2002 Miracle Yearbook

Getting Started Staff help fresh- man and transfers move into their new homes. The Cedarville adventure, which began for most new students last fall as they started looking at colleges,came to what they thought was a conclusion during Getting Started 2001. These freshmen and transfers counted down weeks,days, and finally hours until their arrival at Cedarville. It didn't take long for them to figure out that their adventure had notended;rather,it had just begun. A whirlwind ofactivities greeted the freshmen. After months ofwaiting,they finally met their roommates;for many ofthem, this was the first time. They attended parties and seminars;they unpacked their belongingsand decorated their dorms.They will never forget the party their first night: groups of strangers bondingover conversations and inflatable games. The most asked questions ofthe weekend involved names, ettin started dorms,majors,and home states. They made many trips to Wal- Mart,looking for shelving units, storage containers,and those many forgotten personal items. Amid this whirlwind,they could only glimpse what waited for them in the next few months. During those moments,they did not know which expectations would reach fulfillment and which would wither away into oblivion, yet they stood on the brink of change with optimism. The tearful goodbyes came too quickly for most. With hugs and last minute advice,parents packed their cars and drove back into the world the freshmen had left behind. As the parents drove out of sight, the students waved goodbye one last time. Their lives would never be thesame;the adventure truly began that moment. The Lawlor guys take it easy on the couch,attempting to make college life feel just like home. 18 Fall Beth Brown and Courtenay Atwell watch the events of Getting Started from a distance.