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Contents
Funk

Sports

Food

Arts & Music

Tattoos: 4-7
Hidden Gems: 8-11
Victor Abroad: 12-13

Discount Eating Around Rome: 14-15

D-Hall Creations: 16-17
Vegetarians at Berry: 18-19
25 Ways to Cook Ramen Noodles: 20-21

Buzz

Valkyrie--Who We Are and What We Do: 22-23

Humans of Berry College: 24-27
Students and Politics: 28-29

Sports History: 30-33

Acro-Yoga: 34-35
Berrys Backpacking Class: 36-37

No Building for BCTC: 38-39

Recycled Art: 40-41
Music, Theatre and Art Majors: 42-43
Music Finances 101: 44-45
Music Festivals: 46-47

Style

5 Types of Guys Styles at Berry: 48-49

Natural and Vegan Makeup: 50-51
Dorm Decorations: 2-53
Goodwill Finds: 54-55
Football Fashion at Berry: 56-57
The opinions, either editorial or commercial, expressed
in Valkyrie Magazine are not necessarily those of the
administration, Berry Colleges board of trustees or the
Valkyrie Magazine editorial board.

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Our Staff:

Letter from the

Editor:
W

hen I first heard that we

were switching from Cabin Log
Yearbook to Valkyrie Magazine,
I had mixed feelings. On one
hand, I was excited about
the opportunity this switch
presented us with. As a magazine,
we would be creating something
new that students could enjoy
for years to come. But becoming
a magazine also means saying
good-bye to a legacy.
Cabin Log has been around for
decades and is a tradition that
many students cherish, myself
included. Ive been on Cabin Log
staff since my freshman year, and
I have loved every moment of it.
But having the opportunity to
start something new is thrilling.

Editor in Chief:

Emilee Burroughs

Managing Editor:

This magazine that you are

reading is the result of hours
of hard work and bottomless
cups of coffee. It is also the
product of a team of talented
people dedicated to crafting
a magazine that reflects the
creativity of Berrys students.
From sports to food to style
sections, theres something
in here for everyone. Each
story was written with you,
our reader, in mind.
We hope that you enjoy
reading this magazine as much
as we have enjoyed making it!

Sara Arms

PR & Marketing Director:

Abbey Giglio

Assistant PR & Marketing Director:

Sarah Casagrande

Style Editor:

Courtney Fox

Assistant Style Editor:

Jessica Clements

Food Editor:

Tyler Hooper

Assitant Food Editor:

Hannah Hardwell

Funk Editor:

Abbie Smith

Funk Editor:

Maddie Jordan

Buzz Editor:

Emilee Burroughs
Editor-in-Chief

Devon Powers

Assistant Buzz Editor:

Ella Smith

Sports Editor:
Jeb Blout

Arts & Music Editor:

Lexie Turner

Assistant Arts & Music Editor:

Fll 2016

Carter Hicks

Graphics Editor:
Portia Delano

Copy Editor:

Brooke Culbertson

Photo Editor:

@BCValkyrie
@bcvalkyrie
Berry College Valkyrie

Cover photo by Jessica Cannon, Photo Editor

Graphic by Portia Delano, Graphics Editor
Cover design by Portia Delano, Graphics Editor
and Nicolas Barrows, Freelancer
Model: Blakeley Nelson, freshman

Vol. 1 Issue 1

Berry College
Mt. Berry, Georgia
30149
2016

Cover photo by Jessica Cannon, Photo Editor

Graphic by Portia Delano, Graphics Editor
Cover design by Portia Delano, Graphics Editor
Model: Jacquelyn Pierce, freshman

Jessica Cannon

Assistant Photo Editor:

Bailey Albertson

Photographers:

Alexia Gonzalez, Greta Janulyte,

Mallory Umberhandt
and Mac Stovall

Advisor:

Kevin Kleine

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[Ways to Eat Out for Less]

Story by Tyler Hooper, Food Editor
We welcome a little bit of variety in our lives,
especially when it comes to food. Between D-Hall and
Viking Court, its nice to have something extra in the
mix to keep things fresh.
The hard part about that is the additional cost. It
can be hard enough financially to be a college student,
so why add that extra cost in? Luckily, being in college
can have some perks.
Many restaurants offer student discounts or have

events that make outside dinning more possible. Some

discounts can be given simply by showing your student
ID. Many are listed in the Viking Discount Card that
is placed in your mailbox at the start of the year.
This card opens up many opportunities for you to
explore new places in Rome. Listed below are some
of the highlights of the Viking Discount Card,* but
there are several that are not included here. Find your
favorites and use them to your hearts content.
*Disclaimer: Any discount on the Viking Discount card will not
discount alcoholic beverages.

$1 Taco Night
Las Palmas
Monday -Riverside Parkway location
Thursday - Shorter Avenue location
Dark Side
$1 Taco Industry Night
Monday - 4pm-last call

Drink Discounts at Moon Roof

Happy Hour 4pm-7pm - $2 Bud Light, 50% off Wells and
$3 Wines
Tuesday - Pint Night, 50% off Wells all night
Wednesday - Happy Hour all night
Thursday - Trivia 7:30pm and 50% off Wells all night

Entree Discount Nights at Jeffersons

Monday - $1off all burgers, 65 cent Classic Wings; 75 cent Boneless
Wings
Tuesday - $1 off all salads
Wednesday - 65 cent Classic Wings; 75 cent Boneless Wings
Thursday - $2 off all seafood and oysters on the half shell
Friday - $1 off all salads

Happy Hour at Steak n Shake

Weekdays from 2-5 am and pm - 50% off all shakes and drinks

Red Lobster Weekly Discount

10% off Monday-Thursday

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[B

ro a

ening Your Horizons

Barrett Irmscher

10% Off
Red Lobster (Monday-Thursday)
Chilis
Roma Mia
Jeffersons
Moon Roof
Sweet Bar
Steak n Shake
Sweet Frog
Gondoliers (+ buy one get one free)

$1 Off

Kaleido-Sno
El Zarape
Johnys Pizza
Mellow Mushroom
Schroders New Deli
Bella Roma Grill
Crawdaddys
Waffle House (with ID)
Jandys (15% off)

Free Stuff

Dunkin Donuts $1 off purchase of a

dozen donuts
Panera Bread $1 off purchase of sandwich, salad, or you pick 2

KFC 1 medium drink with purchase of a two-piece meal

Wendys 1 free Frosty with any meal
Sonic Free ice cream with any meal purchase
Dairy Queen buy one Blizzard get one free
Honeymoon Bakery buy one cookie get one free
Great American Cookies buy two Double Dooizes get one free
Jerusalem Grill free cheesecake with purchase of a combo (while supplies last)
Taco Bell (all day on medium drink Brewhouse free drink with purchase of full entre
or freeze) Yummy Thai free Crab rangoon with three entree purchases
Sonic from 3-6 p.m.

Happy Hour

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Commentary by Jeb Blount, Sports Editor

Graphic by Portia Delano, Graphics Editor
All photos by Jessica Cannon, Photo Editor

Acro-What?

Acro-yoga: what is this strange term? It can be

summed up in two words, controlled trust. I sent a
text to the head of the acro-yoga class held at Berry
to ask if I could drop in, shoot some photos and try
a few poses. She welcomed me with open arms and
graciousness, even though at the time I had never even
done a simple downward facing dog.
I walked up to the small grass patch that seniors Elle
Carver and Em Price occupied in front of The Cage just
as the evening sun was setting. Carver had her acroyoga theme songs playing in the background, setting
the mood for what seemed like a very calming activity.
I was picturing the classic easy-going movements, the
calm stretches and quiet strain. So as the interviewer I
had to break their serenity to ask a few questions.
I asked them what the difference was between
regular yoga and acro-yoga. They paused for just
a second, stuttered and tried to think, so I filled in
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with the generic suggestion that it is relaxing. They

shrugged that off, and Carver finally came to the
conclusion, This is not like yoga because you have to
believe in someone else. This is all about teamwork.
Acro-yoga is the challenge; it is not really any more or
less relaxing than yoga.
Another class member chimed in, Its not meditative
but it is extremely playful.
I think that those descriptions are spot on. Acroyoga is an activity that requires a sense of humor
because you are going to mess up. It takes the mind
off of everyday trials, and it allows interaction with
another person with a goal and purpose while keeping
everything light and fun. Acro-yoga is an art in that it
requires creativity. There are new poses just waiting
to be attempted! Acro-yoga is a great activity for those
who are looking for a unique workout. It was truly an
amazing experience!

ACRO-YOGA
Poses:

Front Bird

Pank On Plank

Front Plank

Base Test

Above: Seniors Em Price and Elle Carver

demonstrate the front bird pose.

Acro-yoga instructors and seniors Em Price and Elle

Carver explain the principles of acro-yoga.
Valkyrie: What is acro-yoga?

Valkyrie: How do you learn the poses?

Price: It is partner yoga that involves two or more Price: A lot of poses we find on the Internet or
people; you can do poses with triples or even five
people.

already know them, but we also make our poses and

modify the ones we already know.

Carver: Um, I did one once with ten people!

Valkyrie: How do you make up new poses?

Price: It all works because there is a base that is Does it seem strange to be able to make up
holding the flyer up,

Carver: And the flyer is doing all the yoga.

positions that nobody has tried before?

Carver: Um, mostly by accident. It just kinda

Price: The most important part of acro is bone- happens sometimes, and thats what makes this so fun!
stacking, this is the most important part. Instead of
using my muscles to manhandle her up, I align my
bones so that my ankle, hip and knee are all in one
straight line.

Carver: It forcibly stretches your hamstrings, and it

makes your body much more flexible!

Valkyrie: So how did you get into acro-yoga?

Carver: I live in Athens [Ga.], and I took some

classes over the summer and became obsessed!

Obviously for acro you cant do it by yourself, so I got
my friends to start doing it with me!

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One Foot In Front of the Other

Commentary by Jeb Blount, Sports Editor

All photos by Michael Dunn

Seniors Michael Dunn and Susie Phillipp hiking Viking Trail.

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I was asking around campus about interesting and

cool outdoors activities that happen at Berry College
(as if there arent enough).
It was suggested several times that I should do a
story on backpacking, but I wasnt sure how popular
backpacking was on campus. However, I found out that
there was an actual backpacking class that is offered at
Berry and not only that, but they were going on a 13
mile hike on campus.
They spent the night at Victory Lake then hiked up
Viking Trail, afterwards heading to the Reservoir and
then trekking Snow Loop, walking the long way home.
I talked with three students in the class; Michael Dunn
(senior), Susie Philipp (senior), and Lindsey Zeiger
(junior).
Photo above: Seniors Michael Dunn and Susie Phillipp, Junior Lindsey Zeiger, and others hiking to the
Resevior.

What did you think of the class?

Susie:
I loved it! It was an awesome experience and very
rewarding at the end!
Michael:
The class was great! I got to hang out with cool new
people in an awesome outdoor environment!

So backpacking seems pretty selfexplanatory, but what actually

goes on in the class?
Susie:
We learn to treat water, cook on a portable stove,
how to measure and pack the backpack so that it fits
properly.
Lindsey:
Thats very important! ... Planning trips, where to go,
what you need. Food is a big deal for calorie input and
output. Its the same with water--it can be dangerous
if you do not have the right materials.

So is it a survivalist class as
well? What in class applications?
What did you do on the trip you
went on?
Lindsey:
Yeah! Its a little bit of everything.
Susie:
It is very relaxed. There was no strict schedule, and
you wake up with the sun and the birds.
Everything we learn was utilized on our trip.
Michael:
We learned everything we needed to in a classroom,
and then we went out and used all of that knowledge
to conclude that class in an excellent synthesis!
Lindsey:
I learned so many new trails. I discovered the Parade
Trail and I learned a new way to get to the [reservoir].

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Mixing It Up
Berrys new Multi-Media Art
Class meets once a week, for
three hours, where they create
unique pieces of art out of the
things they find around them.
Photos provided by Professor of

Fine Arts, Kelly Stevenson.

Savannah Shooters flower

are made of coffee filters
died with food coloring.

Old music books make for a unique piano

topper made by Mikaela Mcleery.

Art can be made out of anything, and realizing that it goes beyond just the visual sometimes. How you can bring in things like sound,
movement, even time-sensitive projects - if
you were to make something and document it
over time, and thats part of the art piece.
- Professor of Fine Arts, Kelly Stevenson

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For their first big project, students had choose

an object that is easily replicated (pennies, leaves,
etc.), and create a sculpture using the repeated
pieces.

Im not wired in that way, but I

really have been enjoying doing
this project, so Im gonna see
if I can do things like that, and
incorporate that more into my
art.
- Alex Sanchez

Emily Dovers penny bird soars against Christmas lights.

I designed my project as a way of symbolizing light

and dark as well as time. I wanted to create an hour
glass like shape that was not but similar to a cage.
- Zachary Lemcke

Alex Sanchezs fox made out of

leaves.

Zachary Lemcke
used dowels for
his piece.

Hannah Herrins geometric piece

made of colored pencils.

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Music, Art &

Theatre Majors
Story by Lexie Turner, Arts and Music Editor
All photos by Jessica Cannon, Photo Editor

For music, art and theatre majors, the arts are not simply entertainment; they are a part of their core
being, perhaps a central part of their lives. While all majors require that students be hardworking,
passionate and love what they study, the fine arts require students to do a lot of work outside of
class.

Theatre Majors

A similar community is found in the theatre

department, where majors are required to help with at
least one production per semester. This participation can
take up many hours every week. If you want theatre,
thats good, because youre going to do it all the time,
senior theatre major Mercedes Meyers said.
Majors can participate in a variety of ways from acting,
to backstage, to designing and building props. People
dont actually know that everything that is put on that
stage is us, senior theatre major Hayley Westphal said.
Costume, scenery, props, everything thats our doing.
This sense of responsibility, and all the hours spent
together, translates into a group of students who have
the desire to bring their passion to others. I would love
to impart my knowledge on a younger generation, and
maybe have someone find the same comfort in acting and
designing, and bring out that creative ability in a lot of
people, senior Maddie Ludvik said.

Left: Senior Hayley Westphal handcrafts

stage scenery in the theatre workshop.

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Music Majors
On top of taking the required classes,
music majors must also participate in at
least one ensemble per semester. This, along
with classes and jobs, can add up to a lot of
pressure. Our schedules are crazy, but its
worth it, because were doing what we love,
sophomore music major Caroline Moore
said.
Rehearsal can be a bonding experience
for the musicians involved, as well as bring
a sense of reward when the hard work pays
off. Its nice because at the concert, you can really hear
how it all comes together, sophomore Mary Thrailkill
said.
This community plays a huge part in the majors
growing musical abilities. The professors really, really
care about our progress, sophomore Nicole Harris
said. [This] makes it a very, very close community.

Were all friends.

This community becomes more vital down the
road, when graduates are searching for jobs related to
their fields. Its 100 percent based on who you know,
sophomore Leif Atchley said. The only reason Ive
got to do what Ive done is I met the right people, and
been in the right places at the right time.
Above: The Berry College Singers rehearse.

Art Majors

Above: Junior Lucy Kirby practices the cello.

A love for community is also found in many art
majors, who not only want to share their creations, but also
use their knowledge to assist others. It would be really
cool to work with [and] to help people through art, and
that can be in a lot of different ways, junior art education
major, Anna Rose OKelley, said, whether thats using it as
a therapy tool.or even drawing people together through
art.

Others find happiness in the act of creating. Being
able to create something out of almost absolutely nothing,
its just one of the things I really love, sophomore art
history major Emily Dover said.

For studio art majors to graduate, they need to have
at least 20 original art pieces for a portfolio. Art education
and art history majors have to write a research thesis.
While these activities are largely an individual endeavor,
many majors are thinking beyond these requirements, to
what they would like to do after graduation. Like an art
teacher, but initiating murals in parks or teaching people
to use creativity and use art as a way to help themselves
and improve the world around them, and cultivate beauty,
OKelley said.

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Sara Arms
Emie McGee

I commute to campus. So usually if I want

to smoke, Ill smoke a cigarette on the way
here or when I get out of class, when I hop in
my car to leave.
- Emory Chaffin, Senior

Submitted by
Dr. Carroll

Its an over-reach of the kind that spurs

movements like the tea party. By this I mean
the original tea party in Boston and the Tea
Party.
- Dr. Brian Carroll, Department Chair of
Communication

Raven Wilson

I think its kind of pointless and counterproductive because first of all, some people
use or start smoking cigarettes for many
different reasons and a lot is to cope with
anxiety and stress. I feel like it will cause
even more stress and anxiety.
- Lauren Tutt, Junior

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The recent movement to keep smoke off

college campuses has created a huge
debate of not only the concept of public
smoking, but also if colleges have the right
to establish rules that impact student and
faculty life to such a degree.

TOBACCO-FREE BERRY
The tobacco-free policy first issued in August of 2015 has
been the subject of multiple debates and has increasingly
become more controversial as students choose whether or not to
support the policy. Banned in this policy are all tobacco products:
cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, vaporizers, and any other form of
nicotine from campus.
A major question has been how the administration plans on
enforcing the policy. Assistant Dean of Students Lindsay Norman
said in an address to the First-Year Mentors in August that the
subject will be handled sensitively and that it is up to the Berry
community to gently enforce the policy.
Those against the policy argue that smoking is a lifestyle
choice that college campuses have no business restricting,
especially on Berrys campus which is known for its fresh air
and expansive grounds. According to students, smokers already
tended to smoke in less trafficked areas to avoid exposing people
to second-hand smoke. They also point out that smokers were
only given a six-month notice to adjust accordingly by the time
classes began.
I think the policy is stupid. We have 28,000 acres and only a
handful of smokers, Dr. Brian Carroll said. Its an over-reach of
the kind that spurs movements like the tea party.
Junior Lauren Tutt said that she felt it was not right to force
this policy onto the campus community.
I feel like its kind of an invasion of privacy as well to tell
someone to not do that because its not allowed, junior Lauren
Tutt said.
Another argument is that by including vaporizers in the ban,
which only use nicotine and water vapor, it removes one of the
most effective methods used to quit smoking.
Senior Emory Chaffin said, Its removing the incentive for
people to want to stop smoking and to better themselves.
With e-cigarettes, its just nicotine, not with the other crap that
comes with cigarettes, Tutt said.
Another argument is that it simply does not change the fact
that people smoke. Chaffin, who commutes to Berry, said he still
smokes on his way to campus.
I smoke the occasional cigar. Now, I smoke the lessoccasional cigar, Dr. Carroll said. It hasnt effected me in
the least, except to add yet another reason to critique the
Raven Wilson

The sign, which sits just beyond the gatehouse,

serves to remind those entering campus that
tobacco is not permitted.

juridification of campus life and the institutionalization of what

not too long ago was a much more human world, which is to say
it has made me a yet hollower, more cynical shell of the warm,
fuzzy human I once was.
Proponents of the policy said that they appreciate the fresh air
and the fact that we are taking steps to make our campus more
environmentally friendly.
Some parts of the community also appreciate the concern
about the well-being of its students, faculty and staff and
acknowledge the measures being taken to promote healthy
lifestyles.
The policy also eliminates the risk for second-hand smoke
and was designed to keep our students, faculty and staff healthy.
Many higher-level institutions are catching on to the trend.
According to no-smoke.org, As of July 1, 2015, there are at least
1,577 100 percent smoke-free campuses. Of these, 1,079 are
100 percent tobacco-free, and 710 prohibit the use of e-cigarettes
anywhere on campus.
This number has grown from the 586 campuses with smokefree campus policies of which we were aware of in October 2011
and 446 campuses in October 2010.
Berry is offering a free program for those who want
professional help to quit smoking. It is accessible to anyone on
campus who wish to participate.

Sara Arms
Issues Editor
Sara Arms

A tobacco-free campus effects not only students, but

the faculty and staff members as well. Some faculty
members have been smokers for years.

Tobacco-Free Berry

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SCANNER DECALS
New Innovations at Berry

This year, the Gate of Opportunity got a facelift equipped with

a new Visiting Center and automatic gates. What has made a big
splash, however, are the RFID decals placed on each cars front
windshield, which remotely activate the gates to open them. Students now do not have to go through the Welcome Center, but can
drive directly into campus.
Admittedly, there are quite a few bugs that are being worked out.
Incidents of the gate closing down on the tops of cars, decals not
working, and people having to get so close to the scanner that they
threaten to run into the gate have been reported.
The gates themselves were not able to function correctly for the
first two weeks of classes.
Sophomore, Azaria Hunt, who works at the Welcome Center,
said, The scanner decals are supposed to be for everyones safety
or to monitor who comes on an off our campus. But in my opinion,
I think that they are just a waste of time, because over half of them
dont work or [students] just dont even have them to begin with, so
they just come through the Welcome Center.
Hunt also said that the decals are extremely pricey and limits
when visitors can enter the campus.
I think everyone should be allowed on campus. I understand the
security, but to me, its just a waste of time, Hunt said.
I thought I would like them a lot, but it just seems like it takes a
long time to go through the gate and especially when theres other
people in front of you. I guess its easier man-power-wise, senior
Alex Moon said. They dont have to have a bunch of people constantly opening the gate, but then again, half the time its not working and you have to go through the regular gate where someones
opening it anyway. And that gates a whole lot harder to open than
the old one because you can only let one car in at a time, Moon
said.
Looking past the minor technical setbacks, the decal scanner
system reflects the continual advancement of the Berry community

and models the Viking mantra of perpetual progress.

Freshman Adelia Weber, who also works at the Welcome Center, said, I think theyre a nice innovation to have on campus. It
makes me feel safer being on campus.
Chief officer of the Berry Police, Bobby Abrams, said that their
clean look combined with the fact that the bugs are being worked
out will make this endeavor a success.
Its an increased security step, Abrams said. Any time you
have a change, theres always that learning curve and people got to
get adapted to it. It gets better day-by-day.
Abrams also mentioned that a few hundred of the visitor decals
have been sold. These decals can be purchased for $10 and allow
vehicles to pass through the gates during normal office hours.
Overall, the new innovation is something that we all had to adjust to as we develop into a more technologically advanced society.

Sara Arms
Issues Editor
Krista May

Krista May

Top: There is a line every morning to get through the

new gates onto campus that consists of commuters
coming in for classes, faculty and staff, as well as
visitors.
Left: Early morning traffic creates possibilities for
delays as people make their way onto campus.

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Krista May

The gate into Berry College, pictured above, has been a hotspot for traffic to gather
during rush hours as the gate scans each car in individually.
Sara Arms

I dont think that a lot of the guests coming

in necessarily like it because a lot of people
come in like, Why do we have the scanners
now? Ive never been through here. Why do I
have to do this?
-Adelia Weber, Freshman

Sara Arms

Sara Arms

I think its a really good idea. Its a way

to make our campus more secure without
making it closed. I dont think closing
the campus would be good because
everyone should experience Berry, but its
an efficient way of keeping track of whos
here.

Weve encountered some students or

faculty that havent purchased them. Or,
theyve gotten a temporary car and have to
get a temporary sticker, but they still dont
scan in.
-Azaria Hunt, Sophomore

-Rebekah Sweatt, Junior

Scanner Decals

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GUYS IN CLARA
Or Should We Say Walter?

The male population of Berry has reached new horizons. For the
first time, male students resided in the historic Ford Building, which
was previously an exclusively female dorm.
Opinions ranged from indifferent to outraged. There are those
who did not see it as a big deal and others who saw it as a violation
of the tradition behind the history of the Ford dorms. But in general,
the mood has been positive towards the adjustment.
Freshman Adekale Ande said, I love living in the castle. The
guys are all really great. I didnt expect to have such a good hall. Its
cool being the first guys at Ford. I feel like thats pretty important.
Freshman Dominic Miller said, The RAs are really cool. Us guys
are really close. Its like a family away from home. Ive had four
siblings come before me, so Berry isnt new to me.
Clara residents took it upon themselves to jokingly rename the
hall Walter. Tristin Donnelly, a freshman, said We chose the name
Walter, because were the first males to live in here and we wanted
a more manly name for it instead of Clara. The name Walter came
from a close acquaintance of Henry Ford, the architect of the Ford
Building, named Walter P. Reuther. The new name was unofficially
adopted.
The main complaint from new residents in Clara was the halfmile walk to main campus. Freshman Jermaine White said that
while he enjoyed living in Clara, he did not like the distance Clara
has from the main campus or the fact that parking was sometimes
a hassle.
The assistant director of Residence Life, Ellen Hearn, commented on why the decision was made to convert Clara into a male
residence.
We chose to house males in Clara for a number of reasons.
One reason was that we wanted to increase the number of options
males had to live on campus. Adding a building for males increased
the amount of flexibility we have in making assignments, Hearn
said. It also provided us with some accommodation options for

males that we didnt have in other areas. Adding males in Clara

also allowed us to more evenly distribute some other areas like
Dana and the townhouses between male and female students.
Hearn also explained why Clara was chosen as opposed to any
other dorm.
We wanted to create a more lively atmosphere up in the Ford
complex and we saw how adding males in Morton/Lemley accomplished that goal. Weve already seen and heard that Clara males
have brought a lot of energy to the Ford complex, and are really
enjoying the amount of outdoor space available to them up there.
According to Hearn, there have been no major problems, and a
Berry community member even donated a pool table for the lobby.

Sara Arms
Issues Editor

Top: Sophomore Noah Lyman lounges on a couch in

Clara.
Left: The men in Clara have created a hand signal to
represent their home, Walter.

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All Photos by
Ina Salvaleon

Both freshmen and upperclassmen have taken a liking to their new male residence
building.

Ina Salvaleon

I love living here. Its really pretty and I

dont even really mind the commute back
and forth to main campus.

Living in Clara is a good experience. All

the floors have bonded really well. Parking
is bad and Clara is kind of far from main
campus.

-Jesse Selph, Freshman

Its nice here. Its different than I expected,

its quiet on the third floor which is nice.
People call it the library.
- Nick Angel, Freshman

-Jermaine White, Freshman

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ATTACKS ON PARIS
Ce soir, nous sommes tous Franais.*
Berry students became very expressive when they got the news
that Paris, France had been attacked.
I think its terrible, senior Jade Izaguirre said. Obviously
terrorism is terrible. I like that a lot of the French people arent using
it as a reason to hate the Muslims. Honestly, my first concern was,
of course, the people and the families who were affected by the
tragedy. But Im also concerned about Middle Eastern people in
general and in France and the U.S., too.
Another implication of the situation was, especially with the
election fast approaching next year, the question of our own foreign
policy. Which candidates will be able to make the right decisions
in order to assist those in need and facilitate safety in European
countries?
Izaguiyre said, Even though it happened in France, the people
are using it, like for example Donald Trump, as a reason to try to
control people who are Middle Eastern or Muslim. Im pretty sure
youve heard of Donald Trump saying we should watch mosques,
and I think thats terrible. And I think it doesnt really tackle the real
issue which is terrorism and bad people out there.
Junior Jadee Parkers first reaction to the news was to think
about what our president would do. She said, France is our oldest
ally and were supposed to back them up. A good friend of mine
is on the USS Truman that just got sent to fight ISIS right after the
Paris attacks. I want to say three days after, they deployed.
The day the news came out, Facebook developed a filter any
user could put over their profile picture to create awareness of the
attack and to support those affected by it. But a controversy arose
between people who thought the filter was appropriate and in good
taste and those who saw it as insensitive and encouraging people
who were not educated on the subject to say they were supporting
something they would do nothing to help with.
Parker said, I wish people would get more involved and read

more about it because its nothing to change your profile picture

for a week on Facebook when you know nothing about it. Do your
research and back it up because so many people arent into politics
and dont pay attention and do their research before they vote and
before they look at foreign policies.
Personal accounts from those affected by the attacks began to
be made public and many went viral. Freshman Jack Padgett said,
I read a lot of stories about families that had been torn apart by it
and people who have been affected by it, and its just completely
atrocious. It needs to stop--the violence altogether. Its completely
awful and has no place. I understand we all have our differences,
but we dont need to destroy peoples lives. I read a story about a
guy who had a 17-month-old child whos going to grow up without
his mother now.
As the world heals from this tragedy as well as tragedies around
the world, Berry students were called to educate themselves on
all international relations, culture awareness, and political policies
that affect us as young voters, leaders, and citizens. As our hearts
reach out to those directly affected by world conflict, we keep in our
minds that through the struggle comes the opportunity to love and
protect all our neighbors near and far.
*Translation: Tonight, we are all French.
Sara Arms
Issues Editor

Ina Salvaleon

Ina Salvaleon

Top: Larc de Triomphe is a war monument in Paris

that stands at the western end of the Champs-lyses,
which is known for its theatres, cafs and luxury shops.
Left: La Louvre, an art museum in Paris, holds timeless
treasures of French culture and priceless art from
around the world, including the Mona Lisa painted by
Leonardo da Vinci.

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Bryanna Perry

The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 and stands tall at 1063 ft. in Paris.

Sara Arms

Sara Arms

The tragedy is horrific, but the implications

are even more so: ISIS is in the global
spotlight now, and theyre going to use the
publicity to instill more terror in the heart of
the world.
- Meredyth Brown, Freshman

I really feel for the people in Paris and what

happened to them. Its like, 9/11 happening
all over again but in Paris, France. It seems
to me that many countries around the world
will endure a tense period of heightened
threats from Islamic extremism for the
foreseeable future because of this. And
because of all the refugees scattering
everywhere, we can never be sure of who
goes where and what theyll do there which
is the worst part--not knowing. Even though
theres still a lot of talk about these attacks,
America should also shed light on whats
going on other parts of the world.

Sara Arms

What happened in Paris is horrific. I hope

that we can use the event to better protect
ourselves as a nation, but also to better love
one another.
- Deanna Cunningham, Junior

- Andrea Flores, Freshman

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