She takes down any pictures of him hanging on her dorm room wall and tucks them away in a neat pile where she can't find them.
She has graduated high school and gone off to college, made new friends and left old ones behind.
Throughout high school Doug Sloan participated in an intensive four year computer and software engineering program. Arriving at Miami, he saw no better option than to major in what he'd spent his last four years working on.
It's 5:30 a.m. and Selena Pickett's alarm has just gone off. She rolls out of bed. Drowsily, she gets ready for the day -- making her bed, getting dressed and fixing breakfast in her chilly dorm room. But she has one morning routine that many others don't: she practices piano.
Not many high school freshmen go on brewery tours with their parents. Fewer still find their life's calling on one.
When Malory Owen was 4 years old, her parents lost sight of her at Hueston Woods. Like any good parents, they panicked, assuming the worst had happened on their guided tour.
Abby Gromek can't remember the first time she stepped on a trampoline. However, she can remember the day it began to mean something more.
When Abby Chafe received word that the cast list for Miami University's "The Wild Party" had been posted, she ducked out of her physics class early.
For Florida Wu, finding somewhere to go for spring break was a no-brainer. The answer was in her name.
Ian Banks is always surprised when people ask what it is that he chose to have etched into his forearm with permanent ink.
Brandon Fogel darts around Pearson 128, setting up the next improv game by fielding suggestions from the audience. He is boisterous and charismatic, talking to the audience as if they were his old friends. His sharp wit and quick jabs at random spectators only add to this feeling.
Michael Braegor Strickley and his friends worked two jobs for over a year, saving up to afford the pre-college trip of their dreams.
Hobbs started off the meeting by walking around the room with another member on staff. Forty college students surrounded them.
Cutouts from fashion magazines scatter the walls. A light board softly brightens a dimly lit bedroom. Dozens of professional quality, hand-drawn illustrations of people and emotions clutter the desk, floor and walls. And the sound of electronic music blares from the speakers on the wall.
For Gaby Fleming, move-in day came a bit later than the rest of the incoming freshmen.
The crowd was on their feet as the timer counted down, forcing the game into the first overtime. Miami was playing St. Cloud State, and the game was close: 2-2.
"I just love being upside-down," Sierra Whittemore said.
Nate Floyd sits at the table closest to the window in King Cafe, his headphones draped around his neck, sifting through his Spotify playlists while taking sips of his coffee.
Leaning forward in his chair, light blue ball cap settled over his shoulder length brown hair, Garrett places his hand on the brown, wooden, circular table in front of him.
The sign above his door reads "Riley Docherty, Regional Manager." And the sign outside the building reads "Dunder Mifflin"