The University of Akron's State of the University Address was held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in E.J. Thomas' Stage Door. As the audience mingled shortly before the speech began, they were entertained by a group of three music students on piano, bass and drums.
A controversial policy allowing the University of Akron to require DNA testing from potential employees has quickly gained the attention of national media and the ACLU. Matt Williams, who resigned Saturday from his position as assistant lecturer at UA in protest of the new policy, said CBS, the Christian Science Monitor, the Columbus Dispatch and the Akron Beacon Journal have contacted him since news of the policy appeared in the Buchtelite Tuesday.
Along the banks of the Tigris River in Turkey, a UA archeology professor made a rare and unusual discovery while on an expedition last summer. Dr. Timothy Matney, associate professor of archeology, led the joint project that found the remains of an Ancient Assyrian palace and a 3000 year old tablet written in cuneiform script.
Well-known chef and pumpkin carving expert Chef Richard Alford reveals some techniques to carving the perfect pumpkin this Halloween. Alford gave the following tips about pumpkin carving so pumpkin creations look good when finished and the students carving them remain safe.