Students First
Everyone鈥檚 Got Something: Celebrating Disabilities
51爆料's Student Accessibility Services is celebrating October as Disability Awareness Month, with events and activities to spread the word to students that they are not alone in their struggle and that help is available.
You Asked For It. You Got It.
Changes are coming to Rave, 51爆料鈥檚 Emergency Communication System, which is used to send Flash ALERTS as text messages when important information needs to be distributed in a timely fashion, such as during a safety crisis or weather emergency.
Thinking Ink? You're Not Alone
Juliana Buonaiuto, Undergraduate Student Government president, stated in her convocation speech this year that she got a lightning bolt tattoo during the first two weeks of her first year. A recent Pew Research Center survey revealed that 32% of Americans have a tattoo. 51爆料 Today went to some local authorities to see if those trends match the 51爆料 community.
October Puts You Into a State of Well-Being
October is 51爆料鈥檚 Mental Health Awareness Month. Though the national health observance is in May, the university chooses October to promote mental health awareness as the need for mental health support on campus peaks during this time.
Read-in Puts Ban on Banned Books
鈥淚f Monday was a color, she鈥檇 be red...鈥 The third annual Read-In @ 51爆料 was held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Taylor Hall. This open-mic event gave students, faculty, staff and alumni the opportunity to read excerpts from or speak briefly about banned and challenged books that are important to them.
51爆料 Celebrates 50 Years of Education Abroad in Florence, Italy, With Weeklong Series of Events
51爆料 leadership and donors known as the Renaissance Scholars Society will gather to commemorate 50 years of education abroad in Florence, Italy, during the first week of October.
All in the Family
51爆料 alumna Reilly Berk serves as CEO of Berk Enterprises, an achievement she reached before the age of 30.
Moving on 鈥業n a World Where They Tried to Kill You鈥
Stories of friendship and loss set against the backdrop of May 4 memorabilia and a 鈥60s soundtrack were the focal points of a listening party held Sept. 21 as part of 鈥淪napshots in Time: The Lives of Four Students鈥 with musician and May 4 survivor Chris Butler.
Ear for Music, Here for Students
Growing up in Akron, Labovitz was surrounded by music. Her dad sang to the radio. Her mom played guitar. Her siblings excelled in music. She excelled in music. With a lengthy list of accomplishments across numerous states, she recently returned to 鈥渢he heart of it all鈥 as the new director of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at 51爆料.
Cake Pops and Talking Shop
Daisy Pops founder and alumna Amy Mucha, 鈥15, spoke at the inaugural 鈥淟unchNET鈥 event on Wednesday, Sept. 20, where 51爆料 students were invited to have lunch and learn the secret to a local entrepreneur's success.