Who would you say is lacking?  

First, I'd never apply to go to school at Berkeley...I wouldn't even accept a scholarship from Berkeley...let me make it clear...I have/had no desire to go to Berkeley, ever. Now, they can take their secure experience/involvement in cutting edge issues and stick it...I mean let someone else have it... There will be some ?^&$%^** who'll do it, but I trust the university like I trust government with my personal data...NOT.

I'm a health educator and can see the merits of this. It's always good to know what's going on with your health and DNA can be a tool for doing that. As long as it's voluntary, I suppose it's harmless. Still if I were going to UC Berkeley, there's no way I would do it, too much chance for informational misuse for my liking.

Oh Gee, another invasion of privacy masquerading as not only a science experiment, but it's healthy for you too!

"This type of experience is one of the true, unique values of a Berkeley education. We don't just give you books to read,” Mark Schlissel, dean of the division of biological sciences said. “We involve you in cutting edge issues in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. You won't see this anywhere else in higher education."

Well, let's hope we don't see it anywhere in higher education! I don't care if it's Berkley promoting it or another institution. I don't care if it is voluntary either. How many Freshman do you think will understand the potential harm to them in the future, if they reveal such private information? What if it does show that they do have a genetic predisposition for alcoholism? How will that information be used? And what can anyone really do about it? You can't change your DNA. What if it is discovered by accident that the student has a potentially life-threatening genetic condition? Will the university be required to notify the student or not, if it's not one of the categories that they say they weren't getting results for? This information could follow them for the rest of their lives--at least medically.
Oh but I forgot--we're going to have universal health care some one of these days, so they've got nothing to worry about.

Do they still offer fairy tales in college?

It's voluntary and for research so if the kids want to do it, not a problem..

The younger generation shares information that I would have never considered sharing at their age.. You have to wonder what happens when the information gets hacked and sold to the insurance company's though.