By Megan Parker, Editor-in-Chief
• August 13, 2019
On Aug. 17, Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows will be hosting their 2019 Medina Summer show at the Medina Community Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
During the event, vendors will have 100...
“Do not forget your loved ones. Please remember…. tell everybody all the good things you feel about them. Get straight to the point, because sometimes you will not have a chance.”
These words...
Over 90 students voted to decide The University of Akron’s Next Top Pizza at a fundraiser event on Feb. 18. The $1,000 raised will be donated to the Akron Canton Food Bank.
UA’s Interfraternity...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• February 1, 2016
Students are taking the initiative to honor Zak Husein — the UA International Business student who was killed over a month ago in an armed robbery — by planning a charity event to commemorate his life...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• December 2, 2015
Imagine seeing your favorite Zip covered in oozing slime in the Student Union Starbucks Lounge. Now it's a possibility with ZPN and Zips for St. Jude’s third annual slime event on Dec. 3 from 5:30 p.m....
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• November 30, 2015
In the holiday spirit of sharing and caring, Dance Marathon UAkron is holding a fundraiser called “By The Kids, For The Kids Silent Art Auction and Benefit Concert,” for Akron Children’s Hospital.
“By...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• November 23, 2015
The winter holiday season is considered to be the most giving season of all. One way to help out this season is by participating in ServeAkron’s Winter Wishes Donation Drive.
This annual donation...
Financially supporting oneself can be a challenge — people may turn to the government for help, but is it really enough?
One in seven individuals in the Akron-Canton area is food insecure, meaning...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• October 21, 2015
From cleaning train windows to creating holiday ornaments, more than 800 student volunteers from The University of Akron are expected to participate in the 11th annual “Make a Difference Day” on Saturday,...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• October 5, 2015
More than 210,000 people in the state of Ohio live with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, and about 13,000 of them live in Summit County, according to Alzheimer’s Association.
The Alzheimer’s...
When their clothes are taken for evidence, sexual assault victims could use a new outfit.
A clothing drive for victims of sexual assault, a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Volunteer...
Women take pride in how their hair looks; it is a statement of identity. But women who undergo treatment for cancer might lose their hair.
On Tuesday, April 14, UA hosted "Cuts for a Cause,” an event...
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...
Whether directly or indirectly, cancer affects the lives of everyone.
From Saturday, April 11 at 7 p.m. to Sunday, April 12 at 3 a.m., UA is hosting Relay for Life to celebrate those who have won their...
In December 2014, a group of fifteen students from The University of Akron traveled to Ouanaminthe, Haiti and visited a school called Institution Univers (IU).
Zeke Isaac, who is originally from Haiti,...
A UA student is turning a bad experience into something that could potentially help a greater cause.
Chris Lewis, a junior in mechanical engineering, noticed a disturbing trend in recent weeks...
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A stage in the Student Union Starbucks was covered in green goo right out of a ‘90s Nickelodeon game show on Wednesday night as three prominent members...
Written by: Abigail Chaff
I never really cared enough to make New Year’s resolutions. What’s the point of pretending that I’m going to change, I figure, when I have that little voice in the back...
Written by: Katelyn Freil
In 1965, Millard and Linda Fuller visited Koinonia Farm, a small, interracial, Christian community outside of Americus, Ga. Here, along with biblical scholar Clarence Jordan,...
Written by: Brandon Winter
What is the one thought that every person has as their life comes to a close? “Did I love?” “Did I love enough?” “Did the people around me know that I loved them?”...
Written by: Katelyn Freil
It may seem warm out now, but many people are already getting out their scarves, heavy coats and warm blankets. Young students who are not fortunate enough to have warm blankets,...
Written by: Miranda Burbridge
So you have some spare change or a large sum of money and you want to do some good. What can you do?
You could walk into the Student Union during lunchtime and throw it...
Written by: Molly Gase
Phi Delta Epsilon is currently hosting Humans vs. Zombies on The University of Akron’s main campus to raise money for charity.
The sign-up table for the event, where participants...
Written by: Matthew Balsinger
I know many students on campus have heard of Relay For life, but many have never attended the event before. If those students were anything like me, they’ve never looked...
The Holiday Tree Festival featured magnificent displays of decorated full-size trees, wreaths, miniature trees and countless holiday creations. It also included local entertainment surrounded by 85,000 strings of dazzling lights. All display items are now for sale and proceeds help to support patient care programs, education and research at Akron Children's Hospital.
In 2010, cancer became the leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States alone, 1,500 people per day died from cancer. It is a devastating disease, affecting every race, ethnicity, gender, age and class.
