-worth as well as physical self-defense, which junior Kacee Culpepper, a Catherine Cottage resident, appreciated.

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HARASSMENTOn Sept. 24, police investigated derogatory notes left on a student’s door.

MEDICAL ASSISTOn Sept. 25, there was a medical assist on Viking Trail.

FOUNDOn Sept. 25, a student reported a bicycle stolen. The bike was located on Sept. 29.

TRESPASSINGOn Sept. 26, a subject was caught trespassing by the old Gate of Opportunity.

PROPERTY DAMAGEOn Sept. 27, an unknown person walked on a vehicle and left small scratches.

ALCOHOLOn Sept. 27, a student was caught with alcohol in the Dining Hall.

FOUNDOn Sept. 30, a bicycle was recovered that was reported missing on Sept. 21.

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low number of arrests compared to referrals. According to the Clery report, in 2013, 91 students were referred to the campus judiciary board while only one student was arrested.

“If a student is drinking and they’re underage, generally we try to turn them over to [the campus judiciary board] because we don’t really like to arrest students when we don’t have to,” Abrams said. “But when a student is in a condition that they can’t take care of themselves, they’re a liability, they’re a risk, so we have to take them to jail.”

Assistant dean of students for Residence Life Lindsey Taylor

spoke about the increase in drug violations.

“Marijuana’s making a come-back,” Taylor said. “So I think we’re just in line with those trends nationally.”

Taylor thinks the increase can be related to an increase in students living on campus. Since 2008, when Berry changed to encouraging four-year residency, the number of students living on campus has grown by about 200 students, which leads to more violations.

She spoke about the impact the introduction of football has had on campus. She commented that the football program attracted more males to Berry – not all of them

football players – and changed the dynamic in the school by attracting different types of students who might not have previously considered Berry.

“The addition of football changed the student demographic, but the football program is not responsible for change in incidents,” Taylor said. “When your student body grows and changes, you will see an impact reflected in incidents on campus.”

She thinks a possible explanation in the increase could come from resident assistants (RAs) receiving better training.

“We began readdressing alcohol and drug procedures during our

January in-service about four to five years ago,” Taylor said. “We always covered these areas during our August training, but found that RAs needed additional support and training.”

Abrams hopes that students will use the Clery report keep informed about the safety of their campus.

“Unfortunately, I find that – in SOAR sessions and talking to students – they don’t read it, they don’t know about it, and a lot of them don’t even check it,” Abrams said. “The Clery report was designed for prospective students and faculty and staff, to make them aware.”

The report can be found on Berry’s website.

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“One thing I really like that [Bond] talked about [how] self-defense really starts not by knowing self-defense moves, but by saying ‘no, I am worth more than what is happening to me.’” Culpepper said.

Kirsten Taylor, associate professor of government and international studies and department chair, spoke to the students about sexual assault after they learned self-defense moves.

“It was really engaging,” Renaud said. “Her lecture wasn’t just her talking, we had a conversation, and she supplied us with information.”

The event was well received and benefited the students in attendance.

“I think anyone can benefit from learning how to defend themselves,” Edwards said. “I think it’d be cool if there were more free self-defense classes like that on campus.”

The self-defense class was part of a series

of events Catherine Cottage will be hosting focusing on spreading awareness of sexual assault.

Students who live in several of the cottages participate in the Year of Service program. This program requires students to chose an advocacy topic and host events throughout the year to raise awareness.

“We specifically wanted to do sexual assault because we wanted a topic that would encompass all genders so that everyone on campus knew we were doing this for everyone,” Renaud said.

Culpepper’s goal is to make sure everyone on campus is knowledgeable about sexual assault.

“We have a lot of freshmen coming on campus who may not be aware of this issue,” Culpepper said. “College-aged students are the ones with a very high percent of victims of sexual assault … it’s not very talked about.”

There are many resources at Berry and in Rome for those who have been a victim of

sexual assault or harassment. “I kind of want this to be an open door to

Berry,” Renaud said. “I know it can be really daunting to go to an official person to talk about what happened, so if it makes someone more comfortable to talk to a peer, we want to be that peer.”

The students of Catherine Cottage, in conjunction with the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia, will be hosting several more events throughout the semester.

In October, in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness month, they will be showing “Brave Miss World” and there will be a candlelight vigil held for victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse. They will also be co-hosting a book club with EMPOWER that is open to all students.

More information about Catherine Cottage and their events can be found on their Facebook page.

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“THE FANTASTICKS”Shows are at the E.H. Young Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

MOUNTAIN DAY OLYMPICSThe Mountain Day Olympics will be held on the south lawn of Evans at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 3.Rain location will be the Cage Center arena.

GRAND MARCH AND PICNICThe picnic begins at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 at the WinShape pavilion on mountain campus. Students will line up for the march at 12:30 p.m.

MARTHAPALOOZAMarthapalooza will take place on Oct. 4 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the Clara Bowl. Students will receive a wristband for free admission in their campus mailboxes.

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE in the traditional Grand March on mountain campus in 1983.

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Natural gas is America’s most popular home heating fuel – heating more households than all other energy forms combined. In all, 52 percent of all heated U.S. households have natural gas heat.

Natural gas is increasingly popular for use by homeowners, schools, businesses, factories and electric power-generation plants because it is efficient, clean, and reliable and a relative bargain compared to alternative energy sources.

Berry College provides natural gas to the student population through a network of underground distribution lines. Main gas lines branch into household service lines. The pipes are typically made of “caution yellow” plastic or tar-coated steel which helps prevent corrosion. Industry steel pipes are being replaced with the more durable plastic piping. The main lines are typically 2-inches in diameter and are located roughly two-feet below the surface, while service lines are typically half-inch to three-quarter-inch in diameter and buried 12-18 inches below the surface.

That’s why it’s important to call the Physical Plant at 706-236-2231 for a “Dig Permit” at least three days before you plan to excavate or disturb the ground in any way on campus. Once a “Dig Permit” has been submitted, someone from the Physical Plant will contact the Utilities Protection Center at 1-800-282-7411, or 811. Together with the Utilities Protection Center, the Physical Plant will then locate the underground facilities in the area of the “Dig Permit” so that you may safely dig and prevent a potentially hazardous condition. Calling the Physical Plant at 706-236-2231 and obtaining a “Dig Permit” can prevent a costly or even deadly mistake.

Natural gas is a colorless, odorless gas; however, a chemical that smells like rotten eggs is added to help detect a possible leak. You can also recognize a leak if you see bubbles in standing water, blowing patches of dirt, or dead patches of grass or plants surrounded by live materials. You can also hear a hissing noise coming from gas lines going to appliances or near your gas meter. If you recognize any of these signs, or just think you might be smelling gas, contact Campus Safety at 706-236-2262 or 706-236-2231 or 911. Never turn on or off switches or use a flash-light or phone in the presence of the gas smell because an electric spark could ignite the gas, causing an explosion.

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Jennifer Beard, associate director of alumni affairs, said that all who participate in the 1914 challenge will receive a sticker that will earn them a 10 percent discount from many of the restaurants on Broad Street.

After the Grand March and picnic, Berry will host its first home football game on this Mountain Day with a blue-out theme. The game will start at 6 p.m., with the student Shipyard tailgate starting at 4:30 p.m. After the game, there will be a firework display to commemorate the 100th Mountain Day. The Vikings will take on Washington University in St. Louis at Barron Stadium near downtown Rome.

However, football is not new to the Mountain Day tradition. An annual football game was a central event of Mountain Day from the 1940s until the mid-1970s.

After the football game, the 10th annual Marthapalooza will be held in Clara Bowl from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. This year’s theme is “Wild West.” There will be games, rides, food and much more.

For senior Gavin Waits, Mountain Day is a tradition that is full of memories and fun times with friends and is central to life at Berry.

“Mountain Day … [is a] wonderful thing that only Berry students know,” Waits said. “As strange of a tradition it is, Mountain Day

is something unique to our Berry family … It is great to celebrate how far our wonderful school has come and the birthday of our founder, Miss Berry, while recognizing the school’s history.”

With more than 5,000 students, family members, faculty, alumni and community members in attendance, Mountain Day is a great way to connect with alumni and friends of Berry.

“Any time a student has the opportunity to meet and talk with alumni, they should take advantage of it,” Beard said. “Alumni want to help students more than anything because they value their education at Berry and want to help current students move forward in life.”

Mountain Day is a special time at Berry and is something that all students should take advantage of. From the Olympics, to the talent show, to the Grand March, there is something for every student.

“I wish every student would participate in the Grand March,” Heida said. “It is a unique tradition to Berry. It is one of those things that gives you the true Berry feeling of participating in something with all of your peers and it connects you with generations of generations of Berry students.”

A full schedule of Mountain Day events can be found on Berry’s website.

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Honestly ask yourself, when was the last time you did something for yourself, stepped back and took a moment to enjoy your activities and opportunities and just appreciated being alive?

It shouldn’t take us that long to think of the last time we did, but unfortunately, with midterms around the corner and stress levels rising, for many students, stepping back and having “me time” hasn’t happened in a while.

Stepping out of this everyday monotonous “grind” that is schoolwork and job responsibilities is highly important for your sanity in college. It’s as simple as taking 15 to 30 minutes out of your day to walk, practice yoga, or whatever it may be to help clear your head and step out of the grind.

Jeanne M. Schul, lecturer in kinesiology and yoga instructor, said she started practicing yoga because “the focus is inward and isn’t about competition.”

“A big issue in college is fatigue level. Learning the relaxation poses, the restorative rest poses, are important. If we don’t get the prescribed eight hours of sleep a night, knowing that there are these ‘power nap’ options out there could help

us get through the next hurdle,” Schul said.

In college, we have the opportunity to study and work towards careers we often love. However, because we are pursuing what we love, it is sometimes hard to find what is relaxing and enjoyable in our down time. Because technically, when we are “busy,” we are already doing what we love.

For example, one of my majors is studio art and in my down time, I love to paint, draw and sculpt. However, I haven’t been able to create works for pleasure in a very long time. Don’t get me wrong, when I’m

completing an art assignment, designing a poster for work or creating costumes at the theatre, I enjoy it. However, at the same time, because there is an element of timeliness, payment or a grade held over my head, the fun or relaxation dissolves and stress takes in its place.

I’m sure many of you, like me, have completed good or mediocre work for class or your job that could have been relaxing or fun to do had it not been connected to an end goal like a grade or money.

In art classes, it is taught that stepping back and examining your work should take more time than creating the work itself. Taking yourself out of the process of creating helps you better realize and understand the overall purpose of the piece. If you are constantly huddled over the piece, is it very hard to see what needs to be fixed in order to better serve the cohesion of the overall work.

Many students undervalue the importance of an individual’s “me time.” That doesn’t mean skipping class and work to sleep all day or finally hanging out with your friends in your free time. I’ll admit, skipping class just to enjoy a nice

fluffy waffle on a cold 8 a.m. morning has been a low point in my college career, but it did give me time to reflect. Senioritis is real folks.

“Me time” gives you the opportunity to step out of your created atmosphere of stress and reflect on yourself and your actions.

It almost seems impossible to stop thinking of everything all at once, especially when there never seems to be enough time in the day.

If I could relay one message to students, particularly freshmen, it is that it is okay to step away and have “me time.” Do not feel pressured to spend your very little amount of free time with your friends and at social gatherings. Yes, it is important to be involved, but it is even more important to reflect and know yourself. Opportunities are abundant at Berry, and there will always be another chance to hang out with friends.

Before you lock yourself in a stress bubble, make sure you are able to step back and breathe.

In life, and especially in college, it is crucial we take this “me time” so that we can better improve our overall well-being.

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The skills we offen overlookWith a variety of classes, a

number of extracurricular activities and a student work program, students should be ready for life after graduation, but are they?

While living away from home as many do in college, students can often find themselves confronted with issues that despite their education, they struggle to deal with. How do you change a tire or jump start a car? What kind of insurance do I need? How do you balance a checkbook? Despite having earned a degree in three or four years, new graduates can still be left confused and guessing on how to deal with these issues when they arise. We are left with a solid education but a lack of common life skills.

The consequence of not knowing these skills can be dire, as any college student stranded with a dead car battery and jumper cables can tell you. Not only are these skills important in an unexpected crisis, but students need these skills in everyday life. Students should know how to balance their checkbook or how a credit card works so they do not get into debt. A lack of full understanding of bank loans for homeowners is a part of what caused the recession a few years ago. Understanding annual taxes can help you get tax refunds. Basic cooking skills are necessary to live a healthy life without constantly going to fast food restaurants. Being registered to vote is a key part of the democratic process. Students won’t find these skills in most classes. Economics will not teach students how to open a savings account and history classes will not show them how to change a tire.

So with not knowing these basic

life skills being such a problem, why are students not taking it upon themselves (and upon Google’s search bar) to find out the solutions to some very basic needs? Part of the reason is that for many of these problems, there is no easy solution. It is hard to go to Google and find out how to manage your savings. For many questions—like which insurance to get—you can get a bombardment of sponsored advertisements and still not know where to find real answers.

The second part is not knowing the right questions to ask. For example, a person might not know they need to know how to change a tire until they have to. In many situations, people will not know they should have certain life skills until they have a need for them. You can’t research a topic when you don’t know that you need to.

While not knowing these skills is still a problem and students in many instances are unable to find the solution for themselves, how can Berry better prepare its students? One way is through the First Year Seminar class, commonly known as BCC. The advisers, having lived outside of college for years, would be better aware of what issues students may face out of college while the mentors would know more about issues students may be unaware of in college. While the seminar already does this to an extent, the program should be expanded to include more issues outside of academic and campus life. This could be a much needed firsthand experience. By doing this, we could develop more well-rounded students who are more able to deal with life after college.

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Corrections

An article on page 6 of our Sept. 25 issue stated that senior Sydney Perry uses “Liquid-Off” to keep deer from eating plants. The chemical that is used is called “Liquid Fence.”

Also from our Sept. 25 issue, in an article about the musical “The Fantasticks” on page 9, we have a series of corrections. First, the character El Gallo is a bandit and not a pirate. There is no window between the gardens. The lead male character Matt does not refuse his mother’s suggestion to marry in a musical number, but in a monologue. The opening and closing songs are titled “Try to Remember” and not “Mystery of Love.” The musical also shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, not at 7 p.m. It also shows Sunday at 2 p.m.

The staff of the Campus Carrier apologizes for these mistakes.

“Me time gives you the opportunity to step out of your created atmosphere of stress and reflect on yourself and your actions.”

A few weeks ago, I reported on a piece of graffiti near Morgan and Deerfield and the townhouses. The drawing, among a series of others, was of a pumpkin with the slang version of the N-word included. When researching for the article, I asked those with the loudest spoken opinions how they would feel if a black person had drawn the pumpkin. Their answers took longer and were less emotional. The general consensus was if a black person had written the graffiti it would be less of an outrage. This is because of the pervasive double standard involving the N-word, even the slang version—namely only black people should use it.

This can be confusing to some, because if we are conditioned to believe that the n-word is so terrible and so ugly, why do black people use it so casually? While there are many nuances and subtleties surrounding the N-word, it is a fact that has been proven over and over. Unless you are black you should not use the N-word, even the slang version. The use of the N-word has been used in rap and hip-hop music repeatedly and this music has been listened to and downloaded millions of times in this country. It’s become normal to hear the N-word when listening to these types of music or when spending a large amount of time in certain predominantly black neighborhoods. However, you could be white, have grown up in a black neighborhood, and understand the meaning and usage of the N-word,

but it would still not be acceptable to use it. This is the nature of the double standard. If I am not black but understand when and how to use the N-word, why am I not allowed to use it?

The use of the N-word in the black community is a re-appropriation of a word that was used to demean and insult an entire race of people for generations. Taking back the N-word was a way of taking something used in a mean and hurtful way to turn it into something that could be used among friends and family with an entirely different meaning.

But the question still remains, why can black people use it but not everyone else? It is because we weren’t the ones to make it so ugly. We have taken it back for ourselves. It was a terrible word that was applied to our race for hundreds of years that black culture has only recently taken back for ourselves. Because it was a word applied to us during a time of terrible inequality, we should be the ones to dictate how it should be used during a time of more moderate equality. Yes, it is a double standard, and yes, it may not seem fair or even logical. I believe that the N-word and all of its variations should be dead and buried, but I can understand the reasoning behind the re-appropriation.

I can’t speak for all black people and or for every situation involving the N-word. In general, double standards can be seen as unfair, but in the gray area of the N-word the double standard is totally acceptable.

“What are you most excited about for Mountain Day

weekend?”

“I really am excited about the Olympics because Ford has a really cute theme.”

Brooke Copeland,freshman

“Marthapalooza definitely, partially because I’m on the

Marthapalooza committee and because

it’s my favorite event that Berry has every year.”

Alex Moon,junior

“Marthapalooza. It’s super fun and you get to hang out with your

friends and go to different booths and go on rides.”

Jane Reichard,senior

“Being able to perform and seeing my family. I’m in the wind ensemble, and I’m in the choir as well.”

Austin Talbot,sophomore

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An unfit double standard in clothing sizes

The N-word and who can say what

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I know for me, shopping for jeans is an all-day experience. That’s not because I can’t find any in my size or because I have a strangely shaped lower half, but because I literally do not know what size I wear in any brand of jeans. This stems from something that’s an issue that really shouldn’t be—women’s clothing sizes.

Men’s pants are sized by waist and inseam measurements, and that seems to be a pretty reasonable system. Once you know your waist and inseam measurements, finding a pair that fits shouldn’t be that difficult.

However, this system is drastically different for women’s pants. Most stores carry sizes ranging from size two up to 14 or 16. These numbers correlate to different waist and hip measurements, depending on the store or brand of jeans. Every brand numbers them in a different way and starts their smallest size at a different number, so it’s difficult to be sure of what size to get. Sizes can even change from style to style within a brand. In fact, the sizes of jeans I could wear range from a four to a 10, depending on where I shop.

What do those numbers mean? Who knows?So the only real way to find a pair that fits is

to essentially guess and check, and it can take hours and a lot of dedication to find a pair that fit well and look good.

Even if you manage to find a pair that fit in the waist, you might have another issue. There

are very little differences in lengths of jeans, since women’s pants seem to be designed for those of us who have longer legs, so you either have to wear pants that are too long, too short or you have to alter them yourself. For example, I wear the same size as my friend, but she is significantly shorter than me, and she has to shorten her jeans because very few companies sell different lengths of jeans along with different sizes.

Additionally, women’s clothing runs almost exclusively in sizes that a majority of women can’t wear, while men’s clothing designers go out of their way to include sizes for all men,

no matter their size. For example, I worked in a retail clothing store over the summer, and we carried sizes extra-small through extra-large in women’s, while we carried sizes extra-small through triple-extra-large in men’s. This puts pressure on women to conform to a certain body type when that’s just not possible. Because of this, a lot of women are forced to shop in plus-size exclusive stores or sections of stores, the vast majority of which carry clothes that lack appeal and variety.

There needs to be a uniform way of sizing women’s clothing, specifically women’s pants. The current system is confusing and just makes shopping more stressful than it needs to be. By making a uniform sizing system for all women’s clothing, manufacturers would make it so much easier to actually find clothes that fit, and I would personally look forward to shopping for jeans much more. The process would go by so much faster, and it would be significantly less stressful.

Stores also need to carry a larger variety of sizes in women’s items. When women cannot find clothing in their size when they go shopping, they feel ostracized and unwelcome at that store. Expanding sizing options will help remove some of that stigma. Being inclusive and recognizing that not all women are small and slender will open up so many more clothing options for all women.

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“There needs to be a uniform way of sizing women’s clothing, specifically women’s pants.”

Jackie McDowell, dean of the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences and professor of education, came to Berry in 1992. Eric McDowell, professor and chair of department of mathematics and computer science, began teaching six years later. The couple met in Evans Hall, where their offices were located. Jackie McDowell’s office was on the second floor, and Eric McDowell’s on the first.

They were married by the campus chaplain on June 1, 2000 in Barnwell Chapel, and friends from campus were the groomsmen. Jackie McDowell’s administrative assistant was her maid of honor, and a colleague in the religion department was the best man.

“It was a very Berry wedding,” Jackie McDowell said.

Both McDowells are leaders in their respective fields, but mathematics and education are separate enough to not cause any issues. The couple said they are aware that they need to keep their professional roles separate from their personal lives.

“If there’s an opportunity for Eric to take a leadership role I might step back, or [if] there’s a role that I’m heading up, he wouldn’t interfere with my

leadership,” Jackie McDowell said.

However, they have written many grants and are in committees together. As the dean of education and chair of the mathematics department, their jobs sometimes overlap.

“The nice coordination is that mathematics and education share the math education program,” Jackie McDowell said. “So as chair and dean, we are very involved with hiring faculty, looking at the curriculum, making sure that the programs are [good], so that teachers can be certified to teach math in Georgia. And then, we involve each other in a lot of programming that makes both programs stronger, together.”

Being married makes working on the math education program together a lot easier, the couple said.

“Not only are we working closely together during business hours, but we’re working closely together all the time,” Eric McDowell said. “So if we have an idea [that] we need to bounce off of one another it’s not just an email we send off, we go to another room and talk about it.”

The couple lived on campus for 15 years, where they raised their children. When they decided that they needed a home of their own, the couple moved to Summerville Park less than a mile away.

The couple enjoys attending theater performances, football games and other campus events.

“We’re very symbiotic in that

way, [in] that what we like to do socially is the same, and it’s mostly Berry [events],” Jackie McDowell said.

Associate professor of mathematics Ron Taylor came to Berry in fall 2000. Kirsten Taylor, associate professor of government and international studies and the department chair, arrived in fall 2002. They were introduced through a mutual friend.

The couple was married in December 2007, the day of fall graduation.

Being married and working at the same school does not affect their jobs, the couple said. Because they work in different departments, they do not interact very often, apart from seeing each other around campus.

“It’s a matter of geography. She stays in her building, I stay in mine,” Ron Taylor said.

Since their departments are so different, the couple typically spends time together at work only during faculty meetings, or when visiting each other’s buildings. However, they were on one committee together, and their marital status did raise objections.

“Someone complained that married

couples shouldn’t be on a committee together,” Ron Taylor said.

Aside from their professional departmental positions, both professors have black belts in taekwondo. Ron Taylor started seven years ago after a friend from his church introduced him to the martial art. After he had been doing it for a while, his wife became involved.

“I had always had an interest in that sort of thing,” Kirsten Taylor said. “It took me a while to care enough about advancing to get my black belt.”

Ron Taylor teaches the taekwondo class at Berry, and he said his wife also having a black belt makes his job easier.

“If I have to miss [a class], I have a substitute who lives with me,” Taylor said.

Because they rarely cross paths at work, doing taekwondo is a way for the couple to spend time together.

“The activity was something we could kind of do together,” Kirsten Taylor said. “We weren’t always there at the same time, but it was something we could do during the week together. And that was one of the reasons we have kept with it.”

Working at Berry together means because they both understand the demands of the job.

“It’s easier to talk about work because we get it … we understand the issues that are going on, constraints we face, the opportunities we get as Berry professors,” Kirsten Taylor said.

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Alice Bristow, associate professor of theater and costume design as well as director of theater and Richard Bristow, visiting professor of theater have been married for 25 years. The two work together in the theater department, collaborating on most of the shows done by the Berry College Theatre Company.

The couple met at the La Jolla Playhouse in California in 1987 while they were working on a reparatory season including “The Matchmaker,” “Walk in the Woods” and “School for Wives.”

At the time, Alice Bristow was working with the costumes, while Richard Bristow worked with the scene shop.

During their courtship, Richard Bristow sent Alice Bristow letters, which she still has.

“I sent her a letter that said, ‘my love is like a snowball rolling down a hill. As the time goes by it gets bigger and bigger,’” Richard Bristow said.

They married two years later in 1989. “It was outside at my parents’ farm, underneath the oak

trees where there was a picture of my great -grandparents that the Kansas City Star took,” Alice Bristow said. “A wasp got in my veil.”

“It was big enough to show up on film,” Richard Bristow added.

“And it was so hot that the icing started to melt off of the cake,” Alice Bristow said, “so the florist came to the rescue and started putting flowers all over the cake because the icing was sliding off.”

The couple lived up North for a few years, working in several theaters before deciding that they wanted to move back to the Southeast.

“We were coming back for his dad’s funeral and we saw the ad in Art Search that said there was an opening at Berry,” Alice Bristow said. “So while we were down here for the funeral, I called Dr. Countryman. He said come on by and it went well.”

Richard Bristow joined Berry a few years later. “When I got to town, I freelanced for one semester then

started working at Shorter [University] for a while, and then I came here,” Richard Bristow said.

Although they work in the same department, the couple rarely sees each other during the workday. However, they do discuss theater at home.

“We’ll talk a little bit about theater and then watch TV or read books,” Alice Bristow said. “We bounce ideas off of each other.”

“I like to joke that sometimes we have production meetings in our sleep,” Richard Bristow added.

However, the two share a deep love of theater. “Two summers ago we went on a 13 show tour of the

country. We literally drove from here to Texas. We ended up in Montana,” Richard Bristow said. “We were seeing a lot of former students in summer shows. And then we saw some

professional productions too.” Through they have worked together on several shows,

both of the Bristows say they have never had any problems with their collaboration.

“We feel the same in that we’re blessed to be not only working in the same town but working in the same college.” Richard Bristow said.

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Policies on workplace marriages and relationships

While Cosmopolitan magazine from Nov. 28, 2007 might suggest that the best place to meet your future spouse may be at the Apple Store or a rock climbing center, the U.S. News and World Report of June 3, 2013 stated that 22 percent of couples met in the workplace. This percentage was the second highest, following online dating which lay at 35 percent.

According to the Lawrence Journal-World, these workplace marriages, called “power pairs” on Wall Street, are a more recent establishment. In the 1970s, many employers discouraged or prohibited spouses working at the same company, according to the above cited publication. Usually one of the spouses would have to leave the company, frequently resulting in the

female being dismissed from the corporation. However, according to the Lawrence Journal World, in the 1970s, a law was passed making it illegal for an employer to treat an employee less favorably either because she is married or because she is married to a particular man.

According to a New York non-profit organization called Catalyst, 82 percent of firms reported no policy for preventing married employees in their companies. Many employeers, however, do not allow couples to work in the same department or area. Other companies have created written dating policies including possible rules such as: tell management about relationship, one partner must transfer to another department if the couple resides in the same department, and couple must agree not to blame to company if the relationship does not work.

Marriage aside, workplace romances are becoming extremely popular, as a survey from Vault, a career intelligence website, stated that 60 percent of respondents

had participated in a workplace romance. Of these respondents, 41 percent participate in an ongoing relationship, 35 percent had a random office hookup, 30 percent had a long-term serious relationship, and 19 percent actually married the person in the office relationship.

Of the office workers surveyed, 63.9 percent of responders say they would consider a work romance. These relationships may be contemplated because 74.6 percent of responders stated that their companies do not have an intra-office relationship policy. There is also a high success rate, as 20 percent of people who had an office romance say it lead to marriage.

Through a rough history, office marriages and romances have flourished leading to several benefits including packaged insurance and benefits from employers at the company. As gender equality is becoming more popular themes in the workplace, these “power pairs” become more common in the office, company or campus.

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What do a former sitcom actor, a talking horse, an incredibly real depiction of clinical depression, alcoholism, a series of animal puns unmatched by any other television series and Netflix have in common?

Bojack Horseman, voiced by Will Arnett of “Arrested Development” Gob fame, is a former sitcom actor, a horse person and an incredibly depressed alcoholic surrounded by incredible animal puns. From the Patrick Carney-produced theme song, to the Grouplove end-credit jingle, “Bojack Horseman,” the latest original offering from Netflix, is a sight for sore eyes when it comes to biting critiques and animated television. Imagine if Larry David combined “Daria” and “Californication” with the animal puns present in “Family Guy,” and you’ve got a fairly convoluted yet close approximation of “Bojack’s” curiously addicting vibe.

At first the puns seem to be slightly heavyhanded, but as you get into the first season, it becomes clear that they have littered the show with in-jokes and easter eggs to be found. For example, in the second episode, an anchor in the form of a whale on the channel “MSNBSea” is detailing the rudeness of Bojack Horseman towards a Navy SEAL who is an actual seal. The ticker

under the newscaster has an array of off the wall, barely noticeable yet hilarious news items such as “I could have written a novel”. This breaks the fourth wall in such a self-deprecating way, which is kind of the show’s point.

The series, which is available right now on Netflix, is a genre-shifting event. While it has some aspects of situational comedy shows that it seems to spoof, that’s the important part of “Bojack Horseman,” not the ironic talking animals and the self deprecation. “Bojack,” like many other Netflix shows including “House of Cards,” “Orange is the New Black” and the new “Arrested Development” season, was produced by and for Netflix, making it yet another series literally made to be binge watched.

A lot of my friends who said they watched the first episode decided that it wasn’t for them after just one and decided to stop watching alltogether. I found the honesty and sincerity of Bojack’s portrayal of anger, depression and mistakes to be much more compelling, so I convinced them to watch a few more episodes. Then they started to binge watch it, and by the end of the first season, they realized that this show was something special.

That’s the important part about this show. It’s made to be seen as a whole. It’s like a long movie. The closest approximation we have to this idea is how books used to be published in serialized form over the course of months in different volumes, then later they were brought together into book form once they became popular. Sitcoms’

episodes are meant to stand alone, but “Bojack Horseman” is not the old version of a sitcom. “Bojack” is the Netflix variety of sitcom, where the particular situations in each episode are largely inconsequential to the plot at large, but the character development is so much more of a factor throughout the entire first season. We see Bojack Horseman deal with complete and utter failure throughout the season, only to find himself exactly where he wants to

be and still not satisfied. Although some might think

“Bojack Horseman” starts slow, the character development deepens much like many of Netflix’s features. Each episode is built off of the other much like “The Simpsons” and` alludes well to the infamous sitcoms of the 80s. It takes some re-watching to catch all of the background details and animal innuendos, but the show is worth sticking around for.

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Several new restaurants that students would enjoy opened in Rome this summer, including The Sweetbar, Cook Out, Jimmy John’s and Ichiban.

The Sweetbar, formerly Hana’s Bakery, reopened under new management in late July at 1874 Spider Webb Drive. The smell of baking overtakes you the second you walk in the door, and the quality of the food will not disappoint. They serve a variety of baked goods including doughnuts, cupcakes, banana pudding and assorted cakes.

The shop is carryout, with only one table and two chairs on its patio. It’s a great place to grab a breakfast doughnut or some dessert.

While the bakery is a little difficult to find because it hides behind the Advance Auto Parts on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., it is well worth the drive.

The Sweetbar’s hours are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

In late May a new restaurant, Cook Out, opened a short drive away at 808 Martha Berry Blvd., serving traditional “cookout” style foods in a fast food setting.

Cook Out has quickly become a regular stop on many Berry students’ late night fast food runs, but it’s great for a quick meal with your visiting family as well. The restaurant has a unique mountain cabin feel with a small ordering counter and friendly, helpful staff.

The menu includes your typical “cookout” style foods such as hot dogs, burgers, French fries, barbeque and chicken. The food is tasty and won’t break your wallet. With most of the menu items below $5, it’s a great place to take a large group.

Perhaps the most unique part of Cook Out, however, is its milkshake menu. The

shake menu includes 40 flavors including your average vanilla, chocolate and strawberry while branching out into some more adventurous flavors like peach cobbler, orange push-up and banana berry. In addition to milk shakes, they also have soda floats like the classic Coke float and the unique Cheerwine float.

A new Jimmy John’s opened this summer 1.5 miles from Berry at 487 Turner McCall Blvd. Northeast. Offering 8-inch subs and other sandwiches, Jimmy John’s can be compared to Subway. However, it has some clear advantages over Subway that appeal to college students.

You can visit their website and order subs the same way you order pizza. The Jimmy John’s website allows you to order customized sandwiches as well as chips and drinks. They even have cookies and pickles you can order as sides.

In addition, Jimmy John’s offers a wider variety of sandwiches than Subway. For patrons not interested in a typical sub, they also have club sandwiches.

For those concerned with environmental impact, Jimmy Johns is a self-proclaimed eco-friendly business. They use local produce as well as certified green paper and towel companies, according to their website.

It is a great casual spot or delivery service with low prices that students can take advantage of when they want something besides pizza.

Ichiban, a Japanese steakhouse and dine-in sushi restaurant, opened early this school year and is located right next to Jimmy John’s on Turner McCall Blvd. Northeast. Students may be familiar with other Japanese restaurants in the area, but Ichiban stands apart with its serene and beautiful atmosphere.

Whether you are looking for a traditional hibachi experience with fire and flying knives or a calm dining experience complete with excellent sushi, Ichiban can deliver.

The sushi is moderately priced, with two of the basic rolls (the salmon and cream cheese and the super crunch roll) coming in at a little

over $10 each. They offer a wide variety of sushi rolls, ranging from the traditional rainbow roll and spicy tuna roll to some more eclectic options such as the Dirty Old Man Roll (crab meat, avocado, cucumber topped with various fresh fish, green onion, smelt roe and spicy mayonnaise) and the Rock ’N Roll (fried shrimp, cucumber topped with smoked salmon, tuna, red snapper, shrimp and avocado).

The steakhouse options include filet mignon, calamari, chicken, shrimp, scallops, vegetables, lobster and various combinations of these ingredients. Each meal includes a shrimp appetizer, vegetables, salad, soup, steamed or fried rice and ice cream. They also offer a takeout menu, and more details

can be found on their website. Their hours are: Monday through

Thursday 11:30 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Saturday 4:30 to 10:30 p.m., Sunday 12:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ichiban is perfect for a family dinner, a nice outing with friends or even a date.

While options such as Cook Out and Jimmy John’s are good for a casual meal with friends, Ichiban and The Sweetbar are more unique and exciting experiences for a more formal outing. All four are valuable new assets to the Rome and Berry community.

Students should keep these restaurants in mind as they share the Rome experience with their families.

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ICHIBAN OFFERS a variety of unique sushi rolls, including the salmon cream cheese roll,

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and “crunchies.” Ichiban also offers traditional hibachi meals and takeout options.

The Berry football team’s defensive unit put in a strong showing on Saturday against the defending champion Rhodes College, limiting them to just 12 points.

The final score of the game was 12-0, with Berry missing several chances to score, including two missed field goals and a failed fourth down conversion to an open receiver in the end zone.

The Vikings’ defense held the Lynxes to 207 yards of total offense, which is a program best. Berry struggled on the other side of the ball, as the offense was only able to produce 94 yards.

Defensive line coach Justin Montgomery explained how the defense found such success against Rhodes.

“I think the guys played extremely hard,” Montgomery said. “Going into this game, stopping the run was the big test, and I think our guys did that. They rose to the occasion and did a magnificent job.”

Sophomore linebackers Matt Farinella and Drew McCollum both had interceptions in the game for Berry. Farinella and fellow sophomore linebacker Preston Stewart both totaled eight tackles during the game.

Farinella spoke about how he was able to find success within the defensive unit.

“It wasn’t me doing anything specifically, it was more so the guys around me,” he said. “We practiced all week to make the plays, so we just had to execute them – we knew where we needed to be.”

In addition to a strong defensive performance from the front-seven players (defensive line and linebackers) in stopping the run, the Vikings’ secondary was able to limit Rhodes’ success in the passing game, holding Rhodes to 76 total passing yards.

Sophomore cornerback Malcholm Graham explained how stopping the run resulted in success for the secondary as well.

“Rhodes’ whole game plan was wrapped around their ability to run the ball,” he said. “The fact that we were able to stop the run really put them in an uncomfortable spot to throw the ball more than they originally planned to.”

On Oct. 4, the Vikings will square off against Washington University

in St. Louis, which is a team trying to find their identity, Graham said.

“They lost a couple of key senior players from last year, including their quarterback,” he said.

Montgomery believes that Washington will rely on the run just as Rhodes did and that the defense must be ready for it.

“It’s going to be a tough game,” he said. “We’re going to have to come out and fight.”

Farinella said he is not deterred by the team’s early-season losses.

“We are all just as motivated, if

not more motivated,” he said. “We all want to win, so that drives us.”

Graham said he feels like momentum is building for the team.

“We’re making progress each and every week,” he said. “The fact that the student body is starting to get behind us is really such a big thing for momentum.”

The Vikings will be hoping for a similar defensive performance when they host Washington University in St. Louis at 6 p.m. on Oct. 4, during the weekend of the 100th Mountain Day celebration.

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The Berry cross country team looks to take their in-conference success to an out-of-conference opponent, Maryville College, this upcoming weekend as the team travels to Maryville, Tenn., to run in the Maryville Invitational.

The Maryville Invitational will be a little different than previous races because the team has never run on the Maryville course.

Head coach Paul Deaton said the new course will be good for the team.

“I like to run on different courses. I think it is good for you to learn how to run a good race in different conditions,” Deaton said.

In cross country, runners must learn to adapt to uncontrollable factors, like an unknown course or high temperatures. Last weekend at the Rhodes Invitational in Memphis, Tenn., the heat was higher on race day than it was in Rome. Deaton said the temperature greatly contributes to performance and despite the challenging temperature, the

team ran well. The men’s team finished sixth out of 16 teams, with the women finishing eighth out of 16.

The upcoming invitational at Maryville was initially scheduled to fill a weekend in October since the team has an off week over fall break, but the challenge that comes with running on an unknown course this weekend makes the invitational worthwhile.

Deaton said he is happy with the team’s success thus far and wants everyone to stay healthy through the remainder of the season. Deaton is particularly impressed with the recent performances of sophomore Ebenezer Agaro and senior Hibah Abuhamdieh. Both runners have greatly contributed to the teams success against conference teams.

Agaro said his success is mainly attributed to the mileage he put in over the summer.

“[The mileage over the summer] serves as the foundation for where we are now. It is the proper base for our current fitness,” he said.

Agaro is excited for the upcoming invitational to work on improving from last weekend since this week at practice is an “up-week,” meaning the team will have run more miles than the week before. With concerns to the unknown course,

Agaro said the team just needs to run with effort and the times will fall into place.

When preparing for an unknown course, the team arrives on Friday, the day before the race, to mentally map out how they plan on running the race.

Abuhamdieh said the main contributions to her improvement over the past three years are rigorous training, a positive attitude and her team’s support. She is excited for the upcoming race and hopes to improve her time from the invitational last weekend by focusing on rest and recovery this week.

Both Agaro and Abuhamdieh stressed the importance of team health.

Agaro said his goal for the remainder of the season is for the team to remain healthy so the whole team can contribute to finishing in the top three in conference.

“I am hoping that we can come in the top three or four at conference,” Abuhamdieh said. “I’m really excited to see what we can do with the rest of the season.”

The cross country team hopes to conquer the unknown course at Maryville this weekend. Later on in their season, in November, the team will host the NCAA regionals.

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On Sept. 26, Berry kicked off the Life Ready campaign by hosting a block party for students on the Cage lawn. Activities included a dunk tank, painting frisbees, popsicles, pretzels, cornhole, slight of hand card tricks and live music.

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