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2013 Rethinking Race logo. From the UA website.
Rethinking Race Series at UA Canceled
By Audrey Fleck, Correspondent • February 19, 2025

Students learned this month that The University of Akron’s Rethinking Race, hosted by the Office of Inclusion and Equity, has been canceled for the Fall 2025 semester.  UA last held the series in November 2024. Due to a decline in attendance, the Office of Community Engagement, Opportunity & Belonging decided not to budget for it going forward.   Dr. Sheldon Wrice is the vice president...

Taken from the University of Akron website.
UA Earns Another Ranking as one of Ohio’s Best Values in Higher Education
By Brynn Lilly, Correspondent • February 19, 2025

SmartAsset has ranked UA among the top 10 colleges and universities in Ohio for best value. Among the top 10 institutions in the ranking, UA is the third highest-ranked public university and eighth overall. SmartAsset, a consumer-focused financial information and advice website, identified the best value colleges and universities in the U.S. based on factors such as tuition, student living costs,...

Taken from the Wayne College Library Instagram. @waynecollegelibrary
Silent Reading Club at UA’s Wayne Campus offers Students the opportunity to Read Alone Together
By Camden Fraser, Correspondent • February 17, 2025

Students can share their love of reading in a unique way with the Silent Reading Club student organization that meets at The University of Akron’s Wayne Campus Library in Orville.  The monthly meetings, which kick off on Monday, February 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., offer the experience of reading alone, but together. This semester’s meetings will be March 10, April 14 and May 12.  Members...

Courtesy of the University of Akron Police Department website
Recent Car Break-Ins around the University of Akron
By Brynn Lilly, Correspondent • February 15, 2025

A spree of break-ins resulted in over 60 cars being affected overnight throughout the Downtown Akron area and on the University of Akron campus on January 20.   During the spree, University of Akron Police (UAPD) and the Akron Police Department (APD) worked hand in hand to instill an investigation pertaining to the 60 break-ins.    University of Akron Chief of Police and Campus Safety, Jim...

Photo courtesy of House Three Thirty.
House Three Thirty Hosts Life Drawing Feb. 15
By Camden Fraser, Correspondent • February 13, 2025

On Saturday, February 15th, from noon to 2:00 p.m. at House Three Thirty, an experienced drawing instructor will guide the drawing lesson with live models.  Anyone, ranging from casual artists to experienced artists, can participate in this opportunity to sharpen their skills in a safe space.  To go along with the drawing lesson, participants can receive a glass of wine and snacks.  According...

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Hi, my name is Taylor Lorence. I am a 20-year-old junior at the University of Akron. My major is Public Relations, and my minor is International Business. This is my first semester joining The Buchtelite,...

Taken from the University of Akron website.
UA Earns Another Ranking as one of Ohio’s Best Values in Higher Education
By Brynn Lilly, Correspondent • February 19, 2025
Taken from the Wayne College Library Instagram. @waynecollegelibrary
Silent Reading Club at UA’s Wayne Campus offers Students the opportunity to Read Alone Together
By Camden Fraser, Correspondent • February 17, 2025
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Taking it Back to 2024 with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Taking it Back to 2024 with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
By Kenny Whitten, Correspondent • January 26, 2025

Simply having a wonderful Christmas time in the Cleveland Zoo this year! The “Wild Winter Lights” in the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo made a...

"Perception," pen sketch by River Sprinkle.
On Bodily Autonomy and Title IX at the University of Akron
By River Sprinkle (they, them, theirs), Correspondent • November 25, 2024

CW Sex stereotyping  This is the University of Akron’s definition for sex-based discrimination in the Gender-Based Misconduct and Title IX...

UA Wind Symphony performs newly composed symphony “TITAN” at OMEA Professional Development Conference
UA Wind Symphony performs newly composed symphony “TITAN” at OMEA Professional Development Conference
By Jakob Lawrence, Correspondent • February 6, 2025

The University of Akron Wind Symphony has been invited to perform its new symphony titled “TITAN” as part of the Ohio Music Educators Association...

There are only four more days to experience Akron Art Museum’s exhibition GLOW: Neon & Light
There are only four more days to experience Akron Art Museum’s exhibition GLOW: Neon & Light
By Devin Ballog, Correspondent • February 5, 2025

It’s last call for Akron Art Museum’s GLOW: Neon and Light, an exhibition that spotlights working with neon as an art medium. Open since...

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