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The Editorially Independent Voice of The University of Akron

The Buchtelite

Graphic courtesy of Liv Ream; movie flyer from IMDB
In defense of Skinamarink
By Liv Ream, Arts and Entertainment Editor • October 1, 2023
Alternative Spring Break 2023 volunteers in Washington, D.C. Courtesy of Natalie Mowad.
Applications open for Akron’s 2024 Alternative Spring Break
By Taylor Lorence, Correspondent • October 1, 2023
The Northern Cheyenne tribe and community walking the ancient Portage Path from Portage Path CLC to the John Brown Home during a previous years First Peoples Day event. Photo courtesy of Portage Path Collaborative.
UA Holds events in celebration of North American First People’s Day   
By Shananne Lewis, Online Editor • September 28, 2023
White swan on water during daytime photo - Free Uk Image on Unsplash
The Swan's Rapture: a poem
By Emily Price, editor in chief • September 27, 2023
Desperately Seeking an Amazon Fighter, sculpture by Kimberly Chapman
"Easy Prey" art exhibit on display at Myers School of Art
By Taylor Lorence, Reporter, Secretary • September 21, 2023
“On the left, there’s me at work! I received the New Student Orientation “Gold Standard” award alongside 
and at the same time as my friend Gillian.”
Courtesy of Connor VanMaele
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By Connor VanMaele, Correspondent • September 19, 2023
L to R: Steve Horner, Heather Barhorst, Haley Kuczynski, Shawna Blankenship, Brynley Harris, Jessie Redwine at the Pop-Up Pantry. Image Courtesy of ZipAssist.
ZipAssist Holds Community Resource Fair Tuesday, September 19 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the SU 2nd Floor
By Shananne Lewis, Correspondent • September 18, 2023
Film critic Liv Ream and friend pose for photo (Image via Liv Ream)
My Barbie experience
By Liv Ream, Film Critic • September 17, 2023

Our View

For many students on this campus, this week is the last week they will ever set foot in a college lecture. They will be graduating to the bigger world where they, hopefully will get paid real money, to do a lot less work. But what exactly does the future hold? All the happy, go lucky stuff about having a job and being able to do what you want has been thrown out the window.


For many students on this campus, this week is the last week they will ever set foot in a college lecture. They will be graduating to the bigger world where they, hopefully will get paid real money, to do a lot less work.

But what exactly does the future hold?

All the happy, go lucky stuff about having a job and being able to do what you want has been thrown out the window.

Now you’ll probably graduate and be in a similar financial scenario that you are in right now.

An article in the Friday Akron Beacon Journal, highlighted the steeper challenges that this generation faces.

With the changing economy and all the debt every college student will be saddled with upon graduation, the future looks quite grim.

How many of you have jobs lined up or will be moving into your parent’s basement?

Yes, for some it may not look very good and the proposition of living in a basement until who knows when sounds equally nice.

Regardless of how the future looks to you right now, don’t let the outlook ruin the final picture.

With Obama’s passage of a health care bill, which doesn’t take effect until September, one is now able to stay on their parents health insurance longer than before and that should help you when you graduate.

You may be unemployed and without a place to live when you graduate, but look at it this way-you could work on your painting or learn how to cook things without burning them.

The future could realistically hold nothing for you or it could hold amazing things. Don’t let the grim future that the current economy holds have a hold on you no matter how cold or hungry you may be in a few months.

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