The University of Akron held a family weekend on Saturday and Sunday to help students stay close to their families.
Family weekend was a great opportunity for any family member to visit the University...
Below is the second installment of The Buchtelite’s “Let’s talk with” series.
This week’s letter is from John Zipp, professor of sociology and president and spokesperson for the Akron chapter...
Over the next few weeks, The Buchtelite will be publishing letters from important people who played important parts in the events of the last year at UA, specifically those dealing with the beleaguered...
The University of Akron Board of Trustees named Matthew Wilson, former dean of UA's law school, interim president of the University on July 11, after former president Scott Scarborough resigned in May. In...
University of Akron graduate students are not confident in President Scott Scarborough’s leadership, new survey results say.
The Graduate Student Government (GSG) sent out the survey to 4,019 graduate...
Many exceptional students, staff and faculty members were recognized with 2016 UA LIFE awards last Wednesday evening, April 20, at a large ceremony in the Student Union ballrooms.
LIFE stands for legacy,...
In the print version of this article, Ian Schwarber was incorrectly quoted as writing "best rest assured," when really he wrote "but rest assured."
After a successful opening week, UA’s new Experiential...
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...
By Zaina Salem, Editor-in-Chief
• September 29, 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...
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...
UA’s email system is changing; however, those affected might not even notice.
The current “on-premise” system, Microsoft Exchange 2007, will change to a new “cloud-based” system, Exchange...
To hell with practicality.
Good handwriting, or “chirography,” is a dying art. Its decline began when that first email was sent in the early ‘70s. Since, the art has regressed continuously, disappearing...
