Robert Slade said that instead of walking his normal path across the Eastway Dining Hall during his shift one day, he abruptly took a different route, and that small decision put him in the right place to save a life.Slade, a cook at Kent State University’s Culinary Services who has been running the Choolaah station, used his quick thinking to assist a young visitor who began to choke in the cafeteria.After 15 years of experience in the culinary industry, Slade said that his training prepared him to be ready for this moment. When he turned the corner, he witnessed a young girl choking and the ...