Spring 2021
When Duane and Arleen met
Washington State alumni Duane and Arleen Stowe met at the college, forging a lifelong romance. » More ...
Romance
Spring 2021
We met @ WSU
Love stories from Cougs far and wide
We asked. You answered.
Washington State Magazine wanted to hear from couples who had met at Washington State University. Turns out WSU is quite the prolific matchmaker.
Here are some stories of how Coug couples met.
Want to add yours? Email your anecdote along with then-and-now photos to associate editor Adriana Janovich at adriana.janovich@wsu.edu.
Meantime, enjoy these meet-cutes.
Chrissy Pettepiece & Carl Christoferson
Jessica Stafford & Joel Harper
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Fall 2013
Love Reports to Spring Training
Linda Kittell
Turning Point Books, 2013
Baseball lends itself as metaphor like no other sport. Boxing might come close, but its inherent brutality and changing cultural tastes have removed it from the public’s awareness.
But baseball endures and permeates our culture, and even a non-fan can appreciate the sport’s dramatic interplay of quietude and adrenaline. In Love Reports to Spring Training, Linda Kittell exploits this richness through a deeply … » More …
Fall 2005
An International Romance
Maxime Guinel wanted to do something different. So he left his home in Brittany, went to college in Manchester, England, then came to Washington State University in 2002 to pursue his doctorate. A week after he arrived in Pullman, he met Sophia Sushailo from Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine. They fell in love.
Maxime is a doctoral candidate in materials science and is a member of Grant Norton’s materials science research group. Sophia has just finished her bachelor’s degree in biotechnology. She plans to work for a year while Maxime finishes his degree. She has already been accepted into two graduate programs in pharmacology.
Sophia first … » More …