In your trek to class, everyone seems to be a blurry face in the hustle and bustle. But, the person passing you is someone’s boss, someone’s partner, someone’s classmate or someone’s best friend. And you might know them, by proxy, or you’re destined to meet them down the line. If you take a second to stop and look, you’ll find that almost everyone is connected. We chose to come to USC: fate or coincidence? We chose to live in that house, go on that trip, continue to keep in touch. Fate or coincidence? These choices span out to create the fabric of our experience and shape our precarious futures. Maybe we're all soulmates tied by universal strings. Or maybe not. Whatever you believe, Issue No. 7 looks to discover how these parallels appear. We get the sense that in one way or another, we’re all bound together.