<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blog/article/what-i-learned-about-making-friends-at-bellarmine.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>10/01/2025</pubDate><title>What I learned about making friends at Bellarmine</title><author/><image><img src="/_migrated-binaries/sf-images/default-source/blog/how-to-make-friends-at-bellarmine.png?sfvrsn=7ed85880_2" class="feature-image" alt="Two people walking in the quad"/></image><caption/><thumbnail>true</thumbnail><description>
		
		
        Starting college can feel like stepping into a whole new world — full of new faces, routines, and opportunities to connect.</description><tags><tag>Student Life</tag></tags></item>