<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/alone-together-campus-experiences-in-the-pandemic.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>10/06/2021</pubDate><title>Alone Together: Campus Experiences in the Pandemic</title><description>The pandemic that began in 2020 changed the world, college campuses and how students respond and adapt to the challenges that lockdowns, Zoom classes and hybrid classes presented. In this ongoing...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>Peter Durantine</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/686877361268079427-09-15-alysse-danyi-02-dg.0.38.1200.723.full.jpg" alt="A track &amp; cross country varsity athlete, Kappa Delta Sorority member and a BOS and public policy joint major, Alysse Danyi says, I found it rewarding to successfully adapt to a virtual environment and complete all of my schoolwork while involving myself more in organizations on campus.."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Athletics</tag><tag>Brooks College House</tag><tag>Business Organizations and Society</tag><tag>Government</tag></tags></item>