“Do not forget your loved ones. Please remember…. tell everybody all the good things you feel about them. Get straight to the point, because sometimes you will not have a chance.”
These words...
A brand new 5k race, organized by DreamAKRON, is raising money in order to establish scholarships for high school students on May 7.
The race is a community event that involves people from the Akron...
Through witty humor and political commentary, famed journalists Carl Bernstein and P.J. O’Rourke joined forces last Thursday to address political issues facing America today. The best-selling authors...
“The notion that you have to pick between what you love and paying the bills is absurd,” said Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of Priceline and founding director of The University of Akron’s new EXL Center.
A...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• February 17, 2016
In an effort to show their support for a fair contract, and to send a positive message to prospective and current students, faculty members from the Akron American Association of University Professors...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• January 25, 2016
Imagine being in college, but a class cancellation threatens to keep you in school longer than expected.
This is the situation that Dani Jackson, a sophomore majoring in French, found herself in...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• December 9, 2015
A University of Akron student was shot to death around 11 p.m. on Monday when a robber gunned him down at a pizza parlor in Akron.
Zakareia Husein, 21, was working at his family-owned New York Style...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• October 12, 2015
UA alumnus Perry “Pete” Thomas Demming died on Wednesday, Oct. 7, after an illness at the age of 81.
Sporting a paper-mache head and a brown furry uniform, Demming became UA’s first Zippy at the...
Yesterday was the one day on campus when hearing the ubiquitous click and clack of dress shoes is not uncommon.
The UA Internship and Career Fair was held in the Union Ballroom for students and alumni...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• September 28, 2015
The University of Akron is partnering with Playhouse Square and the Akron Civic Theatre to present the “Broadway in Akron” series at EJ Thomas Hall.
With the new two-year agreement, the series...
The University of Akron might undergo a name change.
This idea was one of many discussed as part of UA’s ongoing strategic planning process.
According to a statement released by President Scarborough,...
Television’s classic game show made its way to The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The Price is Right Live is an interactive stage version of the television show that...
