Solemate Stories

Tyler and Pamela Olson then and now.

Tyler and Pamela Olson

I visited Murray State University without the intention of attending college there. My mind was set to stay in my home-state of Tennessee.

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The Shoe Tree near Pogue Library

Matthew Pate and Christine Hall

Matthew Pate and I met in Racer Band in 1996 and went out on our first date a year later. Even though we were in different majors—him engineering physics and me journalism...

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The Shoe Tree near Pogue Library

Lenn and Mary Jamerson

In the spring of 1969, Marty Kady called and set me up on a blind date with his good friend, Lenn (Bear) Jamerson. Marty and I had worked on the Murray State News together.

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The Shoe Tree near Pogue Library

Tom and Morgan Williams

Morgan and Tom met in the fall of 2013. They quickly got to know each other and were soon dating afterwards.

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Nathan and Ashton Arnold then and now.

Nathan and Ashton Arnold

My wife, Ashton Saxon Arnold, and I met during the Campus Lights Production of Into The Woods. She was cast as Cinderella and I was her Prince Charming.

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