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College E-View
you’re off to college! It’s an exciting new world out there, but one that also poses some challenges. Here are a few Internet sites that can provide some helpful information and moral support as you prepare to embark on your college career:

Spread your wings — but watch out for those helicopters!

The College Adventure: Straight Talk from First-Year Survivors
Attention all first-year college students! Can we talk? You are about to embark on an adventure where you’ll learn about yourself, meet new friends, and experience new freedom! I’m sure you’ve heard what to expect from your parents more than a million times. But here’s a story that you may not have heard. It’s “The College Adventure” as told by students who survived their freshman year. It’s a saga that includes personal wisdom gleaned from their own experiences and mistakes. Now, on with our story.

After Katrina: Life at Dillard a Daily Struggle
Hurricanes were a familiar part of each fall semester at Dillard University, the historically black, United Methodist-related university I attend in New Orleans. When I learned we were evacuating to Houston on Aug. 27, 2005, I thought it would be for a short vacation. Instead, Hurricane Katrina and its tragic aftermath changed the course of my senior year forever.