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-posted by stevo-

Much to my surprise, the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of fame induction ceremony is taking place this Saturday, April 4th.

Why am I surprised? Because it’s happening here in Cleveland!

That’s the first time since 1997!

Is that even fair? I mean, what else can Ohio be proud of besides rock? Unpredictable weather?

I had a chance to interview someone who works there a few weeks ago, and when I asked him why it’s been so long since an induction ceremony took place in Cleveland, he proceeded to tell me that in the eyes of the entertainment industry it just makes more sense to have it in New York.  What does that even mean?

After all, Ohio isn’t called the birthplace of rock n’ roll for nothing!

Bobby Womack, one of this years inductees knows that better than anyone else.  He’s a Cleveland native!

He also told me it’s mainly because the nominating committee is in New York.  Are they not mobile?

I don’t care that there’s 600 some people who vote! How does one even become a “rock expert” anyways?

Do colleges offer any classes for that? Because if so, I want in!

Just think how cool you would feel if someone asked you what you were majoring in and you could respond “rock n’ roll.”

-posted by kevin-

Anyone remember that place? The quaint, little, hole-in-the-wall-feeling place? One of the great restaurants in Highland Square? the Two Amigos. Everyone said that when the Chipotle opened across the street, the restaurant would go out. We even predicted that in the newspaper.

I wish it hadn’t. Yes, I genuinely miss the Two Amigos. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad there is a chipotle nearby. But I also enjoyed having a nearby Mexican restaurant that was actually decent. Now I’m left driving up to Hudson to go to Luchita’s.

I love Luchita’s.

Two Amigo’s had the setting, though. The tables in the windows, the chips and salsa to snack on, the great location.

I wonder when something new will open up in the space. It’s still there, the daily special hanging in the window. The hours still posted.

It haunts me. Every time I walk past. I hope something new will open there, so the memories will fade.

I’m sorry, my two amigos. I’ll boycott Chipotle for you, even though it’s too late.

I just shed a tear. Really.

-posted by kevin-

Our senior sports writer, Vincent Dorsey, was featured in a story by the Akron Beacon Journal this week.
You can check out the story here. Vincent is one of our best writers and has been one of the most consistent voices of the Buchtelite for several years. We are very excited to have him in Portland and are looking forward to hearing about tomorrow’s game from him.

Posted by Vincent Dorsey
Senior Sports Writer

Early Wednesday morning, I will begin the long, but incredibly exciting, cross-country trip to Portland, Ore., in preparation to cover the University of Akron men’s basketball team’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 23 years.

I am going on behalf of you, the loyal Akron Zips supporter, and hope to provide you with a first-hand account of the happenings of this momentous occasion, from Wednesday’s night public practice to Thursday’s first-round game vs. Gonzaga and potentially beyond.

I plan to provide pictures from my journey, game analysis and hopefully more throughout the week.

Please check back here frequently, as well as the Buchtelite Web site for coverage of YOUR team’s participation in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. You can also follow my trip by subscribing to the Buchtelite’s Twitter account.

I’ll check-in upon arrival in Portland. Thanks for reading, and GO ZIPS!

Posted by Vincent Dorsey
Senior Sports Writer

Posted by Ben White

As I was driving to Athens, Ohio today on the Ohio River Scenic Byway (a beautiful view of trailer homes and murky water), I grew tired of the Audioslave CD I had played for 3 hours on repeat.  I turned the radio on and flipped through my presets, most of which were static.  Then, something on 107.9 fm caught my ear.

Apparently, 107.9 is the ignorant station here on Ohio’s southern border just like in Cleveland, but in a completely different way.  I had tuned in just in time to hear an old man rant in an Appalachian twang about his son being taught the theory of evolution in his elementary school.

“I guess these scientist folk told my boy that tadpoles made frogs which made monkeys and apes and then me!” he shouted.  “Some of my ancestors may have hung from ropes, but not from no dang tails!”

Really?

It’s 2009.  We have a black president, and we’re 63% closer to bringing back Neanderthals.  Did this man just say that the human race is only 6,000 years old and that scientists are Satan’s best friends?  Does he realize that his father probably said the same thing about radio?  I would expect myself to laugh at something like that, but he seemed so sincere that it actually hurt.

I hate stereotypes, but  I hate them even more when they turn out to be correct.

Posted by Ben White

Posted by Kevin

So I feel like more and more people have been hearing about Twitter lately.

And that it gets a bad rap. Well, honestly, I think it’s just misunderstood. Yes, it’s essentially just the “status” part of facebook and yes, that is pretty much useless.

But that’s the glory of Twitter. No one actually uses it that way. Mostly, twitter is a “microblogging” platform, and there are tons of interesting people on the site. Honestly, I use my pretty much exclusively to “follow” people and companies I find interesting. For instance, Christopher Walken. His twitter is phenomenal, and pretty funny most of the time too. Check him out at http://www.twitter.com/cwalken. Other people on there range from Richard Dawkins, the well known atheist and author, to Ashton Kutcher. Oh,  and John McCain too.

Statuses on Facebook are sometimes irrelevant. Twitter is basically a community of people using the “status update” to do something useful, share information or just keep up with each other. Besides, with how complex Facebook keeps becoming, it’s nice to have a simple platform that allows you to keep in touch with friends.

Not that many of mine are on there, though.

Posted by Kevin

Howdy. The Buchtelite, along with a number of other ambitious endeavors, has created a blog. Contributors will mainly consist of the editors at the newspaper, though we may gain some others along the way. More things to come!

Posted by Kevin