{"id":488032,"date":"2021-08-17T10:07:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T14:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=488032"},"modified":"2021-08-31T17:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T21:21:48","slug":"incoming-students-use-instagram-to-connect-with-each-other-488032","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/incoming-students-use-instagram-to-connect-with-each-other-488032\/","title":{"rendered":"Incoming students use Instagram to connect with each other\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the Class of 2025 have been getting acquainted.<\/h2>\n

Andrew Ophardt \u201925 lives in Webster, a town 15 minutes from the University of Rochester<\/a>. He wants to study chemistry, has a dog named Duke, and shares that \u201cHufflepuff is my Hogwarts house.\u201d<\/u><\/p>\n

Kevin Bibiano \u201925 was raised 3,000 miles away, near San Diego, and his interests include \u201cmusic, soccer, and getting to know other people and places.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two are among nearly 400 incoming students from the University\u2019s Class of 2025<\/a> who have shared photos, hobbies, interests, and experiences on the Instagram page urochester.2025<\/a>. Created by Maveline Nguyen \u201925, a first-year student from Hanoi, Vietnam, it has almost 1,400 followers and has been a pathway for members of the University\u2019s newest class to bond during a global pandemic.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by URochester Class of 2025???? (@urochester.2025)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n