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College should alter our lives, change our




                                                                                                                           way  of thinking  and  acting,  and  expand





                                                                                                                           our  horizons.  It  should  be  a  stage  of





                                                                                                                           growth, spiritually and academically.




                                                                                                                                     In  order  for  college  to  be  a  positive





                                                                                                                           experience,  it  and  what  it  has  to  offer





                                                                                                                           must be embraced with  determination to




                                                                                                                           draw  forth  from  the  professors  and  the





                                                                                                                           books  the  knowledge  they  have  to  offer





                                                                                                                           and  discernment  to  separate  truth  from




                                                                                                                           supposed  fact.  This  process  of assimulat-





                                                                                                                           ing  and  applying  knowledge  requires  a





                                                                                                                           constant reliance upon God.





                                                                                                                                    Allowing  His  power  to  guide  one




                                                                                                                           throughout the college years and beyond is





                                                                                                                           the  essential  key  to  leading  a  successful





                                                                                                                           life.  Directing  one’s  desires  to  fulfill  His




                                                                                                                           will is to  lead a circumspect life                                                                                                                        a life





                                                                                                                           characterized by habits and speech which





                                                                                                                           picture God’s unfathomable grace to man­




                                                                                                                           kind.
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