Cathi and Rob Eberly, ’70, admit they’re enjoying Kent State University’s run to the NCAA Tournament, but they also chuckle that they’ve seen “a lot of bad basketball over the years.” Season ticket holders for 40-45 years (there’s still debate over the first year the couple got tickets), they have cheered on the Golden Flashes through the tough years and now through an era of winning.  “When our daughter was younger, we started going to basketball games together and (sitting with some friends),” Rob said. “We built a relationship with the basketball program, and it just kept going. ...

Ten years ago, the New York Times featured Kent City Manager Dave Ruller and Kent State University’s then-President Lester A. Lefton in an article touting their college town-gown success. Kent State Today is following up on that article, looking at the different ways the town-gown relationship is still flourishing. Read more about the background of the relationship here.    Fourth Time’s a Charm for the Florentine Family  After working at Kent State’s University Communications and Marketing department for eight years, alumnus Jeff Florentine, '11; his wife, J...