The Buchtelite

Schedule an ‘un-class’ with EXL

By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor • March 9, 2016

In the print version of this article, Ian Schwarber was incorrectly quoted as writing "best rest assured," when really he wrote "but rest assured." After a successful opening week, UA’s new Experiential...

In June, a ‘literal political campaign’ to change UA’s name by January 2016

By Grant Morgan , Managing Editor • December 7, 2015

It started early this year as a post on a zipsnation.org forum. Since, the topic of a UA name-change — a rebranding, a new slogan, a marketing tagline, whatever one might call it now — has been...

Faculty in disaccord with University leadership

By Grant Morgan , Managing Editor • September 28, 2015

Faculty are not happy with the way things are going at The University of Akron. Yesterday, the Akron chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released results of a survey...

President says name won’t change

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...

What’s happening with Dining Services?

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...

Upcoming campus protest against UA name-change

By Grant Morgan , Managing Editor • May 1, 2015

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,...

Update on name-change considerations

By Grant Morgan , News Editor • April 1, 2015

A name can tell a lot about a university. Or can it? What is now known as The University of Akron began as Buchtel College in 1870. Buchtel College and its assets were transferred to the City of...

Name change? President Scarborough considers dropping ‘The University of Akron’

By Zaina Salem , Managing Editor • March 11, 2015

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,...

UA marks historic day of Presidential inauguration

By William Singer, News Editor • September 23, 2014

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...

Word on the Street

September 19, 2014

The University of Akron welcomes 16th President Scott Scarborough with an inauguration ceremony Friday, Sept. 19. The Buchtelite captures students thoughts on what changes they would make as a university...

Scarborough appoints new positions

President Scarborough takes action within his first 100 days.

By Dakota Phillips, Copy Editor • August 5, 2014

President Scarborough has taken no time in making changes around campus in his first couple months of taking office. He has taken the liberty of rearranging the people who answer directly to him, reducing...

Stitzlein legacy lives on at UA

The Alumni Association moved to InfoCision the Spring before demolition.

By Alicia Finch, Editor-in-Chief • July 28, 2014

The 1870 Victorian-era home, known as the Stitzlein Alumni Center, no longer stands at the corner of Fir Hill and East Buchtel Avenue. Demolition for the building began July 11. The university took...

UA plans next chapter with new president

Zips student body jumps in a new direction

By Zaina Salem, Managing Editor • June 16, 2014

The University of Akron’s search for the 16th president is over. May 8 ended the search when the Board of Trustees at the university elected Scott L. Scarborough to be UA's next president. Scarborough...