BLU Jazz +: Hidden Gem of Akron 11-10-16
By Michelle DeShon, Opinion Editor
November 9, 2016
Think of BLU Jazz + as a fancier version of your usual club hangout with your crew. This club is located in downtown Akron, so it is quite accessible for UA students. BLU Jazz + is known for its quality live jazz performances in a modern venue setting with “state-of-the-art stage, sound, and l...
Ice Fest 2016
By Kristina Aiad-Toss, Photo Editor
January 27, 2016
As signs of winter have begun appearing on campus, the annual Ice Fest returned to the University of Akron. Students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered at Buchtel Commons on Tuesday to watch as competitors sculpted, sawed, and blowtorched their frozen creations. Sponsored by the Culinary Arts Club and the...
Many questions, few answers
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
November 19, 2015
“No topic is off-limits,” UA President Scott Scarborough told the crowd at yesterday’s Akron Press Club event in Quaker Square’s banquet hall, where nearly 175 educators, students, staff, alumni, administrators and community members came to hear him speak. But assuring that no topics are off-limits d...
A ‘normal meeting’
By Buchtelite Editorial Board
November 18, 2015
UA President Scott Scarborough began his Akron Press Club speech yesterday by pulling out the dry erase markers and telling the audience he was going to run it like he does “normal meetings” with “faculty, staff, or students.” He asked audience members to raise their hand and propose topics, ...
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, starting at 3:30 p.m. Students can join the protest at one of two meeting points on campus: in front...
New assault awareness organization
By Elizabeth Zumbach, Arts & Life Writer
April 1, 2015
A new club on campus, Men of Strength, is looking to address mens roles in sexual violence. The group is a collegiate extension of the national non-profit organization, Men Can Stop Rape, and is looking to “make our college campus safer by educating men about healthy masculinity.” The group...
Students voluntarily give back, UA participates in local non-profit organizations
By Sara Syed, News Writer
February 11, 2015
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 opportunities ranged from food donation centers to building houses for the less fortunate to engaging...
New club rugby team on campus
By Spencer Skolnick, Writer
September 30, 2014
As a recent addition to the university’s collection of club sports, Akron has introduced an official Rugby team. Founded by second-year student and club President Zach Gilgenbach, with the assistance of Vice President Taylor Stephens. These rugby-enthusiasts formed a small group in the spring of...
