<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/helping-the-class-of-2024-create-a-new-collective-identity.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>09/09/2021</pubDate><title>Helping the Class of 2024 Create a New Collective Identity</title><description>Walking through the Franklin &amp; Marshall College campus sparks a hopefulness many haven't enjoyed in more than 18 months. After welcoming 2,254 students back for the fall 2021 semester, campus is...After persisting through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class of 2024 bonds together during a reorientation program and launches into a new school year.</description><author>Alicia Morrissey</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/558859096694667344-sophomore-re-orientation3.0.297.4032.2429.full.jpg" alt="Students arrive for Sophomore (Re)Orientation"/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Career Center</tag><tag>Policies</tag><tag>Student Affairs</tag></tags></item>