“This past semester I’ve missed my closest friends, the ones that I’ve had since freshman year. Our last months together were supposed to be a triumph, and my heart aches for the moments that we have lost. And yet, looking back at the last four years, I have realized that we’ve had so many beautiful moments already — a multitude of friendsgivings, wine gatherings and impromptu meetings on Low Steps. And though the mourning of what we could have had is still sharp, it does not detract from the simple miracles of that time that we’ve spent together.

“Here’s to us, Class of 2020!”