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Ray Marek, a sophomore international relations and broadcast journalism major, Carina Rankine, a junior civil engineering major, and Marvi Najam, a psych major, build the ESF shack.

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Serena DeSeta, a freshmen dual public relations and management major, and Sam Sinykin, a communication and rhetorical studies major, work on the Orange Seeds shack, a freshman leadership program on campus.

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Students use screws and screwdrivers to assemble their shacks. "It's a bonding experience for the students. They build them and live in them."

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Juniors Josue Luna, an IT major (right), and Wilfredo Castillo, an international relations major (left), work on building the Lambda Upsilon Lambda shack on the quad.

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Habitat for Humanity provides spray paint, paintbrushes, and other supplies for Shack-A-Thon participants to use for decoration on the quad. "Putting the event on the Quad forces people on campus to face the issue of lack of affordable housing both in Syracuse and across the country," Executive Director Marvi Najam said.

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Tatiana Ospina, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, reaches for spray paint to decorate the combined Theta Tau and Alpha Omega Epsilon shack on the quad.