Berry Information Technology and Residence Life is changing the card scanners for residence halls and academic buildings. Ford was the most recent with the card scanners being changed just last week. The aging card reading system was due for an upgrade, being phased out in favor of a system that could potentially allow for greater ID card functionality. Continue reading Card scanners to be replaced for better functionality
Earlier in the semester, many students and staff received a scam email about a job opportunity. This email was sent from a Berry user ID that had been compromised. Immediately after receiving this email about 30 people reported it as a phishing scam. The Information Security team was then able to take down the email after a number of reports. Continue reading Berry Information Security responds to phishing scam
In the past year, the price of concert tickets has skyrocketed as a result of problems with various ticket websites. Live Nation is the parent company of Ticketmaster, and was involved in one of the largest controversies regarding ticket sales in November 2022 during the sale for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. Outside of the issue with the Taylor Swift ticket sales, tickets to all concerts have become increasingly difficult to purchase. Continue reading Students deal with rising concert costs
Abbey Gamble (22C) vividly remembers the MacAllister classroom where she took statistics, but not because of math. Instead, she recalls the softball team’s emotional first meeting with BRAVE Project Director Ashley Demonbreun-Chapman. Continue reading Team setting helps BRAVE Project run deep for athletes
Grace Todd, Campus Carrier copy editor Fast fashion tends to be a buzz word. I have seen many long and short form video essays discussing it and what it means for our society, and although people normally list pros and cons for both sides of the argument concerning fast and sustainable fashion, I can confidently say that fast fashion truly holds only cons. There are … Continue reading Think twice and thrift your clothes responsibly
It’s a Saturday afternoon in the summer. Your mom drops you off and says, “I’ll pick you up in three hours.” You meet your friend at the Auntie Anne’s pretzel stand, and your weekend shopping spree begins. This is the mall experience. Ten years ago, going to the mall was a regular weekend activity. Walking into random stores with no intention to buy anything–just to … Continue reading Going to the mall is better than shopping online
College-aged students with intellectual disabilities will soon have the chance to attend Berry in a new two-year program under development. The Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) program, slated to launch next fall, will allow students to study and work with the support of peer mentors. Continue reading Intellectually disabled students to begin attending Berry
The Krannert Center Activities Board (KCAB), Student Government Association (SGA) and Residence Life are responsible for most of the events that occur on campus during the year. Students have complained, both in person and on the anonymous forum app YikYak at the lack of events so far this year. One post said “Last year by this time we already had a skate night and the silent disco was September 30 but we’ve had nothing so far this year … please do something for us.” Continue reading Student organizations to focus on hosting large events
At Berry’s home basketball and football games, students and spectators get the luxury of not only seeing Viking athletes compete, but they also get to be entertained by sideline shows and halftime performances. Continue reading Non-varsity hype-squads support teams from sidelines
Four colleges recruited him to join their varsity rowing teams in high school, but Berry senior Joseph Shimko knew that he could not pass up on the opportunities offered at Berry. Joining the Viking Crew club team, established in 1992, would let him enjoy both the college and the sport. Continue reading Student coaches prepare club teams for competition
