<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/appalachian-adventure-foot.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>09/14/2021</pubDate><title>An Appalachian Adventure Begins at F&amp;M</title><description>Thirty first-year students at Franklin &amp; Marshall recently swapped their books and syllabi for hiking boots and trail mix. Pioneered in 2012, Franklin &amp; Marshall College's First-Year...F&amp;M First-Year Outdoor Orientation Trip (FOOT) is a program designed for first-year students interested in sustainability, environment &amp; the oudoors.</description><author>Kim O'Brien</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/70959338956160344-08-23-foot-pack-a-pack-05-dg.0.38.1200.723.full.jpg" alt="First-Year Outdoor Orientation Trip (FOOT)"/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Center for Sustainable Environment</tag><tag>Sustainability</tag></tags></item>