my story
MY STORY is a place for you to share reminiscences and observations about everyday happenings. Submit your essay for consideration to: Donna Boen, Miamian editor, “My Story,” Glos Center, 820 S. Patterson Ave., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056 or Miamian@ MiamiOH.edu. Please limit your essay to 900 words and include your name, class year, address, and phone number.
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miamian magazine
The Prof Who Never Gave Up on Me By Eric Sandstrom ’73 MA ’80
Two of the best things that ever happened to me happened at Miami University. This was a half century ago when Three Dog Night was groovy, Vietnam was a nightmare, 3.2 beer wasn’t half bad, Dennison Hall was a zoo (but my zoo), and the key to happiness would be a girlfriend willing to put up with me. Had I, a directionless student, never bumped into two people on Miami’s campus, my life would not have turned out to be this wonderful adventure. If that sounds corny, so be it.
