I think the students at Berkley follow the lemming theory. They are drawn to the school because of the nuts and once there just follow the crowd without any thought. They are led by profs who thought it was the greatest time of their lives when they protested against the Viet Nam War.
Remember, this is a school, where self identified marixst/communist outnumber republicans.
lol! Merry, I think you are right. I was there. And the only ones who wanted to go to Berkeley, are the libs, in the county of the SF Bay Area that I lived in. Most all other students, the serious ones, were very serious about going out of state to continue their ed. The idea of attending U-Berkeley was anathema to most students I encountered. I know students of all ages commuting from north Bay to San Jose State U rather than go to U-Berkeley.