A student-centered day of action will sweep across the United States on Thursday, Nov. 12. Students from The University of Akron plan to join the movement.
Starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the James...
Susan Margulies, a leading researcher in traumatic brain injuries and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke at UA on Friday, Nov. 6 as part of the Department of Biomedical Engineering Fall...
Another UA student who embodies the “I-won’t-take-no-for-an-answer, roll-up-my-sleeves-and-make-it-happen approach,” received the inaugural University of Akron Game-Changer award this past week.
Mylor...
Starting this upcoming spring semester, The University of Akron students will have an opportunity to register for a three-credit “I Promise Urban Youth Mentorship Course.”
“University students...
In most fields, taking risks is usually said to have a negative connotation, but in the eyes of Sandra Pianalto, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, it is the stepping stone...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• November 4, 2015
Students received troubling, but important, news in a special edition of Zipmail yesterday.
The letter was from President Scott Scarborough, and it highlighted some of the findings from the UA Sexual...
A day after the Nov 3. ballot, the unofficial results are in
After a long and expensive path to the ballot, a legal battle over ambiguous wording, and a slew of commercials, ResponsibleOhio’s ballot...
For years, student trustees of Ohio universities have not had the privilege to vote on their respective Boards of Trustees.
Then on June 30, 2015, the Ohio General Assembly approved that The Ohio State...
On Friday, Oct. 30, UA Vice President of Advancement Lawrence “Larry” Burns was interviewed about the naming of the Honors College. After discussing details, Burns gave further comments on the University...
The College Republicans and the College Democrats met in Kolbe Hall last Thursday, Oct. 29, for their first annual debate. The event was hosted by No Labels of Akron and Pi Sigma Alpha.
The purpose...
When Jeff Bauman went to the 2013 Boston Marathon to cheer on his future wife, he did not expect to bump into one of the men behind the bombing that would kill three people, injure more than 260, and cause...
As traditional avenues for political engagement diminish, new means are required to get younger generations to participate in local civics.
Around 50 University of Akron students gathered on Oct. 27...
In the Oct. 29 printed version of this article, UA's rebranding was incorrectly written as "Ohio's Polytechnic Institute." The rebranding is to "Ohio's Polytechnic University," not "Ohio's Polytechnic...
On Nov. 3, voters in the state of Ohio will decide whether to legalize marijuana (Issue 3), prevent future bills from encouraging monopolies (Issue 2), and make fairer, bipartisan redistricting (Issue...
Educators, admissions officers, student success coaches, advisers, and administrators in both K-12 and higher education gathered in the Student Union on Monday morning for the Latino American Symposium...
Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords, former Arizona congresswoman who survived the 2011 Tuscon shooting, spoke alongside her husband at the annual Delta Gamma Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Giffords husband,...
Members of the UA Speech and Debate Team presented an array of fascinating speeches last Wednesday, Oct. 21, to showcase their different strengths and give students performances unlike the primarily informative...
Over the weekend, The University of Akron held its 11th annual Make a Difference Day. More than 800 students participated with 40 nonprofit organizations at 50 different sites.
Make a Difference Day...
By Tyeal Howell, tnh30@zips.uakron.edu
• October 21, 2015
The First Lady and The King teamed up to discuss the importance of higher education at The University of Akron yesterday in the James A. Rhodes Arena.
“LeBron might be your hero,...
UA President Scott Scarborough was not the only one to give his thoughts on the state of the university on Tuesday.
Faculty did, too. One hour before the president’s first “State of the University”...
In the print version of this article, The Buchtelite incorrectly wrote that the "LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education" would be showing up on graduating students' degrees; the phrase...
Recent events have caused The University of Akron’s unconstitutional speech policies to undergo changes.
In late August, a gathering of students connected to an unofficial Young Americans for Liberty...
By Israa Eddeb, Online and Social Media Editor
• October 19, 2015
The Jefferson Center, University of Akron professor Bill Lyons, and the Center for Conflict Management welcomed students to debate the current mayoral elections in an event called “Up for Debate Ohio!”...
“[We] will not be silenced!” protesters shouted at the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday morning in the Student Union, where nearly a hundred UA students, alumni, and faculty gathered to voice...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• October 14, 2015
Sporting enlarged pictures and videos of aborted fetuses, along with posters and banners denouncing Planned Parenthood, pro-life advocacy group “Created Equal” caused discord outside of Bierce Library...
Many decisions were made by the UA Board of Trustees at its meeting yesterday in the Student Union.
They voted to approve recommendations for the establishments of a Data Science, Analytics, and Information...
A select group of students, parents, and professionals gathered to voice their concerns over college affordability to former governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland on Oct. 13.
A panel of two current students...
The campus-wide competition known as Humans vs. Zombies came to an abrupt end last Monday night when UAPD decided to cancel it.
The police department cited an influx of complaints as the reason for...
Last week, UA introduced the first of eight recipients of The University of Akron Game-Changer Award.
The award is presented to UA students who embody the “I-won’t-take-no-for-an-answer, roll-up-my-sleeves-and-make-it-happen...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• October 12, 2015
A special guest came to last week’s Undergraduate Student Government senate meeting to talk about, and perhaps clarify, recent changes at The University of Akron.
The guest was John Messina, associate...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• October 12, 2015
UA alumnus Perry “Pete” Thomas Demming died on Wednesday, Oct. 7, after an illness at the age of 81.
Sporting a paper-mache head and a brown furry uniform, Demming became UA’s first Zippy at the...
Yesterday was the one day on campus when hearing the ubiquitous click and clack of dress shoes is not uncommon.
The UA Internship and Career Fair was held in the Union Ballroom for students and alumni...
Tuesday morning, the Department of Finance in UA’s College of Business Administration welcomed business professionals, staff members, and students to attend the 2015 Economic Summit at Quaker Station.
This...
“Why is this a Town Hall meeting but there is not a direct dialogue between us and the president?” shouted an audience member at the beginning of yesterday’s forum featuring UA President...
The Zips Programming Network hosts events throughout the academic year to enhance student life on campus.
ZPN plans a wide variety of activities for UA students to participate in, such as Friday Nights...
The Student Union ballrooms transformed from an average gathering space into a vintage circus-themed extravaganza this past Friday night.
Kylee Siefke and the other members of the Zips Programming Network...
Student success coaches, whose services began this semester on UA’s campus, are purported to provide freshmen with resources and knowledge to help them succeed during and after college.
The coaches...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• September 30, 2015
Not all employees whose positions were cut in July have left The University of Akron for good.
“We’ve had a number of people who we’ve brought back because of bumping rights or [their] skill set...
“In the four years I’ve been here, I’ve never seen the room this full,” said USG President Taylor Swift while addressing the audience at last week's student government senate meeting.
Sixteen...
UA President Scott Scarborough will be fielding questions at a public forum on Monday, Oct. 5.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is hosting the event at 3 p.m. in the Student Union Theater....
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• September 29, 2015
The University of Akron is partnering with Playhouse Square and the Akron Civic Theatre to present the “Broadway in Akron” series at EJ Thomas Hall.
With the new two-year agreement, the series...
A group of more than 100 University of Akron students and alumni witnessed Pope Francis this past weekend on his first official visit to the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The individuals...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• September 28, 2015
Faculty are not happy with the way things are going at The University of Akron.
Yesterday, the Akron chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released results of a survey...
By Terry Rabbitts, sports-editor@buchtelite.com
• September 28, 2015
Sunday night at E.J. Thomas Hall, poet Lemon Andersen introduced a follow up to "Rubber City Soul", a poem he wrote for Nike for LeBron James.
Andersen's work as a poet has been featured many times...
The UA Press, whose staff positions were eliminated as part of the administration’s sweeping summer cuts—then partly reinstated after weeks of community outrage—is now looking for another faculty...
In coordination with UA’s Social Justice week, Bright Star Books Inc. is holding a week-long book drive that will wrap up tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 25.
Donations are being accepted at the Center for...
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine recently announced that The University of Akron will receive its prestigious HEED Award.
The HEED Award stands for Higher Education Excellence in Diversity and is...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-chief
• September 21, 2015
On Sept. 17, we published a story on the Multicultural Center that stated “Elisha Swanson and John Turner will remain as associate directors of the Multicultural Center.” In the course...
The Student Union Subway will no longer be a dining option, Aramark district marketing Manager Eugene Walters confirmed in an interview on Friday, Sept. 18.
The departure of the popular food chain is...
An explosion sent one student to Akron General Medical Center last Tuesday evening.
The explosion occurred in the lab of Judit E. Puskas, located in the Akron Engineering Research Center.
During...
A program both lauded and censured when revealed by President Scott Scarborough on July 2, 2015, the UA Corps of Cadets recently began its first semester as an organization on campus.
Criticizers wondered...
By Emily Maher, ekm23@zips.uakron.edu
• September 17, 2015
Edit: The positions held by Elisha Swanson and John Turner were eliminated during layoffs reported earlier this summer. Both will continue at The University of Akron until January 27, 2016.
UA’s Multicultural...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• September 16, 2015
Students react peaceably when told they are going to hell.
At least they did on Tuesday, when three men from an independent Christian church in Ohio took up positions outside Leigh Hall to proselytize....
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• September 16, 2015
In the print version of this article, UA Student Trustee Darnell Davis' name is incorrectly written as Darnell Wilson. The Buchtelite acknowledges this mistake.
“There are no plans to change the...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• September 14, 2015
UA’s Science and Technology Library, located in the Auburn Science and Engineering Center, could close.
The library’s operations—supporting students in the “health and life sciences, engineering...
Last Thursday, Sept. 10, UA’s Undergraduate Student Government gathered at the Student Union Starbucks lounge to discuss a summer of radical changes, questionable cuts, and concerns over a lack of administrative...
While balancing school, a social life, and numerous organizations, five generous UA students are still able to dedicate their time to an organization called Akron Hope.
Akron Hope is a program dedicated...
Absent in the print version of this article is the acknowledgement of news writer Spencer Skolnick's contributions to this story.
In early July, the Aramark Corporation arrived on campus to take...
By Sofia Syed, Arts and Life Editor
• September 9, 2015
Most students are aware that The University of Akron had major job cuts over the summer, but some might not be aware of how they’ll be affected.
More than 200 positions were cut and 161 people were...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• September 9, 2015
The Buchtelite acknowledges a mistake in the print version of this article: Alyssa Perrone's name is spelled incorrectly as Alyssa "Parrone."
Recent backlash toward job layoffs, program cuts, and...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• September 9, 2015
What makes a person ordinary? Using a phone while having a conversation, of course.
At least that’s the answer according to Dave Parry, an academic advisor and public speaking professor at UA.
So...
As the University begins to fill with life again, effects from the summer’s administrative decisions linger. Some argue the changes are for the better, while others argue they have been destructive.
In...
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
• August 22, 2015
Students can expect a different dining experience this fall, as UA recently hired the Aramark Corporation to take over its Dining Services.
Aramark is a big company—207th of the list of Fortune 500s—that...
Seventeen students gathered in Olin Hall Room 124 today, May 1, to work out the details of a protest against a name-change for The University of Akron.
The protest will take place next Friday, May 8,...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• April 29, 2015
This week, 2015 graduates will get the chance to commemorate their time spent at UA with Senior Week.
This is the first year that UA has offered Senior Week—a week-long series of events that allows...
Rather than sitting in one of the buildings on campus and listening to a professor lecture, a group of students participated in a different type of instruction in mid-April.
Their instructors were editors...
Gary Spring will receive the inaugural 2015 Legal Services Champion Award from the Cleveland District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Spring is the director of The University of Akron...
A common misconception about heart problems is that they only affect the elderly or overweight. However, the “Coeds Go Red Luncheon” of last Friday, April 24, gave information to faculty, staff,...
The Collegiate Clothing Drive will be taking place across UA until May 11, collecting gently used clothes and other textiles.
The Collegiate Clothing Drive donates the clothing and other textiles...
Men strapped on stilettos and walked for a mile alongside women to raise awareness for victims of sexual assault.
Last Friday, April 24, the Rape Crisis Center hosted the 10th annual “Walk a Mile...
With a grand total of seven awards, the majority being for first place, The University of Akron’s Aero Design Team returned from its weekend competition yielding impressive results.
Held in Van Nuys,...
In the printed version of this article, which was published on April 28, 2015, Jeremy Krantz was referred to as an "ex-Marine." The Buchtelite recognizes this mistake—that "ex-Marine" is an incorrect...
Since it was established in 2012, UA’s Multicultural Center has progressed steadily, organizing some of the most popular events on campus.
The Center has put on multiple programs this year,...
This fall, riders of the Roo Express might look out their seat windows and notice they are not taking in the usual sights they have grown accustomed to.
UA's Parking and Transportation Services have...
The first female to score points in an NCAA Division I-A football game shared the same fate as many other female college students: she was raped.
On Tuesday, April 21, Katie Hnida came to UA to tell...
Don’t be surprised to see a group of people openly wielding firearms on UA’s campus this weekend.
Jeffry Smith, a National Rifle Association Certified Firearms Instructor and Life Member, organized...
Sipping Einstein Bros coffee and holding handmade “Ask an Atheist” signs, a group of students stood in the rain last Thursday, April 16, to discuss the existence of a god.
It was “Ask an Atheist”...
The 45th annual Ball Tub Pull was held by the men of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the women of Delta Gamma sorority on April 18. It started at the Lambda Chi Alpha house at 94 Fir Hill and ended at...
As part of National Volunteer Week, UA’s Department of Student Life hosted the UA Impact Luncheon. Faculty and students gathered for the event on Tuesday, April 14 in the Union.
Alison Doehring, assistant...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• April 15, 2015
Racial injustice has been an ongoing problem for centuries. Melissa Harris-Perry confronted the issues regarding race at E.J. Thomas Hall on April 12, which ended in a standing ovation.
Harris-Perry...
A cheaper general education program, a free college program for junior high and high school students, new Learning Communities, changes to the USG constitution—such topics were discussed at yesterday’s...
The UA Ballroom Dance Competition Team returned from a tournament last weekend yielding impressive results.
The team competed in the University of Michigan Ballroom Competition on Saturday, April 11.
Each...
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is at it again.
Last Wednesday, April 8, the Knight Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to The University of Akron.
UA can use the grant for whatever...
Online companies might be the way of the future, and UA is at the helm of the movement.
NEXTOhio, a conference about online startups, took place at Quaker Station on Thursday, April 9. It was...
UA hosted the eighth annual Black Male Summit last weekend, which sought to “improve and increase retention and graduation of African-American males in higher education,” according to the Summit’s...
Student Health Services has registered an increase in reports of flu cases this semester and has posted a list of advisements for students looking to protect themselves.
The Center for Disease Control...
Every year, The University of Akron Student Innovation Symposium is held as a showcase event for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research to the UA community and industry leaders....
The Zips Assistance Pantry returned this semester to help UA students by supplying them with basic essentials. The pantry was held in Polsky room 483 on April 8.
The pantry is sponsored by the University...
Jesse Batko of Akron’s Rocket Design Team wants to fly to the moon and play among the stars in the team’s first year.
“Beat M.I.T.” is the motto and lofty goal that co-founder and co-president...
Unknown to many students, there is a three-story, 14,600 square-foot animal research vivarium in UA’s Auburn Science and Engineering Center. It will soon undergo a $1 million renovation; bid...
Whether directly or indirectly, cancer affects the lives of everyone.
From Saturday, April 11 at 7 p.m. to Sunday, April 12 at 3 a.m., UA is hosting Relay for Life to celebrate those who have won their...
Are you about to graduate in the spring, but unsure of how to find a job? Career Link, a website advocated by the Career Center, recently posted 106 new co-op, internship, and full-time job positions.
This...
Food trucks have returned to The University of Akron and they will be here until May 1.
“A rotation of local food trucks is filling the gap and adding interesting flare during lunch, for special events...
An armed robbery took place inside The Depot’s private apartments in downtown Akron on Tuesday, March 31.
According to the police report, at about 6:30 p.m. a UA student answered a knock at his...
The end of The University of Akron’s contract with Starbucks is stirring debate on campus; students are concerned with whether it will stay or get replaced.
The contract between UA and Starbucks...
A name can tell a lot about a university. Or can it?
What is now known as The University of Akron began as Buchtel College in 1870.
Buchtel College and its assets were transferred to the City of...
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections have concluded with the appointment of Taylor Swift as president and Ricky Angeletti as his vice president.
Swift, a junior political science major...
UA’s email system is changing; however, those affected might not even notice.
The current “on-premise” system, Microsoft Exchange 2007, will change to a new “cloud-based” system, Exchange...
All college students face the challenge of choosing a major; to help with that decision, UA Student Success hosted a Majors Fair on Wednesday, April 1 in the Union Ballroom A.
The event provided students...
The University of Akron Police Department launched a new public safety system that rewards those who report crimes.
“See it. Report it. Get rewarded!” gives those who see illegal activity a chance...
The eighth annual Black Male Summit will be returning Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11 to The University of Akron’s campus.
The Black Male Summit was started in 2008 and brings together national...
Some UA students used spring break as time away from school to volunteer with The University of Akron’s Alternative Spring Break.
For four days over spring break, 91 volunteers—UA students and...
In December 2014, a group of fifteen students from The University of Akron traveled to Ouanaminthe, Haiti and visited a school called Institution Univers (IU).
Zeke Isaac, who is originally from Haiti,...
Numerous students were asked about their opinions on UA Dining Services. Though their meal plans differ, their opinions often coincide. After each question and its student responses is the response from...
A student has filed a federal lawsuit against UA’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity chapter, several of its members, and several UAPD officers in connection with a fight at the fraternity last year.
According...
Friday the 13th has always been associated with bad luck, but for those interested in talent, March 13 was their lucky day. Akron's Got Talent is a program that was organized by The University of Akron's...
Campus libraries offer an alternative to paying cash for late fines that also benefits the Akron-Canton Food Bank, with food as an accepted form of payment.
Through Sunday, April 5, the university accepts...
Student ambassadors are central to the progress of UA; however, 17 current ambassadors are graduating this spring, and other students must step in to fill their spots.
UA’s Student Ambassadors...
Students gathered in the Student Union Starbucks Lounge on Wednesday evening for USG’s presidential and vice-presidential candidate debate.
The two candidates for president are Garrett Scherba and...
The University of Akron might undergo a name change.
This idea was one of many discussed as part of UA’s ongoing strategic planning process.
According to a statement released by President Scarborough,...
Mitzi Sinnott is an award-winning actress and arts educator who has traveled all over the world—including South Africa and Europe—to perform her solo show: “Snapshot: a true story of love interrupted...
With March comes the beginning of spring and the arrival of warmer weather; but also the start of Women’s History Month, which celebrates women’s past and current impacts on the world.
UA...
University Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at 3 p.m. in the Union to discuss a number of topics and motions to recommend to president Scarborough.
“UC is a deliberative...
Communication professor and Akron native Paul R. Jacoway died Monday, March 9, at his home.
Fifty-five years-old, Jacoway’s cause of death is undetermined at this time. A brother and a sister survive...
Applications are now being accepted for a student trustee position on UA’s Board of Trustees. Student trustees hold critical positions at UA.
“The primary goals of a student trustee...
The spring involvement fair transformed the Student Union into a hub of extracurricular opportunity last Thursday, March 5.
UA holds four involvement fairs a year to promote organizations’ upcoming...
Amidst the streets of downtown Akron lies a part of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, one of Ohio’s longest and most scenic bikeways used by over 2.5 million people. 41 miles of the trail are...
Freddy’s Silent Weekend attracted more than just The American Sign Language Association from UA, but professors and other schools as well.
Every semester Fred Palchick hosts a weekend...
UA recently released a survey that aims to assess the state of sexual misconduct on campus.
“I believe the survey is a powerful first step in understanding sexual misconduct at The University...
