2012 Miracle Yearbook

n opportunityforeverycomponentofthe university tocometogether tocelebra Dr. Brown distributes balloons to children in the crowd(an 7.e"w events can drag students out of their beds early on a Saturday morning; one such event is the annual homecoming parade. Many students, faculty and staff, returning alumni, and residents of Cedarville braved the dreary skies and frigid temperature by lugging umbrellas, adorning winter coats, and sipping hot drinks from the neighboring coffee shops. Young children excitedly ran and danced around their parents in antici- pation of the festivities to begin, students chatted and laughed with their fellow acquaintances, and alumni met up with crowd, those which sought to display a message related to the homecoming theme, "Beautiful Things," and lastly those with inventive ideas of their own, such as the members of OPE who depicted their own version of the Garden of Eden by orna- menting themselves with foliage or animal disguises. As expected, the parade was a great success in expressing the diversity of the student body, while simultaneously bringing back old memories for alumni and creating a new experience for all who attended this enjoyable occasion. inual tradition!); perhaps some ofthem will one day be Yellow Jackets themselves! treasured friends from their own college days and reminisced happily with one another as iftime had never passed. Amidst the friendly conversation, a loud police siren pierced through the air promptly at 10am, signifying that it was finally time for the parade to begin. Homecoming attendees and those who received alumni awards were honored by being escorted throughout the succession atop various multicolored Corvettes. Creativity flour- ished throughout the vast display of ideas depicted by other campus groups and orgs, some of which tossed candy toward the