Meet Ally Landrum

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Ally Landrum already sees Kent State in a way that will be educational for many of her classmates.
 
“I have synesthesia. Things like numbers, letters, names, and words have colors and even emotions and personalities,” she said.  “I hate certain words or numbers just because of their color or because they’re rude or arrogant. My name is actually spelled with an I but I hate the letter I and I thought Y better suited my personality.”
 
With her unique focus on colors, it seems fitting that Landrum hails from a small town called Blue Ash, which boasts a population of 12,000 residents just north of Cincinnati. As a Fashion Design major, Landrum plans to embrace her synesthesia and educate her peers along the way.  
 
“I also have to set the volume on my music and TV to different numbers based on my mood. I can’t stand the number 7 because it’s a light orange and it thinks it’s better than everyone. 14 makes me uncomfortable because it’s a very uneasy magenta with a little bit of off white that I find untrustworthy.”