What is a university? Is it a group of buildings, a plot of land, or just another place of higher education? Colleges and universities are established in different regions, offering classes in everything anthropology to zoology. Thousands of students go through semester after semester, going to class, performing labs, and taking finals. In the recent years, some universities and colleges have fallen apart over decisive issues and controversial ideas while these same conflicts make other schools stronger. The deciding factor of which schools stand and which schools fall is in where those schools believes their identity lies. Schools that rest in the year the institution was founded, how old the buildings on campus are, or the size of its endowment fund have forgotten what the driving force behind all of those accomplishments. Schools that withstand controversies rest in the idea that the school is not a group of buildings, but rather a group of people gathered together in pursuit of a common goal. An assembly of individuals dedicated to education, learning, and becoming the best possible version of themselves. This does not assert by any means that these colleges are immune to difficulty and strife. Unfortunate things happen and people make bad choices, but that does not mean the whole story must be a tragedy. Universities whose identity is rooted in being a network of individuals rather than a network of buildings are better equipped to withstand adversity. The only way this foundation will last is if the members of a university commit themselves to this ideal and to each other. Professors are there to pass their knowledge and enthusiasm onto students and students are there to learn and build a brighter tomorrow. The exchange of ideas, pursuit of understanding, and dedication to supporting each other no matter the obstacles will decide which schools will stand and which ones will fall, regardless of their endowment fund.