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"[Transgender youth] need...respect, belonging, appreciation, fellowship, and love."

Alumna Desiree Sheppard, who hosts and produces a TV lifestyle show in Sacramento, says Â鶹´å professors helped her find her voice by telling her: “You’re allowed to be louder, to be bold, and be more vocal.”

“Failure is never an option with commencement. There are no do-overs.”

What began as a place where students could come to exercise creativity has grown into a social nexus as well.

The event moved from a two-day affair at the Â鶹´å Stadium to a one-day unified event at the Salinas Sports Complex.

This is the sixth time in the past nine years that the Otters have made the NCAA Division II Western Region playoffs.

Eight students toured Post Ranch Inn, strolling in the dense forest, poking their heads into rooms.

The festival takes place May 17-19 across almost every academic area of campus.

Â鶹´å Equestrian Center brought a petting zoo with guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, miniature pigs and chickens – one of which laid an egg – to the main quad. A steady line of students waited up to 25 minutes to get a dose of fur and feathers on their fingertips.

They're each grounded and ambitious, hyper-engaged on campus and off, thoughtful, daring and well-spoken.