Starting college comes with a lot of big changes — new classes, new people, and figuring out where to eat. At the University of Akron, dining services make it easy to stay fueled between classes, late ...

On a cool fall evening in downtown Akron, the soft hum of conversation floats out of a cozy venue tucked along Main Street. Inside, the room glows with stage lights as a saxophone solo fill the air.

During my first year of college at the University of Akron, freshmen were given free parking permits, allowing us to park in any university-owned lot. It was a great benefit that made getting around ...

One semester, when looking over student evaluations, a University of Akron professor noticed that students had very nice things to say about the course content. But what surprised me as a student is ...

The first time I stepped onto the University of Akron’s campus, my steps felt light, fast and almost giddy. The year before college started had been rough, and now I was free from the burden of it all ...

Starting college can be overwhelming, and without the guidance of home, it helps to have campus resources that can step in like a mentor when needed. The University of Akron offers several SOS ...

If you are part of the school of communication, there is a huge possibility that you know Mckenna Vietmeier, or have heard of her from other professors. Mckenna Vietmeier has been at the University of ...

As someone who graduated from high school in 1990, you could say Tina Turner was a huge part of my teen life. I remember every song that was produced by this “older” singer, who along with Huey Lewis, ...

Correspondent Olivia Kurylo is a second-year student majoring in English. She plans to minor in Creative Writing and earn a certificate in Professional Social Media. Olivia hopes to pursue a career in ...

Each spring, the English Department offers a variety of awards for English majors in their undergraduate program (or, depending on the award, graduate program). Some scholarships include sending in a ...

From High School to the University of Akron: Thank You Mom! My mom and I at the University of Akron new student orientation in late June of 2020. My journey as an Akron Zip started in 2017 only a few ...

My experiences with mental health can be found in part one of this two-part series: “I’m Still Getting My Sh*t Together (and that’s okay).” There, I dive deeper into my own journey in life, overcoming ...