August 14, 2009

College Catholics

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Indiana University students gather after praying the Stations of the Cross at St. Paul Catholic Center in Bloomington. There are an estimated 8,000 Catholic students on the Bloomington campus. (Submitted photo)

Indiana University students gather after praying the Stations of the Cross at St. Paul Catholic Center in Bloomington. There are an estimated 8,000 Catholic students on the Bloomington campus. (Submitted photo)

There are 4.5 million Catholic students attending post-secondary schools in the United States.

To help the Class of 2009 prepare for their journey into college, The Criterion interviewed Catholic sophomores and juniors in college to get their thoughts and advice about this transitional period.

In this special section, they offer helpful hints to make the freshman year safe and fun, and share personal stories of their faith. There is also advice to help parents adjust to their child’s absence.

The first weeks of college are an anxious time for freshmen, but if they are properly prepared it will also be a time of excitement, fun and faith.

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