“Graduating from the #1 public university is no tiny feat.” “A friendship even stronger than ionic bonds #startedfromChem1A.” “Thank you so much Berkeley … You have been too good to me and I don’t wanna leave.”
Social media is abuzz with excitement as graduation approaches — with a crowd of 21,000 expected at UC Berkeley’s campuswide commencement in Memorial Stadium this Saturday, and dozens of smaller departmental ceremonies beginning today and continuing through May 24.