Saint Xavier University Students interviewed from Inauguration; Listen to WBBM 780 AM Chicago interviews here

Nine Saint Xavier University students stayed the last week and a half in Washington D.C. in anticipation of the Presidential Inauguration. The students spent the days leading up to the ceremony attending public affairs seminars at the Washington Center and touring the nation’s capital.

Listen here to two WBBM 780 AM Chicago interviews conducted from Washington.

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Above from right to left: SXU Student Erin Slifka and SXU Professor Larry Sondler.

"Can we go home now?," Erin Slifka, of Oak Lawn, laughed. "We love each other, but we've been together for twelve days."

A tired but thrilled group of Saint Xavier students and one professor climbed off their airport shuttle today after spending the last week and a half in Washington, D.C. for the Presidential Inauguration.

The nine students spent the week at the Washington Center attending public affairs seminars before slowly making their way onto the National Mall. Look for additional photos and video of their trip in the days ahead. Click here for a text version of a WBBM 780 AM story quoting our students that ran this morning.