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Written by: Crystal Kouns Todd Brown, a junior at Barberton High School and winner of the Honors College Poetry Slam hosted by Dr. Hal Foster and the Barberton Project on April 11,, is no stranger to conformity. Brown, who hopes to one day become a professional tattoo artist, expressed his frustrations about conformity through his [...]

University of Akron spending: There are better ways to handle funds than on useless endeavors

Written by: David Sickels  The city of Akron is a city with a reputation. Akron will always be known in a broad sense for certain things, for better or for worse – rubber, Devo, polymer science, the home of LeBron, the Hower House, the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, The Black Keys, blimps. I know Akron [...]

Sarah Vowell reads, rants and humorizes history

Written by: Molly Gase History, humor and book sales collided within the silos of the Quaker Square Ballroom on Tuesday evening as author Sarah Vowell spoke. Brought to one of UA’s more interesting properties by the English department’s NEOMFA (Northeast Ohio Master’s in Fine Arts), Vowell read and ranted about many an historical topic, all [...]

Zips baseball team plays in Michigan over weekend

Written by: Kyle George The University of Akron baseball team traveled to Kalamazoo, Mich., for a three-game series against Western Michigan University this past weekend. The teams played a doubleheader on Saturday because Friday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather. The Zips won the first game by a score of 3-1. Senior Andrew Brown [...]

Science in a democracy: it shapes the foundation and the future of our country.

Written by: Matthew Balsinger This is the final article in a series that has focused on science education and its importance in a democratic society. To view the previous articles or to submit comments, please visit the opinion section of our website at www.buchtelite.com. Our country was founded on the principle that all men are [...]

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  • A complaint about in-house speech competition

    Written by: Katharine Powell Dear Dr. Elizabeth Graham, I would like to extend my congratulations in completing The University of Akron’s first in-house School of Communication Speech Competition. Hosting a project like this requires a tremendous amount of work and dedication from both the faculty and the students. However, as a participant, there are a [...]

  • Problem solving through speech: The School of Communication’s speech contest final today

    Problem solving through speech: The School of Communication’s speech contest final today

    Written by: Molly Gase The Martin Center will host the final portion of the School of Communication Speech Contest today. The first-prize winner of this contest will walk away with $1,000 for the best problem-solution speech. The five speakers competing in the final competition were selected as the best presenters from a preliminary speech contest [...]

  • Akron softball splits doubleheaders over weekend against MAC opponents

    Akron softball splits doubleheaders over weekend against MAC opponents

    Written by: Zack West The Lady Zips softball team split a pair of doubleheaders against two MAC rivals this weekend. The team dropped two close games to Western Michigan on Friday and beat Northern Illinois in a pair of games on Saturday and Sunday. The Zips turned their weekend with a win against Northern Illinois [...]

  • MIS majors take third place at Ball State competition

    MIS majors take third place at Ball State competition

    Written by: Jackie Lallo A team of four Management Information Systems majors from the College of Business’s Department of Management at The University of Akron took a trip to Ball State University to participate in the first-ever Information Systems Project and Case Competition. The team took first place in the project category, first place in [...]

  • UA track and field competes in All-Ohio Championships

    UA track and field competes in All-Ohio Championships

    Written by: Parker Perry The University of Akron track and field teams took home a women’s third and men’s second place finish at the All-Ohio Championships hosted by Miami University (Ohio) over the weekend. Akron faced off against Ohio State, Dayton, Cincinnati and Xavier, and the men’s team held a large lead heading into the [...]

  • Zips open 2012 football season with the annual Spring Game on Saturday

    Written by: Kyle George The Zips football team has completed winter workouts and four weeks of their spring practice schedule. This week is the fifth and last week of spring practice for the Zips. The team will conclude their spring season with the annual Blue and Gold Spring Game this Saturday at Infocision Stadium-Summa Field. [...]

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