On today's In This Together.
Hey guys, and welcome to In This
Together. I'm Sally Turner.
The coronavirus pandemic has left
many students yearning to return
to school for things like
graduation, which is why
some students at the University of
Pennsylvania have created a
unique online community
so that they could finish this whole
year together.
Andrew Guo is one of the founders
of
When he first started the project,
I—since I'm a junior, I was more
thinking towards
Penn traditions directed at the
juniors, namely,
where the students wear red and
line up on Locust Walk, which is the
main walkway of Penn's campus.
So I wasn't sure if Penn was going
to cancel/move their commencement at
the time, but I had a feeling
that was gonna happen as well.
So I was thinking,
He initially started the project
with the help from a handful of
people.
four or five people actively
building.
But now, on a good
day, weekend evening,
there's usually around like fifteen,
even twenty, sometimes.
You know, it's a bit nostalgic for a
lot of people.
to get sever access and
before joining or
people that can't make it
to the official tours.
For Andrew and his classmates,
And it's been just a great time
getting to work with everyone on
this project.
A lot of people feel like the
end of this semester, whether it be
their graduation, their Hey Day, or
even their, like, admitted students
day was a bit, like, you know,
So I think one
of the most important things is that
it's, like,
So there's been a lot of positive
feedback in that regard,
I understand that having a virtual
commencement
But for the time being,
If you're missing campus, you're
missing your friends, just
Whenever there's a period of
hardship,
as evidenced by this server.
I mean,
There's always, you know, make
lemonade out of lemons.
What an incredible display of
creativity during these difficult
times.
And if you would like to follow
Penncraft's journey, you can support
them by giving them a follow on
Instagram.
That is it for today's show.
We hope you enjoyed it and stay in
touch with your loved ones because
we are in this together.