By Mckenzie Uhrig, Arts & Entertainment Editor

December 13, 2021 • 1 Comment

years I have been able to dodge the frequently asked question, “why did you choose UA?” I never had the answer and for every person that asked I had a different answer. I listed different tangible aspects I loved about the university, Exchange Residence Hall, my bathroom in Quaker, the Rec Center, and Shrank South, just to name a few.  With graduation coming up in December I have been reflecting more on my experiences. Now, I’ve come to realize that I chose UA not for its tangible offerings but for their intangible...

By LeKesha Parkman, Editor-in-Chief

May 28, 2021 • No Comments

March 10, 2020 was a day filled with disbelief and confusion. The rumor mill was rife with speculation at UA’s Myers School of Art of an eminent shut down because of the coronavirus(COVID-19). While a pandemic wasn’t unprecedented, it certainly wasn’t anything I thought I would actually live through or be affected by. This feeling was echoed by fellow graphic design major Kohl Spieker.   Spieker noted that he was naive to think he would never have to navigate through a pandemic.    “Seeing how easily...

By Alyssa Alexsonshk, News Contributor

May 16, 2022 • No Comments

On Feb. 24, 2022, the Russian invasion of the Ukraine began. Hanna Bezuhla, a business-to-business sales consultant and content creator at lemlist, an outreach platform, shared her firsthand stories of the war.   Bezuhla recalled the exact moments that she realized the war started.   “I faced the war in Kyiv – woke up from a phone call followed by the sound of air raid sirens and distant explosions,” Bezuhla said. “I had exactly 1 minute of panic and then we started packing.”   Bezuhla lived...

By Natalie Savage, Guest Writer

September 27, 2021 • No Comments

Fake news.  You would have to be living under a rock to be unfamiliar with the term, especially during the last few years. The phrase caused such a stir that people unfamiliar with the Twitter mob were constantly hearing about it, and for good reasons.    The term fake news attacks one of the oldest, most trusted and most valued institutions in our country, the defender and preserver of democracy: the news media. It is a stake through the heart of the freedom the United States boasts, the freedom that draws...

By Julie Cajigas, Faculty Advisor

April 22, 2020 • No Comments

To the editor: As the Advisor of The Buchtelite, my voice is not published in the paper, but instead supports the voices of the students by helping them grow in their understanding and application of professional and ethical journalistic principles. Today, I’d like to break with that in submitting this letter to the editor. I am doing so to congratulate the staff of The Buchtelite on winning the Rupert Latture Memorial New Student Organization Award as part of the 2020 LIFE Awards at The University of Akron. This...

By Collin T. Hayes, BA in Political Science, The University of Akron, Class of 2017

October 21, 2019 • No Comments

To President Miller and the Members of the Board of Trustees: I write this letter as a proud Akron Zip, a sentiment which was completely unfamiliar to me just five years ago. The path which brought me to Akron was long and winding; suffice it to say, after many false starts and missteps, UA offered an environment in the classroom and on campus where I was able to thrive. I am forever grateful for the lessons I learned at the Bliss Institute, under the likes of Dr. John Green, Dr. David Cohen, Dr. Dan Coffey, and Dr....