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OLIVIA EDWARDS
Staff Reporter

With the admittance of the freshman class, many adjust-

ments have been made by staff and students across cam-
pus to accommodate the super-sized class. One of the more
visible of these adjustments is in the Dining Hall.
Sophomore Laura McMillan said of the lunchtime
crowd, “They’re taking up my space in the nacho line. I
have to wait longer and I don’t like it!”
Jeremy Oshansky, director of resident dining said this
hopefully would not continue to be an everyday problem
for students.
“The lines will die down as freshmen begin to realize
that they don’t have to eat lunch at 12:00 [p.m.] everyday,”
Oshansky said.
Oshansky said in an effort to cut back on the lines, a
second check-in desk was added in the lower dining room
that allows students to swipe their IDs as they come in
through the side patio entrance.
Sophomore Christopher Keene is a student taking ad-
vantage of the side entrance.
“The other door helps because not everyone knows it’s
there,” Keene said.
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taken away from the main entrance and encourages stu-
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empty table inside during lunch.
Oshansky said despite visibly longer lines, not much
else has change at the Dining Hall between this year and PARKER SEALY, Staff Photographer
the last. The menu is essentially the same, offering a hot Students wait in one of the many lines that form during the lunch hours at the Dining Hall. This school year Berry is spending
food line with vegan and vegetarian alternatives, a salad more money on food due to the increase in students.
bar, a grill with options like burgers and fries, an interna-
school year, even with larger amounts of waste to dispose no wonder that the dining hall staff has made the transi-
tional line as well as sandwich and cereal stations.
of, Berry has increased both its grade in the food and recy- tion so seamlessly.
In fact, Oshansky said with even more students to serve,
cling category and its overall score to a B.
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Oshansky said the dining hall staff has risen to the chal-
the staff has adjusted to the crowds very well. He also said
lenge of accommodating this year’s large freshman class.
the school is spending more on food than in years past.
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Because of the large number of students, more waste will
According to an August 13 press release from Berry’s
be created that has to be disposed of.
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Every year the Sustainable Endowments Institute re-
“the implementation of trayless dining, [which] has led to Make sure to check Viking
leases its College Sustainability Report Card that provides
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a 30-percent reduction in food waste while cutting water Fusion’s report on the impact
usage by 140,000 gallons annually. The use of compostable of freshman on
and Canada. In 2009 Berry was awarded a C in the food
and biodegradable ‘to-go’ containers has further dimin- campus at
and recycling category, which contributed to Berry’s over-
all grade of a C+ in sustainability. However, for the 2010 ished waste.” www.vikingfusion.berry.edu
Oshansky said with these improvements in mind, it is

Construction planned for Mountain Campus

ASHLEY MCINTYRE
Managing Editor
Mountain Campus will soon be the hub
of construction.
The Inez Henry building (more com-
monly known as the WinShape Center) will
be renovated and a new facility will be built
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be established).
Bob Skelton, WinShape’s director of
students and institutional development,
said the renovations’ purpose is to group
various programs together so they can run
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He also said that the gymnasium inside
the WinShape center will have central heat-
ing and air installed “which is something
I [Skelton] knows students will appreci-
ate, especially during this time of year.”
The renovations should be completed by
December.
The Hub is an entirely new structure
and will be located behind the WinShape
Center at the foot of the bell tower. Skelton
said the Hub will be an activities center
with a gymnasium, workout room, several
adjustable meeting areas and an interior
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WinShape, said the current conference area
has limited spacing and the Hub’s con-
struction will provide more meeting space,
with an estimated 600 seats on the basket-
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ing stage with lighting and sound capabili-
ties and a large covered jumping pillow for
younger summer campers.
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plan, so that campers can use the area for
things like group singing, morning devo-
tionals and evening devotionals.
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ished, but they are still working on plans.
He said the engineers who have been hired
for the project are drawing plan and doing
studies of the soil, and construction of the
project is supposed to start in November.
Skelton said that although the Hub is
intended for summer camp use, Berry stu-
dents will more than likely have some ac-
cess to it as well.
“We want to try and allow for student
use and include student use during the aca-
demic year,” Skelton said.
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completed by April 2011.
When asked about construction and
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small, one-lane road between the Old Mill
and WinShape Center will be permanently
closed, which should alleviate everyday
hassles.
Sophomore Will O’Kelley lives on
Mountain Campus said he does not know
much about the construction activity.
“I know they’re building a new gym
or something,” O’ Kelley said. “But that’s
about it.”
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Mountain Campus, and said that since the
facility would primarily serve the Win-
Shape camp, students’ opinions don’t hold
much weight.
“I don’t think it’s relevant to know a
student’s opinion on it, because half of
the students don’t know [what happens
on Mountain Campus] and the other half
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
Overhaul law may boost health
spending only slightly, report says
TONY PUGH
MCT Campus
WASHINGTON—The health care overhaul
law will drive health care spending up only
slightly over the next decade, new estimates
found.
National health spending will grow a
projected 6.3 percent a year through 2019,
according to projections that economists at
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser-
vices released Thursday. Before the overhaul
law, CMS economists had projected that the
increase in the spending rate would be 6.1 per-
cent a year.
Public and private health care spending are
projected to grow 5 percent this year to $2.6
trillion, up two-tenths of a percentage point
from federal estimates made in February,
before the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 passed.
That law, which President Barack Obama
signed in March, transforms the way health
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ety of measures such as coverage mandates,
expanded government programs and sub-
sidized insurance premiums to increase the
number of Americans with health insurance.
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$143 billion by 2019. However, the administra-
tive costs to implement the new law will top
$71 billion by that year, according to the new
CMS report.
The faster spending growth rate means that
health care spending probably will reach $4.6
trillion, or 19.6 percent of the gross domestic
product, by 2019, instead of the 19.3 percent
projected earlier.
The report found that the new law will
provide some notable savings. For example,
annual spending growth for Medicare will
be an average of 1.4 percent slower each year
through 2019, the report found. This is due
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mainly to more than 150 cost-cutting measures
that the law implements, such as cuts in pay-
ments to Medicare managed-care plans. These
plans long have been overpaid for their ser-
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a blog post Thursday morning that the report
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proves that the new law is cutting costs. She
Saturday.
cited the projected per-capita health spending
average of $14,720 in 2019 as proof. The earlier
Conson Wilson Lecture:
estimate was $16,120.
Warren St. John
“This is great news for the millions of indi-
Come hear Warren St. John,
viduals and families who have struggled with
feature writer for The New
the high cost of coverage,” DeParle wrote.
York Times and author of
“More good news for American consumers:
two best-sellers, speak to-
The actuary predicts out-of-pocket spending
night at 7 p.m. in the Cage.
on health care services per person will decline
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an average of 6 percent to $1,310, a savings of
$80 per person per year.”
The bottom line: Dinner and a Movie
“In the aggregate, it appears that the afford- Enjoy some southern-style
able care act will have a moderate effect on food and a movie with
health spending growth rates and the health KCAB Friday Sept. 10 at 8
care share of the economy,” said Andrea Sisko, p.m. in Green Hall.
a CMS economist and the lead author of the
study on long-term health costs. Paint Balloon Wars
However, the year-to-year changes in Battle your fellow Berry
coverage that the new law presents will be students with paint bal-
VLJQLÀFDQW loons Saturday Sept. 11 at
For instance, national health spending is 5:30 p.m. in Clara Bowl.
expected to jump 9.2 percent in 2014, when
states are required to provide Medicaid cover- House Party
age for nearly all people younger than 65 who by $31 billion through 2019. Hang out and relax with
earn less than 138 percent of the federal pov- Of the $71 billion in administrative costs other Berry students Satur-
erty level. The CMS had projected a 6.6 percent under the new law, $37 billion will be spent by day Sept. 11 at 9 p.m. in the
growth rate before the new law was enacted. states to establish health insurance exchanges Cultural House.
Enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s in which people can use public subsidies to
Health Insurance Program _ which also will shop for private coverage. The report expects
nearly 16 million people to get insurance when Back to School BBQ
expand eligibility in 2014 _ is expected to jump
the exchanges open in 2014 and nearly 31 mil- Enjoy some BBQ food with
that year by 21.8 million to 85.2 million.
lion by 2019. the Black Student Alliance
Nearly 93 percent of Americans _ an addi-
CMS chief actuary Richard Foster said he Sunday Sept. 12 at 5 p.m.
tional 32.5 million people _ are expected to
expected “essentially all” Americans to get by the Cultural House.
have health coverage by 2019, with more than
16 million of these newly insured people gain- their private coverage through the exchanges
ing coverage through Medicaid. The expan- one day. Film and Discussion
sion will hike Medicaid’s administrative costs Learn about a unique per-
spective on diseases from
the movie “Unnatural
Causes--Are Inequalities
Making us Sick?” presented
by Associate Psychology
Professor Susan Logs-
don-Conradsen Monday
Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. in Evans
Auditorium.
Resume Writing Training
Get tips on how to write
a great resume or get help
polishing up an existing
one Tuesday Sept. 14 at 11
a.m. or 5 p.m. in Krannert
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“Can I Kiss You?”
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assault awareness from
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Vampire Mania
Historically, vampires
have been portrayed
by authors as baneful
bloodsuckers in the tra-
dition of Dracula. People
regarded them as menac-
ing monsters that were
to be feared…and then
impaled with a stake.
For centuries, the legend
of vampires was propa-
gated by superstitious
people who were trying
to explain things about
their surroundings that
frightened them.
This behavior continued
long after the Dracula myth
had been reduced to ancient
folk tale. When the movie
“Dracula” came out on Valen-
tine’s Day of 1931, there were
accounts of viewers fainting at
the gore. And this was decades
before CGI. While the special
effects in movies of this era are
somewhat less than stunning,
people were still frightened
rather than enthralled by the
monsters.
Like their contemporary
counterparts, old-school vam-
pires couldn’t go out in the sun,
but for different reasons. They
didn’t avoid solar exposure
because they were afraid that
their cover would be blown
when their skin sparkled in the
sunlight, but because the UV
rays would make them melt,
which turns out to be rather
inconvenient.
The monsters didn’t worry
about people knowing about
them because the only humans
that ever discovered their iden-
tities were about to be person-
ally introduced to a set of fangs.
There was no opportunity for
a vampire exposé because, in
fact, there was no access to the
press. Free speech was smoth-
ered, quite literally, in the chest
of potential whistleblowers.
It turns out that investigative
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by sudden death.
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not so scary. They have capti-
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can sink their teeth into. Or
maybe one who will sink his
teeth into them.
A June 2009 article in More
magazine said, “Twilight and
True Blood vampires are: chiv-
alrous, gorgeous and overtly
sexual. They exude charisma
and devotion so pure it’s easy
to escape 21st-century Amer-
ica for a fantasy version of the
Victorian age. For women so
inclined, they offer protection
and security, love, affection and
mind-blowing sex.”
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and more dangerous than most
of the men of our culture. But it’s
not so clear that they win out in
the protection department. It’s
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who wants to suck her blood.
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it, that doesn’t sound like it’s
going to be a very stable or safe
relationship.
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esque vampire gives men and
women alike a twisted view
The class with little class
of relationships. The ambigu- went on, I couldn’t help but advisors, which together pos-
miss Berry life and culture. sess all information for proper
ous sexuality of a relationship BETH ANNE
The greatest difference that college survival, but they also
in which a guy is thirsty for a DUNAGAN
stuck out between this school make solid connections with
woman’s blood may be allur- Guest Writer
and Berry was the community peers in the same stage of life.
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experienced at each. Entering Additionally, the set up of
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taken too seriously, but maybe
new parts of the Berry culture about eighteen students led by and kitchens, Berry stands
this shift from superstition to
that set it apart from any other an upperclassman and a profes- apart from many schools as it
fascination in popular culture
college. I feel this was further sor of the college. intends to establish a mentality
isn’t an entirely good thing,
strengthened this past weekend For the past three years, I of community among freshmen
and maybe it’s time to realize
as I visited a large university have underestimated the impact that will carry on throughout
that relationships are about
in southern Alabama. Having BCC classes have on shaping the four years of their college
more than infatuation and love
many friends that are students the experience of a freshman. experience.
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nity to experience weekend life the option of tapping into the
as a student and as the weekend resources of their mentors and SEE “CLASSLESS” P. 4
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Classless
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Many of the close friendships I
have on campus now are from my
BCC class and the hall I lived on as
a freshman, and I know this is the
common experience of most Berry
students.
With this strong sense of commu-
nity comes an attitude of ownership
from students on campus, which
results in the high rate of student
involvement.
With an active KCAB that plans
activities every weekend, nearly one
hundred clubs and student work, it
is almost impossible for an individ-
ual to stay uninvolved. Whether it is
through the student work program
or a club, Berry students understand
and take pride in the fact that they
represent their college at all times.
Because of the way students serve
as ambassadors to and for this school,
Berry has a respected reputation for
high moral character and commu-
nity service. I feel this is an imme-
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the head, heart and hands. As Berry
instills academics into its students,
it strengthens the head. As Berry
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor:
Today is Thursday, which to me, as I
sit here during the afternoon lull at my
job, means one thing: a new edition of
the Campus Carrier to ponder.
Several minutes ago I opened it,
quickly skimmed through it, and came
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highly judgmental, but also inappro-
priate and unethical.
We are logical people, right? As col-
lege students, this should naturally
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and brick paths of this school, spend
our days in lecture and pour over the
writings of others so we can gain a
more balanced, educated view of the
life we live. To these logical, educated
peers of mine, I pose one question: who
would ever believe that the cartoon
that was published in the Carrier was
“acceptable”?
The cartoon that was published is
what I could consider a tragedy. To
know that one of my fellow students,
someone that I associate myself with,
could think up this cartoon, and then
other fellow students would view it
acceptable to publish in the newspa-
per appalls me. Consequently, I am
heartbroken and disgusted for three
reasons.
First, the cartoon facilitates stereo-
types by displaying Muslim men as
caricatures wearing turbans and sport-
ing shaggy beards. To the person who
wrote this cartoon, I have to ask: Have
you ever looked at a picture of what the
This letter to the editor is written in
reaction to the “cartoon” on Page 4 on
Sept 2, 2010. I have two problems with
the “cartoon”:
1. It is factually incorrect.
2. It is bigoted.
I am not trying to pile on last week’s
woes of the “award winning” Carrier.
Indeed I can identify with your error
as from time to time, I am not the most
sensitive-to-others person in the world.
However, I feel compelled to comment
on the “cartoon” because its offensive-
ness is based on its incorrectness. Why
falsely portray the criminal thugs of 911
in traditional Arab garb and beard? Were
OPINIONS
students are given work experience
equivalent to that which they will
encounter post graduation, the hands
are strengthened. Finally, the heart is
shaped as Berry navigates students
through their transition to adult-
hood, it encourages a level of moral
and sets a high standard for these stu-
dents as they represent their college
community.
Lately, however, I have observed
a change in Berry’s campus life that
has raised a great bit of concern.
Just approaching our third week of
classes, I have already gotten word
of multiple on-campus parties, par-
ticularly in freshmen dorms and
halls. I do not see the need to present
my own view of drinking, but I will
express my respect for the rules of the
Viking Code that strictly forbid alco-
hol on campus and my concern that
much of this activity is coming from
the freshmen at Berry.
Perhaps this comes from a simple
unawareness of how the students (as
a whole) at Berry carry themselves or
a misunderstanding as to what type
of school this is (“party school” is not
in the list of adjectives that describe
it). Whatever the reason for this
behavior, I wish to clear things up for
the Class of 2014.
Mind you, I truly desire to only
serve as a friendly critic as I see a
great deal of potential in these fresh-
men in these fundamentalist groups
look like? Not only is the turban a
product of Persia, but Arabian men tra-
ditionally don’t wear them, and there-
fore neither do the men who were part
of the attack on 9/11. By displaying
these men as caricatures, you do noth-
ing to abolish these stereotypes, but are
a willing member in facilitating them.
Additionally, the cartoon depicts
glaring inaccuracies. Did the person
who created the cartoon, or the people
who allowed it to be published, actu-
ally read any of the media about the
supposed “mosque at ground zero?”
The mosque isn’t being constructed
AT Ground Zero. According to an
August 19, 2010 Washington Post, the
“mosque” is being built several blocks
down the street. The building isn’t
even a traditional mosque, but rather
a community center that will hold a
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bookstore, art studio, food court, a
September 11th memorial and a prayer
space that could accommodate 1,000-
2,000 people. The publication of this
cartoon facilitates an “Islamaphobia”
that is gripping our country.
Finally, the cartoonist not only man-
aged to put down a culture, but an
entire religious community. Islam, at
it’s heart, is the world’s most peace-
ful religion. The men who attacked the
World Trade Center were fundamen-
talists, and were acting on the words of
a cult leader. This further reveals to me
the cartoonist’s ignorance, parochial
they dressed that way? Will the Islamic
center and mosque be built on the site
of the World Trade Center’s “ground
zero”? Are the people who destroyed
the Trade Center in 2001 the same as
those wishing to build the mosque in
2010? Is the cartoonist saying the thugs
who destroyed the World Trade Center
are of the same ilk those individuals
trying to build the Islamic Center and
mosque? Are we not a nation of laws?
Are these builders violating any New
York City laws? Let the laws of our cit-
ies, states and country work their way
though. I recognize there is a tension
between freedom of the press in the
CAMPUS CARRIER PAGE 5
men and their desire to be leaders on
this campus. As a result, I critique the
behavior exhibited thus far and chal-
lenge this class to step up and take
responsibility as you represent all
students, faculty, staff and alumni of
Berry College. I fully understand that
this is not true of every freshman just
as not every upper classman lives up
to this standard.
I will say however, that the
actions of this class so far have caused
enough concern in myself and among
my peers that I felt obligated to write
this letter of encouragement to the “What was/is your favorite
freshmen of 2014.
I challenge you to not only meet stuffed animal?”
but surpass the expectation for cam-
pus involvement, which does not
require merely involvement alone,
but leadership which demands a high
level of ethics and pride. A leader is
someone worth being followed. Let
this be a wakeup call that you are
being noticed and beginning a legacy. A koala bear.”
What you do now will echo through-
out the future history of Berry Col-
lege. I desire for you to all succeed;
to fully embrace what could be the
best four years of your life; to seek J.J. Pigott
wisdom from those that have come Senior
before you and serve as mentors to
those that will follow. Good luck class
of 2014. May you have a year worth
remembering and leave a legacy wor-
thy of spreading.
A baby-blue
corduroy bear with
a baseball cap.”
single-mindedness and inability to
have any compassion for any thoughts,
religion, or culture that is not his or her
own. Jeremy Brinson
We have the right to voice our opin- Senior
ions. The Freedoms granted to us in
the First Amendment guarantee that.
However, when these opinions directly
insult or put-down a person because of
their religious or cultural beliefs, that
is hate speech, and a direct violation of A giant pink
the Viking Code. For reference: doll named
http://www.berry.edu/stulife/ “Teresa Doll.””
vikingcodeforms/vikingcode.pdf (at
the bottom of page 20)
I am heartbroken. Upset. Angry.
Disgusted. I have shown this cartoon
to both faculty and students alike at
Berry, and they show similar opinions. April Gunn
I even read it out loud today at a meet- Senior
ing to people shaking their heads and
telling me that it was wildly inappro-
priate. To think that my school, that
someplace that I work three jobs and
maintain a 4.0 to keep my scholarships
just to attend, would allow something
like that to be published disheartens
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me. Martha Berry built this school on
with plastic
a foundation of compassion and caring
hands, feet
for all people, whether they are Mus-
and face. You
lim, Christian, Jewish, Black, White,
could stick its
Purple, whatever. Today, as I sit here at
Erin De Mesquita hands and feet
my desk, I am sure she is rolling in her
Senior in its ears.”
grave.
Signed,
Lauren E. Holstein
Junior
A blue dog
named “Foofer.”
Carrier’s case and freedom to practice
religion in the case of those wanting an
Islamic Center. But religious intolerance
is ugly... and it creates within me shame Steven Walker
for the artist, the editor, advisor and edi- Junior
torial board of the Carrier for allowing
this bigoted trash to be published.
If we think it necessary for Muslims
to be sensitive to the families of those
that died in 9/11 (50 plus of which were
Muslim) then it might be appropriate to LETTER SUBMISSION POLICY
be sensitive to the Muslim community Letters to the editor must include a name, address and
here at Berry. phone number, along with the writer’s class year or
title. The Carrier reserves the right to edit for length,
style, grammar and libel.
-- Steven Bell
E-MAIL: campus_carrier@berry.edu
Professor of Psychology
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Youth sports producing ‘entitled whiners’

MATTHEW
STOKES
Asst. Sports Editor
Think back to those days when Mom
and Dad would brag on their child’s shelf
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phies and other pieces of his athletic “suc-
cess” and would tell him how great of a job
he did in sports. That was all a mirage—
unless he was actually a good athlete. For
most people, being an outstanding athlete
was merely an aspiration that was never
achieved. Thus, those parents probably
were among the many that told their chil-
dren that everyone was a winner. Accord-
ing to Judith Warner, author of “We’ve Got
Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of
Medication,” people born between 1982
and 2002 have been depicted more recently
by employers, professors and mental-
health experts as “entitled whiners” who
have been spoiled by parents, teachers and
coaches who have given undeserved acco-
lades to any player who showed up.
First, this whole “everyone winning”
business is essentially too much positive
reinforcement. When a coach, parent or any
other adult leads a young athlete to believe
he is doing a better job than he really is, that
grown-up is setting up a vicious cycle of
lies. This pattern is particularly troubling
with sports: Young athletes’ egos are con-
stantly being fed positivity, often unneces-
sarily so. These young athletes begin to
draw the wrong conclusions about their
athletic abilities and subsequently their
importance in the world. Dallasite Cathie
Looney, a generational expert, describes
this problem in a 2008 Dallas Morning
News article.
“[Young people in the work force these
days] have not experienced that much fail-
ure, frustration [or] pain. [Parents are] so
obsessed with protecting and promoting
their self-esteem that they crumble like
cookies when they discover the world does
not revolve around them,” Looney said in
“Millennials Need to Get Real, Bosses Say.”
“They get into the real world and they are
shocked.”
It takes hard work to work to become a
great athlete. That hard work, in turn, will
help you earn the respect of your peers and
teammates. As one coach at my high school
once said, “Respect is not given. Respect is
earned.”
There is some truth to the importance of
being positive with young athletes, but then
again there is a lot of validity to the school
of thought that stresses being upfront with
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medium between being supportive and
being honest. When Joey Baseball keeps
making the same mistake every game then,
yes, his father should keep cheering him on
from the stands. However, this is not the
time and the place to give Joey an unneces-
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dad should speak with his son one-on-one,
and talk him through how to correct the
mistake.
Instead of harping on the positive,
coaches and parents need to constructively
criticize the athletes, allowing the athlete
to understand what he is doing wrong
without embarrassing him. There is noth-
ing wrong with constructively criticizing
someone because there is no malicious
intent involved. There are many times in
life that there exists a tangible connection
between self-esteem and performance. Jean
Twenge, an associate professor of psychol-
ogy at San Diego State University, said in a
March 2010 The Atlantic article: “Efforts to
boost self-esteem—and to decouple it from
performance—have become widespread”
in recent times. Thus the handing out of
trophies to any athlete, regardless of how
poorly he performed, has come about in
the past several decades.
Lastly, giving all athletes credit for being
winners takes away from one of the most
valuable lessons that sports can offer. That
lesson is that having a solid self-awareness
is far more valuable than always having
someone there to tout your performance.
Subha Barry, managing director and head
of global diversity and inclusion at Merrill
Lynch & Co., commented on this phenom-
enon of children being coddled as young-
sters, then holding onto this need for out-
side evaluation once they reach the work
force.
“[This generation was] raised with so
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ment that they come into the workplace
needy for more,” Barry said in a 2008 Wall
Street Journal article.
It is important to be able to learn from
others. If you become dependent on hav-
ing a coach or a parent to tell you how you
really are performing, then you effectively
retard your ability to improve as a self-eval-
uator. Lacking the ability to self-evaluate
not only hurts you as an athlete, but it also
hurts you in school, relationships, jobs and
many other important areas of life. Fur-
thermore, not being self-aware hurts your
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your abilities and limitations makes it hard
to feel good about yourself.
“You showed up, therefore you are
a winner” is the message that too many
teams throughout America send to youths.
Not everyone is worthy of being given a
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everyone is a winner in the real world.

Cross country team prepares for Berry Invitational Lady Vikings

hopeful in spite
of slow start
MATTHEW STOKES
Asst. Sports Editor

The women’s golf team opened their season Sept. 2 and 3 by

CANDLER HOBBS, Asst. Photo Editor
The men’s and women’s cross country team practice for the upcoming Berry Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 11.
The men’s team begins at 9 a.m. while the ladies team starts at 10 a.m.
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eighth out of 11 teams.
The event was hosted by the University of the Cumberlands at
the Crooked Creek Golf Club.
Senior Caysie Holley led the Lady Vikings on both days, shoot-
ing scores of 81 and 85, respectively.
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attitude about the team’s performance.
“I was proud of our team,” Holley said. “I think we had only
two days on the range and two days on the course beforehand.”
The team had only four players to compete, including seniors
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chosen to play and only the four highest scores are counted. Fresh-
man Nikki Cline said that with only four players eligible, the mar-
gin for error was smaller than it usually is.
In particular. Holley said she was particularly impressed by the
effort of the team’s two freshmen, Cline and Eftihia Kountakis.
“I am very impressed with our freshmen this year. I was very
[pleased] with their diplomacy out on the course,” Holley said.
“They did not seem really nervous beforehand. They did not get
upset when they had a high [score]. They played very mature golf

Upcoming Sports Events

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Cline said at least two more freshmen will be joining the team.
It is just a matter of them turning in their medical forms.
Head coach Brian Farrer, said that all things considered, it was
a decent showing, taking into account how early it is in the season
Friday, Sept. 10 Saturday, Sept. 11 Sunday, Sept. 12 and how few players the team had.
Berry Invitational “This fall has started earlier than any other fall we have had in
3 p.m. 1 p.m.
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vs. Methodist University we are, where we should be and where we want to be.”
@ Mississippi College
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 PAGE 8, CAMPUS CARRIER ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

MTV Music Awards are sure not to disappoint fans this year
CHAUNCEY
BROWN
Entertainment
Editor
Appearing to be intoxicated, Kane West
stumbled center stage of Radio City Music
Hall during the presentation of Best Female
Video at the MTV Music Awards in 2009.
Shocked, the gazelle known as Taylor Swift
stood as the mic was grabbed from her hand
and the phrase heard ‘round the world came
to be.
”Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you,
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the best videos of all time.”
The crowd responded with a mix of emo-
tions. Some cheered in agreement while
others booed with puzzled looks on their
faces. Although Kanye has never been con-
sidered a gentleman or anything other than
a “jackass,” (according to President Barack
Obama), his antics did help propel Taylor
Swift to stardom and drew more attention to
the Video Music Awards.
This year, host Chelsea Handler, with
Chuy in tow, will be sure not to disappoint
fans on September 12th and 9:00 p.m. live
from Los Angles. Handler is only the second
female to solo host the show since Roseanna
Barr in 1994.
The preshow begins at 8:00 p.m. and
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Jason Derulo, Deadmau5, and Kanye. View-
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especially after his recent public Twitter
apology to Taylor on Sept. 4.
Lady Gaga broke two records this year by
leading nominations with 13 (18 including
Beyonce’s “Video Phone (Extended remix)”)
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twice in the same year for the Video of the
Year.
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which MTV is giving away ten pieces of it to
fans who may have the urge to walk a mile
in their favorite celebrities shoes.
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painful!
Here are my prediction in all of the major
categories. Enjoy!
PHOTO COURTESY OF MTV NETWORKS
The 27th Annual MTV Video Music Awards
premieres Sept. 12 at 9 p.m.
BEST NEW ARTIST
Who Should Win (WSW): Broken
Bells
Who Will Win (WWW): Justin Beiber
Broken Bells is a fantastic group and
actually has a soul. J. Beibs, on the other
hand has tweens and a cute hairstyle
that is sure to carry him to the winner’s
circle.
BEST COLLABORATION
WSW: Tie: “Airplanes”-B.o.B. and
“Empire State of Mind”-Jay Z ft. Alicia
Keys
WWW: “Telephone”-Lady Gaga
Airplanes and Empire State of Mind
are both songs with great messages
that are relatable. And although I have
no interest in owning sunglasses made
from cigarettes, Gaga and Honey B pro-
vide a strong argument.
BEST DANCE VIDEO
WSW: “Bad Romance”-Lady Gaga
WWW: “Bad Romance”-Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga has set numerous records
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million view. If this doesn’t win, I whole-
heartedly expect Kanye to make another
trip to the stage.
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
WSW: “Bad Romance”-Lady Gaga
WWW: “Bad Romance”-Lady Gaga
Refer to previous explanation.
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Local “Peter Pan” gives reminder

of childhood magic
AUSTIN WOLFF
Asst. Entertainment
Editor
When I heard Rome Little
Theatre was attempting a “Peter
and Mrs. Darling and the house
maid, “Peter Pan” began taking
on a role I could have only imag-
ined. Once I got past the idea that
this play had to be perfect because
of the place the story holds in
my life, I began enjoying it a lot
more.
When in Rome...
character I have imagined from
the book shows him in a more
young, lighthearted and playful
light, not being concerned or emo-
tionally connected to much but
still having emotion in his actions.
The 7th Season of
If I knew Peter the way he was
presented in the play, the story

Rome
Pan” production, I was instantly The addition of J.M. Barrie wouldn’t hold the same value or
ecstatic. as the narrator character, aging message to me.
Having never seen a live pro- throughout the play while in From a purely critical stand-

International
duction of this play, it sparked various distances and writing the point, the acting was not the best
my interest as an additional out- story as it was being acted out was I’ve seen. Many of the choreo-
a nice touch. graphed scenes had lots of poten-

let to enjoy the story in a way I
have never experienced before. I
instantly reserved tickets for the
Friday night show.
Being a huge fan of the book
and movies and as a friend to
many who dress up proudly as
various “Peter Pan” characters
during Halloween, I loved the
idea of seeing “Peter Pan” in a
local theatre. I was convinced
that, as with many other varia-
tions, the things left up to one’s
imagination were going to be lost
in translation when adapted to
this theatrical production.
However, I was extremely
impressed with the production’s
ability to maintain many of the
original themes, scenes and direct
quotes from the book.
With a cast comprised almost
entirely of children, only exclud-
ing some of the pirate roles, the
narrator playing J.M. Barrie, Mr.
The costumes for every char-
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and Indians to Nana, the family
nanny.
The actor playing Captain
Hook did phenomenally, depict-
ing his character perfectly. Hook
came alive on the stage. The
infamous crocodile that always
attempted to chase and eat him
was a crowd pleaser as well. The
Lost Boys of Neverland did a fan-
tastic job, looking and even smell-
ing the part. The fairies were too
adorable to be real, but I promise,
I still believe.
I found the interpretation of
how Peter was portrayed han-
dling his emotions to be intrigu-
ing. It is obvious that he was
instructed to act the way he did,
in a manner portraying no emo-
tional connection to anything. In
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interpreted in this fashion, but the
Film Festival
tial but failed to deliver and many
of the transitions between scenes
became awkwardly long. With
that being said, the children were
all very adorable.
The play was not profession- Friday, Sept. 10
ally done, but for what it was,
with a large group of children tak-
and
ing most of the roles, it was per- Saturday, Sept. 11
fect. I was thoroughly impressed
with how well the children knew
their lines. The technical aspects
of the play were very well done.
As a children’s play, ‘Peter
Pan’ was excellent. The acting and
choreography were not up to the
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standards of the rest of the play
every once in a while, but for what
it was, I couldn’t be happier with
how it was created on stage. or contact Harry Musselwhite
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Stars