A lucky group of students from The University of Akron will get to experience the very first ride on Cedar Point’s new record-breaking roller coaster thanks to the LeBron James Family Foundation.
On...
This week’s Board meeting moved to Wayne College; first time in eight years
April 11, 2016
Not since eight years ago has The University of Akron Board of Trustees held a meeting anywhere other than main campus.
Yet the Board’s next meeting, slated for this Wednesday, April 13 at 10 a.m.,...
“The notion that you have to pick between what you love and paying the bills is absurd,” said Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of Priceline and founding director of The University of Akron’s new EXL Center.
A...
Think back to when you first started out in college. What are some of the things you remember? Dorms? Rob’s Dining Hall? New Roo Weekend? With their first semester out of the way and their second just...
‘Grand opening’ on first day of spring classes, more venues later in semester
January 25, 2016
Last week on the first day of spring classes, Jan. 19, a few new and what are likely to be popular dining venues opened on campus.
What was Ohio Burger in the Student Union is now a Chick-fil-A and...
Last week, UA introduced the first of eight recipients of The University of Akron Game-Changer Award.
The award is presented to UA students who embody the “I-won’t-take-no-for-an-answer, roll-up-my-sleeves-and-make-it-happen...
UA alumnus Perry “Pete” Thomas Demming died on Wednesday, Oct. 7, after an illness at the age of 81.
Sporting a paper-mache head and a brown furry uniform, Demming became UA’s first Zippy at the...
Many improvements are being made to Bierce Library to help students study more efficiently and to make the library more accessible.
Stephanie Everett, manager of marketing communications at Bierce,...
National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) recently notified a UA student that she had won the William N. Wasson Student Leadership and Academic Award.
Senior Jenna Payne, a public...
There is a program at UA for both new students who need advice for college life and any experienced student who is willing to give that advice.
The Office of Multicultural Development’s peer mentoring...
By: DJ Johnson
The 2012 Mid-American Conference Tournament kicked off Monday night with on-campus games. Wednesday, second round games were played at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
The No. 1 seed...
