The text message from Billy arrived on students’ phones the week of final exams. “It took a lot of hard work, perseverance, and strength to get here, but you’ve finally made it to the other side — the end of the semester! I wanted to take a minute and say that I am so proud of you ...” Three emoji hearts concluded the message. A flood of Cal Poly Pomona students responded: “You’re a King Billy. Never change.” “Love you Billy thank you.” Heart heart heart. Advertisement “Thanks Billy, we did it together.” And a confession: “To be honest I didn’t do the best I could I was going through hard times with myself but I finally found myself and am working on myself next semester I am going to get a 4.0 mark my words.”