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Low-cost legal services for students

By Nicholas Golina February 24, 2016

Students in UA's Undergraduate Student Government are currently working to give students access to affordable legal counsel through a non-profit organization called Student Legal Services. USG requires...

UA speech team poses for a photo after recieving awards last weekend at Capital University in Columbus.

Speech team wins first state title

By Natalie Orr, News Editor February 22, 2016

Last weekend The University of Akron’s speech and debate team won its first state title since its rebirth in 2001 at the Ohio Forensics Association (OFA) state tournament in Columbus. Led by head...

Graphic by Ted Boyer

University Council makes recommendations

By Nicholas Summers, Copy Editor March 11, 2015

University Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at 3 p.m. in the Union to discuss a number of topics and motions to recommend to president Scarborough.   “UC is a deliberative...

Jenna Payne poses at her office in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

First UA student to win Wasson Award

By Nicholas Summers, Copy Editor February 24, 2015

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...

Tryouts for Zippys heir

Tryouts for Zippy’s heir

By Nicholas Summers, Copy Editor February 18, 2015

  UA is holding tryouts for a new student to take the forthcoming vacant Zippy mascot position.   On Thursday, Feb. 19 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the James A. Rhodes Arena Lab 4, students who...

Heavy rescue truck parked on student walkway between JAR parking lot and Kolbe Hall.

Rescue operations training

By Nicholas Summers, Copy Editor February 18, 2015

Students might have seen a dozen firetrucks and EMS vehicles between James A. Rhodes Arena and Kolbe Hall on Feb. 11 and 12. These drills were run by the Summit County Technical Rescue Operations whose...

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