<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/research-and-experiential-learning/off-campus-study/stories/cassandra-festa-17.html" dsn="news"><featured>false</featured><pubDate>03/08/2016</pubDate><title>Off-Campus Study: Cassie Festa '17</title><description>I chose to study in Tanzania with School for Field Studies in the fall of 2015 because of the lions, but I fell in love with just about everything else. As an Animal Behavior major, I knew that I...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author/><image><img src="/uploads/files/660827534733231480-12239709-10206595358155694-1092557892413358898-n.0.31.960.578.full.jpg" alt="Cassie Festa 2 OCS"/></image><image-caption/></item>