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Sports

Softball team goes undefeated in conference regular season

Mary Harrison, Campus Carrier sports editor The Berry Vikings softball team swept their series against conference opponent Millsaps College last weekend, finishing the regular season with a 17-0 conference record and clinching the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) regular season title. The wins made them only the second team in SAA program history to finish the regular season undefeated in conference, the first being Berry’s 2017 … Continue reading Softball team goes undefeated in conference regular season

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Sports

Head tennis coach to retire after three decades at Berry

Bradynn Belcher, Campus Carrier staff writer Latifa Madesko, Campus Carrier staff writer The average American stays on the job for slightly over four years, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only 20% of U.S. employees are passionate about their job. But Clay Hightower is not the average American. After dedicating 32 years of his life as head coach of Berry’s dual-gender tennis … Continue reading Head tennis coach to retire after three decades at Berry

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Arts and Culture

Prison reentry simulation allows participants to understand others’ struggles

On Tuesday, the Sociology of Disability (SOC 375) class along with a planning committee of representatives from selected community sponsors assisted the Department of Justice in convening a Prison Re-entry Simulation. This simulation, which took place at the at the Rome-Floyd Public Library, was meant to show the difficulty of reentering society after being imprisoned for a significant period of time.  Continue reading Prison reentry simulation allows participants to understand others’ struggles

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‘COVID-19 generation’ students prepare to embark from Berry College

Sam Askew, Campus Carrier managing editor The Class of 2023 has overcome remarkable adversities. It will be the last graduating college class to have started college before the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that they have the unique experience of living through two types of college life: pre and post-pandemic.  COVID-19 didn’t just affect academic life. The entire world was put on hold for a year … Continue reading ‘COVID-19 generation’ students prepare to embark from Berry College

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Opinion

Find your communities while at Berry

Abigail Mohler, Valkyrie editor-in-chief As a senior, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on my four years at Berry. It has been a time of thankfulness and a time to see how much I have grown since freshman year. I have been given so many wonderful experiences and opportunities throughout the past four years.  If I was asked what one piece of advice … Continue reading Find your communities while at Berry

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Opinion

It is okay to not know your future path and career

Summer Le, Campus Carrier digital media editor             Having an “ideal or dream job” has been instilled in me ever since I was in kindergarten. We had career days where different parents would come in to speak to the class about their daily life as a firefighter or a banker. Many of the classroom activities also consistently nudged students to start thinking about what they hope … Continue reading It is okay to not know your future path and career

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Opinion, Our View

Tennessee lawmakers’ expulsion is a threat to democracy

            When Republicans voted to expel Democratic Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from the Tennessee House of Representatives, they set a dangerous precedent for future lawmakers and our democracy. Even with Jones and Pearson’s recent reappointment to their seats, there is no question that their expulsion will go down in history as a threat to democracy.              Only two times before since the Civil War era … Continue reading Tennessee lawmakers’ expulsion is a threat to democracy

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News

Berry announces rebranding for Athletic Department

At a Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on Tuesday, Director of Athletics Angel Mason and Berry College President Steve Briggs announced the rebranding of the Department of Athletics, which would include making the typography uniform and changing the visual logo from a Viking head to a more neutral image. The following day, the Office of the President sent an email to students announcing the rebrand and detailed the reasons behind it and several new ideas. Continue reading Berry announces rebranding for Athletic Department

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