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Be the next Zippy: tryouts Wednesday

April 4, 2016

On Wednesday, April 6, The University of Akron is hosting Zippy tryouts at 2 p.m. in the James A. Rhodes Arena (Lab 4). To qualify for the position, one must be a full-time UA student and have registered before the actual try-out date. According to Olivia Hartjen, a UA student in charge of the regis...

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First UA student to win Wasson Award

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

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 relations major with a minor in sports management, received the award after being nominated b...

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