SPECIAL ISSUE | Peeking through funky-looking trees, concrete rooftops and miscellaneous rolling hills lies our beloved Campanile, a beacon of light. It’s undeniably easy for incoming, current and soon-to-be-graduating students alike to feel disoriented, wandering aimlessly through the bustle of students who all seem to have some sense of direction. These various directions lead students to all sorts of experiences, and those paths are seldom defined. Within the pages of this issue, our writers speak to the various trajectories they have experienced — from the highs and lows of Greek life, to finding a home in the humanities, to balancing the burden of grind culture. While our directions are unique and central to our self-growth, we’re all united in our belief in and dedication to the power of higher education. Each of us can recall that light bulb moment when our timid steps onto campus fell perfectly in place as we reached our collective center: UC Berkeley. Read more through th...