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And the Lord sayeth: Let there be skate

And the Lord sayeth: Let there be skate

By Preston Davis, [email protected] December 5, 2016

You hear it as you are walking across Coleman Commons: the whirring drone of skateboard wheels approaching in the distance as they steadily bear down on you. Clip-clip. The sidewalk segments interrupt...

Red-tailed hawk spotted on campus

By Preston Davis, [email protected] October 31, 2016

Onlookers gathered near the ramped entrance to the Rec Center last Wednesday afternoon to witness the mesmerizing spectacle of a hawk capturing a freshly caught gray squirrel. The magnificent avian raptor,...

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Rocky Horror Picture Show

By Preston Davis, [email protected] October 31, 2016

A small cult composed of students wearing fishnets, high heels, and lipstick assembled in Folk Hall to view, or rather experience, the absurd, yet strangely familiar spectacle of The Rocky Horror Picture...

Left to right - Formula SAE, SAE Aero Design, Baja SAE.

Sponsor Day for SAE teams

By Preston Davis, [email protected] October 19, 2016

On Sunday afternoon, The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) showed off the engineering design teams’ latest vehicles during its annual Sponsor Day. The engineering design teams of SAE Aero Design,...

Players prep for the final battle with Nerf blasters at the ready.

As week two closes, Zombies vanquish Humans

By Preston Davis, [email protected] October 10, 2016

The only thing standing between humanity’s societal remains and the impending zombie menace was wits, agility, and of course a trusty Nerf blaster. Such was the dilemma for the last bastion of survivors...

Opeth draws 1,100 to Goodyear Theatre

Opeth draws 1,100 to Goodyear Theatre

By Preston Davis, [email protected] October 10, 2016

Hordes of metal fans gathered in Akron to enjoy Swedish metal band Opeth perform music from its “Sorceress World Tour” last Saturday night, Oct. 8. The band released its latest album (and 12th...

Biomimicry in architecture

Biomimicry in architecture

By Preston Davis, [email protected] October 5, 2016

In Folk Hall Auditorium, a crowd of students, faculty, and community members gathered to attend Philip Beesley’s lecture on the uses of robotics and artificial intelligence in architecture, Monday evening....

Shooter Sharp and the Shootouts perform during the Touchdown Music Festival

Touchdown Music Fest

By Preston Davis, Writer September 7, 2016

The Touchdown Music Fest kicked off its first year at the Lee R. Jackson track and field complex Saturday afternoon to a crowd of over five hundred students, alumni, and community members. The planned-to-be-annual...

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