Over spring break, the Berry College Forensics Union competed in the Novice Nationals at Butler University in Indianapolis. The competition lasted three days, and competitors were all students in their first year of intercollegiate competition. Berry had nine competitors and placed in multiple parts of the 11 events as well as one of the nontraditional events at the competition. Continue reading Forensics team breaks records at nationals

This year, Georgia College Press Association (GCPA) announced that the Carrier won 12 awards and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) announced that Valkyrie won six. For CSPA, institutions from across the United States submitted more than 9,000 print news, yearbook, magazines and digital media contest entries. Representatives from Berry took many of the awards. Continue reading Carrier, Valkyrie and Fusion sweep awards

On March 3, Berry hosted a Student Fireside Chat discussing the Study Committee for the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Campus Climate Survey. Faculty and staff had a separate event on March 2. Students received the survey in April 2021, according to Berry’s Campus Climate Survey webpage. Continue reading Fireside Chat discusses campus climate survey results 

On Feb. 24, a new opportunity for support arrived at Berry College in the form of a peer-led support group called CONNECT. Although the college does offer students a place to talk about their feelings in the form of the Counseling Center, Berry has never done something like CONNECT before. Continue reading Counseling Center provides new way for student support

Over the last few weeks, Berry College students have noticed that Java City in the Memorial Library has been running short on supplies. This has ranged from snacks, drinks and coffee that students can order at the establishment.  Continue reading Java City experiences shortages due to supply chain issues 

Senate Bill 514, also known as the Unmask Georgia Students Act, would allow K-12 students to opt out of wearing masks in public school has moved through the Georgia state senate. Continue reading Unmask bill pushed through Georgia Senate

On Oct. 25, 2021 Texas State Rep. Matt Krause asked school districts to report if they had any books that might make students feel discomfort. In the months that followed, many legislators, parents and school board officials have pushed to ban certain books in K-12 schools. The books cover topics relating to race, sexuality and gender. Continue reading Legislators push book bans in K-12 schools

Berry has removed the indoor mask mandate for visitors on campus alongside their recent changes in the protocols for students, faculty and staff. This change affects larger programs like the Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) and Decision Berry.  Continue reading Berry campus COVID-19 mask policy applies to visitors