Back to School

This is “move in” week at most residential colleges, when undergraduates move into their dorms and apartments.  Classes begin next week if they’re not already underway.  Freshmen (and others) might read The Jesuit Guide to Starting College for good advice about avoiding the pitfalls and seizing the opportunities of college. Sample: don’t take your laptop to class. “Don’t hide behind those white earbuds.” And, go to church. (“Going to Mass gives you a chance to re-connect with your interior life and, when you go home at Thanksgiving, you’ll be the darling of the family when you can talk about your take on liturgy on a college campus.”)