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“Students who really love the professor will want to do
it, and students who really do not like the professor will do
it. But, what about those in the middle?” Fox said. “If stu-
dents will do it and it works, then that would be great.”
In addition, the administration and faculty both said
they hope students will write more on their evaluations,
because they are typing instead of writing.
Whatley went on to say that another important advan-
tage is that it allows for quicker results and “quicker feed-
back.” Instead of waiting four weeks for faculty to receive
their feedback, they will be able to have it almost instan-
taneously which would allow professors to view student
responses while the course is “still fresh on their minds,”
Whatley said.
There is a wide range of opinions on this new shift.
There is a concern that the response rate will go down
because students will be expected to do these evalua-
tions online using their own time rather than class time.
Whatley said that the company that Berry is using says the
“response rate tends to be almost the same as those evalu-
ations done on paper.”
Michael Bailey, associate professor of government and
international studies, said he believes it is “foolish to have
strong feelings one way or another; it is just a trial run, and
we will see how it plays out.”
“Those students who do not wish to complain will not
take extra steps unless they are required to; therefore, the
overall number of evaluations completed would decrease
while the percentage of negative responses would
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get more information than what is available through net-
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there, it shouldn’t be,” sophomore Casey Norris said.
working Web sites like Facebook,” junior Holly Jenkins
“That’s a little bit of an invasion of personal space.”
said. “On Facebook you can control how much people
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see. It’s open to anyone, not just people needing back-
live in.”
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Toyota issues apology to Congress

RALPH VARTABEDIAN
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Los Angeles Times

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that this has resulted in the safety issues
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Exchange Commission.
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Members of the House committee raised
a wide range of broader concerns about the informative.” and Commerce committee that the automaker
During his appearance, Toyoda appeared could not totally rule out the electronics as a Cosmic Bowling
company’s secrecy, its practice of making all
to agree to extend nationally an agreement cause of sudden acceleration. Bowl for free with a Berry
of its safety decisions in Japan and the com-
with the New York attorney general to pick Undeterred, committee members repeat- ID tomorrow night from
pany’s insular corporate culture.
up recalled vehicles at owners homes and edly bore down on the issue of whether sud- 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Floyd
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provide free loaner vehicles until repairs are den acceleration problems of Toyota vehicles, County Lanes.
said in testimony that preceded Toyoda’s that
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safety problems seriously, LaHood noted,
A tense moment came when the execu- is 100 percent” that no defect exists in the com- cal presentation Saturday at
until he dispatched a senior aid to Japan late
tives were asked to explain an internal com- pany’s electronic throttles, but LaHood said 4 p.m. in the Ford Audito-
last year.
pany document, released by Congressional the question remains open and appeared to rium. CE credit offered.
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body and neither are our employees,” LaHood
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shot back.
the issue and Inaba said he could not remem- /D+RRGVDLG´:HKDYHKDGFRPSODLQWVDERXW at 8 p.m. in a location TBA.
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from the news media and Toyota itself.
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similar instance in which the head of a Japa-
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nese auto company had been strong-armed
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into appearing before an adversarial commit-
working people and the company’s reputa- electronics in these cars. Any car listed on our 0DUFKDWSPLQWKH
tee hearing, although it has become almost
tion. This discredits everyone.” :HEVLWHQHHGVWREHÀ[HGµ College Chapel.
routine for U.S. corporate executives.
Ulrike Schaede, a professor of Japanese busi- Nonetheless, Toyoda did not admit to any
Film and Discussion: “Li-
cense to Thrive”
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Trustees approve faculty promotions tory of the Title IX legisla-

tion and participate in
a discussion led by Dr.
Susan Logsdon-Conradsen
Wednesday, March 3 at 6
For promotion to Associate Professor p.m. in the Evans Audito-
The board of trustees on Saturday, Feb. 20, approved
the following members of the faculty for promotion with tenure: rium. CE credit offered.

and/or tenure, effective Aug. 2010.

Dr. Carrie Baker, Associate Professor of Sociol- Check out the
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The Carrier Editorial

Television inappropriately pushes buttons

People expect a high-adrena-
line experience from the Olym-
pics. This year’s 2010 Vancou-
ver Winter Olympics included
that and more with the death of
a world famous luger and his
horrendous crash video.
There are parts of our society
that thrive on shock value and
“pushing buttons.” However,
our society does not appreciate
the disservice of using some-
thing inappropriately. When it
comes to media, often the mate-
rial shown goes a bit too far in
the public eye. Recently, the
over the days to come.
For them to have the ratio-
nale to do this, the video should
have had an informative nature.
The video simply lacked this.
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had chosen to show photo stills
of the crash instead. They also
could have shown the video just
short of impact. Most viewers
did not realize they were going
to be bombarded with images
surrounding the aftermath of
the crash.
Many people who watch
NBC did not expect the “shock

Take a shot on March Madness

death of Georgian luger Nodar
Kumaritashvili was made a
spectacle on national television
and on the Internet.
Kumaritashvili was killed
when his luge sled unexpect-
edly left the track on a practice
run. Soon after, his body was
thrown against an unpadded
steel girder. After smashing
into the pole, he was motion-
less on a metal walkway. His
left leg was in the air, and his
left foot was propped atop the
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worker arrived. Medical per-
sonnel tended to him for a short
period before he was airlifted to
a nearby hospital, where he was
pronounced dead.
At the start of the NBC
broadcast, NBC news anchor
Brian Williams warned the
audience that “the pictures are
very tough for some people
to watch.” However the video
was a bit jarring. It became more
and more appalling as the video
rolled to the crash, which was
shown in slow motion. To make
matters worse, a slower shot
was shown across the screen
only seconds later. NBC made
the choice to not only broadcast
the video clip of the crash, but
also continued to do so through-
out the day.
Because the crash occurred
only hours before the Olym-
pics began, the death and crash
video cast a shadow of gloom
The Carrier editorial reflects a consensus of the The Carrier’s editorial board.
value” or the dramatic nature
that the video presented. The
broadcast of the video was at
7:30 p.m. EST (a time when fam-
ily viewership is high). NBC is
not a niche channel like HBO or
Cinemax, where the audience
expects more mature content.
The way NBC handled the
crash video was simply out of
bad taste. Blocking the video
in its entirety would have
protected the luger’s family.
Because he was a top-ranked
luger, many would argue that
his right to privacy was little to
none. Therefore, the real ques-
tion is whether or not it served
its purpose. The travesty was
everywhere, and it was hard to
turn away.
Certainly, audiences would
have “missed out” without the
video. But what would they have
missed exactly? One could have
described the event numerous
times, but it would have never
equaled the effect the video
provoked. However, video and
other content often need to be
reigned in, if only to simply pro-
tect our society. While the deci-
sion may have erred to inform
the audience further, it would
have served the nation better
by showing restraint. NBC’s
decision to show the video
three times without an adequate
warning was simply irrespon-
sible, despite it being necessary
news.
ing and studying every now and can declare themselves the best.
then. Cinderella teams set records and
LAURA DIEPENBROCK You see, I’ve loved the thrill of shock viewers. Fan favorites
Entertainment Editor
the game since the age of seven. choke and tears are shed.
In 1996 my parents moved our One of my fondest memo-
family from the D.C. suburbs to ries of March Madness was at
Wilmington, N.C., home of bas- the beginning of the 2003 tour-
When people hear the Andy ketball legend Michael Jordan nament. Maryland was play-
Williams Christmas song “The and Tar Heel fans as far as the ing UNC-Wilmington, and the
Most Wonderful Time of the eye can see. game had been neck-and-neck
Year,” I’m sure most are reminded Seeing that I was more con- the entire time. My brother and
of all the things that come along cerned with adjusting to a new I were at the edge of our seats in
with the Christmas season: good school three-fourths of the way DQWLFLSDWLRQ :LWK ÀYH VHFRQGV
food, family, hot cocoa and apple through the school year, I wasn’t left UNCW was up by one, and
cider. too concerned with what the all they had to do was keep UMD
I, on the other hand, am meaning behind all of the Caro- from scoring. Out of nowhere
reminded of everything that lina blue T-shirts and Duke Blue Drew Nicholas managed to get
comes along with the three-week Devil hats were. I just didn’t get the ball and shoot a game win-
long college basketball tourna- what all the fuss was about. ning three-pointer at the buzzer
ment known as March Madness. I remember my dad sitting to win it for the Terps.
Things like the die-hard fans that my brother and down during a Although our hearts hurt
camp out in freezing tempera- University of Maryland game to see our hometown heroes of
tures just for a chance to sit in and explaining his love for his UNCW have their dreams shat-
the student section to cheer their alma mater. He pointed out the tered, nothing could replace the
team on and the well-respected student section, where he used feeling of seeing our team win
coaches who probably have more to cheer for the Terp, against and advance in the tournament.
love for their team than for their Duke. My dad said that now that Everything about March Mad-
own families. we were living in ACC basket- ness is great. Seeing 22-year-old
Every year during March ball country, we were to proudly men put everything on the line
Madness, 65 of the best men’s show our love for UMD and and knowing that if they lose
college basketball teams com- most importantly, our hatred of ,most of them will never play
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FREBRUARY 25, 2010
Take your whole baby home
JARED COLVIN
Viking Fusion Staff
Did you know that not one national
or international health organization in
the western world advocates routine
infant circumcision? The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is often
regarded as the highest child health
authority in the United States. The
AAP, along with the American Medical
Association, American Cancer Society,
Center for Disease Control, National
Institute of Health, American Acad-
emy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Urolo-
gists Association, American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,
Canadian Pediatric Society, Canadian
Medical Association and all European
Medical Societies do not recommend
routine infant circumcision. Do you
know why?
For males, circumcision is the surgi-
cal removal of some or all of the skin
(foreskin) that covers the head (glans)
of an un-erect penis. As awful as that
sounds, a very small amount of medi-
cal conditions require partial or full cir-
cumcision; this is called therapeutic cir-
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the individual. Unfortunately, many
boys are circumcised without need or
their consent. Worldwide, approxi-
mately 30 percent of males are circum-
cised for various reasons. However,
among all the nations considered med-
ically advanced the United States is the
only country that routinely circumcises
its infants. But why would the United
States practice unnecessary surgery at
rates that at one time reached 90 per-
cent? Religious rites aside (think again
if you believe Christianity requires
circumcision Col. 2:8-14, Peter 2:20-22,
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The emperor has no clothes. Once
again, by deciding to deny domestic
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sion would result in negligible cost
to Berry, the college has surrendered
to emotional blackmail by effectively
denying that gay students and faculty
exist.
If a single donor, alumnus or oth-
erwise, can threaten to withdraw sup-
port for Berry if the gay community
is acknowledged as legitimate, if the
If you have an opinion, we want to hear it!
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OPINIONS
Lev.19:28, Deut. 23: 1, Phil. 3:2, Gal. 5:2-
12, Matt. 9:13) the proposed reasons
for non-religious circumcision have
changed over the years. The practice
was initially introduced to the United
States by England in the 1800s as a way
to desensitize a male’s sexual organ
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or impossible to masturbate. At that
time, it was commonly believed that
masturbation caused blindness, men-
tal illness, alcoholism, epilepsy and a
host of other problems. Unfortunately
for males, 17th century medicine was
correct on one account: circumcision
desensitizes the penis. In fact, there are
approximately 15,000 erogenous nerve
endings in the foreskin alone, making
it more sensitive than the head of the
penis, and making its removal twice as
damaging as the most common type
of female circumcision (what we call
‘genital mutilation’). Not only that, but
the removal of the foreskin results in
the keratinization of the glans, caus-
ing what is supposed to be an internal
organ to dry out and develop several
extra layers of skin resulting in addi-
tional sensitivity loss and (more often
than you would think) uncomfortable
sex for the man and his partner.
Unlike the United States, which cur-
rently circumcises just more than half
of its males, circumcision in England is
down to 1 percent of the male popula-
tion. So why does the Land of the Free
continue to perform a non-necessary
procedure without the consent of the
patients? One explanation is the igno-
rance of the population:
Many Americans, both male and
female, have no idea what an intact
penis looks like. Many more are con-
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cumcision reduces HIV transmission
and the prevalence of cervical cancer.
In reality, the research suggesting a
same rights are afforded to our gay stu-
dents and colleagues as those enjoyed
by any other “population,” we are col-
lectively perceived as a reactionary and
cowardly institution.
We don’t live in the 1950s any more.
To redress this state of affairs requires
courage and leadership. Do we want
to be perceived as a school that caves
into bigotry in exchange for money?
Will there be fallout if we do the right
thing? Certainly. We will lose the sup-
CAMPUS CARRIER PAGE 5
pattern between male circumcision
and cervical cancer in female partners
is, today, not only regarded by health
organizations as outdated, but also
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transmission, roughly 35 articles and
a number of abstracts examine the
relationship between male circumci-
sion and HIV infection. Studies have
included geographical analysis, high-
“If you had the opportunity to
risk patients, partner studies and ran- coin a snowboarding trick, what
dom population surveys. Most of this
research has been conducted in Africa. would you name it?”
Analyzing the 29 published articles
where data were available leaves a man
with a circumcised penis at greater risk
of acquiring and transmitting HIV than
a man with an intact penis. Double pits to
Knowing all of this, why do doc- Mcchesty 1080.”
tors continue to encourage parents to
routinely remove a very useful part of
their son? Did you know that circumci-
sion is a multi-million-dollar business?
Not only are doctors paid roughly $300-
$400 per circumcision (which occurs John Hall
every 26 seconds in the United States), Freshman
but the doctors sell the tissue to bio-
medical corporations to make cosmet-
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son’s foreskin to give a burn victim a
new lease on life seems admirable, but
the choice is his— not yours— and the
American Association of Tissue Banks
admits that there are no shortages of
skin to treat trauma cases, and thus no
Thushy Muruges
need for penile tissue.
Junior
With all of these health organizations
speaking out against non-elective, non-
therapeutic circumcision, cutting your
baby sounds, at best, barbaric. In fact,
it has been illegal in the United States
to circumcise female minors since
The dump.”
1996— now is the time to protect our
males. A bill has been drafted to make
non-therapeutic circumcision of males
younger than 18 illegal. You can learn
David Holloman
more about genital mutilation and read
Junior
the bill itself at mgm.org
Super-duper olly.”
port of some individuals we have
embraced for far too long. But we will
regain our integrity and our reputation
for tolerance that is the foundation of
Mark Furst
an enlightened, democratic society.
Senior
-Dr. John Countryman
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The crunk jump.”
Michael Grigalunas
Sophomore
The triple story.”
Katie Harber
Freshman
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Social networking sites changing personal privacy

KATHERINE LAVEY
Features Editor

The development of the Internet was a huge stepping-

stone in our history. In the world of communication,
it changed the way people gather information. In this
“now generation” came the Web site phenomenon. Not
only was a variety of media turning to Internet to start
publishing; music, news and even purchasing products
were available online. The Internet led to great opportu-
nities but also caused controversial issues as well.
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networking concept. In 2004, a student at Harvard Uni-
versity Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, a private
“social utility” that reached the public in 2006. It became
the newest and most popular social networking site.
An article published on American Express News in the
“Open Forum” section in December 2009 reported there
were “116 million unique U.S. users.” This available
medium allows people to upload photos and write infor-
mation and is basically a free spot for spreading ideas.
With all the ways information can be posted online
comes the issue of personal privacy. Users encounter the
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Associate Professor of Communication Brian Carroll
said user agreements are written not to be read. “It’s a
no privacy agreement policy,” Carroll said.
Senior Dana Madej, a Facebook and Myspace user,
said she is semi-aware of the privacy controversy but
doesn’t read through the agreement.
“I just check it off,” Madej said.
Instructor of Communication Jason Peterson said he
MEREDITH MCDEREMOT, Photo Editor
has not read the agreement on Facebook either but is
aware of the privacy settings the site provides. Peterson Junior Brittany Bittick in Friendship residence hall checks her home page on Facebook.
said he had other doubts about the site.
According to Electronic Frontier Foundation, contro- names,” Clarke said. “All the information is still there.”
“Facebook is giving my information to advertisers,”
versy arose about the privacy being confusing. They said As the new year began, conversations started about
Peterson said. He said that he understands Facebook has
Facebook sounded like they were trying to get its users the Facebook drama. An article published at Electricpig.
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to share “even more.” They removed the “Only Friends” co.uk stated facts about the new settings. People can
“Facebook is a tool for me to keep up with friends and
privacy option when seeing users’ friends. It was looked view information about much more then they realize,
family,” Peterson said. “I don’t accept friend requests
into, and the change was brought to national attention. ÀQGLQJWKLQJVWKDWDUHSRVWHGRQ)DFHERRN1RWRQO\ZLOO
from current students.”
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC.org) information be searchable by companies hiring future
Communication Department Chair Bob Frank, who is
has been posting recent news about the restraints of pri- employees but also some believe problems could result
a “minimal” user of Facebook, said it has overstepped its
YDF\LVVXHVRQWKHLU:HEVLWH7KH\KDYHÀOHGFRPSODLQWV from the lack of privacy. There could be advantages and
boundaries in the past, but privacy settings are there for
to the Federal Trade Commission about the disclosure of disadvantages to the use of social networking and hav-
the users and they should be aware of them.
people’s information. According to the FTC site, their ing information readily available about anything.
“The zone of privacy has considerably shrunk in the
mission is to protect consumers’ privacy by educating With the recent changes in Facebook, people have
past 30 years or so,” Frank said.
people. complained about the features, but privacy is also an
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“Under the FTC Act, the Commission guards against individual responsibility.
He said that it is a better way of communicating.
unfairness and deception by enforcing companies’ pri- “If you don’t like people seeing your trash, then don’t
Carroll said privacy is always changing and being
vacy promises about how they collect, use and secure put it on the street,” Frank said.
negotiated.
consumers’ personal information,” according to the FTC “I feel it’s an important factor in that people should
“We are willing to trade privacy for convenience,”

“
consider making their information private because mak-
Carroll said. “Facebook is a semi-glass house where
ing their information public introduces risks,” Madej
everyone is running around in it.
said.
There have been recent conversations among students If you don’t like people “If I don’t want it on the Internet then I don’t put it on
and articles informing people how to secure information
on social networking sites. But, the question arises, is it
seeing your trash, then don’t there,” Clarke said. “My number one rule about Face-
put it on the street. book is never do anything that you wouldn’t want to be

”
really private? When users feel there has been a breach
tagged in.”
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Zuckerberg’s theory about no privacy being the new
hand experience. Posting certain information can have Bob Frank “social norm” has come into play in recent years.
negative connotation that could hurt users in the future. Department Chair of Communication “People are way more public about things for enter-
“Expect to be google, it’s free background check,”
tainment value, everyone wants to be the interesting
Carroll said.
quirky person on Facebook,” Clarke said. “Look at Paris
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Hilton. Everyone wanted to watch. The more private and
especially when we are going into the real world soon,”
Web site. juicy you put up the more you want to see it. It’s taboo
Madej said. “Some action or words may have some
The sites are designed to keep a check on Facebook to and everyone wants to see it more.”
bearing.”
see if it is following its own privacy agreement. “Privacy doesn’t exist online,” Madej said. “People
“I never censor myself,” junior James Clarke said. “I
“It’s worth monitoring,” Carroll said. have faith in the privacy agreement. They have the
would never want a job based on what is on my Face-
“I can see both sides of it, but too much regulation option to select private settings but they assume, with-
book. My private life and social life are separate.”
can be problematic,” Peterson said. “Regulation for the out knowing what they are reading.”
Now companies are capable of viewing Facebook
purpose of regulation is not necessary.” Alumnus David Ranew (C 09) said he has become
accounts and other personal information by doing
There have also been ways technology has allowed more aware of certain material. While he was looking for
research online. Zuckerberg was quoted during a con-
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vention in San Francisco last month saying, “the age of
Xanga.com or cites such as Geocities, the information want his future employer viewing.
privacy is over,” and added that no privacy is the new
LVVWLOORXWWKHUHLIXVHUVKDYHQRWGHOHWHGWKHLUSURÀOHV “Once you put it on Facebook or MySpace, it’s in
“social norm.”
Geocities was a popular site, but it was deleted. We are public domain, ” Ranew said. “The job I just got did
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able to delete the information but there are ways research an extensive background check. They went so far as to
the news feeds but people were upset, and it gave its users
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FEBRUARY 25, 2010 SPORTS PAGE 7, CAMPUS CARRIER

Championship baseball team honored

ASHLEY MCINTYRE
Sports Editor

In 1966, the Beatles proclaimed themselves to be “more

popular than Jesus,” actor Ronald Regan was elected the
governor of California and the Vietnam War was still being
heavily contested. Garland Dickey was the athletic direc-
tor at Berry, and college baseball players still used wooden
bats. That was the same year the Vikings baseball team
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school history.
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pionship baseball team met for a reunion to celebrate
their accomplishments and memories. The Vikings won
the Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champi-
onship in 1966 and were runners-up in the NAIA Area
7 Tournament. They broke Berry’s single-season wins
record with 29 and had a regular season record of 25-10.
The 1965 team, who won 13 regular season games, set the
previous record. Head coach Jerry Shelton was named
GIAC coach of the year and was the NAIA District 25
coach of the year.
The Vikings defeated West Georgia 3-1 to clinch the
GIAC title. Don Law hit a homerun, while his brother
Gerry Law and Terry Jones had one RBI each. The Vikings
played an errorless game while Renny Bryner pitched a DAVID CHIEM, Staff Photographer
six-hit game. Guy Hall, Gerry Law, Don Law, Renny Bryner and Jerome Ayer, members of the 1966 championship team
“This was the greatest part of my life,” said Law, former were honored by the 2010 team at a game against UVa.-Wise, preceded by a banquet on Saturday, Feb. 20.
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weren’t so great back then, but the fans were great and it Beasley spoke to the team before coaching the Vikings’ cards on team trips and surviving the repair of a pitching
was great winning. We got in a few scraps too.” doubleheader against the University of Virginia’s College machine.
Randy Davis, owner of the local radio stations TalkRa- at Wise on Saturday. ´,·P OXFN\ WR EH DOLYH À[LQJ WKDW SLWFKLQJ PDFKLQHµ
dio WLAQ 1410 and 95.7 “The Ridge,” was the event’s “Looking at you guys today represents what we try Dixon said.
master of ceremonies at Saturday’s event. Davis intro- and teach our kids about sports; the long-lasting friend- Dixon also said he appreciated his former coach
duced baseball head coach David Beasley and shared an ships,” he said. “Forty-three years later and you guys are Shelton.
experience from traveling with the team. Davis said that in still all together.” “We owe you more than you’ll be able to know, or how
his time broadcasting games and traveling with Beasley’s Beasley addressed Berry’s transition to the NCAA’s much we appreciate you,” Dixon said.
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ern Daylight Time and then there’s Coach Beasley Time,” said he is encouraging his team to believe in the transition “If our lives are a baseball game, we’d be at the top of
Davis said. “You’d better be on Beasley time, or else the and that Berry gives students and athletes a chance to be the eigth inning, and that’s sad,” Dixon said. “ We’ll never
bus will leave you.” successful. be around quite like this again, and I’m glad to be around
“I told them that the next championship we win will such great people as this.”
be up to them. The soonest one will be up to them, and I The 1966 team was honored by the 2010 team before
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donation was given to the baseball program on behalf of and 3-2.
the 1966 team.
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The Fifth Annual Berry College French
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Senior Laura Hudson is choreographing three
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Q: Of the dances that you are in this year, which
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