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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Seniors showcase works in Pinpoint gallery
Beau Brown Senior graphic design majors are saying sayonara and waving their hands goodbye to the university, while waving their professional portfolios in the faces of potential employers. The Pinpoint gallery opened this past Friday in the Emily Davis Gallery, located in Folk Hall, as a part of the Myers School of Art. The Pinpoint [...]
Oui, j’aime les femmes
Aine McCarthy When I was a little girl, I played “show me yours and I’ll show you mine” with another little girl from up the street. I didn’t know what playing this meant to adults; I just knew that I was curious if the other little girl looked like me. But, being the good little [...]
Student protest for OMD
Katelyn Freil A special edition of Zipmail was sent out one week ago meant to clear up confusion about rumors of the Office of Multicultural Development. “We have become aware of a lot of misinformation on campus about the Office of Multicultural Development (OMD),” the Zipmail said. According to the Zipmail, OMD is expanding into [...]
Soccer schedule analysis
Matthew Balsinger This is a continuation of the hypothetical analysis of the 2013 men’s soccer schedule that was featured in the April 23 issue of the Buchtelite, titled “Men’s soccer 2013 schedule” Eight games were featured on Tuesday, with the last eight regular season games featured in today’s issue. To read Monday’s analysis, click here. [...]
How you can dominate finals
Gabriel Glandorf With the semester ending soon and finals quickly approaching, many students are under a massive amount of stress. There is much to accomplish in what seems like an impossibly short amount of time. However, as troublesome as it may be, finals week can be efficiently conquered by using these simple tips: 1. DON’T [...]
Retiring professors leave with a bang
Bianca Tan The sound of horns and woodwinds filled the Student Union Ballroom this past Sunday as UA’s Symphonic Band tuned up for their Spring Concert. The atmosphere seemed extra sentimental, as it was the last concert not only for soon-to-be graduates, but many long-time School of Music faculty members as well –– including professor [...]
Trombonists slide their way to fame
Sydney Laubscher When thinking of a college band, the images of football games and show tunes can come to mind. However, one group of musicians broke boundaries with their accomplishments this past year. The University of Akron Jazz Trombone Quintet have entered themselves in the Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble competition for three years in [...]
Summer session
Abigail Chaff The end of the semester brings with it a lot of stress. Finals have to be studied for and papers need to be written. Even the start of planning for next semester can be exhausting. This semester isn’t even over, but you already have to plan out the classes you are going to [...]
Flash mob at UA
Katelyn Freil Students outside of South Hall Thursday evening might have been surprised when students started gathering and performing choreographed dance moves. These students were from residence halls across campus and held a flash mob to songs including “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson, “Lights” by Ellie Goulding, “Starships” by Nicki Minaj and “Yeah” by Usher. [...]
Men’s soccer 2013 schedule
Matthew Balsinger The 2013 NCAA soccer season will mark the third year since The University of Akron Zips men’s soccer team won the National Championship: And it will be the first without former head coach Caleb Porter. Under Porter, the Zips went 119-18-17 from 2006-2012, with six post season NCAA bids. The loss of Porter [...]
Where the wild things explode
Abigail Chaff When do people lose faith in humanity? When does the naive thought that people are innately good go away? Does it happen after the nice man promised you sweets and a puppy only to molest you and changed your life forever? Is it the day you come home from school and police tell [...]
“Only Human”: an intellectual horror
Beau Brown Every person has the desire to make an impact; whether it be on a small scale, like helping a little old lady cross the street, or on a larger scale, like becoming a doctor and saving hundreds of lives in countries where medical help is scarce. So you go to college, get an [...]
Dakaboom
Katelyn Freil The Starbucks at the Student Union was filled Tuesday evening with students eager to see the post-modern vaudeville duo Dakaboom. Dakaboom, comprised of Ben McLain and Paul Peglar, mixes comedy and music to entertain audiences. The event was sponsored by the Residence Hall Programming Board (RHPB). Emily Sherwood, the president of RHPB said [...]
