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Life Beyond Logan Students step off campus to explore St. Louis’ offerings
With classes, clinics, internships and campus activities, students at Logan University can always find something to do on the beautiful campus in western St. Louis County. In fact, there’s so much to keep students interested on campus and in the surrounding parks and leafy neighborhoods of Chesterfield that some have a term for it: “the Logan bubble.” “My advice for new students is don’t get trapped in the Logan bubble, where you pretty much only experience things in a two- to threemile radius from the campus,” said Derrick Hamilton, a Tri-10 student. “Take advantage of all of the great things there are to do in the community.” Hamilton, 36, came to Logan by way of Little Rock, Ark., where he worked in insurance and owned and operated a UPS store with several other investors. When Hamilton started at Logan in fall 2008, he didn’t know a single person in St. Louis. That quickly changed, however, when he realized that one of his best friends from high school was also a Logan student. “We had no clue we were both going to Logan,” he said. Hamilton and his friend explored the St. Louis region together, venturing out to find entertainment and nightlife hotspots, like the Soulard neighborhood and Laclede’s Landing, and various ethnic restaurants lining
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