Freezing winds. Loud noises. Confined spaces. That was all par for the course for the 25 student groups who participated in this year's annual Cardboard City fundraiser at Penn State Behrend. The event, held Nov. 14 and 15 at the campus, requires teams of students to build homes using nothing other than cardboard, duct tape, boxes and any other disposable materials they can find.
The students live in the shelter for 24 hours, taking shifts, all in an effort to raise awareness of the struggles that homeless people routinely endure. To participate, each student group must also donate a bag of food as part of the campus' Thanksgiving Food Drive. Overall, the campus donated 1,368 pounds of food, up from the 400 pounds donated during last year’s drive.