"Last summer, the summer before my freshman year, involved a lot of tough stuff. That all compiled with the worries of coming to college--handling the chaos of classes, making friends, going to events, joining clubs. About a month in to the semester, I took a short run around the lakes and stopped at the Grotto. And I was surrounded by people, even though we were all silent. People go to the Grotto whether they're in high or low spirits, to ask for help or to say thank you. And that moment was impactful for me: to be surrounded by this presence of people, all with different thoughts and prayers, feeling and being as one."