Looking Back Before Leaving Time only seemed to creep by in provincial little Oxford. Four seemingly interminable years at Miami zipped by before I was aware of their passage. One year was for adjustment: to red bricks piled among the trees, to the absence of parental aid iand sometimes the parental dolu larl, to making new friends and losing track of some old ones. Another year was for relocat- ing on campus and readjusting academically and socially. A third to buckle down and make some decisions. And a final one to change my mind again. Senior year. After 17 years of education I still didnt know what to do. But many seniors did know. Those with jobs lined up had a tendency to miss a few classes here and there, for instance the weeks before and after spring break. Their homework and studies were postponed for a Tuesday night uptown, the 11 p.m. MtAtSiH, or a spur-of-the- moment dash to Cincinnati - or Texas. Of course the pre-law, pre-med and pre- dents worked their tails off. At least until they were accepted. They could then take a much- needed break before their next three-to-life terms of academia began. All anyone talked about were interviews, the long haul to CPPO in Hoyt, ding letters and, at last, acceptance letters. Jobs, grad schools, marriage, unemployment: finalized plans indicated the end. Time did nothing to make goodbyes any easier. Long friendships, now likely to be frac- tured by separation, and even short acquain- tanceships, unfuliilled due to lack of time, led to painful separations. There was barely time to go over old Miami memories. The freshman mixer. The old freshman and exchange corridors; your RA and exchange RA. Dorm lotteries. Red tape at Roudebush, solidified into brick. Vacations that rarely coincided with friends from home. Spring breaks in Florida. The big move off campus. A few special dates - even at Miami! Graduation. We all said weld write. Keep track. Some of us would, some would not. This was my chance to say au revoir to my friends, ac:- quaintances and Miami. Till we meet again. But not goodbye. Not even to liMother'i Miami. f. Scott Harshman
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