The blood diamond conflict in Sierra Leone was the topic of a Rethinking Race event led by Dr. Baffour Takyi and Dr. Zack Williams of the Pan African Studies Program. "Blood Diamonds:Development, Conflict and Underdevelopment in Africa, the Role of Resources" illustrated a bigger issue of resources relating to conflict and what that conflict may cause.
Professor Ray Gehani has been receiving phone calls from prestigious private universities all asking the same question: Where is Akron? The question is on all of their minds because a University of Akron team ZippieZs recently eliminated 22 other teams - including teams representing Purdue Universtiy, Boston University and Vanderbilt University - from the fifth annual Global Supply Chain Management Initiative of Purdue Krannert School of Business.
The University of Akron found their way into the Super Bowl, even though it was through a commercial. The ad which ran eight times on game day, including once in the second half, cost the university $42,000 plus an estimated $60,000 in production costs.
The University of Akron's Ski and Snowboard Club will travel to Pennsylvania's Seven Springs Mountain Resort Feb. 16, just in time to capitalize on the excitement of the Winter Olympics. The trip is open to everyone. The cost is $47, which includes a Greyhound bus ride to and from the resort, drinks and snacks on the bus and a ski lift ticket.