Volume 102 ∙ Oct.

21, 2010 ∙ Number 8

Enterprises
to partner
with Whole
Foods
Matthew Stokes
Asst. Sports Editor

Berry College is moving closer

toward finalizing a partnership
with Whole Foods Market,
something that has been in
the works off and on since July of
2009.
Rufus Massey, the assistant
vice president of enterprise devel-
opment, said that Berry is very
close to signing contracts with
Whole Foods.
Junior Hannah Price said she
first thought of joining the two
entities after learning a family
friend’s cousin was the global vice
president of the company.
“I started corresponding with
[Whole Food Market’s global vice

Berry bites bed bugs

president] in spring or early sum-
mer of 2009,” said Price, the stu-
dent director of the Whole Foods-
Berry partnership.
From there, Price got in touch
with College President Stephen
R. Briggs during that summer.
Briggs then referred her to Massey.
That is when the process reached
its first challenge, Massey said.
“When the idea came up, we
were not quite ready to partner
with someone as large as Whole
Foods,” Massey said. “Now we
are.”
During fall semester of 2009,
Price said there was very little
progress made. However, by Feb-
ruary 2010, the wheels started to
move again as she contacted Gary
A. Waters, vice president for en-
rollment management, who sup-
ported the idea. Soon after Massey
and the team at Berry Enterprises
Student Team were able to start
supporting the partnership.
Massey said that representa-
tives from Whole Foods first vis-
ited Berry during the spring of
2010. Whole Foods’ Marketing
Director Cheryl Galway and sev-
eral members of her team, toured
the dairy, the beef unit and the
horticulture facilities. Massey
said that Galway and other repre-
sentatives met with students rep-
resenting the Berry Farms.
see “food” P. 12
Claudia Hagan
News Editor
“Don’t let the bed bugs bite” has become
more than a saying.
In recent years, bed bugs have made a re-
surgence said Director of Housing Dennis
Goshorn.
As bedbugs are crawling over the nation,
concern about their ability to impact a college
campus has been noted.
“We’re doing all that we can,” Assistant Di-
rector of the Physical Plant Nick Hopper said.
“We have a detection device that should be
here in November that is on the frontlines of
bed bug detection.”
Through Berry’s contract with Orkin pest
control, the best services concerning bed bugs
are being provided to students.
“Orkin is the go-to pest control with bed
bugs,” Hopper said. “In fact, they are treating
the majority of Gerogia.”
These statements can be backed up with
quick reaction time when students noticed bed
bugs in West Mary this September.
“If students believe that they have been
bitten by bed bugs, the best place to go is the
Health Center,” Goshorn said. “ They [work-
ers/nurses at the Health Center] have got-
ten pretty good at telling if it’s bed bugs or
not. Regardless, we’ll have Orkin check as a
precaution.”
When Orkin looks over a room, students
are asked to only take their bare necessities
and wash all their clothes Hopper said.
“When students have to wash their clothes
due to bed bugs, we provide them with a card
that will pay for laundry,” Goshorn said.
Hopper said Orkin will thoroughly go
through the students’ personal items. Next a
chemical application will be done in the room
and afterward a heat treatment will be given.
This is what kills the bed bugs and their larva.
After seven days, the room can be officially
cleared of bed bugs.
However, all of Berry’s bed bug knowl-
edge did not come from word of mouth, but
experience.
“It was my freshman year and my first se-
mester,” junior Abby Akridge said. “There was
another room that had a scare and after Labor
Day weekend, my roommate had bites.”
Akridge said the first thing she and her
roommate did was wash their clothes and
have their room sprayed.
“We thought that everything was fine un-
til the day before we left for Thanksgiving
break,” she said. “My roommate found that
she had more bites. Our room was treated
again over break.”
In order to rid her personal items of bed
bugs Akridge washed everything.
“When I went home for Thanksgiving, my
mom wouldn’t let me into the house until I
had changed,” she said. “I think we did about
18 loads of laundry that weekend.”
MCT Campus
Akridge said her and her roommate’s ad-
venture was far from being over.
“When we got back, the bed bugs were still
there. We ended up having to move two more
times,” she said. “Finally, we were placed in
West Mary.”
If there was a lesson to be learned from this
bed bug experience, it is to move quickly.
“We need to attack the room because it
can become an epidemic,” Hopper said. “But,
luckily, out of 1,700 beds we’ve only had two
rooms that have had them. One thing that
we’ve learned is to treat the surrounding
rooms on all sides.”
However, it is also important to take pre-
cautionary measures against bed bugs.
“When you come back from traveling make
sure to wash everything,” Goshorn said. “Bag
your suitcases for a night to capture any bed
bugs that may have traveled with you.”
It’s important to check over your room
whenever you get back Goshorn said.
“If you suspect that you may have bed
bugs, pull back your sheets and look at the
bottom sheet. I know it’s kinda gross, but look
for little blood stains,” Akridge said.
Akridge offers up this advice if bed bugs
are found: “It’s not the worse thing that could
happen. No one’s in the hospital, no one’s
died. Just remember to keep everything in
perspective.”

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SOUP-Off returns to benefit orphans, stimulate taste buds

Matthew Stokes
Asst. Sports Editor
The second annual SOUP-Off will be held today in the
Spruill Ballroom from 5 to 7 p.m.
The SOUP-Off is a fundraiser for the Sponsorship of
Orphans in Uganda Project, which is a non-profit organi-
zation created by Junior CEO of Berry Non-Profit Strate-
gic Services and project manager of the Berry Enterprises
Stduent Team Brin Enterkin last year. April 4, 2010, was
the inaugural SOUP-Off.
Enterkin said the SOUP sponsors both an orphanage
and a school in Iganga, Uganda and people in America.
Enterkin said land was bought over the summer for a
new school and orphanage because the current ones are in
such rough shape. Enterkin said that she had several goals
in mind for the event earlier this year.
“Our biggest benchmark since we created SOUP was
making it so that every child was fed, tuition was paid,
water was provided, clothing and health care provided,”
Enterkin said
She said She said the next step will be safety and
security.
Enterkin was not alone in organizing this event. Senior
Lindsay Hannel and junior Abby Akridge helped get the
event together.
A major difference in this year’s event is the number of
T-shirts, Akridge said. Last year there were between 15 and
20 shirts sold. This year well over 100 tie-dyed shirts will
be sold. In addition the Board of Trustees will be present,
and they will present a Board of Trustees Choice Award,
which is the best soup as determined by the group.
The president’s office will be donating breaksticks and
drinks. Instead of a speaker there will be a panel featuring
Brin, Sarah Thomas and Katie Mitchell, all of whom have
been to Africa.
This year’s donators will include the President’s Office,
office of student affairs and Aramark.
Among the groups entering SOUP-Off are Student
Government Association and Krannert Center Activities
Board. Returning this year will be reigning winner of
the Golden Bowl Award-winning team, the staff advisory
committee.
Hannel said that she was pumped up to help out this
year after the success of this spring’s Soup-Off.
“My enthusiasm and passion for the Soup-Off is much
greater this year than it was last time around because now
I know what to expect,” Hannel said. “It was a little bit
easier to promote this year because they know what it is.
It is about building the anticipation this year.”

Record number of students attend Marthapalooza

Kelly Dickerson
Deputy News Editor
Director of Student Activities Cecily Crow said that in
addition to the increase in attendance, two additional rides
were featured this year at Marthapalooza.
“We had 2,000 people within the first hour we opened,”
Crow said.
Crow said the two extra rides were a great deal this
year.
“We spent $20,000 total on rides. The company initially
priced them at $25,000 but we were able to talk them down.
This is the second year we have used the same company
and we plan on continuing doing business with them,”
Crow said.
Crow said complaints were received about the long
lines and the food running out quickly.
Sophomore Courtney Large said the committee might
have not planned for such an increase in attendance from
past years.
“I feel like they weren’t as prepared for the larger
turnout this year. A lot of the food ran out within the first
hour,” Large said.
Crow said that the committee will be planning ways to
counteract the long lines for rides and the food running
out.
“We are considering the possibility of a budget resource
shift in order to bring in more rides and more food for next
year. We already cut out the outdoor movie which saved
about $400 to $500 and we were able to put that extra
money towards more food,” Crow said.
However, Junior Hannah Price, chair of the volunteer
committee thought that Marthapalooza was a hit this
year.
“In my opinion this year was the best one we’ve had,”
Price said.
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Bike safety essential on campus

Kelly Dickerson
Deputy News Editor

Sidewalk or road?
“It’s true that bikers have the right of way
but in a collision between a bike and a car,
the bike is going to lose every time,” General
Manager of Viking Cycle Works Casey Ret-
terer said. Equestrian Tailgate
Director of Campus Safety Bobby Abrams Come support the Eques-
said that bikes are expected to follow the same trian team today at 11 a.m.
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This means that bikers are expected to use
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The Government Game

As the November election
draws nearer, one is again
reminded that politics is like
a game in the mud: It doesn’t
matter how clean you are when
you go in, you’re going to come
out looking as dirty as the rest
of them. Indeed, government
seems to subject the moral code
of officials to the same equal-
izing effect that democracy has
on the rights of all citizens; the
only problem is the tendency
for the valleys to drag down
the mountains so to speak,
rather than vice-versa.
It seems that the political
nate the character of the other
guy. In a governmental system
where no one seems to have a
spotless record of success and
most have an extensive history
of questionable activities or
ethics violations, it seems that
American politics is destined
to be a game, not about who’s
right, but about who’s least
wrong.
So why the mess? These
people aren’t ignorant and
inexperienced—they are highly
educated, polished individu-
als who have at least superfi-
cial knowledge about public

The death of children’s narratives

tournament always ends on
a level playing field because
each side believes that winning
is determined by the one who
stoops the lowest. Amazingly,
government officials always
manage to defy physics and
continually break new records
in that category.
Indeed, mudslinging has
become a seemingly indis-
pensible tactic in nearly every
campaign play. Instead of talk-
ing about how well-designed
the programs they are going
to implement are, candidates
score points by disparaging
the successes (or highlighting
the failures) of everything their
opponent has ever done. One
might note that this is because
it is easier to dig up the dirt on
an opponent than it is to for-
mulate a plan of constructive
action. But once candidates
nab their trophies, it’s revealed
that their hands are as empty
as their brains, and they have
nothing to show for the past
year except for a pile of used
shovels.
If you read campaign lit-
erature, you notice that the
vast majority of it consists of
derogatory ranting against the
opposing candidate. Especially
after the playoffs—err, prima-
ries, some fliers don’t even
mention the candidate they’re
advocating because they don’t
have to. In a two-party system,
all you have to do is assassi-
The Carrier editorial reflects a consensus of the The Carrier’s editorial board.
issues. Those running for office
are often lawyers and accom-
plished businessmen. What is
it about politics that brings out
the toddler in those hoping to
be voted in? The answer isn’t
complicated: It’s us.
We, the citizens, the vot-
ers—we alone have the power
to bestow victory upon a
player. Candidates are compet-
ing for our attention and inter-
est. They want our votes, and if
they can’t get them by being the
best on the field, they are going
to do it by taking out everyone
else.
What if a person ran for
office on the principle that they
had no dirty laundry to air, no
paper trail of dubious mon-
etary exchanges, no unneces-
sary overseas “business” trips?
Would they win? Or are we too
fascinated by the messy scan-
dals and the dirty details of
personal lives of politicians?
In the end, we are the
umpire. The people on the bal-
lot are playing to us, trying to
give us what we want, and so
their campaign tactics merely
reflect our desires. If we want
change we will ultimately have
to decide to correct the way
that we look at politics and
decide what we want rather
than what we don’t want in a
political leader. Only then can
we judge candidates fairly. It’s
only when the judges are fair
that the game will be.
Gordie
Murphy
Graphics Editor
Children are smarter than we
often give them credit for. They
are certainly smarter than the
media gives them credit for, not
to mention more emotionally
durable. Children’s media, par-
ticularly television shows, has
gone downhill in recent years,
and does not give children the
full credit they deserve.
The narrative has all but per-
ished in children’s television.
There are very few children’s
shows—at least that I know
of—that contain a strong, over-
arching narrative.
Exhibit A, is a show called
“Fanboy and Chum Chum,” a
highly irritating show that per-
haps suffers more from a case
of Attention Deficit Disorder
than anything else. The show
is about two children who are
pretend superheroes, and have
related adventures. In the show
there are bright colors, loud
noises and as far as I can tell, no
plot. This format is used for the
sole purpose of entertainment
and distraction. It keeps kids
occupied but does not really
engage them.
Other long-standing shows
have gone the same route.
“Spongebob Squarepants” has
become increasingly manic
throughout its seasons. I feel
the same can be said about “The
Grim Adventures of Billy and
Mandy.” Most kids’ shows are
very episodic, at best.
The best counter-example I
can think of is “Avatar: The Last
Airbender,” which first aired in
2005. The show has an incredi-
ble narrative, but in many ways
matures beyond children’s tele-
vision. When we were kids, we
had lots of shows that told sto-
ries. Perhaps the best example
is Batman: the Animated Series,
perhaps still the best piece
of Batman-related media out
there. It is a wonderful explo-
ration of Batman, his various
villains, and the struggle of
Gotham city.
This show was much darker
than most other cartoons on at
the time. It was largely inspired
by the film noir style and was the
first cartoon to depict firearms.
Disney’s reaction to Batman was
the series “Gargoyles,” another
fairly dark show that told the
story of a race of mythical crea-
tures that wind up in present
day New York. The narrative
of their struggle to make a new
home for themselves continued
throughout the entire series. It
is this kind of storytelling that
is sadly lacking in today’s tele-
vision for children. Shows for
very small children have little
leeway; repetition and learning
are the key themes at a young
age. However, once they are a
little older, kids can take a little
more emotional abuse than we
dish out. Their media does not
have to consist entirely of bright
colors and silly antics.
The same applies to films for
children. Most are replete with
Computer Generated Imagery,
and keep children distracted
with the same strategies: bright
colors, talking animals and
manic antics. We try our best
to spare them any kind of emo-
tional duress. At the end of
“Wall-E,” the main character
magically comes back to life
to spare the children a downer
ending. Occasionally, a heavier
film comes out. “Coraline” is a
wonderful example of this. An
animated movie that kids could
see, it contained genuinely
creepy moments, and no small
amount of uncertainty about
the fate of the main character.
But with Neil Gaiman as the
author of the source material,
that is to be expected.
Ultimately, I think that chil-
dren are deprived of a truly
engaging, emotional experi-
ence. We are far too over-cau-
tious about protecting them,
and they are left with media
that is not rewarding, merely
distracting. I am not suggest-
ing that children be allowed to
watch fully mature shows; there
are things that they should not
see, but we are far too careful.

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october 21, 2010
Cleavage: a closer look
Matthew Stokes
Asst. Sports Editor
Cleavage: an edition of the Mer-
riam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
defines this as the depression between
a woman’s breasts especially when
made visible by the wearing of a low-
cut dress.
In the past two decades, wearing
revealing tops has become more popu-
lar, especially in the United States. I
do have one complaint: it never ceases
to confuse me as to why women com-
plain when they catch the opposite sex
checking them out. Clearly, this type of
attire begs for attention.
By no means is this an excuse for
sexual harassment or sexual assault.
Women have a right to be offended by
rude comments. However, they should
not be surprised if they catch their male
peers staring and looking down.
This infatuation with a woman’s
chest is not a new phenomenon. Rich-
ard J. Alapack, an associate profes-
sor of psychology at the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology,
said that by the mid-twentieth cen-
tury, American men were crazy about
breasts.
“Men admired, feared, revered and
stared at a woman’s ‘upfront’ promi-
nence. Her breasts, the source of ever-
flowing nourishment, constituted her
power. They had better be big! Mor-
ever, if you have them, flaunt ‘em,”
Alapack said in his 2009 article for The
Journal of Popular Culture.
The reasons for this trend are
numerous. The American Psychologi-
cal Association’s 2007 Report of the
APA Task Force on the Sexualization of
Girls reports that the media, advertise-
ments, clothing and the Internet are just
several of the factors that contribute to
the obsession with breasts. Advertise-
Selfishness isn’t so bad after all
Katherine Lavey
Features Editor
I contemplated and stared at a blank
screen for approximately ten minutes.
Twenty. Checked Facebook messages,
e-mail, Skpyed, texted and the list can
go on. Larger problems than myself
had crept into my life, the last thing I
wanted to do was write an editorial.
Recently, my parents informed me
they were getting a divorce. It was
hard to comprehend, confusion to say
the least. When you hear something
serious over the phone, what are you
supposed to say? Speaking with her
in mid-shock, “I didn’t want to bur-
den you with this, especially so close
to graduation.” Oh, but you did, ma.
Thanks.
Being the emotional being that I
am, caring was inevitable. So, I picked
up some of my things, laundry, study
material and my laptop to drive an
hour home on a Wednesday after-
noon. Expecting the worst, I sat on the
sofa listening to how this strange and
unexpected event occurred. Soon, my
mom relaxed and shared her story.
Rest assured, it was quite the overload.
Divorce seems so drastic especially after
28 years, she said. Rhetorical questions
hit: “What am I supposed to do, now?”
or “Do you think he has a girlfriend?” I
opinions
ments for Victoria’s Secret serve as an
example of this. Bra product names
like Very Sexy and Sexy Little Things
do not take a very subtle approach as
to what image the company is enabling
their costumers to give off by wear-
ing such attire. Other companies are
just as guilty of allowing their female
buyers to see themselves as sexualized
objects instead of girls and women that
deserve respect. Just look at Frederick’s
of Hollywood, which markets itself as
“the original sex symbol.”
If female students really want to
be respected by their male counter-
parts, then they need to stop dressing
immodestly.
For one thing, when a woman
wears a revealing top, it puts a man in
an awkward position. He tries to make
eye contact while doing all he can to
not make the slightest glance at her
chest. It can be distracting when trying
to have a conversation, diverting atten-
try to lighten the mood by being funny,
“Well mom, maybe he’s gay.”
This leads me to the conclusion, no
matter the situation or perception of
how things are, no one is ever happy
anymore. Satisfaction is momentary
then it disappears. We can see it in so
many entertainers’ lives: Tiger Woods,
Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears and
Hugh Heffner. Woods may have a sex-
ual addiction but he most likely isn’t
satisfied. Jolie keeps adopting chil-
dren, clearly unsatisfied somewhere
in her life. Spears having children and
making hit single comebacks equals
her need in filling a void in her life, or
more money makes one happy. Heffner
continues to have women by his side.
Average day people are unsatisfied.
Look at the gory movies or pornogra-
phy that is beyond sexually arousing.
Furries? Two girls one cup?
The reasons as to why people are
separating are because they have
become so involved with themselves.
Giving each other selfish reasons as to
why they can’t work hard in their rela-
tionships is pathetic. My parents were
each other’s “first love” and now, in
their mid-life crises, they are falling
apart. One thing I respected them
for was that they were able to keep
a long-distant and fragile relation-
ship together. I guess my expectations
aimed too high.
We are all selfish beings living a
short life and in a society where we
keep wanting more. Some crave success
CAMPUS CARRIER PAGE 5
“If you were running for
office, what would your
campaign slogan be?”
Catch the
gingeritis.’”
Tanner Huynh Asst. Graphics Editor
tion from her face. Instead, his eyes are
inclined to look down. Either my mind Robby Rook
is in the gutter or she really cannot Sophomore
hold a decent conversation. Secondly,
this style of dress makes a man almost
unconsciously have dirty thoughts.
Dressing to tease has always been a
part of the way men and women inter-
act, but ladies, let’s not have your idea
being cute end off coming off as inap-
Free refills
propriate. The solution to this problem
for everone.”
is not more regulation because that
will just make young women rebel and
dress this way even more. It is about
educating girls at a young age that
they do not need to see themselves as Luke Cunningham
sex objects. Dressing in inappropriate Junior
clothing hides insecurities about one’s
body. Girls need to learn at an early
age that they can look sexy and be con-
fident without going too far. Instead of
wearing a low-cut dress, wear a tank
top and athletic shorts. I know a lot of Aim High.”
guys that would find that style sexy.
and the great possibilities money can Aaron High
bring. That can be okay. Selfishness is Senior
not the problem. We should just accept
it. We can do what we want but when
it comes to hurting someone else, that
is enough. Self-discipline needs to be
aquired. I’ve learned something from
the crazy old folks, I am selfish and I
plan on not hurting someone because All day.
I’ll be too caught up in enjoying life. everyday, yeah,
We should all keep ourselves busy. yeah, yeah”
Students should keep doing every-
thing, from playing on the new iPhone Colleen L’Neil
to Skypeing, working out, attending and Sarah Steffan
SGA meetings or working on the year- Freshmen
book. Lets stay that way. Do you.
We can sit on Facebook all day.
Our personal life and significant other
(s) will always be there. No need to
stop working hard and being selfish.
Live the way you want, just don’t hurt
people in the making. Let’s not get
involved with that significant other, Go the right way,
especially at such a young age. I was vote for Hay.”
multitasking away, worrying about
my life and now my dearest mother is
struggling because she is about to lose
the man she was supposed to grow old Derek Hay
with. Senior
Maybe you’ve already found that
someone but college isn’t the time or
place. To my fellow students, keep it
casual, intimate or not, mind set is key. Letter Submission Policy
Letters to the editor must include a name, address and
That significant other is not top priority
phone number, along with the writer’s class year or
at such a prime time in your life. Learn title. The Carrier reserves the right to edit for length,
from your elders. style, grammar and libel.
E-mail: campus_carrier@berry.edu
PAGE 6, CAMPUS CARRIER
Ways
to be
Thrifty in Rome
Claudia Hagan
News Editor
Where can you find a wedding dress,
Halloween costume and an old sewing
machine for bargain prices? If you said
thrift store, then you are correct. Thrift
stores come in different shapes in sizes,
but they have one ideal in common: using
one person’s trash to make into someone
else’s treasure.
The thrill of a treasure hunt is what
keeps Alice Bristow, associate professor
and costume designer for many of the
plays held in the E.H Young Theater, com-
ing back to these hidden islands.
“I love finding the treasure. There are
Vase has been used as
a flower holder. From
Goodwill and costs
$1.21
Features
tons of garments to explore. The one thing
that I go through and look at is the fabric,”
she said. “Once I find a high quality fabric,
it’s just perfect.”
For some, the adventure of going to a
thrift shop is brought on by an event.
“I like to go and look for costumes,”
senior Courtney Cooper said, “especially,
when I need an outrageous Christmas
themed sweater or dress.”
In fact, the need for a unique piece of
clothing is what drives some to venture
into the world of thrifting.
“I started going to thrift stores when
I was an undergrad,” Bristow said. “We
would have these themed parties after
a (theater) show. We could always find a
Dinosour cookie
jar and used as a
decoration. From
Goodwill and
costs $3
Elephant decoration from
Good will costs $4.00
dress to buy.”
Thrift stores are not only a treasure
trove, but a center for creativity.
“It’s great to be able to reuse garments
whether you wear them as you find them
or redesign them,” Bristow said. “It allows
you to have your own art pieces.”
Thrift stores offer not only a variety of
items, but a telling tale of a community.
Thrift stores collect their treasures from
the local community, which allows them to
function as a middle man in an exchange
of compassion.
“It’s great to see what people con-
tribute,” Cooper said. “It’s pretty
entertaining.”
“These types of places defiantly have
October 21, 2010
Consignment shops
an impact on the community,” senior Tom
Baldvins.
"It's great," senior Marlana Morgan
said. "I try to recycle my clothes, and I re-
ally like being able to give back."
You cannot only find articles of cloth-
ing at thrift stores, but you could find any-
thing of your heart’s desire.
“When I was a kid, I would go look for
Artari games at Goodwill,” Baldvins said.
“It was the only place that I could find
them.”
Next time you’re in need, make sure to
check out the local thrift shops. You will
not only save money, but be an active
member in the community.
Teapot and used to make tea
and decor is from Goodwill
for $2.
October 21, 2010 Features CAMPUS CARRIER PAGE 7
make for a new
shopping experience
candl
er ho
bbs, As
st. Photo
Editor
Above: Freshman Mary Chambers models clothing from Hospitality House off Shorter Avenue.
Right: Junior Kelsey Blankenship models a $300 prom dress that is in great condition. At Posh off
Broad Street, there are other name brand items from the consignment shop, such as Gucci slip-on heels.
Left: Junior Luke Cunningham models a fitting burgandy blazer and orange tie.
Tips for Thrifting
• Look out for wear and tear on garments
• Make sure to look out for something that is unusual
• Going right after a holiday, like Christmas, is key
• Keep an eye out for brand new items
• Be safe. Make sure to wash or clean purchased items
• Most importantly, have an open mind. You never
know what you’ll find!
• You never know when you’ll find a brand name or
vintage item
• Outer wear is easy to find
• Look past what the item is to see what it could be
• It’s fun to just look
• If it smells in the store, it’ll smell at home
Ashley mcintyre, Managing Editor candler hobbs, Asst. Photo Editor
PAGE 8, CAMPUS CARRIER ENTERTAINMENT October 21, 2010

Online games provide community online, pass time in the real world
WILLIAM ANTHONY
Staff Writer
As Facebook converges various forms
of media entertainment, online games are
progressively becoming another enjoyable
but addictive activitiy for avid Facebook
users.
Throughout a typical school day, stu-
dents are logging onto their Facebook
accounts for many different reasons. They
either want to communicate with friends
about upcoming events or activities, post
statuses or photographs pertaining to their
lifestyles or play Facebook games.
Eric Sands, professor of political science,
said he has noticed how Facebook is using
an online trend in order to entice more Face-
book users with the excitement of playing a
computer game.
coins when they harvest enough crops.
Rewards range from fields of crops
that provide an income of farm coins, to
a fixed rate of rubles so that a pakhan can
buy a Snayperskaya Vintovka or a RAS-
55. In addition, users can purchase special
rewards or leveling strengths with a credit
card or PayPal. Costs range from $19.50 to
$50.00
Farmville and Mafia Wars both exem-
plify the time and challenges put into the
structure of a Facebook game.
In Mafia Wars, players have challeng-
ing missions, like taking over a casino or
extorting a corrupt judge in order to move
up to a higher position in the family.
The creativity of an engaging game like
Mafia Wars is what makes people enjoy
the games. The challenges allow them to
understand the strategy of the program’s
activities.
Another way Facebook games keep peo-
ple coming back to play more is the use of
paying for the games.
photo courtesy zynga

“It doesn’t strike me as anything worse
or better than other web games. It strikes
me that it’s another extension of games,”
Sands said.
There are several programs to join such
as Mafia Wars, Farmville, Frontierville,
Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, Café World, Trea-
sure Isle, Vampire Wars and Warstorm. The
main objective of all the games is to move
up to the next level by completing challeng-
ing tasks, which require time and strategic
planning.
The Zynga-developed activities allow
players to move up a level by winning
reward points, which can enhance the
property in a game. The winnings are spe-
cial types of income for the game. Users
can earn farm coins in Farmville by plant-
ing and harvesting crops to help grow their
farm. As a result, the player receives farm
During the schedule of a busy day, many
students resort to Facebook games in order
to have a break from studying for a class or
typing a paper.
Sophomore Josh Huitt said he enjoys
interacting with his peers as he plays games
like Farmville. He recognizes the social
interaction with other players.
“Your friends play it. You can associ-
ate it with them. It gives you something to
talk about with them as well. Plus, you can
compete with them. That’s always fun,”
Huitt said.
Facebook games may be viewed as
an introverted activity, but there is still a
strong sense of social community. Friends
can fight each other in Vampire Wars or
become neighbors in Farmville. People can
also receive news feedback or gifts from
their acquaintances as they become more
Facebook applications like Farmville attract over 53-mllion active users monthly. In this game,
members are able to plow, plant, and harvest their fields in an attempt to earn the income
known as farm coins.
involved in the challenges of a game. time on the Internet. It also takes up too
While participation is an important much space on Facebook,” West said.
element for the progression for the online As Facebook becomes more advanced,
activities, some people prefer to stay out games continue to play an exciting but con-
of the social realm of a game. Sophomore suming part in the social activities of people
Michael Sexton said he is not a participant who log on everyday. Based on how much
in Facebook games, but is aware of how time someone dedicates to a program,
students do enjoy the time put into the games can either be a positive or negative
programs. influence over a daily schedule.
“It is a good escape for students from
the eat-sleep-study schedule. I also think
that they can be a problem if people play
them too much,” Sexton said.
Since online games have a reputation for
time consumption. Junior Morgan West said
she chooses to not play Facebook games.
“They would make me spend too much

Young voters vent frustration to Obama in MTV forum

maRGARET talev
McClatchy Newspapers
If Democrats are counting
on young and minority voters
to keep them in power in next
month’s elections, the under-30
audience at a nationally televised
youth forum Thursday showed
President Barack Obama that
they’re feeling dissatisfied, too.
Over the course of the hour-
long event hosted by Viacom
networks MTV, BET and CMT,
Obama took one critical question
after another from among the 225
young men and women in the
studio audience and thousands
more sending their thoughts via
Twitter.
A young Republican woman
from Austin, Texas, in the audi-
ence, kicked things off, saying
she had “very much respected”
his pledge in his 2008 campaign
for more bipartisanship but “to
be frank, when all was said and
done, I don’t think that actually
happened.” A young man from
Mississippi thought Obama was
too soft on illegal immigration.
A young man from Washing-
ton said despite the bailouts and
stimulus, unemployment’s still
above 9 percent and college grad-
uates can’t find work.
“Why should we still support
you going forward with your
monetary and economic poli-
No stranger to town halls, President Obama opens up dialouge with young voters to hear their issues, fears and
greatest hopes.
cies, and if the economy does not
improve over the next two years,
why should we vote you back
in?”
Viewers were asked to send in
via Twitter their greatest hopes or
fears. Two messages were read
aloud to the president: “My great-
est fear is that we are turning into
a Communist country” and “My
greatest fear is that Obama will be
re-elected.”
Obama mostly took it all in
Kim Harston, Baltimore Sun/MCT
stride, although the criticism got
under his skin a couple of times.
He said his administration’s poli-
cies didn’t cause the recession
and had staved off a second Great
Depression. He also said that
“taxes aren’t higher” than they
were when he took office.
One woman quizzed Obama
on why he hadn’t yet ended the
“don’t ask, don’t tell” policy ban-
ning openly gay Americans from
military service. Her question
came on the same day the Obama
administration appealed a federal
judge’s ruling that the military
must stop enforcing the 17-year-
old policy.
Obama wants gays to be able
to openly serve, but defended his
team’s steps, saying, “Congress
explicitly passed a law that took
away the power of the executive
branch to end this policy unilat-
erally so this is not a situation
in which with a stroke of a pen
I can simply end the policy.” He
added that, “It has to be done in
a way that is orderly, because we
are involved in a war right now. .
. This policy will end, and it will
end on my watch.”
Not everyone had an ax to
grind.
Some just wanted to tell Obama
about their experiences, includ-
ing a young woman awaiting her
green card and victims of Internet
bullying, domestic violence and
poor schools.
Others wanted to know more
about his feelings.
Does he think sexual identity
is a choice? “I don’t think it’s a
choice,” Obama said. “I think
people are born with a certain
makeup and that we’re all chil-
dren of God.”
On a question about racial
tensions, Obama blamed the
economy, saying that people out
of work or afraid of losing their
homes become more worried
“about what other folks are doing,
and sometimes that organizes
itself around kind of a tribal atti-
tude, and issues of race become
more prominent.”
He said the racially diverse
audience, though, puts those
problems in perspective. “This
audience just didn’t exist 20 years
ago,” he said.
Page 9, Campus Carrier Entertainment october 21, 2010

HALLOWEEN IS “BOO”MING
AUSTIN WOLFF
Asst. Entertainment
Editor

This Halloween season, more than ever before, Berry and the Rome/
Floyd communities are celebrating with several fantastic events.
From haunted houses that will give you a dose of terror for the
year, to ghost stories, movies, dances, trick-or-treating venues and fall
festivals, there is something for everyone, regardless of fear tolerance.
Get your costumes ready, because this Hallow-
een will be one you will not want to miss.

Tricks, treats and festivals Trick-or-treating

Chiaha Festival- Saturday, Oct. 23 and Sunday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ridge
Ferry Park, Rome.
Cave Spring Fall Festival- Saturday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Downtown Cave
Spring.
Kmart Halloween carnival- Saturday, Oct. 30 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with a costume
contest at 3 p.m. There will be games, a scavenger hunt, cake walk, popcorn and
candy.
On Saturday, Oct. 30:
Downtown Broad Street trick-or-treating is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Many stores are par-
ticipating in giving out candy.
Downtown Cave Spring Trick-or-treating, 5 p.m.
Mount Berry Square Mall is giving out trick-or-treat bags filled with coupons to the
first 500 children. The trick-or-treating event takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Rome Neighborhood Trick-or-treating, Saturday night.

What’s going on at Berry?

Oak Hill & Berry Museum’s Haunted History Tours
Saturday, Oct. 23 and Saturday Oct. 30 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The tours will take guests through the Oak Hill estate and Berry’s campus to historic
locations, including the Cabin in the Pines, Possum Trot and Barnwell Chapel. The tours will feature past and present ghost stories related to
Berry, including living histories acted out by local actors and storytellers. Limited seating is available. To RSVP, call (706) 368-6775. The price is
$5 per person.

Scary Berry, sponsored by the Block and Bridle Club-

Take a tour around the haunted Victory Lake. Who knows what you may encounter? The price is $5 for students and $7 for non-students.
Tours are Thursday, Oct. 28 through Saturday, Oct. 30, after dark.

Haunted House, sponsored by the Berry College Alternate Realities Club- Thursday, Oct. 28.
8 p.m. to 10 p.m. More information will be announced via email.
Halloween Swing Dance, sponsored by the Swing Dance Club-
Thursday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Spruill Ballroom

Halloween Movie and Bonfire, sponsored by Viking Fusion and KCAB-

This year’s movie is being chosen by the Berry community. The options include: “Halloween,”
“The Ring,” “The Exorcist” and “Paranormal Activity.” The movie and bonfire will be in
Clara Bowl on Oct 29 at 9 p.m.

The Art Department Halloween Jam- Friday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Moon building.

Scare Away Breast Cancer Trail Run- Saturday, Oct. 30, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location to be announced

Halloween Dance, “The Boneyard Bash,” sponsored by KCAB- Saturday, Oct. 30,
9 p.m. to 12 a.m. in Ford Gym.

Storytellers and Haunted Houses and

ghost hunters at
Chieftains Museum
The Seven Hills Tellers will be presenting
their best Halloween stories on Saturday,
Oct. 30.
At 7 p.m., the stories will be more light-
hearted. When the clock strikes 8 p.m., the
stories become more frightening, not suit-
able for young ears. available to answer any questions you
Tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for chil-
dren under 13. Doors open at 7 p.m., with
limited seating available.
The Southern Paranormal Investigators
will present, “Are you with us?” at the
Rome Chieftains Museum on Sunday,
presenting at 7:30 p.m., bringing their lat-
horror trails
est investigation of the haunting of the
museum’s property. They will also dem-
onstrate their equipment and even offer
people the chance to become investiga-
tors themselves. The only requirement is
to bring your own camera. They will be
may have about what they do and about
their findings at the Chieftains museum.
Admission to the museum for this event is
$4 per person. For more information, visit
www.chieftainsmuseum.org or call (706)
291-9494.
Cave Springs Cave Screams Ghost
Walk-
Tours start at the welcome center in
Cave Spring at 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9
p.m, with the last two tours more intense
than the first, child-friendly tour.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at
the Peddler and Cave Spring Welcome
Center.
Bloodwood Trail-
Two horror trails, “Wrong Turn” and
“Carnival Carnage,” are located at 196
Painter Road in Rome.
Participants will have to avoid traps and
navigate mazes while running away
from costumed people on the trails. Seven Hills, is located near Fuddruckers
The trails will be on Friday and Satur-
day, Oct. 22-23 and Thursday through
Sunday, Oct. 28-31, from dark until mid-
night. The price is $7.50 per trail.
Gates of Misery Haunted House-
Thursdays through Saturdays until Hal-
loween, people far and wide can go to
this haunted house expecting terrify-
ing bloody scenes, creepy clowns and
countless rooms of horror. You never
know what will be lurking behind the
next corner.
Tickets are $13 and go on sale at 7:00
p.m. The haunted house begins at 7:30
p.m. For a $2 off admission coupon, go
to www.gatesofmisery.com and click
the ‘admission’ link. Gates of Misery
haunted house, formerly Haunting of the
restaurant, across the street from the
Floyd County Board of Education.
Page 10, campus carrier Sports october 21, 2010

Golf team
to complete
fall season
Megan Benson
Sports Editor

The men’s golf team will play their last tournament of

the fall season Oct. 25-26 in Greensboro, N.C. at the Tom
and Bettie O’Briant Memorial.
The Vikings enter their final weekend with two top-five
finishes out of their first four tournaments. Some of the top
performers for the men’s team are senior Chadd Reynolds,
sophomore Jose Garcia and freshman Alex Elmore.
Head coach Brian Farrer said he hopes the team will be
competitive.
“I want them to feel the pressure. If we can put our-
selves in a position to win, we can work out that intensity
that the guys need,” Farrer said. “It’s more exciting that
way. Well, as exciting as golf ever is.”
Farrer said although the men’s season has gone well,
several key factors led to some disappointing finishes.
“Golf is awesome, but they understand that academics
come first,” Farrer said. “The team had to juggle academics
with practice and it was a struggle because we have such
a young team.”
The men and women’s teams combined have 10 fresh-
men and sophomores this season. Meredith McDermott, Photo Editor
Farrer said the leadership that has been shown by Reyn-
olds and senior Caysie Holley has been pivotal in their Elmore said that although the team’s performance in make up.”
respective team’s development. the fall did not live up to expectations, he hopes that the The spring season will mark the end of several key golf-
“We’ve had a big role in leadership with Chadd and spring season will yield better results. ers’ tenures at Berry.
Caysie,” Farrer said. “They’ve set the tone and have led “I’m really hoping to do better next semester,” Elmore Crumley predicted that her last semester will be
by example.” said. “I didn’t play as well as I hoped so I’m really going bittersweet.
Elmore said he has appreciated the leadership shown to put in time over the winter practicing and making “The coaches spoil us. I’m really going to miss the trips
from the upperclassmen on the team. improvements.” and the coach’s singing – Farrer has some lovely vocals,”
“It’s nice to join a team with a family unit built in. It The women’s golf teams’ season ended Oct. 11 at the Crumley said. “I’ll miss hanging out with all the golfers
makes it easier to fit in and make friends,” Elmore said. BSC Southern Shootout in Birmingham, Ala. where the and the stupid jokes.”
Reynolds said he understands that by being a senior and Lady Vikings finished 15th out of 17 teams. “I’m just trying to enjoy it as much as I can. The tourna-
team captain, he has to put himself in a leadership role. “We did not play as well as in the past few years,” ments are kind of a break from school,” Reynolds said. “I
“I want to set a good example for the freshmen. It’s hard said senior Erica Crumley. “We have a lot of room for haven’t really had time to think, ‘oh, this is my last year;’
for them having to juggle full-time academics with tourna- improvement.” It would affect my game, but I think it’ll start to really hit
ments,” Reynolds said. “I like to show them that you can’t “The women have some work to do,” Farrer said. me in the spring.”
get off track with your studies. I like to be there for them “They’re a fairly young team with only a couple of upper- Farrer said he hopes everyone is healthy for the spring
and show them what four years of experience means.” classmen. Luckily, we’ve had good leadership with them.” and that he expects both teams to figure it out and put
Reynolds said that for the most part, he is proud of the While most athletic teams at Berry have had to struggle themselves in a position to win and be competitive.
way he and the team have played thus far. with the switch from NAIA to NCAA Division III, Farrer “We really want to have that intensity and nerves that
“We’ve played well,” Reynolds said. “We have a good said the golf team’s transition has not been as hard. comes from close competition,” Farrer said.
amount of top-10 finishes and a first-place finish as well. “We’re one of the least affected teams at Berry. So, we’re Both the men and women’s teams’ 2011 spring seasons
It’s good for our confidence to carry into next semester.” blessed from that standpoint,” Farrer said. “We’re really begin Mar. 7.
doing well in the transition, but we have some ground to

Cost of athletic injuries more than financial Upcoming Sports

Matthew Stokes
Asst. Sports Editor
The cost of athletic injuries is not always
financial: it can be emotional as well.
Head athletic trainer Ginger Swann
said there have been more athletic injuries
at Berry this year than ever before. Then
again, there are more athletes at the school
broke down. It hurt because that used to be said was difficult for him.
me out there playing.” “At first I was devastated because bas- Oct. 21 @ 3:30 p.m.
Head coach Lorenzo Canalis said Czyz ketball is a huge part of my life, and we did
is not alone on her team’s injured list. He not know if I was going to play again for
Men’s Soccer vs. Reinhardt
said counting Czyz there are four players the rest of my life,” Mixer said. “It took me College
that are out for the season. This includes a couple of months to realize this [was] not
seniors Kate Ross (torn ACL), Ali Shaw the end of the world.”
(chronic hamstring problems) and fresh- Over time Mixer said he learned to Oct. 23 @ 6 p.m.
man Allison Gehron embrace his role as Women’s Soccer vs. Emory

“
than ever before because of the new sports (knee). an encourager for University
that have been introduced in recent years. Canalis said at I was devastated because his teammates as he
Swann said that helping the injured ath- least half a dozen was present at all but
basketball is a huge part
letes can be a fairly simple task. other players have one of the Vikings’ Oct. 23 @ 1 p.m.

”
“Most of the time you find athletes that missed time with of my life, and we did not games. Missing the Swimming vs. King College
are determined to get back out there as soon ankle injuries for a know if I was going to season gave Mixer
as they can. They are highly motivated,” wide variety of rea- play again for the rest of new perspective on
Swann said. “They will do whatever you sons. These inju-
my life.
where basketball fit Oct. 23 @ 9 a.m.
tell them to do.” ries have forced the into his life.
This is not to say that being injured is coaching staff to “My biggest per-
Running @ Southeast
Matt Mixer
not without its fair share of challenges. rethink the team’s Senior spective change was Classic
Sophomore Rachel Czyz, a forward on offensive and defen- basketball was not
the women’s soccer team, has two herni- sive strategies. So everything in the
ated discs, her L4 and L5, that have kept far Canalis said the world,” Mixer said. Oct. 25-26
her off the field for the 2010 season. Ini- team has struggled to score goals partially He said he started to change his focus from Men’s Golf - Tom & Bettie
tially she said the severity of her injury did due to these injuries. At the same time, he basketball to being able to walk again. O’Briant Memorial
not register in her mind. said that injuries have given other players Czyz and Mixer agreed that though it
“It did not hit me until the first epidural opportunities to step in and perform. took time to adjust to not being able to play
that I might not be able to play this season. Redshirt senior Matt Mixer, a forward the sports they love, they learned to take Oct. 26 @ 7 p.m.
That took a big toll on me. Just watching on the men’s basketball team, missed the pride in supporting their teammates from Volleyball vs. Brenau
the girls warm up to one of the first games entire 2009-2010 season with three degen- the sidelines.
that I got to go to was hard,” Czyz said. “I erative discs in his lower back, which he
october 21, 2010 Sports page 11, campus carrier

Swim team set to begin season

Coach expects ‘quality’ season
Ashley McIntyre
Managing Editor
The Vikings and Lady Vikings swim
and dive teams will open their second sea-
son on Oct. 23 with a home meet against
LaGrange College.
Last season, the teams finished ninth in
the Appalachian Swim Conference, which
consists of NAIA teams and Division III
teams. This year, head coach Paul Flinch-
baugh said the team’s goal is to finish in the
top five in the conference.
“With the man-power and quality of
student athletes we have, I think we can do
it,” Flinchbaugh said.
The teams started practice on Sept. 20
and practices six days a week, with two
practice sessions two of these days.
“Practices are good, definitely tough,”
said freshman Graydon McCrite. “We defi-
nitely train hard here at Berry College.”
One the teams’ more noticeable changes
from last season is the number of swim-
mers. During the 2009-2010 season, the
Vikings finished with five competing mem-
bers and the Lady Vikings with six. This
season, the Vikings have bolstered their
roster with nine swimmers, while the Lady
Vikings have 14.
“Last year was a little weird because
we were all new, even the coaches,” said
senior Jessica Rogers. “Usually when you
join a team you have students who have
been there for three years or so and have
traditions, and last year we had to make
our own. Now, returning swimmers have
these traditions and are passing them on to
freshmen.”
Eight of the swimmers are returning
from the inaugural season. Although both
teams are relatively young, Flinchbaugh
said the teams are on track to rewrite all of
the school records that were set last year.
Rogers said that this season’s teams are
much more competitive than last season’s.
“Compared to last year, it’s been a crazy
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improvement,” said Rogers. “We were able
to start practicing at a much higher level
than last year.”
Flinchbaugh said one of the teams’ big-
gest strengths lie in the diversity and qual-
ity of the athletes.
“Our swimmers are truly talented and
are coming together as a team exceptionally
well,” Flinchbaugh said. “There’s excel-
lent team morale and they look forward to
practices and meets.”
McCrite said the team definitely has a
family atmosphere and that sometimes,
even the coaching staff gets involved.
“Josh [Hersko] pumps us up by yelling
a lot,” McCrite said. “Sometimes he takes it
overboard, but it’s still pretty cool.”
Rogers said one of the team goals was
increasing team spirit this season and that
more teammates makes it easier for them
to bond and be more encouraging towards
each other.
Flinchbaugh said the process of building
a swim and dive program is going “excep-
tionally well”. Recruiting is done on a con-
stant basis and Flinchbaugh said there is a
possibility that the team could gain a few
swimmers from transfer in January, even
though their status for the season the other
half of the season is undetermined.
“The students we’re bringing in are
quality swimmers, and are academically
[expectionally] as well,” he said.
McCrite said he is looking forward to
traveling for competition.
“I’m really excited for the out of town
meets,” McCrite said. “We get to go to
some really cool places; Arizona, Savannah
and Sewanee, Tennessee.” The teams’ trip
to Arizona will be for training during the
winter.
Saturday’s competition against LaGrange
begins at 1 p.m. and Rogers said she is con-
fident in the teams’ competitive abilities.
“We can definitely beat them,” she said.

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Bikes
continued from pg. 3
Sophomore Will Corley said he wishes bikers would
stay on the roads or be more cautious when using
sidewalks.
“Bikers just don’t pay attention to where they’re
going. They expect pedestrians to just get out of their
way. A biker has actually run over my foot and didn’t
even glance back after it happened,” Corley said.
Abrams said there were three accidents last year that
happened between cars and bicycles.
“Bikes are definitely good things. We encourage peo-
ple to use them. But it’s very important that bicyclists
pay attention and don’t get distracted, just like people
are expected to do when driving a car,” Abrams said.
Retterer said bikers need to use caution even on the
sidewalks.
“Bikers need to be wary of pedestrians when they’re
using the sidewalks. Many of the sidewalks on campus
are very narrow and that makes it dangerous for bikers
to go around pedestrians. I believe it’s more the respon-
sibility of the biker to make sure they don’t hit anyone.
They can easily cut into the grass and go around peo-
ple,” Retterer said.
Abrams said that in addition to following the rules
of the road, bikers should also have a light for riding at
night.
Retterer said that if bikers don’t have a light, they
should have a reflector at the very least.
“The Berry campus is lit about as well as it can be but
it still gets very dark and that can be very dangerous for
bikers. Bikers need to be extra cautious at night, espe-
cially at intersections. They need to make sure that cars
see them before going through an intersection,” Retterer
said.
Retterer said that about once a week a student
will come in to the bike shop because of some kind of
wreck.
“A general maintenance check can help prevent a lot
of accidents. Do a quick tire and brake check before get-
ting on your bike. It’s also a good idea to bring your bike
in about once a month for a tune-up,” Retterer said.
The bike shop sells helmets and lights and is open
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The shop is located by the barns near Morgan Hall.

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of the Berry Farms Jersey Milk Enter- Baker, the general manager of that enter- is great, the local consumer must not be

Food
continued from pg. 1
“They were extremely impressed with
the practices here and what the students
were doing here,” Massey said.
Whole Foods representatives came
back for a second visit during the sum-
mer of 2010.
“During the second visit, they brought
the regional vice president for purchas-
ing from Atlanta, the coordinator of all
of their meat purchasing and the produce
buyer,” Massey said. “Subsequently, we
have had conference calls with all of them
as well as the people that purchase milk
and cheese.”
It was toward the end of the sum-
mer that senior Rachel Di Pietro, CEO
prise, became aware of the potential for
a partnership.
“We had just gotten our feet under-
neath us with our first processing facility,
Utterly Cool Dairy, which processes our
milk into cheese. When we had gotten
that stabilized, we started communicat-
ing with Whole Foods,” Di Pietro said.
“We have been talking to them off and on
since July.”
Di Pietro said that Whole Foods is
mostly interested in fresh cheeses that
are locally produced. She had an impor-
tant role because she was the sole person
working the enterprise this summer.
“I was able to take part in the confer-
ence calls with Whole Foods and discuss
with them what they were looking for,”
Di Pietro said.
Massey said Whole Foods is also inter-
ested in what the Berry Farms Angus
Beef unit has to offer as well. Senior Josh
prise, said he was introduced to the idea
of a partnership by Massey sometime
during the 2009-2010 school year.
“He approached us about that, and we
pondered how much meat we could actually
give them,” Baker said. “We do have a very
limited supply, and we were worried at first
that they would not even look at us as a
producer because of that limited supply.”
Baker said that eventually the two
groups agreed to three individual steers
of beef for this year’s supply as a trial run.
Baker said there is one more hurdle left
for the Angus Beef unit though.
“One thing that we are going to have
to work through is our certified processor,
Sheriff’s Meat Processing, LLC. Whole
Foods has to inspect their facility,” Baker
said. “They have to go through an audit
so that we could become a producer for
Whole Foods.”
Baker said that while the partnership
forgotten.
“I also think we need to remember to
stay grounded in the fact that local con-
sumers have built these enterprises,”
Baker said. “We need to remember those
one-on-one relationships.”
Massey said the timeline for releasing
the produce will be this fall and then, by
March 2011, the Angus Beef unit will be
selling three of its steers.
“The location that we have agreed to
with Whole Foods is the Harry’s Farmers
Market on Powers Ferry Road in Cobb
County,” Massey said. “That will be the
so-called Berry store, and that is where
we will begin all of our marketing efforts
and our partnership with Whole Foods.”

BOLD’s Halloween Swing ‘N’ Scream

To Benefit the William S. Davis Homeless Shelters
Friday, October 29th 6:30-9:30pm
$5.00 in advance or $10.00 for walk-ups
Come out and ride the BOLD Giant Swing as many times as you like! Halloween costumes are encouraged, but just
be sure you can put on a harness and helmet. Located at the BOLD challenge course located near the Hoge Building
Must register and pay in person at the BOLD office on the third floor
of the Cage or in Krannert October 21st, 26th and 28th
*Berry Students only. Must present a valid ID at event.