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Students who noticed his gesture fell silent; the others quickly followed suit. And with that, the tone was set. He had wordlessly communicated one of his favorite phrases: “Early is on time, and on time is late.”

“Just a minute,” he began. “The first rule here is that you can’t sit next to anyone you know already, and especially no guy next to guy nor gal next to gal. One goal in this class is to meet as many people as possible. And you better find out everything about the person sitting next to you.” Before turning the students loose, John looked down at Luke.

Luke was a senior defensive back on the football team who didn’t end up getting as much playing time as he had hoped. But he had been waiting to take this class from John for his entire college career. He was smart, polite, and handsome. Having served as his professor in four courses and as his advisor for four years, I enjoyed the opportunity to finally take a class with Luke.

John pointed to the woman on Luke’s left and inquired, “What’s her name?”