Those already or looking to be involved in The University of Akron’s esports team got together for their first forum to discuss the future of the team. The forum began with President Matthew Wilson talking about the impact that esports has and will have on the University itself. He also stressed on how it will be compared to other sporting events, as a testament to the sports growing popularity. The Director of Esports, Michael Fay Jr., then took the stand. He spent his time mostly talking about the details that others have been looking for. It was announced that there will be five different teams spotted in four different locations, one of which being off campus. The team captains have also been selected. The teams will be separated by the game the teams will be playing. The teams will be made through a five-hour tryout session during this month. Scholarships were also a topic discussed, as the University will look to create scholarships for those who are part of the...

On Friday, April 13th the Akron RubberDucks held their home opener against the Trenton Thunder at Canal Park in downtown Akron. This year’s opening day marked the teams 22nd anniversary as Akron’s premier minor league baseball team, and with a sold-out game, the community certainly showed their support for the beloved team.   “It was great to see the community come together to support the Akron RubberDucks with a sold-out game for their first game of the season,” Kendall Martis said, a senior accounting major at UA and opening day attendee.     The game started off rather uneventful as both teams seemed to be evenly matched well into the game. However, by the fifth inning, the Ducks pulled ahead with a 1-0 lead against the Trenton Thunder. But then Trenton answered back quickly scoring runs in both the seventh and eighth innings, taking a 2-1 lead. This was the final score, leaving the RubberDucks with a 4-5 record early in the season. “I love RubberDucks games...

After posting a record of 29-28 while going 12-12 in the Mid-American Conference a year ago, this year’s Akron Zips softball team will need to adapt without their ace pitcher if they want to take home the MAC title. Their road to Firestone Stadium and the MAC Tournament begins this weekend right here in Akron. The Zips will host the Toledo Rockets at Lee R. Jackson Field on Friday, March 23 at 3 pm, as well as Saturday for a doubleheader scheduled for 1 and 3 pm. Although the Zips were given two votes to win the MAC Championship in the 2018 MAC preseason coaches poll, Akron faces an uphill battle if they want to seize the title in their home city come tournament time in May. Reigning MAC Freshman of the Year and the ace in the circle for the Zips, Lexie Handley, will miss the entire 2018 season due to injury. This is a huge blow, as Handley finished her freshman season in the top five in the conference in starts, appearances, innings pitched, wins, strikeouts, opponent batting avera...

Spring Break is a time of fun and relaxation for college students across the nation. Here are some ways our Editorial Staff likes to spend the week. Self Care Spring Break Brooklyn Dennison Editor-in-Chief editor-in-chief@buchtelite.com For some, Spring Break is a time for excitement and travel, for others, it’s a time to stay home and relax. If you are one of the latter, like me, you can spend your relaxation time on self-care and literal and figurative housekeeping. You can partake in self-care by making doctor's appointments you may have been avoiding or take the time to give your body rest. If you have a chronic illness or mental illness, spring break is a great time to catch up on sleep and give your body what it needs to kickstart it for the rest of the semester. If you have the energy to do more, you can move on to bigger tasks such as cleaning or catching up on homework. Being a college student can be difficult. Because of this, there is no shame in taking spring...

Within the borders of our country, there exists a silence as deafening as the hail of bullets raining down on our citizens. That silence is as strong as the walls of our governing institutions. It extends as far as the power of privilege extends through time and space. The silence exists to drown out shouts and cries for hope and change. Underneath the din of nationalist discourse, which is the foundation of this silence, the agents of fear and money operate as bulwarks against any threat to the Second Amendment of our country’s Constitution. The silence can only be broken by eliminating misguided fear. The silence can only be shattered by removing the influence of money. However, the intention here is not to subvert the Second Amendment or to even discuss its relevance as it pertains to our contemporary landscape. Yet, the suffocating vise grip that holds the issue of gun violence hostage must be loosened before any reasonable conversation can begin and any reasonable change ...

On Feb. 3, the Women’s Studies Program and Multicultural Center at The University of Akron sponsored this year’s performance of “The Vagina Monologues,” a compelling play by Eve Ensler that provided an emotional rollercoaster for many of its viewers. “The Vagina Monologues” was written in 1994 and it was based off dozens of interviews the author, Ensler, conducted with women. The play addressed stigmas surrounding sexuality, rape, abuse, and gender. In 1998, Ensler decided to make the monologues more than a play; she made it a movement. On Valentine's Day in ’98 Ensler, along with a group of women, created V-Day. V-Day takes proceeds that come from performances of “The Vagina Monologues” and gives them to organizations that work to end violence against women and girls. According to the official V-Day website, vday.org, the mission of V-Day is to demand that violence against women and girls must end. To do this, the website said Ensler allows groups around...