Archive for 2013
OMD After the Protest
Maria Guess-Cousins Last week, many students rallied in a silent protest on the front of Buchtel Hall’s steps. Students of many backgrounds shared similar interests as they stood with their mouths duck taped. Prior to the protest, students were sent an email in reference to the Office of Multicultural Development’s (OMD) potential closing. Despite the [...]
Recreation and Wellness
Conrad Company Akron’s recreation and wellness facility is known for working out and playing college intramural’s; but did you know about the classes that offer fitness and help you graduate? Levi Nelson, former class teacher at the rec, said, “Most kids are completely unaware of some of the great classes UA has to offer regarding [...]
Final words: looking at the Zips
Matthew Balsinger This being the last issue of the year, I thought it was appropriate to leave with some final words on Zips athletics and what I’ve seen them become since I’ve been at The University of Akron. My first semester on campus was in the fall of 2008, and I knew almost nothing about [...]
Lady split St. Francis 1-1
Matthew Balsinger The University of Akron softball team advanced to 22-25 on the season with a 1-1 game split in a doubleheader against St. Francis. In game one, the Zips downed St. Francis by a final score of 10-4. The Zips had a greater hitting efficiency, hitting 13-28 at bats with nine runs batted in [...]
Undrafted Zips get taken
Matthew Balsinger Every year after the National Football League (NFL) draft, there is a period of signing undrafted free agents who were not drafted during the seven rounds of the regular draft. Though none of the graduating Akron Zips were drafted in the seven rounds of the draft, there were two players who were picked [...]
Our View: From the Buchtelite staff to you
For our last issue we decided to write the things this past school year has taught us. Katelyn Freil News Editor This year led to many big changes for me, including a new job and family and friends moving away, which has in turn led me to realize this: I am a grown-up. When I [...]
Letter from the editor
It is customary for the Editor-in-Chief to write a column for the semester’s final edition of The Buchtelite. Some have viewed this as the final opportunity to voice any qualms they may have with the university, its policies and hope that this final column will right any injustice or wrongdoing that they had experienced during [...]
Finals are coming, to a class near you
Dakota Phillips Judgment day is coming: the time you gather your strength, muster your materials and ingest copious amounts of coffee. This unholy fury is one of many ways man has devised to demoralize his future competition. I feel it’s a cop-out to test your knowledge and mastery of a subject based on memorizing more [...]
Queen Genevieve, the laptop
Aine McCarthy For the past couple of weeks, my attention span has degenerated to little more than that of a gnat. When I think of my brain lately, I am often reminded of eggs in a frying pan and how closely they resemble the effects of crack. Luckily, I don’t need narcotics to sizzle my [...]
Student dives into hobby
Victoria Teresko Imagine being 13,000 feet in the air in a plane and then deciding, on your own free will, that jumping out would be the most fun option. For junior Adam Ghannoum, who studies mechanical engineering and applied mathematics, this is his favorite way to spend a sunny day. He has been involved in [...]
WZIP year ends on high note
Forrest Dukes The University of Akron’s radio station ended the school year by winning awards and breaking old records. “WZIP is what I always listen to going home and coming up for classes, work, or whatever I may be doing around the city of Akron,” Julie Wallace, a sophomore studying education, said. WZIP has earned [...]
Protest for part-time
Matthew Balsinger In light of looming changes to compensation for part-time faculty, members of the Ohio Part-Time Faculty Association (OPTFA) were on campus Wednesday afternoon to hold a rally for what they consider to be a large problem at The University of Akron, as well as to bring attention to the financial compensation for part-time [...]
Akron All-City Musical returns
Beau Brown Talented high school students from around the Akron area once again amalgamate for the second Akron All-City Musical, which will be performed at the Akron Civic Theatre in June. Last year, thousands came to see these performing arts students from high schools such as Copley, St. Vincent-St. Mary, Firestone, Garfield, Akron Early College [...]
Zips athletics: a year in review
DJ Johnson The end of the 2012-13 school year is on the horizon as graduation lingers for a select group of us. Over the last four years I have had the opportunity to cover a variety of teams here at UA, highlighted by the men’s basketball and football teams. While the athletic department as a [...]
Running in the red
Matthew Balsinger Financial woes at The University of Akron have many students and faculty members concerned, as the university looks to face a projected $26.7 million deficit for the 2014 fiscal year. “I want to know how the university is in such a hole,” junior education student Rachel Ake said. “I’m spending $5,000 a semester, [...]
Zips Softball Springing forward
Matthew Balsinger The University of Akron women’s softball team advanced to a three game winning streak over the weekend as they split a series with Northern Illinois 1-1, and swept Western Michigan 2-0. The Zips faced off against Nothern Illinois in a double header last Friday. In game one the Zips fell 3-0, however they [...]
Speech contest awards UA students
Katelyn Freil A speech contest held last Tuesday awarded five students from various classes around campus. Paige Dobbins, a freshman anthropology major at The University of Akron, won the first prize of $1,000 at the UA School of Communication Speech Competition for her speech titled “Removal of the Penny from Circulation.” “This competition has reinforced [...]
Student’s passions lead to busy life
Victoria Teresko Imagine balancing being a full time student, an athlete, a coach, and having a part-time job. This is a reality for Patsy Ford, a junior studying mechanical engineering. Ford is passionate about women’s rugby. She has been playing for six years and this year she became the assistant coach for The Lady Buzzards [...]
Zips football spring game
Matthew Balsinger The Akron Zips football team took to the field Saturday afternoon in the annual spring game, where the blue squad defeated the white squad 16-7 at Infocision Stadium. Redshirt sophomore quarterback, Kyle Pohl, and the first string offense showed incredible improvement over this time last year; Pohl has led the blue squad offense [...]
