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Dance Marathon hosts Family Field Day

By Kelly Unger, Writer • February 29, 2016

Dance Marathon is hosting its first Family Field Day on Saturday, March 5 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Central Hower Gym. Dance Marathon is a nationwide movement across 250 schools. Its goal...

USG seeks student attitudes toward UA leadership

By Nick Peterman, News Writer • February 17, 2016

At the Undergraduate Student Government senate meeting on Feb. 11, USG President Taylor Swift announced plans to issue a campus-wide survey to all students in order to gather student sentiment toward campus...

Burns, Williams featured in third Town Hall meeting

By Logan Lane, Copy Editor • November 16, 2015

At the third meeting in the Undergraduate Student Government’s Town Hall series, students picked up the microphone to hurl questions — directly, this time — at UA Vice President of Advancement Larry...

Town Hall meeting leaves something to be desired

By Buchtelite Editorial Board • October 7, 2015

Monday’s USG Town Hall meeting with Scott Scarborough held great promises, but left something to be desired. The idea of a town hall meeting carries a strong connotation of intimacy: guests openly...

USG adds 16 members, fills every position

By Michelle DeShon, News Writer • September 30, 2015

“In the four years I’ve been here, I’ve never seen the room this full,” said USG President Taylor Swift while addressing the audience at last week's student government senate meeting. Sixteen...

President says name won’t change

By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor • September 16, 2015

In the print version of this article, UA Student Trustee Darnell Davis' name is incorrectly written as Darnell Wilson. The Buchtelite acknowledges this mistake. “There are no plans to change the...

USG seeks transparency with ‘Town Hall’ series

By Logan Lane, Copy Editor • September 14, 2015

Last Thursday, Sept. 10, UA’s Undergraduate Student Government gathered at the Student Union Starbucks lounge to discuss a summer of radical changes, questionable cuts, and concerns over a lack of administrative...

An open letter: USG to President Scarborough

July 13, 2015

The following is an letter addressed to The University of Akron President Scott Scarborough, written and signed by the UA Undergraduate Student Government's president and vice president Taylor Swift...

USG election results: Swift and Angeletti

By Tyler Coventry, Copy Editor • April 1, 2015

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections have concluded with the appointment of Taylor Swift as president and Ricky Angeletti as his vice president. Swift, a junior political science major...

USG presidential, vice-presidential candidates debate in Starbucks lounge

By Grant Morgan, News Editor • March 11, 2015

Students gathered in the Student Union Starbucks Lounge on Wednesday evening for USG’s presidential and vice-presidential candidate debate. The two candidates for president are Garrett Scherba and...

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