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Bob and Linda Yanega Paradise Found over Pizza Our Story We met in an honors colloquium our sophomore year. Linda had taken fencing the semester before, and I was registered to take it the following semester. I offered to buy her book, and we agreed to meet at the Student Center for some pizza and to make the transaction. I think we both secretly had more in mind, because it led to a several hour conversation and our first kiss right there in the snack bar. Twenty-eight years of marriage and two grown kids later, we are still madly in love. In fact, more in love than ever! The Proposal and ...

Brian and Jacquie Crescenzo Crossing Paths to Class Our Story We met our freshman year living in the Small Group halls. We were both taking bowling, but her class was right before mine. When we crossed paths in between classes, she always told me what to expect. We then became the best of friends throughout our undergrad. It wasn’t until her first year of grad school, and my last year here as a student, we started to date.  The Proposal  Jacquie and I drove to Small Group surveying the remains of our beloved freshmen dorms. Being the determined guy I am, I found my way into the sm...

Kevin and Dana A Bus Ride to Remember Our Story I sat next to my future bride in the bus stop near the business building on Summit and said hello. She got up and without saying a word walked across the street to wait for another bus. A few weeks later, I spotted her selling donuts and bagels for her co-ed fraternity in the business building. I made sure I bought a donut from her every week until she went out with me. Four years later, after we both graduated in 1980, we were married. Staying Connected to Kent State Today As a season ticket holder, I have attended KSU football games for the ...

Tyler and Julia Fun Cheering on the Golden Flashes Our Story We both lived in the same apartment complex on Summit during our junior years, but we met on campus at an environmental discussion in August 2010. After finding out we lived in the same area, we found reasons to hang out. However, if it wasn’t for the football games just down the road we wouldn’t have been able to break the ice so easily! Our first three dates were Kent State football games. Finally, Tyler asked me to be his girlfriend right before we left for the Homecoming game. We are in love, and we have Kent State to thank for...

Joey and Alex A Koonce Hall Romance Our Story Kent State played a major role in my relationship with Alex. I met her the day I moved into my dorm room on campus in Koonce Hall. She was living there as well. While she’s from Pittsburgh and I’m from Canton, she happened to be high school best friends with my random roommate in Koonce. The three of us became great friends immediately. Alex and I spent most of our freshman year as friends. I loved hanging out with her! We didn’t start dating until the spring semester that year and from that moment I have never been happier in my life!  The...

For the second time in five years, the Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) student group at Kent State Ashtabula has been recognized by the national professional organization as its “Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year.”  The award was presented at the CompTIA All Member Meeting in St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday, Dec. 18.   The Kent State Ashtabula chapter previously won the award in 2014 and prior to 2017 was a nearly yearly recipient of the “Outstanding Regional Chapter” award.  CompTIA, a leading voice globally in the information technology ecosy...