Graduation 2021

This wasn’t the end we imagined — it feels as though our time at UC Berkeley slipped away.

I look forward to what lies on the other side of a lifetime of thought and effort, that conscious understanding that will never leave me.

I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me and who have continued the advocacy and fight for equity, inclusion and liberation.

It is important to recognize our proximity to power and serve those who brought us into this position — the student community at UC Berkeley.

As my time at college, and at the Daily Cal, comes to an end, I can’t help but wonder about what the future holds once more.

When I look back on college, the things no one knew are what I remember most.

In four years, there won’t be anyone here who knows my name, probably. The fact of the matter is each student is just one of tens of thousands, and our time at this university ends.