Inspire, Spring 2009

overheard Cedarville University 11 During my freshman year, I was wearing a new outfit and hoping no one would notice that the hemline was probably too short. Halfway across campus, I tripped and fell directly in front of Dean McIntosh and a faculty member, my music pages going in all directions. Thankfully, they helped pick up my music — and the hemline went unnoticed. Jeanne (Risko) Spencer ’69, Cincinnati, Ohio I spent the first night of my freshman year in a dorm room alone, since my roommate — whom I had never met or talked to — hadn’t arrived yet. After taking a shower the next morning, I walked into the room wearing just my towel . And that’s how I met him and his family for the first time. With one hand firmly gripping the towel around my waist, I shook hands with his mom, dad, and little sisters. I’m sure I made a great impression on everybody! Steve Deaton ’95, Kettering, Ohio While talking with friends in Faith Hall’s co-ed lounge, I was sitting cross-legged on a coffee table. As I was laughing about something, I leaned back, fell off the table, and landed in a most undignified heap on the floor . One of the people who witnessed this disgrace is now my husband, and he still likes to remind me about it. Joanna (Bupp) Lamb ’03, hyattsville, maryland During the first week of school, I passed out during Old Testament Survey class , and an ambulance came to take me to the health center. From then on, people knew me as “the girl who passed out in OT.” Debbie Witt ’82, Cherry Hill, New Jersey During my first few days on campus, other transfer students and I went to Mom and Dad’s Dairy Bar in a University van. But my seat belt got stuck, and I couldn’t get out! Everyone else climbed out and had to call campus safety for help. David Staab ’05, Knoxville, Tennessee Q uestion for the next issue : What was your favorite practical joke at college? Send your answer to Alumni Relations, 251 N. Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314, or e-mail alumni@cedarville.edu . Selected responses will be printed in the summer issue of Inspire. The alumnus who submits our favorite answer will receive a Cedarville sweatshirt! Deadline for entries is May 15, 2009.