By Taylor Lorence, Reporter, Secretary

September 21, 2023 • No Comments

Ohio-based sculptor Kimberly Chapman sheds light on past and present female oppression through her sculptures on display in the Emily Davis Gallery at the Mary Schiller Myers School of Art from Aug. 2 – Oct. 6, 2023. Kimberly’s exhibit “Easy Prey” addresses topics such as female violence, reproductive rights, and the ongoing battle of inequality that women face. Focusing primarily on dark topics, Chapman uses white frost porcelain to create her sculptures.   “I like using porcelain because it almost looks...

By Alyssa Alexsonshk, Social Media and Online Edition Editor

December 23, 2022 • No Comments

The University of Akron alum and current student Eric Schweitzer creates unique, over-the-top, three-dimensional graduation caps.  Caps? Yes.  Schweitzer has a special tradition to commemorate the celebration of earning each degree, which is creating his graduation cap as a work of art that reflects his experiences and tells a story.    Schweitzer shared his inspiration behind the cap featured here, which he created for his sixth degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art.   “I taught a Hazardous Materials...

By Lauren Folk, Copy Editor

February 19, 2023 • No Comments

This poem appeared in the Fall 2022 magazine print edition. Grab your copy on campus today.

By Emily Price, Copy Editor

November 23, 2022 • No Comments

Love to read or write? Check out the University of Akron Press holiday book sale on Monday, Nov. 28,  from 12 – 3 p.m. With a variety of titles available, interested students and staff alike can select their favorite genres. “Books from the University of Akron Press, especially the poetry collections, put student writers in touch with works that represent the eclectic contemporary literary landscape,” Dr. Mary Biddinger, professor and interim chair of the English Department, said. The Akron Series in Poetry...

By Julie Cajigas, Buchtelite advisor

May 1, 2023 • 2 Comments

As Buchtelite advisor, you will rarely hear my voice in the paper. The paper is here to amplify student voices. On Sunday, April 30, I set out to meet a student editor at “Unfinished,” The University of Akron Choral program’s last concert of the school year. I had offered to capture video so they could focus on the concert. Click here to see the edited video, highlighting moments of the performance. Unfortunately, the editor was unable to attend at the last minute. I stayed focused, because the student voices...

By Alexa Baumberger, Correspondent

December 22, 2022 • No Comments

During a 2018 scholarship competition, University of Akron horn player Jordin Andrews noticed his body trembling.   What would follow was nearly a year of frustration and questions after medicine prescribed by his doctor failed to stop his tremors.   On January 18, 2019, Andrews received a diagnosis. He had a tumor approximately the size of a ripe peach on his Thalamus, the area of the brain responsible for movement.   His biggest fear? No longer being able to pursue a career in music.   Jordin Andrews...

By Liv Ream, Film Critic

September 17, 2023 • No Comments

To immediately clarify, I am not “late” to writing a review of Barbie (2023) due to fundamental flaws in my character. I like being late to a party. I did not see Barbie at its premiere. I saw it two weeks later and I am writing about the experience much later. Trust me, I was late to Barbie so that I could hop on the early retrospective angle of the topic. I’m not crying, YOU ARE!  I understand why the Barbie movie could be considered a diet feminist toy commercial, courtesy of Mattel and Greta Gerwig. While...

By Liv Ream, FIlm Critic

May 5, 2023 • No Comments

Trailers can be the most enjoyable part of going to the theatre. They’re exciting, new and short enough to keep a hold on our ever-dwindling attention spans. If done correctly, trailers set the tone for a film and generate audience interest. So why is it rare to see a solid trailer that doesn’t lay out every plot point beat by beat? I cannot count the number of times I’ve skipped seeing a new movie because I basically did in 2 minutes.   Consider “The Last House on the Left” (2009). Exactly 30 seconds...

By Savannah Johns , Correspondent

March 1, 2022 • No Comments

St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday long celebrated with feasts and Christian services, began in Ireland and honored St. Patrick, one of Ireland’s patron saints. However, it has evolved into a more secular celebration of Irish culture in the United States. For hundreds of years, March 17 has been a day where people gather to drink, party and wear green.   Akron’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations have been affected by COVID-19 over the past few years. Nevertheless, there are still ways to get out into the community...

By Mckenzie Uhrig, Arts & Entertainment Editor

November 10, 2021 • No Comments

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (RHPS) is a cult classic among its’ loyal fans, the comedy-horror musical is a tribute to B-horror movies and science fiction. Starring Barry Bostwick, Tim Curry, and Susan Sarandon, the movie focuses on a young couple, Janet Weiss, and Brad Majors (Sarandon and Bostwick), and their night in a strange castle after their car breaks down. They soon discover their strange hosts, Dr. Frank N. Furter (Curry), are aliens who flaunt society’s sexual inhibitions and are working on creating...

By Shamna Chuwan, Correspondent

September 16, 2023 • No Comments

‘Viva La Latinx Cultura’ offers University of Akron students the opportunity to eat, dance and learn about the diverse array of cultures that celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month on Monday, Sept. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Coleman Commons.   As is often the case with exploring other cultures, the food looks to be a highlight.  “We have two businesses that are going to be coming in,” Amira Lee, Zips Activity Board diversity, equity and inclusion officer, said. “We're going to have tacos, empanadas and...

By Alyssa Alexsonshk, Correspondent, Photographer

May 8, 2023 • No Comments

Dis/connect The showcase opened with an outdoor dance performance that took the audience on a tour around Kolbe Hall. That dance that occurred prior to the event was reprised as a video played on a large screen in Paul Daum Theatre as the start of the formal recital. The videography gave a different perspective and focus on the dance that theatre-goers had witnessed outdoors, where they could choose to focus where they wanted. The piece seemed to convey the stressful aspects of the student experience such as extracurricular...

By Emily Price, editor-in-chief

September 12, 2023 • No Comments

In high school, I remember struggling with a bout of intense OCD. It made simple tasks seem insurmountable. I spent hours on my homework to get it “perfect.” I also struggled to read because I had to make sure that was “perfect” too and that I read every word on the page. I drew lines on the page of Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead,” a summer reading assignment for AP English to help me make sure that I read every single word. It was aggravating that I used to be able to sit down for hours and read a whole...

By Hannah Wines, Managing Editor

March 2, 2023 • No Comments

At the beginning of the year, various TikTok users started sharing videos of products that were not "worth the hype" or were not worth spending money on.    This trend started on an incline when TikTok user Mikayla Nogueira posted a paid partnership with L'Oréal Paris, advertising their new Telescopic Lift mascara. In this video, it was alleged that she had applied false eyelashes for the "after" effect.    This started a slew of videos with users noting that the trust between influencers and their audiences...