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 Abigail Stopka, correspondant

May 28, 2021 • No Comments

I am a full- time college student and I work two jobs, a full-time position at Spectrum and a part time position at The University of Akron’s radio station, WZIP.  I see myself as a strong student and a hard worker. Supporting myself through school hasn’t been easy, but I have always been confident that I will succeed. COVID-19 has definitely rocked my faith. During the pandemic, I chose to take a work from home position. I figured it would be best for me, so I could be less at risk for catching COVID...

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 President Gary L. Miller

May 28, 2021 • No Comments

While 2020 was a year of hardship, it was also, for those of us at The University of Akron, a year of hope. What I have seen over the past year from our students, faculty and staff has given me tremendous confidence about our future.  One evening last October, my wife, Georgia, and I stood on the lawn of Buchtel Hall and led a toast to commemorate the 150th anniversary of this beloved institution. Thousands of alumni and friends, participating virtually around the world, raised their glasses with us. For a moment,...

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....