By Abigail Geiser, Editor-in-Chief

September 19, 2022 • No Comments

The University of Akron Dance Institute is offering adult ballet classes for UA students and adults of all  levels of experience. The classes are taught by Dance Institute instructor Julie Schullo in Guzzetta Hall 192 on Thursdays from 6:45 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. for the full 15-week semester.   This fall marks Schullo’s 22nd year teaching ballet classes for adults at UA.   The ballet classes are designed as a standard hour-and-a-half structure, including a warm-up of barre exercises followed by dance combinations. No prior experience with ballet, or dance, is required to attend.  “I like to teach to the abilities...

By Emily Price, Contributor / Copyeditor

September 16, 2022 • No Comments

Insomnia Cookies is hosting their Annual PJ Party for students. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, The University of Akron students can head to their local Insomnia Cookies store on 367 S Main St at 9 p.m. Those who arrive with PJs will receive a free classic cookie, no purchase necessary.  Insomnia Cookies was developed in a dorm room by University of Pennsylvania student Seth Berkowitz and has since expanded into over 225 locations nationwide. The store is known for its ice cream and cookies, and typically serves its sweets late into the night. Most stores remain open for pick-up and delivery until 1 a.m. or later.  The...

By Abigail Geiser, Editor-in-Chief

September 16, 2022 • No Comments

Handshake, an online recruiting platform for higher education students and alumni, is hosting a Northeast Ohio Regional Virtual Interview and Exploration Day for students and alumni of all majors on September 21, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration is required to attend online through the Handshake website or app.  The event will provide students and alumni of all majors with the opportunity to explore various internships, co-ops, and  full-time positions from 200 different employers. Students and alumni can view the employers now through Handshake to see who will be attending.   Employer representatives will be...

By Alyssa Alexsonshk, News Contributor

May 16, 2022 • No Comments

On April 29, 2022, the Fisher Institute held a grand reopening through the Fisher Corporate Partners Meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees included students, corporate partners and UA faculty and staff members.  According to Dave Payne, Professor of Practice and Sales and Director of the Fisher Institute of Professional Selling, there are around 30 corporate partners who help students with internships. UA students achieve 100% job placement among the sales majors and minors at The University of Akron.  “The Fisher Institute for Professional Selling is the second oldest university sales education program...

By Emily Price, Contributor / Copyeditor

September 16, 2022 • No Comments

Insomnia Cookies is hosting their Annual PJ Party for students. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, The University of Akron students can head to their local Insomnia Cookies store on 367 S Main St at 9 p.m. Those who arrive with PJs will receive a free classic cookie, no purchase necessary.  Insomnia Cookies was developed in a dorm room by University of Pennsylvania student Seth Berkowitz and has since expanded into over 225 locations nationwide. The store is known for its ice cream and cookies, and typically serves its sweets late into the night. Most stores remain open for pick-up and delivery until 1 a.m. or later.  The...

By Alyssa Alexsonshk, News Contributor

April 26, 2022 • No Comments

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Several campus organizations have created events during this month to build awareness and provide resources to The University of Akron students, faculty, staff, and administrators surrounding the topic.  The organizations who planned the events are Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center, CASA (Coalition Against Sexual Assault) and SAVE (Sexual Assault and Violence Education).   Hope and Healing is comprised of two non-profit organizations: the Battered Women’s Shelter and the Rape Crisis Center. CASA is a student organization with a mission to educate, advocate, and...

By LeKesha Parkman, Editor-in-Chief

April 22, 2022 • No Comments

I first met graphic design major and marketing minor Kohl Spieker when I was a freshman at the University of Akron. Spieker’s skill in graphic design was immediately apparent to me, as was his kind and thoughtful nature. As Art Director for the Mary Schiller Myers School of Art’s annual Senior Portfolio Exhibition, these characteristics serve him well.   Spieker’s leadership puts many of his fellow classmates at ease. Senior year is beset with many stressors and for the graphic design majors at Myers, that holds especially true.   Spieker learned of the senior exhibition during his first year at Myers and...

By Hannah Wines, Correspondant

April 18, 2022 • No Comments

The Williams Honors College of The University of Akron is looking for undergraduate students to submit works for the Ben Auburn Award of Cultural Criticism.   The Ben Auburn Award competition is open to all undergraduate students at The University of Akron. The first prize in each category is $500.  Entries are due by April 22, 2022.  There are two categories for submissions:.The first is a piece of work focusing on cultural criticism that identifies how culture adapts and changes within trends in arts, ideas and aesthetics. The second category is for works that can be submitted for the special topic this year,...