By Hamzah Syed, hms91@zips.uakron.edu
• November 16, 2016
On Nov.15, spoken word artist “Odd?Rod” performed at The University of Akron’s Student Union Starbucks 7:17 p.m. show.
Odd?Rod, whose real name is Roderick Borisade, is a well-known...
By Grant Morgan, Editor-in-Chief
• October 24, 2016
Yesterday afternoon UA’s faculty union released the results of a survey regarding the Board of Trustees’ recent decision to make Matthew Wilson permanent president and Rex Ramsier permanent provost...
Students who share stories of their experience at The University of Akron with interim President Matthew Wilson will have a chance to attend a dinner at his house in November.
Wilson is asking students...
By Kate Tasseff, kit4@zips.uakron.edu
• October 5, 2016
Are you an international student looking to meet new friends, play games, and have fun while practicing your English at the same time? The Office of International Programs presents the perfect opportunity...
Women’s Soccer-
The University of Akron women’s soccer team was able to tie the Toledo Rockets on Friday, 1-1, but then dropped a match to Bowling Green on Sunday, 2-1.
The Zips fell to 3-7-2...
By Joshua Glaze, jig7@zips.uakron.edu
• October 3, 2016
The University of Akron football team overcame the Kent State Golden Flashes in a thrilling win in the Wagon Wheel Challenge on Saturday by a score of 31-27.
Despite going 3-12 on third-down, being...
With the fall recruitment coming to an end for Greek life chapters, the newest sorority on campus, Delta Zeta, is only beginning the search for potential members.
Founded in 1902, the sorority’s...
By Preston Davis, pmd24@zips.uakron.edu
• October 3, 2016
A few graduating seniors of The University of Akron’s College of Engineering donated their time to assist with the restoration, preservation, and display of historical aircraft at the MAPS Air Museum,...
By Preston Davis, pmd24@zips.uakron.edu
• October 3, 2016
Over one hundred people attended the debut of the “Intersections: Artists Master Line and Space” exhibition at the Akron Museum of Art on Friday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m.
The exhibit features works...
By Hamzah Syed, hms91@zips.uakron.edu
• October 3, 2016
Last Wednesday, Sept. 28, former “The Voice” contestant Kristen Merlin performed at The University of Akron’s Student Union. The event was organized by the Residence Hall Programming Board (RHPB).
Merlin...
By Jackson Cline, jac320@zips.uakron.edu
• September 28, 2016
The University of Akron men’s soccer team (5-3-1) finished Tuesday night’s match with its first tie of the season. A 90-minute game and two 10-minute overtimes could not generate a goal for either...
By Jake Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
• September 28, 2016
Women’s Soccer
The University of Akron women’s soccer team hosts the Toledo Rockets on Friday night at 7 p.m. as it looks to get back on track.
The Zips come into the game with a 3-6-1 record,...
By Jake Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
• September 28, 2016
The University of Akron football team will travel to play its biggest rival, the Kent State Golden Flashes, in the Wagon Wheel Challenge on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
The Zips enter with a 2-2 record, and...
By Jake Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
• September 28, 2016
Karli Knezevich
Women’s Tennis
Knezevich (Austin, Texas) was perfect over the weekend in the Akron Shootout, winning all three doubles matches and all three singles matches she played. Along with...
By Jacob Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
• September 26, 2016
The University of Akron football team couldn’t quite complete a comeback — it lost on Saturday to the Appalachian State Mountaineers 45-38 at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field in Akron.
With the...
By Jacob Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
• September 26, 2016
Women’s Soccer
The University of Akron women’s soccer team failed to score in its first two Mid-American Conference games over the weekend, tying Miami (OH) on Friday 0-0 and losing to...
This past Saturday, Sept. 17, a special social welfare session was held at the Firestone Park Baptist Church to support the “Love and Learn Doll Project,” which is a program in Akron Public Schools’...
By Kelcie Erbse, kke6@zips.uakron.edu
• September 21, 2016
Students all over campus came together yesterday for Diversity Fest at the Student Union Piano Lounge to learn about student organization on campus that promote diversity. This event allows each club to...
By Julian Curet, jcc125@zips.uakron.edu
• September 21, 2016
Handshake, a job posting board in its third year at universities around the country, has replaced UA’s Career Link/College Central Network — which had over 5,800 participating employers. The new job...
Women’s soccer falls to Duquesne
The University of Akron women’s soccer team fell to the Duquesne Dukes on Friday, 2-0. The loss drops the Zips to 3-5 on the season while Duquesne improves to 3-2-2.
Malea...
The University of Akron football team dominated the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday afternoon, 65-38, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. It was the first time the Zips have scored...
The University of Akron men’s soccer team got its first road win of the season when it went to Oklahoma to battle Tulsa this past Friday and won 2-1.
The victory also marks the 100th career win for...
Red Bull, partnering with major companies such as Sony, sponsored Red Bull Illume, a photography contest that is geared toward adventure and action. Its goal is to bring the public and sports world together...
The Zips Programming Network (ZPN) hosted a “Survival Bingo Night,” which featured prizes to help students survive college like a television and caffeinated beverages.
Last Friday, attendees gathered...
By Joshua Glaze, jig7@zips.uakron.edu
• September 7, 2016
The University of Akron Zips’ football team outscored Virginia Military Institute 47-24 in the season opener Saturday evening at Infocision Stadium. The Zips seemed to pick up where they left off last...
By Jackson Cline, jac320@zips.uakron.edu
• September 7, 2016
With the 2016-2017 school year finally underway, there is a sense of excitement here at The University of Akron. One of the main contributors to that excitement is the men’s soccer team, which is looking...
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...
University of Akron President Scott Scarborough has resigned, the UA Board of Trustees announced Tuesday morning.
The Board and Scarborough reached an agreement during an emergency meeting on May 31....
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• April 27, 2016
Get ready to deck out in glow sticks and black light material for The University of Akron’s third annual 5k Glow Run on Friday, April 29 at the Lee R. Jackson Track & Field Complex.
The run begins...
Many college students have wondered whether or not they chose the right major or minor. Students have to decide their major as teenagers, and sometimes it is hard to be sure that major was the right fit...
By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor
• April 20, 2016
Enjoy spaghetti and support a good cause on Monday, April 25. The second annual Spaghetti Dinner, hosted by Zips for Haiti, is raising funds to bring Haitian students to The University of Akron.
Money...
Last Friday, directors Brian O’Donnell and Sasha King’s film “Akron” attracted a record 360 viewers to the Akron-Summit County Public Library as part of the 40th Cleveland International Film Festival.
While...
By Terry Rabbitts, twr15@zips.uakron.edu
• March 13, 2016
Buffalo’s Blake Hamilton shot a dagger through the University of Akron men’s basketball team and all its fans as he buried a three point shot with just 2 ticks left on the clock to give his team a...
By Terry Rabbitts, twr15@zips.uakron.edu
• March 11, 2016
The eighth-seeded Buffalo Bulls continue to play basketball at the right time of the year as they upset the fifth-seeded University of Akron women’s baskeball team, 88-87, in semi-final action of the...
By Jake Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
• February 4, 2016
Freshman guard Josh WIlliams scored 20 points off the bench to lead the Zips to a 80-68 victory over the Ohio Bobcats on Tuesday night in Athens.
The win improves the Zips to 18-4 on the season and...
By Katie King, kmk200@zips.uakron.edu
• January 26, 2016
At the age of six, Richie Laryea knew he had a love for soccer. Fifteen years later, he finds himself signing a professional contract with Generation Adidas while declaring for the 2016 Major League Soccer...
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@Buchtelite.com
• December 12, 2015
The University of Akron men’s soccer team saw it outstanding season end against the Stanford Cardinal Friday night. The Cardinal (17-2-3) defeated the Zips 8-7 in penalty kicks after the two teams battled...
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
• December 10, 2015
For the first time since they won the NCAA Soccer Championship in 2010, the University of Akron men’s soccer team will return to the College Cup this weekend at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
The...
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
• December 7, 2015
Adam Najem’s second-overtime golden goal on a free kick Saturday afternoon punched The University of Akron men’s soccer team’s ticket into the College Cup in Kansas City next weekend.
After defeating...
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
• November 23, 2015
The University of Akron soccer team began their march to another possible championship by thumping the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 6-1, in second-round action of the NCAA Tournament Sunday at FirstEnergy...
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
• November 23, 2015
The University of Akron football team posted a 42-21 Saturday afternoon over the Buffalo Bulls at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field for their sixth victory of the year. The victory now makes Akron eligible...
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
• November 20, 2015
The University of Akron women’s basketball team used a huge third period to send them to a 76-59 victory over the Winthrop Eagles in the first game of the Akron Classic Friday morning at the James A....
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@Buchtelite.com
• November 16, 2015
The field and bracket for the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee.
The University of Akron men’s soccer team found...
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
• November 11, 2015
Top-seeded University of Akron men’s soccer opens defense of its 2014 Mid-American Conference Championship crown this Friday as the Zips host fourth-seeded West Virginia University in a 7 p.m. match...
By Terry Rabbitts, sports-editor@buchtelite.com
• November 2, 2015
The eighth-seeded University of Akron women’s soccer team bested No. 1 seed Ball State University in penalty kicks, 4-3, Sunday afternoon in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament...
Dr. Marion A. Ruebel, The University of Akron’s 14th president, died Sunday, Sept. 28 at the age of 81.
Ruebel served as UA’s President from 1996 to 1999. Dr. Ruebel is a native of Manson, Iowa....
This week, Bierce Library is participating in the nationwide event known as “Banned Books Week,” celebrating the novels that many schools and libraries ban from being on the shelves on any normal day.
The...
President Scarborough has taken no time in making changes around campus in his first couple months of taking office. He has taken the liberty of rearranging the people who answer directly to him, reducing...
John Puglia created works of art from the beauty of everything around him. Inspired by the sights of everyday life, Puglia shaped a successful career for himself and motivated others to do the same along...
Research in the Polymer building is making dreams reality with a new innovative attempt to create a shatterproof smartphone screen. Yu Zhu and a number of his colleagues published an academic paper titled,...
In the wake of the 2014 Spring Semester there were a large number of positions that were filled at The University of Akron for the 2014-2015 school year. The most publicized was the election of a new president...
The centennial anniversary of the College of Engineering was a celebration of the past 100 years. The centennial was also an optimistic look at the next 100 years. The college that started with two professors...
The Buchtelite spoke with students from around The University of Akron's campus about their hopes and wishes for the university. Students express their views as the shift from President Luis Proenza and...
Outgoing UA President Luis Proenza sat down with The Buchtelite May 20. Proenza spoke about his hopes for incoming President Scott L. Scarborough. Proenza gave insight to his upcoming plans for his sabbatical...
By: Lindsay Mulhollen
A commuter’s college experience is much different from the college experience most people expect; there are no instant friends, commuters won’t be eating the quintessentially...
By: Russ Friend
The monitors glowed softly in the darkened room while the rat-a-tat rapping of keyboards provided an unsteady rhythm, the white noise reflections of riders hanging ten on dc wires. The...
By: Molly Gase
The Roo Express Shuttle bus has been a staple throughout campus, shepherding students from one end of campus to the other in an expedited way. These buses are seen on a normal basis at...
By: Alison Stewart
The Student Recreation and Wellness Center has taken steps to improve its services for the fall semester. The Office of Accessibility and the SRWS worked together to make the recreation...
By: Channing Murrock
Grab your scarfs, cardigans and zippered hoodies, because fall is quickly approaching.
If you are on a budget, many of this fall’s top trends reuse articles from past seasons....
