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Senior designers display portfolio exhibit

Senior designers display portfolio exhibit

By Nicholas Summers, Copy Editor

April 27, 2015

Myers School of Art is currently hosting a senior portfolio exhibition for graphic design students to present their best work before graduating. The exhibit opened on April 24 to professionals and employers from the field to view the artwork. Family and friends were then allowed to enter later that...

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Alumni gives insight into history majors

Alumni gives insight into history majors

By Jaclyn Scarborough, Arts & Life Writer

April 23, 2015

A panel on Careers in History met in the Union on April 22 and featured several UA alumni who spoke about the benefits of declaring history as a major. The panel discussion was presented in partnership with the UA Career Center as well as the history department. The event was attended by both underclassmen...

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Students get sneak peak into what real world offers

Students get sneak peak into what real world offers

By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor

April 13, 2015

With graduation approaching soon for many UA students, the question of what to do after college has been becoming more apparent. The Akron chapter of the American Advertising Federation hosted an event on April 9 in Polsky Room 567 called “Welcome to the Real World.” This Q & A style event...

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Student loans lead to debt crisis

By Alexa Lago, Writer

September 2, 2014

The Project on Student Debt reported that 69 percentof college graduates in Ohio have student loan debt, and Consumer Finance Protection Bureau estimates that America has $1 trillion of student loan debt. What is commonly referred to as the student debt crisis, plagues college students all across the...

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