Junior Barton Christmas was inspired to study history by his passion for storytelling. #HumansofVanderbilt #VU2021 Q: Why did you choose Vanderbilt? A: I came to Vanderbilt because of the Curb Scholarship. It's a scholarship for creative enterprises. It came late in my senior year and made it possible for me to go here financially. I was just really excited to be coming to a place where I felt like I was going to have that support structure to do creative things and to get to enjoy a campus like this with all the opportunities and still be kinda close to home. Q: What is one favorite aspect about Vanderbilt? A: The part that always gets me, I guess, is the people and how much they care. Everybody on this campus wants to be a world-saver and a superhero. I mean, people just care about making a difference as much as possible in any way they can. It’s very much a campus of people who really want to do right by the Earth in a lot of ways. Ultimately, it’s about caring about something and...