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Bright purple and yellow mums are being planted before Homecoming, when alumni will return to reminisce about their college experience (see Figure 9.1). As the crimson and fiery orange leaves mark the peak of fall, the beginning of the relationship between the new students and the college is well underway.
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Hollander, P.W. (2017). Preparing for Love. In: Readiness Realities. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-938-6_9
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