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Congress may reconsider college savings rules

ALICE TRUONG
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WASHINGTON- Parents are busy prep-
ping their high-school graduates for college
that should include catching up on the latest
rules for 529 plans.
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dent’s 529 college savings plan to pay for
tuition costs, room and board, books and a
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association that advocates for the plans. The
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tion of the Internal Revenue Service code.
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vision that allowed students to use 529-plan
money to pay for computers and other equip-
ment. Separately, the stock-market downturn
prompted the U.S. Treasury Department to
tweak 529 plan rules to allow for two invest-
ment changes per year, rather than just one,
but that was a temporary rule change that
ended in 2009.
A college-savings bill currently in the
House Ways and Means committee the Sav-
ings Enhancement for Education in College
Act, or H.R. 1351 would make permanent the
rules regarding computers and the number
of investment changes allowed, plus expand
the current Saver’s Credit to apply to college
savings.
Backers of the college-savings bill, which is
sponsored by Democratic Rep. Earl Pomeroy
of North Dakota, say allowing two changes
per year is important, given the market’s
volatility.
“While we don’t want people to move their
money all the time, having two times when
they can seems reasonable,” said Joan Mar-
shall, executive director of College Savings
Plans of Maryland who also sits on the board
of the College Savings Plans Network.
The saver’s credit offers lower-income sav-
ers a tax credit as a reward for putting money
aside, but currently it applies solely to retire-
ment savings contributions. Marshall said that
giving this same credit to families who con-
tribute to college savings would encourage
low- and moderate-income families to save for
college.
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lege savings initiative at the New America Hear your professors dis-
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lates in post-secondary education. At a House
discussion in mid-May, she said children with Constitution Day Speech
college funds are four times more likely to go Come hear Dr. Brian
to college. Carroll speak in honor of
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said. For instance, she said, some mistakenly question correctly tonight
believe that money stashed in a 529 plan can at 6:30 p.m. in the Science
only be used for tuition at four-year colleges, Auditorium. CE credit
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institution that accepts federal aid, including
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Club Viking
Join Phi Mu Alpha and
Sigma Alpha Iota for the
second Club Viking tonight
at 9 p.m. in Krannert
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Trivia Night
Test your knowledge, win
some prizes and see how
much money you can grab
in the money machine Fri-
day Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. in the
Spruill Ballroom.

Alzheimer’s Walk
Volunteer for the Alzheim-
er’s Memory Walk Satur-
day Sept. 18 at 8 a.m. in
Krannert Lobby.

Soccer Tailgate
Support the Berry soc-
cer team as they compete
against Emmanuel College
Saturday Sept. 18 at 2 p.m.
at the Ford Soccer Field.

Three River Ordinance

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Sept. 18 at 9 p.m. on the
Jewel Box Lawn.

Possum Trot Service

Venture up to Mountain
Campus for a worship ser-
vice at Possum Trot Church
at 11 a.m. Sunday Sept. 19.
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Hitting the wrong note
Like every school,
Berry has to prioritize
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every academic depart-
ment an equal amount
of funding. However, the
music department seems
particularly neglected
in this regard. This past
spring only one student
graduated with a Bach-
elor of Music degree.
One. While some may
think that this doesn’t say
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Berry’s music degree, we
venture that this num-
ber speaks persuasive
volumes about the pres-
tige of music at Berry—
whether the conclusion is
true or not.
Berry music is very active,
for sure. There is a concert or
musical event almost every
week, and frequently more
often than that, mostly because
OPINIONS SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
student was playing violin last
semester, it actually broke in
half.
Most of the pianos in prac-
tice rooms are only tuned once
a year and sound so deplorable
that many music students don’t
practice on them, even though
all of them must take piano les-
sons. Other pianos are in locked
rooms to which only students
who specialize in piano have
access. While this might make
some sense in the case of other
instruments, it’s not like a Berry
student can have a baby grand
in his or her dorm room.
While it’s true that our
rival across town, Shorter,
is renowned for its excellent
music program, that doesn’t
mean that we should lay down
and let them destroy us. Most
Can radio save itself?
musically-inclined students
interested in going to school
in the Rome area will inevita-
bly end up at Shorter simply
because they have a better tions mentioned and must have easily be playing the six “differ-
music program, but we have decided that The Legend wasn’t ent” Taylor Swift songs at the
CANDLER HOBBS
talented students and high- bringing in enough dough. same time. This just stinks.
Asst. Photo Editor
quality faculty at Berry, also, The company’s solution I realize that satellite radio
and could potentially compete (evidently) was to drop The is upon us (and believe me, it’s
every music major has to attend
at least 10 musical events each
semester. In fact, there are so
many musical performances at
Berry that students of the music
department are almost over
represented on the Stall Wall
Weekly. While this is an admi-
rable quality for the depart-
ment, there are other areas, less
noticeable to outside students,
that are in need of attention.
The instruments to which
students have access are far
from top quality. When stu-
dents take classes in which
they must learn or experiment
with instruments that they
don’t own, they check out
donated instruments from the
department. These instruments
are largely worn, with violin
strings constantly breaking and
clarinet keys sticking. Parts of
instruments that require regu-
lar maintenance are cracking
from neglect. In fact, while one
The Carrier editorial reflects a consensus of the The Carrier’s editorial board.
for those students if we offered
a better musical experience and
more inducing scholarships.
Especially when consider-
ing the growth of Berry in the
past few years, it seems logical
that bigger and better majors
will not only accommodate, but
also facilitate this expansion.
Realistically, we may not be
able to attract the quantity and
quality of music students that
our rival does even if we buried
the department in dollars, but
bumping up the funding and
spending it wisely to escalate
the appeal of our own program
would certainly increase its
prestige to entice progressively
greater numbers of musically-
talented students. In short, we
don’t have to magically become
a world-class music school, but
sustained development of our
current academic clout is going
to require improvement, espe-
cially in that department.
I was making my voy-
age back to Berry Labor Day
weekend, when I discovered
something that put a damper
on a normally pleasant journey,
saddening my heart. The reason
I’m in “mourning” is that my
favorite FM radio station, 96.7
The Legend, has gone off the air.
For the last couple of years,
this particular station allowed
residents of the southern parts
of the Metropolitan Atlanta
area to enjoy legendary/classic
country on the public airwaves,
playing a genre of music that
I love and containing a fairly
large music library. No other
station in town came close to
it. For me, free access to classic
country music and a live DJ
carefully crafting the play list
was clearly a gift from the Lord.
But, without warning, this
gift was taken away from me
and replaced with a simulcast
of an existing station, 105.7 The
Groove. Clear Channel, the
largest owner of full-power AM,
FM, and shortwave radio sta-
tions in the U.S., owns both sta-
Legend and air a simulcast
of pre-existing programming
and—who knows?—maybe
targeting the hip-hop listen-
ing audience in the southern
metropolitan area will result in
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out for Clear Channel now,
but could come back to haunt
the company, and the entire
radio industry for that matter.
The loss of my favorite FM
station (the only classic country
music station in the southern
metropolitan area) supports
my belief that traditional public
airwave radio is going downhill
fast due to the lack of variety in
programming. If I don’t want
to listen to hip-hop or the latest
music coming out of Nashville,
I’m screwed. While there’s
talk radio programs and high-
quality national public radio
broadcasts,a music lover like
myself will probably be disap-
pointed when turning the dial.
It’s hard to believe that there
are six “latest hits” country
stations that I can receive near
my home and all of them could
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media companies don’t want
to invest too much in an old
medium. However, the public/
free airwaves are still here and I
don’t believe that they’re going
anywhere as long as Americans
are commuting to work and
tuning into AM and FM radio.
I believe that media compa-
nies involved in analog radio,
such as Clear Channel, are going
to continue to make decisions
that cut operating costs in order
to stay alive in a fading indus-
try. Clear Channel clearly dem-
onstrated this type of decision-
making when it took away 96.7
The Legend. However, when
station owners don’t supply
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cient access to quality program-
ming, the radio industry only
digs itself in a deeper hole, caus-
ing itself to slowly fade away.
So, I believe that there’s hope
for the public airwaves but the
major players in the industry
better get their acts together fast,
starting with putting my classic
country music back on the air.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Use your Facebook wisely
MATTHEW STOKES
Asst. Sports Editor
Go through the Berry archives and
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Facebook from the Campus Carrier,
three of which do not give favorable
reviews of the popular social network-
ing site. Instead, they include com-
ments such as “Facebook friends do not
necessarily mean true friends” and “vir-
tual communities are not comparable to
ones established face-to-face.”
Reading these stories may give
someone the wrong idea that Facebook
is a negative tool capable of diminishing
basic social skills. However that could
not be further from the truth. Logging
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used in moderation.
Using this site immoderately can
also adversely affect how people under-
stand simple things, such as a friend’s
birthday or how romantic relationships
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Everyone has a birthday, and the
means used to acknowledge this spe-
cial day can be a surprisingly touchy
topic for many people. This becomes
clear when reading a July 2010 column
by Rhonda Swan, an editorial writer for
The Palm Beach Post. “When it comes
to certain things…I want the people
I care about to make more of an effort
to communicate with me than posting
an online message I might not see for a
week,” Swan said in “Don’t Just Face-
book Me: Special Days Call for a More
Personal Touch.” What she says in her
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
This letter to the editor is written in
response to the article “The class with
little class/Classless” on Page 4 on Sep-
tember 9, 2010. The problem does not
lie as much with the article, as with the
title chosen for the article.
I will not refute the fact that there are
and will always be people who choose
to go along with illegal activities in
the name of fun. However, throwing
a blanket over an entire class by call-
ing them uncivilized is wrong. There
are over 650 of us, and I can attest that
the majority of us are not in the group
referred to in the article.
You mention “multiple on-campus
parties, particularly in freshman dorms
and halls.” If a majority of the fresh-
man class were involved, 350 people
would be piling into a dorm room to
partake. This is not only illogical but
Do you, like me, stay up at night
fretting that you are failing as an
American? Are you, like me, crazy for
always-helpful federal mandates? Do
you, like me, enjoy winning enormous
cash prizes? Do you, like me, count Dr.
Carroll among your heroes?
Well, fret no more; good news is
here. Constitution Day at Berry College
has come to the rescue. Here’s how
the Politics and Law Society and the
Department of Government are cele-
brating Constitution Day. This evening
from 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm in the Science
Auditorium, Dr. Brian Carroll, Associ-
ate Professor of Communication, will
give a speech titled “Life, Liberty and
the Pursuit of Freedom for the Thought
That We Hate.”
OPINIONS
article speaks loudly to me since just
last week I celebrated my 20th birthday.
Afterwards, I told people who didn’t
know, and many responded, “Why
didn’t you put it on Facebook? I would
have left you a wall post.” These com-
ments frustrated me.
For all the non-Facebook users out
there (I salute you), a person’s birthday
is a basic piece of information that a user
can post on their page so their Facebook
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not an awful thing, but there are often
consequences when friends resort to
leaving their birthday wishes on the
birthday person’s page. The result is
gruesome: a long list of short, imper-
sonal messages with a few thoughtful
ones thrown into the mix.
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to your advantage, since it is hard to
remember all your friends’ birthdays.
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instead of leaving a wall post with your
birthday wishes, go the extra mile and
call your friend on the phone or send
him a birthday card. These methods
of sending your birthday wishes take
more time, but arguably send a stron-
ger, more sincere message, showing
that you value your relationship with
that particular friend.
In addition, most people of college
age have been in at least one romantic
relationship if not several. For some
reason, many young people feel obli-
gated to put their relationship statuses
on their Facebook page. This certainly
does not have to be protocol. The hilar-
ity of “needing” to put your relationship
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was discussed in the 2008 CNN.com
article, “How Do You Know Your Love
impossible.
This idea relates to the “Letters to
the Editor” in the same issue of the Car-
rier. The cartoon posted on September
2, 2010, generalized Muslims. Blam-
ing the entire Muslim community for
the acts of a few radicals is wrong. On
the same token, generalizing the entire
Class of 2014, saying that all of us came
to Berry with the party school attitude
is wrong also.
I understand that calling out this
group by name would be called libel.
Libel says that a group of less than 25
people cannot be called out. There-
fore, the choice was made by the writer
to name an entire class, “Classless”
in order to avoid libel of calling out a
small group. By doing this, the writer
believes that less than 25 people are
involved in these parties. Calling 625+
Dr. Carroll has won teaching awards.
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for liberty. (I’m not making that up.
Check out the Evans Web homepage.)
The guy is an award-winning machine.
Dr. Carroll will also be giving away
extremely cool prizes to students who
correctly answer 1st Amendment trivia
questions. But you can’t win these
cool prizes if you don’t show up to the
speech, which, by the way, is approved
for Cultural Events credit.
But wait, there’s more.
We will also be giving three cash
awards to three students (50 dollars to
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15 dollars to third place) for the most
thoughtful constitutional amendment
proposals.
CAMPUS CARRIER PAGE 5
is Real? Check Facebook.” In the article
University of Oklahoma student Matt
Pestinger, creator of the page “Your
Relationship Does Not Count Unless it
is Posted on Facebook,” said of this fuss
about nothing:
“I decided to start this group to point
out what our world has come to and it
cracks me up,” Pestinger said.
Once again, there is a trick to utiliz-
ing the option to post your relationship “What is the most embarrass-
status: You do not have to make that ing or unusual song on your
information public. It is an option,
after all. This way, if friends and other iPod?”
people really want to know if you are
in a relationship, then they can ask you
personally.
The two main issues here are how
long you are on Facebook and the num-
ber of times you log on in a given day.
For both, the concept of “everything ‘Crank Dat Road-
LQ PRGHUDWLRQµ GHÀQLWHO\ DSSOLHV runner’ by Crank
although there is no magic number. For Squad.”
me, 15-30 minutes of Facebook is plenty,
and logging in more than three times
per day is too much. But what works
for me does not work for all, so you will C.J.
KDYHWRÀJXUHRXW\RXURZQOLPLWV Sophomore
Signs of immoderate use of Face-
book are often hard to detect because
Facebook is a socially accepted form
of communication, meaning the poten-
tially harmful effects of overusing it
have been overlooked for the most part.
‘I Got You
Here is one big sign you can look for:
Babe’ by Sonny
If you begin to see Facebook as your
and Cher.”
primary means of communicating with
someone that you see on a daily basis,
then you likely have a problem and
need to get back to mastering the art of
interpersonal communication. Do not
blame Facebook for your lack of social Paige Slusser
aptitude, because it’s your choice to use Senior
it excessively.
‘Aaron’s Party
(Come Get it)’ by
students for something they are not Aaron Carter.”
involved in is wrong.
When I chose Berry, I chose it
because it was not a party school. I
chose it because of the community feel. Jessica Buice
I chose it because freshmen are not seen Junior
as trash on the bottom of upperclass-
men feet. Articles such as this divide
the community feel and set apart an
entire class because of the acts of a few.
Until this point, I did not feel any sort
of disdain from anyone because I was
a freshman.
Overall, it is completely unfair to Glee.”
deem an entire group of people as class-
less when it is proven that not every
single person in that group is represen-
tative of that characteristic.
Brian Regan
Freshman
--Koty Swanson
Freshman
Here’s how it will work: Propose an
amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In
‘Should’ve
300 or fewer (of your own) words, make
Said No’ by
the best case you can as to why your
Taylor Swift.”
amendment should be adopted. Submit
your proposal to me as an email attach-
ment (mbailey@berry.edu) by Monday,
September 20 at 5:00 pm. I will forward Trevor Sutton
your proposal (without your names) to Freshman
the executive members of the Politics
and Law Society, and they will judge
which proposals deserve the prizes.
I look forward to reading your
proposals, and I hope to see you this LETTER SUBMISSION POLICY
evening! Letters to the editor must include a name, address and
phone number, along with the writer’s class year or
--Mike Bailey title. The Carrier reserves the right to edit for length,
style, grammar and libel.
Associate Professor of Government
E-MAIL: campus_carrier@berry.edu
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WILLIAM ANTHONY
Staff Writer
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Smartphones
compared
head-to-head
Keeping up with the cutting
edge of technology is one of the
most important strategies for com-
panies like Motorola and Apple.
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for the newest innovations in cel-
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tinue to answer with newer and
better upgrades. Many consum-
Apple iPhone 4
AUSTIN WOLFF
Asst. Entertainment
Editor
The summer release of the
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reputation of staying on top of
technological breakthroughs.
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era with live video capture and
playback, a Safari web browser,
3G high speed data and voice
capabilities (which you can now
use simultaneously), a 3.5-inch
-high resolution display and a
thin, light design, the iPhone 4
is a technological masterpiece…
almost.
While this piece of technol-
ogy is packed with various gad-
gets, features, ‘apps’ and a sleek
design, it is nearly impossible for
consumers to not be impressed
with the advancements made
over such a short time of history.
However, These advancements
do come with complaints that
many consumers have with the
new model.
The “death grip,” blocking
signal capabilities from holding
phones ‘improperly,’ is the largest
complaint coming from consum-
ers. Because of the way this model
of the iPhone is constructed, sig-
nal strength can be virtually non-
existent in an area with strong ser-
vice capabilities simply because
of putting any part of your hand
over the bottom left side of the
phone.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the
signal issue isn’t really an issue if
consumers learn how to hold it
correctly.
“You’re doing it wrong,” Jobs
said, addressing the complaints.
“Just don’t hold it that way.”
Because this phone is operated
entirely by touch-screen technol-
ogy, users have experienced an
issue with disconnecting calls
with their cheeks. This ‘cheeky
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ers now look for the Smartphones
that allow them to multitask.
While nationally, Smartphones
only account for 25 percent of cell
usage, they are becoming more
popular on Berry’s campus. Here
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is a side-by-side comparison of
two of the most popular on the
market.
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software update in the hopefully
near future.
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iPhone 4 is still a very impressive
model with a lot to offer students
who are always on-the-go or those
who enjoy casually searching the
internet from almost any location.
With a new activation and 2-year
contract, the 32 GB version is cur-
rently $299 and the 16 GB version
is currently $199 online, but this
is, of course, not the price you
would actually pay.
After the $36 activation fee
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and $20.93 in sales tax, the grand
Motorola Droid
total for a working iPhone 4 with
32 GB of memory is $355.93. For
the 16 GB model, the total price
is $248.93. The lowest monthly
plan, including 450 anytime integrated Google, Exchange, to it, you slide the phone open,
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data on your plan, you can Entertainment
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increase it to 2-GB for an addi- CAST Media Manager pose as slide. Some like it, some don’t,
tional $10. If you are a believer in additional applications. but it feels solid without a hint of
the art of texting more than talk- “I love it,” senior LaToyah wobble.”
Although the commercials for
ing, unlimited messaging adds an Austin said. “My favorite app is The most common issues, aside
this product scare most compe-
additional $20 to the bill, but there ‘Bump.’ If one of my friends has a from the keyboard, are applica-
tent adults when played at night,
are cheaper options for those who Droid and an app[lication] I want, tions freezing for no apparent
the Motorola Droid has become a
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popular Smartphone for Verizon
Sophomore Helen Cox owns phone. loose battery cover.
Wireless.
an iPhone 4 and said she has no Junior Gabrielle Bell also com- Although there are several
The newest model, Droid 2,
complaints. mented on her favorite Droid minor complaints, the service
debuted Aug. 11. New features,
“It is my life,” Cox said. “I application. plan proves to be more economi-
along with the Nation’s best 3G
love it very much. This summer, “I really like the ‘Chomp’ app. cally sound than the iPhone4.
Network in the country, gives
I spent my life without it and it It’s for text messages. The text Currently, the Droid X costs
the Apple iPhone4 a run for its
was very hard. I stay organized automatically pops up and you $199.99 with a 2-year contract and
money.
with it because I can sync it to my can reply from there,” Bell said. $559.99 without a contract. The
Due to the Android being
computer. I have my e-mail, text “You can also change the back- phone also requires a data pack-
an operating system and not an
messages, everything and it’s all ground of the texting screen.” age of $29.99/month and has a
individual cell phone, the Droid
in one spot.” The Droid, like most Verizon $350 early termination fee for cus-
comes in a multitude of forms.
Cox also said she can’t rep- phones, is not without complaints. tomers with contracts.
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models: the Motorola Droid 2,
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She also said she didn’t have any- simply deal with them. need a loan to pay for this Smart-
features that attract an array of
thing against the Motorola Droid. “Let’s turn our attention to phone, the Droid is an overall
multitaskers; including a virtual
She chose the iPhone 4 because perhaps the Droid’s single big- good quality product for students
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‘Old guys’ return for Berry’s Baseball Alumni Weekend
MEGAN BENSON
Sports Editor
Perhaps men do get better with age, but
that doesn’t make a full day worth of base-
ball any easier on their aging bodies.
The Vikings baseball team hosted their
annual Baseball Alumni Weekend Sept. 10
and 11. There were about 60 participants,
ranging from the class of ’95 to members
of the 2010 class. The event consisted of a
meet-and-greet, a golf outing and a double-
header at William R. Bowdoin Field.
The games held a light-hearted spirit
as the 2010-2011 team defeated their coun-
terparts. People in attendance could hear
friendly taunts from old friends to current
foes.
“We got a slow runner at-bat,” one
coach yelled. “Easy out right here. C’mon
old man.”
Additionally, there were various mur-
murs from the alumni team about ailing
body parts.
“My legs are jelly and your hip looks
broke,” said one player.
Including batting practice, warm-ups
and the games, the team played for about
seven hours.
“It was totally worth being sore for two
days afterwards,” said alumni John Bur-
nett (C 10). “I haven’t played baseball in a
while. The next day nearly killed me, but it
was fun, I’m not going to lie.”
“I had a great time interacting with the
current team,” said alumni Nicholas Hop-
per (C 05). “It was also really great to see
the some of my old teammates who I usu-
ally only get to see once a year. It’s nice
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Managing Editor
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Braves game of the season at the Ted. I try
to make it out there at least once a year. The
National League East leaders were play-
ing the Florida Marlins, who were in a dis-
tant third place on a comfortable Sunday
afternoon.
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putting on a pitching clinic. Other than a
run scored by Omar Infante in the bottom
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scoreless until the bottom of the eighth.
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runs in the bottom of the eighth. Braves
reliever Taikashi Saito kept the Marlins’ bats
quiet in the top of the ninth, which kept the
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knowing they care about the program.”
Head coach David Beasley said the
games were highly entertaining.
“The games were tough and funny,”
Beasley said. “Athletes are usually the
last ones to realize that their talents have
slipped. Some of them might have been
reliving the glory days.”
Alumni Gavin McGinnis (C 09) said
he now appreciates all the hard work he
put in as a student a little bit more.
“Baseball is a little more strenuous
now. Tiring, but fun,” McGinnis said. “It
was fun to be out there and play baseball
again. We don’t do that anymore now
that we have jobs. We don’t get to have
playtime anymore.”
Randall Stallings (C 09) said he thought
the alumni team had a lot of talent and
the ability to win.
“We wanted to win,” Stallings said.
“We thought we could win, but we had
some team members who haven’t played
in quite a while.”
“We would dominate in D-III,” Hop-
per said.
The players said there were several dif-
ferences in playing now than when they
were students.
“I’m not quite as in shape as I was when
I was playing. It made for a long day, but it
was still fun,” Stallings said. “We haven’t
played as much as we wanted to since we
graduated. I wish I could still be out there
playing.”
“Coach Beasley can’t make me run now
when I mess up,” Hopper said.
The alumni weekend was not just for
alumni players, but current ones as well.
score 6-4 going into the bottom of the ninth.
Braves’ pinch-hitter Matt Diaz crushed a
two-run homer to tie the score at 6-6. With
two outs and a nervous dugout, catcher
Brian McCann smacked a solo home run
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in the stands became angry and shouted
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in the third inning, I’m sure he would have
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call. Since it was a game-deciding hit, the
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years ago. The crew emerged a minute and
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It was awesome.
“We like to have the old guys come
back and be in the young guys’ lives,”
Beasley said. “It’s a networking tool. They
automatically have something in common
– baseball.”
Beasley added that it is important for the
current players to see that, like their prede-
cessors, they can be anything they want.
“The whole experience was great,” said
senior pitcher Elliott Alexander. “It was cool
to see all the alumni and how well they’re
still able to play after all these years.”
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baseball purist to a fault, and inserting
video replay would make my beloved sport
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nothing against these other leagues, but
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heart than most other professional sports.
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column.) Think about it. The game doesn’t
happen unless the ball leaves the pitcher’s
hand, and the painstaking effort that goes
into every throw is an art. Every move on
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used it for borderline calls in 2006.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
CANDLER HOBBS, Asst. Photo Editor
seemed to be that this year’s Vikings are a
gifted bunch with a lot of potential.
“I think they have a lot of talent,” McGin-
nis said. “Hopefully they can develop over
the next four years, but they have solid
potential and a good foundation. Obvi-
ously they were good enough to kick our
asses.”
“Any team that Coach Beasley puts out
there will be successful,” Burnett said.
One of my biggest concerns was that
video replay would taint baseball beyond
recognition. Some people argue that play-
ing a game takes too long already; the aver-
age length of a MLB game is about three
hours. Why add more time to the game
with video replay? If you’re at Fenway
Park watching the New York Yankees and
the Boston Red Sox play, you might have
trouble getting to work the next morning.
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review plays, I could have gotten started on
my long-anticipated novel.
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proceedings were. The entire process took
about six minutes, from the uncertainty
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in Major League Baseball.
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Men’s golf team prepares for strong season
MATTHEW STOKES
Asst. Sports Editor
The men’s golf team won their opening
tournament in the fall 2010 season, taking
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more Michael Sexton, who finished fourth, and junior Jennifer Cook, who finished second.
This Week in Berry Sports
Men’s Soccer
9/18/10 - vs. Emmanuel College
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Papazian said he compiled all of that data into

one document, which can now be accessed from
VikingWeb.
One of the factors that could impact the task
force’s proposal is the issue of how courses will be
credited. Currently, Berry operates on the credit
hour system, in which courses are assigned credit
hours depending, roughly, on the amount of hours
the class meets per week. Under this system, the cur-
rent general education program requires 53 credit
hours to meet the graduation requirement.
However, Timberlake said the Faculty Assembly
is slated to vote Thursday to create a committee that
would examine the possibility of shifting to a course
unit system, in which every course, regardless of the
amount of class time each week, would be credited
as a single credit unit. Timberlake said although he
thinks this change is unlikely to happen, it would
impact the general education program.
“If we went to a unit system, then we, like most
colleges who use that, would likely require around
32 course units for students to graduate,” he said.
“That would mean we would have to seriously look
at cutting back on our general education require-
ments to account for that.”
But Papazian said the preliminary proposals
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credit hour model or the unit model.
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cally affect what we’re doing with general educa-
tion,” Papazian said. “Regardless of the outcome
of that decision, our proposal will be able to be
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work on proposals to send to the provost in Decem-
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spanning the spectrum of possibilities with regard
to general education curriculum changes. Once the
task force decides on a proposal, it will be sent to the
provost and, pending her approval, will be placed
into effect next academic year.
Reynolds said he feels that the majority of the
campus is happy with the current general educa-
tion program, but some will always have their own
suggestions for improvement.
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general education courses get in the way,” he said.
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