Some people may not be aware of the famous speech delivered by Sojourner Truth at Akron’s Women’s Rights Convention Center in 1851. “If women want any rights more than they‘s got, why don’t’...

UA’s Dance Institute presented an original production titled “The Snow Maiden” at EJ Thomas Hall last weekend. More than 90 performers took the stage, all varying in age from first-graders to...

UA’s Grounds and Special Services team braces for recent snow storms to ensure safety and accessibility on campus during the frigid months of winter. During winter, UA’s campus gets covered in layers...

On Feb. 4, UA Counselors Sara Rieder Bennett and Barry Brady offered solutions to relationship problems with their seminar, “Supersize your Relationships.” The interactive PowerPoint presentation...

UA’s Speech and Debate (Forensics) Team may not be said to compete in a physical sport; but its lengthy season, combined with the workload and work ethic of its members, is the same as any other sport. The...

There is a mental health crisis among UA students and students attending universities across the US. UA’s newsletter for faculty and staff, The Digest, recently ran a story promoting the discussion...

  Presented by UA’s Multicultural Center and the Women’s and Gender Resource Center, E.J. Thomas Hall hosted a production of “The Vagina Monologues” on Saturday, Jan. 31. “The Vagina Monologues”...

UA’s main campus closed Monday morning as it became apparent that worsening conditions would make campus and its surrounding areas unsafe. There was some confusion however, after UA decided to close...

Named by Prospect magazine as one of the “top ten brains of the digital future,” author Steven Johnson spoke for an Akron Roundtable luncheon on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 12 p.m. in Quaker Station. Johnson...

With an 8-by-4-foot brushstroke of its own, UA joined the international venture to paint a “Mural of the World.” “Mural of the World” will become one massive public piece of art—built piece-by-piece...

With the start of a new semester, UA’s tutoring services are here to ensure that students achieve and maintain success in their studies. Tutoring is free for all current UA students; this contrasts...

The live show “Ballroom with a Twist” is making its rounds across the country and stopped at UA’s E.J. Thomas Hall on Saturday, Jan. 24. The cast combines the talents of some of America’s most...

UA’s School of Law held their first reentry clinic of 2015 on Saturday, Jan. 24 in the gymnasium room of Mount Calvary Baptist Church near downtown Akron. At the close of the Fall 2014 semester, UA’s...

The University of Akron’s main campus has adopted a new app in the spring semester of 2015 to help students keep track of The Roo bussing system. DoubleMap is an app that keeps track of busses locations,...

A team of students and faculty from UA and Kent State University are finalists for the Knights Cities Challenge. The Knight Cities Challenge grants a team with an innovative idea funds to pursue their...

  Steven Johnson, author of “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation,” “The Invention of Air,” and “The Ghost Map” will speak at UA On Tuesday, Jan. 27. Those...

  The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is currently in talks with university president, Scott Scarborough, to discover what student fees actually pay for. Just how expensive a university...

Lock 3 Park Ice Skating Rink is Akron’s home for winter fun. Lock 3, located next to the Akron Civic Theatre on Main Street, is known for being Ohio’s largest seasonal outdoor ice skating rink and...

Pizza and Proofreading, an event for writers to revise fellow writers’ work, marked the resurgence of The University of Akron’s Literary Guild. Students with final papers due shared their work with...

The Department of Off-Campus Student Services and UAPD are teaming up to prevent burglaries over winter break. Students can sign up to have their homes periodically checked throughout the break to make...

  The University of Akron ice-carving team celebrates the winter weather by creating works of art. From noon until 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 Culinary Artists Club president and senior majoring...

  The Student Union is transforming into the Study Union from Sunday, Dec. 7 through Wednesday, Dec. 10. The Union will be open between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. with extra study rooms, specials at the...

  For more than 30 years, volunteers from the Akron Children’s Hospital have held the Holiday Tree Festival beginning on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and ending on the first Sunday after...

  Hundreds gathered on the evening of Friday, Nov. 28 to watch as the annual tree lighting ceremony took place in downtown at Akron’s Lock 3. The frigid weather did not stop the crowds from...

This past Thursday, Nov. 20 students had the chance to see members of The University of Akron faculty and staff get slimed for a good cause. The event benefitted St. Jude Children’s Hospital and was...

The University of Akron Dance Company premiered their Fall Concert this past weekend. The concert brought in 460 people and generated over $3,000 for the School of Dance, Theater and Arts Administration...

  A viewing for Justin Winebrenner, 7-year City of Akron Police Department veteran and The University of Akron alumni, was held on Friday, Nov. 21, in UA’s James A. Rhodes arena. More than a week...

Nearly 70 people participated in the Stop Hunger Now event held in the Student Union Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to aid in putting an end to the cycle of hunger that affects hundreds...

Unseen, a social networking application for college students, is now available to students of The University of Akron. The cell phone application allows students to anonymously share photos and messages. “Unseen...

In an effort to help graduate students get jobs right out of college, the Graduate Student Government has created a speaker series called FROM .edu TO .com. The speaker for the session held Monday, Nov....

  Men’s basketball star forward Demetrius “Tree” Treadwell has been accused of assault on women’s basketball star Sina King. Treadwell has been suspended indefinitely by the university...

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is in full swing at The University of Akron with a week full of events to learn, give back and gain from. The week of activities begins Nov.16 through Nov. 22.,...

Electro-pop band Frigid Touch released their new album, Swell on Saturday, Nov. 15 at The Empire Concert Club & Bar in Akron. This is their first full album, having only released singles in the past...

  The University Council will hear a proposal later this month that aims to ban tobacco on campus. Smoking is a pervasive controversy. According to Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, there...

Former UA President Luis M. Proenza was inducted into the 2014 Northeast Ohio Business Hall of Fame on Nov. 6 for his part in transforming the university and the City of Akron during his 15 years as president. According...

The Collegiate Readership program provides students with a diverse selection of newspapers for The University of Akron community. The program was brought to UA at the beginning of October through the...

The Committee for Research on Women and Gender held a short ceremony for the Outstanding Feminist Awards in The Institute for Teaching and Learning in Leigh Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 12. This event was...

Starting college is a fun and exciting time for majority of students, but once it comes time for graduating and the thoughts of all your student loan debt begin to surface, college may start to appear...

Formerly known as Armistice Day, which celebrated the end of World War I, Veterans Day is on the eleventh day of November every year. The University of Akron is extending tribute to veterans with four...

In the final week of the Capital One Mascot Challenge Zippy lost to Buzz, the mascot from Georgia Tech and fell to her lowest seating in the tournament, 6th place. The tournament has now moved on to...

Assistant director of international programs education abroad, David Black, is pushing to reorganize the Education Abroad Office to make it easier and more affordable for students to study abroad. Out...

Natalie and Nicole Wiswesser, students in the Myers School of Art, will have their artwork featured in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Made Surreal- A Fashion Design Competition. They are both full time...

Vasilios Kosteas, an associate professor of international and labor economics at Cleveland State University, is trying to determine which factors affect the willingness to exercise. Obesity is still a...

Despite the hype and panic from the Ebola virus surfacing in the U.S., one student organization is addressing the source of the problem: The University of Akron’s African Student Association. ASA...

  The Corrosion Technology program received a part of the $200,000 2014 Dominion Foundation Higher Education Grant. A $25,000 portion of the grant was presented to Lori Kraft, associate professor...

From Nov. 3 through Nov. 7, the university is celebrating Disabilities Awareness Week. The Office of Accessibility and the Counseling Center teamed up with representatives from the Residence Hall Program...

  Akron police have made an arrest in connection to a series of robberies that occurred near the university over the weekend. UAPD and Akron city police are currently working together on an...

The Leading Entrepreneurial Academics into Practice program is looking to help local innovators with the commercialization of their inventions. LEAP funding helps The University of Akron’s faculty...

  The University of Akron, along with a group of several other universities, and the Northeast Ohio Council on Education were awarded a $1 million in the Talent Dividend competition. The competition,...

China Week has passed at The University of Akron, but the Confucius Institute is still working to educate students about Chinese language and culture. Every Friday, a group of students and faculty from...

Akron was booming with energy when the award-winning band, Bastille, took the stage of E.J. Thomas Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The English alternative rock band performed songs from their debut album,...

The Cummings Center for the History of Psychology hosted a workshop to teach participants how to properly handle and store 16-millimeter film on Friday, Oct. 24. Visiting instructor, Bleakley McDowell,...

The up-and-coming band named Grizfolk sat down for an interview with The Buchtelite on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Grizfolk opened up for the award-winning band, Bastille when they performed at E.J. Thomas Hall. Lead...

It’s Alcohol Awareness Week and campus is buzzing with different activities and programs, educating students on safety precautions and the risks of drinking alcohol. Organized by Campus Programs,...

Late night cravings and couch lock can now go hand in hand thanks to an up and coming business to be known as Snakron. Snakron is a developing company that hopes to deliver all of your local and chain...

The University of Akron is providing a Campus Wellness website for students, staff and faculty members. The site is a collection of health and wellness resource services on campus. The university Council...

More than just leaves are falling across campus. This is time of the year when many students also feel their motivation falling. Assignments are due with increasing frequency, days are getting colder...

Rather than abandoning stuff no longer of use or dumping it in a landfill, a group of university staff members are making a change while connecting the university to the community. The program is made...

The Counseling and Testing Center is hosting meetings every week to help students cope with the stresses of college life. The Feel Better Fast group, led by group co-facilitators Jiyoon Lee, Ph.D.,...

  Students looking to study abroad may be daunted by its unfamiliarity, which is why on Tuesday, Oct. 14 The University of Akron’s Office of International Programs held their annual education...

Everyone has heard of The Tonight Show and its iconic host, Jay Leno. Most people do not contemplate what is happening behind the camera when watching on television. Dave Berg was a co-producer...

The Nightlight Cinema in downtown Akron is bringing true cinema back to life. Ran by the Akron Film and Pixel organization, the cinema shows independent and other movies that might not be available to...

For the third year in a row, The University of Akron has been honored with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award by INSIGHT into Diversity Magazine. The award results from UA’s inclusiveness...

Highland Square was filled with music and vendors on Saturday, Sept. 20 as the third Porch Rokr Festival went underway. The Porch Rokr Festival is a neighborhood event that uses the collective efforts...

Students and staff traveled the globe at the Around the World party in Quaker Square Station. Hosted annually by the Office of International Programs, guests had the opportunity to experience and celebrate...

The University of Akron’s Cummings Center for the History of Psychology (CCHP) has partnered with the National Library of Medicine to give easier access to historic archives. CCHP will share 413 of...

This week, Bierce Library is participating in the nationwide event known as “Banned Books Week,” celebrating the novels that many schools and libraries ban from being on the shelves on any normal day. The...

The University of Akron’s President Scott L. Scarborough made history Friday, Sept. 19 being formally inaugurated in a ceremony held in E.J. Thomas Hall. The ceremony marked the first time in...

The University of Akron’s 13th annual Diversity Week, hosted by The Department of Student Life, is hosting five days of activities, entertainment, and interaction among students of different cultures....

To kick off Diversity Week, the Multicultural Center organized Caribbean Day at the Student Union Starbucks. The event started on Monday Sept. 15, at 11:30 a.m and continued until 1 p.m., letting students...

Having registered for the ServeAkron’s Super Service Saturday event through OrgSync, nineteen UA student volunteers boarded the Roo Express shortly before 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Student Union....

The University of Akron’s five Panhellenic sororities gathered in Coleman Common early on Sunday, Sept. 14 to welcome home the newest members of their sororities. Bid Day is the day potential new members...

  The 3rd annual Global Village Festival of Greater Akron brought a multicultural celebration to Akron’s Lock 3 Park on Saturday, Sept. 13. Vendors from around the area sold ethnic cuisine,...

Over 100 liters of ice-cold water plummeted onto students and faculty of the Department of Biology who took the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge. Assistant Professor of Biology, Jordan M. Renna and students...

After weeks of on the road matches, the Men’s soccer team returned home to a welcoming crowd and won their host tournament, the Akron Invitational. The Zips (2-2-1) came into this weekend with a dismal...

In the second part of the Rock the Roo Lunchtime series, the up-and-coming band Radio Romance gave students a new spin on country music. The Nashville band performed on Sept. 10 outside of E.J....