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The students are extremely friendly and always smiling. We all have each other's backs, even if we don't know everyone very well.

The students are inclusive and live as men and women for others.

Inclusive. Dedicated. Involved. Fun! (I know, how many cliché adjectives can I write?) In all seriousness, though, SLU students ARE all these things, and more. Our University is one of the first and only schools to have a formal "Oath of Inclusion" that each student takes at the beginning of their first year. This underscores our active commitment to engage and include minorities and to combat the institutional prejudice that exists so (unfortunately) prevalently in our world today. There are a variety of student groups that support our diversity and are open to any student, such as the Rainbow Alliance, the Black, Indian, Muslim, and Filipino Student Associations (4 different groups! all "student associations), and various Christian and Spiritual Life Communities. As a result, I cannot imagine a single kind of student feeling "out of place" at our school because there are so many different ways that the University caters to all kinds of people Just as there is a strong emphasis on social awareness at SLU, the university is "casual" too, in the sense that there are those who do not elect to participate in the aforementioned student groups, not out of dislike of their missions, but simply because the students' interests lie elsewhere. You'll find that, as a result, some people are very politically involved, across the spectrum, and others are hardly affiliated at all.

SLU has a very vibrant and diverse community. We have students of different racial, religious, socio-economic, sexual, and geographic backgrounds. This is easy to see through the plethora of student organizations we have on campus. Moreover, the students on campus created and continue to uphold our 'Oath of Inclusion.' I have loved being at SLU because it has furthered my education beyond academics. It has opened me up to new cultures and opinions as well.

I enjoy the company of my classmates becuase we live in community with one another and we it is a closer friendship than one that is based off of four years prior to college. You change more in a week of school than you ever thought possible. I have been fortunate to be able to meet so many wounderful individuals that are diverves when compared to my hometown. There are so many ideas floating around it's amazing I just love learning and being able to share similar passions with my peers.

My classmates are extremly intelligent, helpful, open-minded individuals who are constantly striving to obtain more knowledge.

Classmates typicall fall under a white, middle-class category.

Helpful but a bit too reserved.

My classmates lived in a bubble.

outgoung and fun.