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Delta Zeta Gives Gift of Hearing to All

Members of Delta Zeta’s Akron chapter wear green to celebrate “St. Paddy’s Fest,” a philanthropy event to benefit the Starkey Hearing Foundation. (Photo Courtesy of Delta Zeta)

By Jake Herron, Online Editor

March 7, 2018

The University of Akron sorority, Delta Zeta, hosted a Saint Patrick’s Day themed philanthropy event on Sunday to benefit people suffering from hearing disabilities. The event, held in the Ballroom at the Jean Hower Taber Student Union, was organized to raise money for the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a glob...

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Lambda Chi Alpha pulls in donations for local philanthropy

Lambda Chi Alpha brothers pull Delta Gamma sisters down Market Street during the five-mile annual bathtub pull.

By Brittany Gregg, Opinion Editor

April 21, 2015

The 45th annual Ball Tub Pull was held by the men of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the women of Delta Gamma sorority on April 18. It started at the Lambda Chi Alpha house at 94 Fir Hill and ended at Hardesty Park on Market Street. This event raised over $400 in contributions, along with dona...

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Forget relaxation, volunteer

Alternative Spring Break volunteers collected recycled oyster shells to help create a reef.

By Spencer Skolnick, News Writer

March 30, 2015

Some UA students used spring break as time away from school to volunteer with The University of Akron’s Alternative Spring Break. For four days over spring break, 91 volunteers—UA students and advisors—traveled in three groups to Winder, Georgia; Marion, South Carolina; and Manteo, North Carol...

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Giving back during break

By Francis Schmidt, Arts & Life Writer

March 18, 2015

Serve Akron is giving students the opportunity to go out for spring break and enjoy some warm weather destinations while doing good for the communities they visit. It's a program called “Alternative Spring Break,” and along with covering travel expenses they will cover food, lodging, and activities. Students...

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