“This is Akron!” rang through the Student Union ballroom, pronouncing President Luis Proenza’s pride in The University of Akron. Though few students attended the address, the content dealt mainly with their future at the University. Proenza stressed the global presence of Akron and the importance of building upon the University’s current success. The ballroom swam with the dark colored suits of the powerful people of Akron. President Proenza’s State of the University Address Monday attracted not only those directly related to The University of Akron, but many concerned with the state of the University.

When I found out that, after his recent raise, The University of Akron’s President Proenza now makes more than the President of the United Sates, I was dumbfounded.