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 where I will grow mentally,
             spiritually, and physically. Now that I am approaching the end of my freshman year, I am
             able to reflect on all that I have learned, as a result of Martha Berry's original purpose for
             the school. I was recently disturbed, however, to discover that the ideals which Berry
             College was founded upon have been challenged with the proposal for building a new
             co-ed dorm on campus, for cost efficient reasons. The decision to erect a co-ed dorm
             would be detrimental to the Berry community because it will hinder Berry's mission to
             educate the head, the heart, and the hands, of their students thus creating problems that
             would far outweigh the financial convenience.
             The head is where our brain is located. Our brain is the organ which allows us to
             think. We have the choice to think good things or bad things. A major factor contributing
             to what we think about is our environment. Berry College encourages their students
             through a variety of Christian organization, and also the enforcement of strict rules, to set
             their minds on pure and wholesome things. One rule in particular that reflects Berry's
             concern for the students is the "no sex on campus" rule. Berry's policy is only effective if
             they provide an atmosphere that reinforces this rule. By creating an environment that is
             not surrounded by sexual temptation, students are not tempted to think about sex as much.
             Also, the "visitation" rule , which requires students to be out of t...