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Amneh Ghumrawi Sophomore | Interior Design “I think it’s the people and it just gives a new feeling to it. It’s very open but at the same time its small. And it’s really easy to meet people here.”
Correction Russell Ratcliffe Junior | Computer Engineering “We have a really good soccer team. The honors program here is really good.”
Andrew Laboy Sophomore | Chemical Engineering “It seems like, at least for mine, the co-op program is really good. The people that they’re using are, like, very hands on, and it seems a lot more student-focused.”
Kayla Pickens Sophomore | Media Studies “I feel like the diversity of Akron is very unique compared to other colleges. Also, I am part of WZIP, and it’s a great radio station to be a part of. Most universities don’t have as big of a radio station as Akron has.”
In its Sept. 22 article titled “Founder, a director resign; EXL continues,” The Buchtelite misspelled one of the professors’ names who is coleading EXL’s climate change “unclass.” He is painting and drawing professor Matt Kolodziej, not Matt Colje.
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Two Children’s Hospital employees go the extra mile Kelcie Erbse kke6@zips.uakron.edu Akron Children’s Hospital nurses CJ and Karah Novince of Wadsworth, Ohio joined 13,000 runners in the annual Akron Marathon this weekend to support both the hospital and the children they work with every day. This year’s marathon was supported by the Akron Children’s Hospital. The race started the morning of Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 a.m., with all the runners beginning on High Street. They worked their way through Cuyahoga Falls and finished at Canal Park Stadium. Both CJ and Karah ran the half marathon (13.1 miles) and did not stop to walk once.
“We wanted to be a part of something that represented Akron Children’s Hospital,” said Karah, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s. “The best part was all the people and the adrenaline of race day. The music along the course was pretty awesome too.” This year, Akron Children’s brought some of its patients who have overcome an obstacle or illness to observe the marathon. They watched from designated areas called “hero zones” to cheer on the runners. “Both CJ and I took care of a couple of the children that were represented in this race,” Karah said. “It was fun seeing their faces posted all over the race, [it] makes our job special
and worth it.” But these two dedicated employees aren’t only fulltime nurses; they are also parents for their two-year-old daughter, and finding the time to prepare for the run wasn’t easy. “It was hard with a toddler running around to fit it in,” explained Karah. “We attempted to follow a schedule that we downloaded from online. We both tried to run three to four times a week. Our goal is to run the full marathon next time.” All donations from the race went to Akron Children’s Hospital. Graphic by Aisha AlQahtani
Comedian overcomes stutter with laughter
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Comedian Drew Lynch entertains a crowd of 682 at EJ Thomas Hall. Hamzah Syed hms91@zips.uakron.edu Last Wednesday, Sept. 21, comedian Drew Lynch brought a crowd of 682 to its feet with an exceptional firsttime 9:09 p.m. performance at The University of Akron’s EJ Thomas Hall. The event was organized by the Residence Hall Programming Board (RHPB). Lynch is a single act who entertains the crowd with his jokes. He lets the audience be part of his jokes and makes them into laughable material. He says before becoming a comedian he wanted to pursue
acting, but an accident left him with a stutter — which made acting difficult. This did not stop him from getting into the industry of arts and theater. He always had hope that someday there would be a career for him which he would continue throughout his entire life. He went into comedy by auditioning on the TV show “America’s Got Talent” (AGT). He used his stuttering as part of his act. The result came out great for him, as he won runner-up. From then on acting has become his fulltime career. “I got dropped from my
acting agent and thought that I had no artistic outlet,” Lynch explained. “[So] what do I do? I went on stage and talked about my problem with stuttering and it became therapeutic. It is a cathartic release...I can contribute as an artist again.” Lynch started last Wednesday’s show by talking about his stuttering and even used that to his advantage. Throughout the show he involved the audience in his act and students showed enthusiasm throughout. “No other experience can be like I had on ‘America’s Got Talent,’” Lynch said. “Being on the show and being with a live college audience is very different. Being at EJ Thomas Hall felt like being at a music venue. I liked the vibe of the theater,” Lynch continued. At the end of the show, people took pictures with him and his service dog. Lynch told students to “follow [their] dream if you want to achieve something; it takes a lot of risk, then go with that risk.” More RHPB events and information can be found on Orgsync.
Photo by Kristina Aiad-Toss Two students pose during the Swing Dancing event hosted by the Zips Programming Network last Friday across from the Market.
Photo by Grant Morgan Above, a student browses through the titles before an afternoon class on Monday.
SAGES (the Society of Akron Graduate English Scholars) is continuing its book sale in the first-floor hallway of Olin Hall today and tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All the books were donated by both students and professors, and each costs $1 to purchase, cash only. Make sure to get there before the best titles are gone.
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Make an appointment by calling 330-972-7046. It is highly recommended to make appointments in advance. When working with a tutor at Polsky, one can review class notes, tests, and homework. Tutors help prepare for tests and exams. They also use technology to develop and reinforce the basic skills to master more complicated concepts in the subject. Tutors help build better study skills and control math anxiety. Just like the Writing Lab, students are expected to bring all necessary materials (rough drafts, class notes, textbook, syllabus, handouts, paper, writing utensils, etc.)
Bierce Math Lab Ground Level of Bierce Library, Room 69 Available: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Math tutoring offered in Basic Math 1, Basic Math 2, Intermediate Algebra, Technical Mathematics, Excursions in Mathematics, Math for Elementary Teachers, and College Algebra. Other services include learning ways to deal with math anxiety, to work better on studying skills, and to diagnose specific problem areas and help the students fix them.
Writing Lab at Polsky Make an appointment by calling 330-972-7046. It is highly recommended to make appointments in advance. When it comes to Polsky, students can get a handful of feedback such as getting started, focusing on the topic, organizing and developing ideas, writing introductions and conclusions, improving grammar and punctuation, and formatting research paper citations. Students are expected to bring all necessary materials.
Bierce Writing Lab Ground Level of Bierce Library, Room 68 Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The writing consultants can assist students at any point in the writing process. They help with brainstorming, development, organizing, proofreading, working with outside sources and citation styles.
E-Tutoring In a hurry but still need help? eTutoring.com is a website for both writing labs and math labs. When it comes to the writing labs, students can submit a draft of their paper to a tutor and within 24 to 48 hours receive their work back with comments. Students can submit up to three times per paper. When it comes to the math lab, there is an e-chat service offered on the website that helps students chat with a tutor. Not only is this option available for math but it is also available for accounting, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, biology, calculus, and even statistics.
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