By: Sarah Vahlkamp “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”-Dr. Seuss When Spencer Smith ’14 and Emily Freier ’15 met for the first time in marching band, neither could have expected that Emily’s time at Quincy University would end in such a romantic way. Spencer was a Communication and

By: Sarah Vahlkamp “True love is the soul’s recognition of its counterpart in another”- Owen Wilson, The Wedding Crashers When Elisabeth Rogers ’07 and Casey Collins ’05 crossed paths for the first time in choir, it was a simple passing that came to mean much more. “I met Casey in choir, officially, but I was a love struck freshman who

By: Sarah Vahlkamp The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.- Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook When Trevor Pullinger ’10 and Jessica Wiley ’10 met in the Quincy University cafeteria for the first time, neither could imagine fate had just brought

By: Sarah Vahlkamp The great thing about love is that you may not be looking for it, yet find it right around the corner. Bret Shevlin ’08 and Lori Knollenberg ’11 could not have had a better chance meeting than one fateful day at the corner of 18th and Spruce. It was late February, and Bret was driving home after

By: Sarah Vahlkamp Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always

By: Sarah Vahlkamp “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” -Nicholas Sparks Kristen Roof ’98 and Craig Liesen ’98 felt the love the first time they met. It was their junior year, and Kristen was walking by Craig on the stairs leading to the second floor of Francis Hall when her book bag

By: Sarah Vahlkamp It is said that everything happens for a reason, and the reason this couple didn’t meet until their junior year in college proved to be worth the wait. Dina Catanzaro 89′ and Jim Garland ’89 both lived in the St. Louis area before attending Quincy College. Dina decided to attend QU right after high school, while Jim

By: Sarah Vahlkamp “It was like, in that moment, the whole universe existed to bring us together.” –Serendipity Serendipity could not have occurred more beautifully humorous than when Bridgette Fenton ’98 and Paul Sprovieri ’98 met for the first time. It was in October 1994, their freshman year, that Bridgette worked in the cafeteria to pay for her tuition. Paul