Dead bread, sugar skulls, music, and more filled the SU piano lounge on Nov. 2 for Hispanic Organization Leading Akron’s, or H.O.L.A.’s, display of El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead).
Four...
The eighth-seeded University of Akron women’s soccer team bested No. 1 seed Ball State University in penalty kicks, 4-3, Sunday afternoon in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament...
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...
A goal from Brad Ruhaak three minutes into the game and a stout defense allowed the University of Akron men’s soccer team to defeat West Virginia, 2-0, Wednesday night in Morgantown, West Virginia. The...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• October 26, 2015
The price of college can make anyone feel scared; UA lecturer Ryan Pluta decided to capitalize on this fear by creating a haunted house to pay his way through college.
Pluta is the successful business...
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,...
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...
The University of Akron men’s soccer team kept its unbeaten streak alive and extended it to eight games after leaving Kalamazoo, Michigan with a 1-1 double-overtime tie with Western Michigan University...
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”...
Victor Souto netted the University of Akron’s second hat trick within a week to send the Zips past Michigan State, 4-1, Wednesday evening at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
The Spartans (7-5-2)...
The University of Akron’s School of Music hosted a career day in Guzzetta Recital Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 21 for prospective students, parents, and even current students hoping to change majors.
The...
Between the years 1912 to 1915, Albert Einstein was a focused man. His previous work on the theory of relativity and the quantization of light was starting to gain momentum. Einstein left the Swiss patent...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• October 19, 2015
Some college students might not be properly educated on the effects of drinking too much alcohol, and how it can affect both individuals and those around them.
Excessive alcohol use led to approximately...
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...
In a world full of censorship and judgment, there should be a place for anonymous expression of ideas.
That is the philosophy that led to Yik Yak, the new social media app that is sweeping college campuses...
The University of Akron football team looks to extend its winning streak to two as it hits the road again to take on the Falcons of Bowling Green.
Akron goes into this game with plenty of offensive...
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...
Addiction, abuse, struggle, and willpower are all words that author David Sheff knows very well.
“Beautiful Boy” author and father, David Sheff, talks about his oldest son, Nick, and his alcohol...
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...
Power is a funny word. It is sometimes connoted in a negative way with ideas of authority, tyranny, autocracy or forceful rule. However, power does not have to come from a negative place. In fact, it...
“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...
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...
The Zips lost a heartbreaker on Saturday to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio by a final score of 14-12. It was the first game of conference play for both teams. Akron fell to 2-3 overall while the...
The University of Akron’s men’s soccer team played another close game last night but were able to come out on top, 1-0, over Penn State at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
Adam Najem scored...
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...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• September 30, 2015
“There's nothing anyone in the world can do that we can't do in Akron,” Jeff Hoffman said.
On Sept. 29, the SU Theatre held its second sold out “TEDxUniversityofAkron” talk with the 2015 theme,...
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 28, 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...
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...
LeBron James and Nike unveiled the new LeBron 13 shoe in a private event tonight at The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall. The shoe was revealed just a day before the Cavaliers hold media day in...
With the weather in the mid-70s on Tuesday night, Wake Forest traveled to FirstEnergy - Cub Cadet Field to take on their hardest test of the season so far, our Akron Zips. As a top 15 match-up, the Zips,...
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...
Despite a rocky start, the Zips dominated the Savannah State Tigers 52-9 on Saturday at InfoCision Stadium.
Coming in at 0-2 following tough games versus Oklahoma and Pittsburgh, it seemed like the...
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...
Inevitable and taboo—two words that encapsulate the marijuana reform movement across the United States. Inevitable because there is already a great deal of positive traction towards reform but taboo...
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...
The University of Akron Men’s Football team lost their home opener against the Pitt Panthers, 24-7, in front of rain-soaked 23.425 fans Saturday evening.
Pitt was able to avenge last September’s...
After facing a 2-0 deficit, the Akron Men’s Soccer team (4-1-0) rallied to defeat the 14th ranked Saint Louis Billikens. The comeback extends the Zips winning streak to three that included two huge wins...
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 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...
The Akron soccer team (3-1-0) registered top notch victories over No. 4 Georgetown on Friday and No. 6 Maryland yesterday. The Zips now find themselves ranked No. 22 in the latest College Soccer News poll.
On...
Shawn Barber, the University of Akron’s world champion pole vaulter, has decided to skip his final year of eligibility and turn professional.
Barber, from Kingwood, Texas, has signed a professional...
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,...
It’s about that time again. Politicians are announcing their candidacy for president, each one trying to convince the greatest number of Americans why they are worthy to lead this great nation. In the...
What does it mean for a book to be in the public domain? And what are you doing this summer?
According to the fifth edition of Webster’s New World College Dictionary, public domain means “the condition...
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...
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...
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...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• April 27, 2015
Rapper Hoodie Allen has been announced as UA’s 2015 SpringFest performer.
On April 17, Hoodie Allen confirmed the performance by tweeting:
According to Billboard.com, Hoodie Allen puts a little...
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...
A common misconception among critics of running is that in order for you to be a runner one must be tall, lean, and able to run a 6-minute mile, when that is not at all the case. Anyone can be a runner...
Looking for a job can be a tedious task. Almost a job in itself. As students we have opportunities available to work on the UA campus. Most of the time they will even work around a student's...
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...
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...
UA’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life presented the 83rd annual Songfest. This year, Songfest raised a record breaking $8,059.75 for the children of Camp Quality and their families.
It was an...
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...
Students are still able to receive online tutoring for free through the Ohio eTutoring Collaborative until the last day of classes on May 1.
Started in 2010, the Ohio eTutoring Collaborative worked...
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...
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...
Student Shawn Barber has been named one of the six finalists for the prestigious 85th Annual Sullivan Award. Barber is a pole vaulter for the Akron men’s track and field team.
The Sullivan Award...
For the past two days, UA students have been writing their secrets on postcards near the Union Market; last night, a man came to campus to read those secrets aloud.
Frank Warren created the largest...
If a foreign exchange student were to come to America five years ago, what would they see? Two extremes would be presented to them upon arrival. On one end of the spectrum, they would see a world of fast...
Congressional campaigns in the United States are unfortunately not given much attention by their respective constituents. Seeing as these individuals are intending to directly represent specific districts...
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...
Students and employers came to the Union Ballrooms last Thursday, March 12, to learn and practice the essentials of dining and social etiquette.
With 301 students and 19 employers—triple the students...
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...
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...
What was witnessed Tuesday, March 3 in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives was a stunt two months in the making. There is contention concerning House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation...
UA’s Off-Campus Student Services held its annual housing fair in the Union on Wednesday, March 4, which gave students critical information on finding and choosing a place to live next school year.
Around...
Students confronted for the first time with finding a place to live have many things to take into account, both when looking for and at a potential residence.
Rentals and leases are nearly the same;...
Most people who attend college end up living with one or many roommates. Sometimes you don’t have the luxury of picking a roommate; however, if a choice is available, there are qualities you can look...
For college students, saving money, or at least having money in your pocket, is vital. Whether one needs money for an emergency, to pay tickets, bills, or day-to-day meals, money is a must have.
But...
Many improvements are being made to Bierce Library to help students study more efficiently and to make the library more accessible.
Stephanie Everett, manager of marketing communications at Bierce,...
The Nile Project’s members performed at E.J. Thomas Hall on Sunday, March 1, to educate Akron through its interactive musical performance.
This traveling group demonstrates the musical, dress,...
Television’s classic game show made its way to The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The Price is Right Live is an interactive stage version of the television show that...
The Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation held its 70th annual American Advertising Awards at the Akron Civic Theater on Friday, Feb. 20.
The ADDY Awards is a three-tiered national competition...
How many times today have you or someone else around you said that something was 'offensive'? Can you count it on one hand? Or perhaps you may need two? We toss the phrase "That offends me" around as often...
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in many respects, represents the quintessential bad guy from Russian literature. He has expressed territorial expansionist ambitions, continued militaristic involvement...
The Summit County and Medina County Battered Women’s Shelter estimates that 1.5 million women and more than 800,000 men are raped or physically assaulted every year in the U.S.
SCMCBWS is working...
Students gathered at the Student Union ballrooms on Wednesday, Feb. 25 for the All-Campus UA Career Fair.
UA’s Career Center holds this event each semester. Wednesday’s fair was for students...
TheNewsOutlet.org is a collaborative effort among the Yougnstown State University journalism program, The University of Akron, Cuyahoga Community College and professional media outlets including, WYSU-FM...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• February 25, 2015
UA’s Speech and Debate (forensics) Team took second place at the Ohio Forensics Association State Championship on Feb. 21 and 22.
The tournament was held in Kolbe Hall, beginning Saturday and ending...
National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) recently notified a UA student that she had won the William N. Wasson Student Leadership and Academic Award.
Senior Jenna Payne, a public...
The Akron Anime Association hosted a one day anime convention from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Union. This is the second year the event has been held at UA and had around 1,000...
To hell with practicality.
Good handwriting, or “chirography,” is a dying art. Its decline began when that first email was sent in the early ‘70s. Since, the art has regressed continuously, disappearing...
As many students may have noticed, the Student Union (SU) Barnes & Noble is currently under construction. The store is being completely remodeled and rearranged.
Improvements are expected...
UA is holding tryouts for a new student to take the forthcoming vacant Zippy mascot position.
On Thursday, Feb. 19 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the James A. Rhodes Arena Lab 4, students who...
Students might have seen a dozen firetrucks and EMS vehicles between James A. Rhodes Arena and Kolbe Hall on Feb. 11 and 12. These drills were run by the Summit County Technical Rescue Operations whose...
Spoken Word Poet Rudy Francisco demonstrated his oratorical prowess for UA students in the Student Union piano lounge on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
UA’s Residence Hall Program Board collaborated with...
There is a program at UA for both new students who need advice for college life and any experienced student who is willing to give that advice.
The Office of Multicultural Development’s peer mentoring...
This Valentines Day—instead of going on a romantic date with a significant other—ZPN is encouraging students to fall in love with their passions through pictures.
ZPN is sponsoring a Valentines...
ServeAkron hosted its annual Spring Volunteer Fair Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Union, where interested students learned about many opportunities to volunteer.
Volunteer...
