The pandemic has taken its toll on us in many ways, including by discouraging group activities and keeping us relatively sequestered in our own worlds. But as the COVID threat subsides, some people have seized the moment to reinvent ways for individuals to rally around shared interests. Sun writer David Gilbert joined colleague Kevin Simpson to talk about how some college students with an affinity for the Star Wars universe found that their weekly, almost theatrical battles with lightsabers have inspired classmates not only to enjoy themselves, but to once again find a sense of community.

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