Congress shall make no law ...

In my first look at Washington, D.C., I got to see Capitol Hill and the Washington Monument and peek at the building holding precious documents at the National Archives. Simply put, it feels good to be around all of this rich history.

I hope to get a chance to see the Library of Congress and view the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. I don’t want to seem like a tourist; I just want to take a piece of American history -- through pictures and memories -- back to Oakland. It feels good being in the nation’s capital.

-- Zuri Berry, California State University-Chico, The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune

(Berry was the first Summer Scholar to recite the First Amendment during orientation. He stood before his classmates and shared the 45 words that outline Americans' freedoms. He was rewarded with an “Off the Record” coffee mug from the Newseum. Throughout orientation, Scholars are asked to recite the First Amendment.)