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What does the future hold?

For many students on this campus, this week is the last week they will ever set foot in a college lecture. They will be graduating to the bigger world where they, hopefully will get paid real money, to do a lot less work. But what exactly does the future hold? All the happy, go lucky stuff about having a job and being able to do what you want has been thrown out the window.

Student lands Miracle NASA internship

By Andrew Shroades news@buchtelite.com Tanya Miracle, currently a junior in the Chemical Engineering Department spent five days in Orlando, Florida this summer. Rather than going for vacation or fun, she was there for a program at the Kennedy Space Center called Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology leadership symposium, or MUST.

Become a Fan of Not Fanning Everything

Sitting here at 1:45 a.m. in the void between sleeplessness and consciousness, trying to keep off of Facebook and on task, I can’t help but notice something about all my Facebook friends.  For some reason, the news feed has recently been spammed up with “Patrick McKenna became a fan of ‘I brush my teeth every day, twice a day!”  Seriously, what’s the point of these fan pages?

Social Media Language

Critics fear proper English will be replaced by Internet slang because of the increased use of social media, but students and faculty at the University of Akron say they have seen little change in the classroom. Students frequently use social media outlets, such as blogs, social networking sites and texting, to quickly communicate with friends and family.

The LeVon Morefield story

Rudy Award winner's struggle with street life

The definition of perseverance is steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose or a state especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles or discouragement. This definition best defines the life of LeVon Morefield. Morefield is the most recent recipient of the Rudy Award - an award given to the student -athelete who demonstrates exemplary character, courage, contribution and commitment on and off the field - but his life is much bigger than just football.

Baseball Struggling in MAC Play

The University of Akron's baseball team was swept in a three game series over the weekend by Eastern Michigan.