Actor George Clooney takes a stroll in front of Hall Auditorium on Miami University’s campus Nov. 12. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
"Dude, I swear to God I'm looking at George Clooney right now."
When Sophomore Caitlin Lyden heard these words from a male on his cell phone outside Miami University's Farmer School of Business Nov.12, she knew something was up.
"I came to a complete stop and looked in the direction he was looking," Lyden said.
To her unbelievable surprise, there stood George Clooney. He was accompanied by a group of women who appeared to be showing him around the school.
"Everybody just watched him," she said.
Small clusters of females formed, all debating what they should do. One female finally got the courage to go ask him for an autograph. The women around Clooney turned her down.
One woman even approached the male on the phone and asked him to stop telling his friends about Clooney's appearance.
"They didn't want more people coming to see him," Lyden said.
Clooney was the main topic of discussion in Lyden's next class. Her history teacher said she thought Clooney was at Miami looking for locations for an upcoming movie. According to published reports, Clooney was scouting locations to film an upcoming move titled The Ides of March, in which he will star and direct.
Later in the day, Clooney was spotted at Hall Auditorium.
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Senior Andrew King was walking to class when he passed a man strangely resembling the famous movie star.
"There's no way that is George Clooney," he thought as he made his way to class.
King went about his business as usual, but when he got to class all of the females were buzzing about Clooney. A few left class to chase after him, but were told to stop by the women with Clooney.
King then texted his friend, senior Meghan Sweeney, and told her the news.
"I was in disbelief," she said. "For 20 minutes, I kept saying, ‘I can't believe you, are you serious,"
Sweeny wanted to try to follow him as well, but by then he had made his way off in an ambiguous white van.
Claire Wagner, associate director of university communications, was spotted with Clooney on Miami's campus. She will not confirm any details of the star's supposed visit.
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