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When I visited Berry College, one of the first things that I learned was Martha Berry’s mission for her students - to educate the head, the heart, and the hands. The lady in the admissions office who welcomed us to Berry beamed as she told me how almost a hundred years later this mission is still the driving force behind Berry College. What a wonderful place to be, I thought to myself. A place …

…how they should spend their time, is not at all what Berry wants to be held responsible for. If Berry’s mission is to educate the head, the heart, and the hands, why create an environment that would make it difficult for students to carry out what they are being taught? Even though Berry would benefit financially from the construction of co-ed dorms, the problems that will arise would not be worth the money saved.