Six fire alarms occured in the building in the past week, issue identified.
BUPD Crime Log: Feb. 20 – Feb. 27
Between Feb. 20 and Feb. 27, BUPD reported 14 instances of crime on or related to Butler’s campus. Reports included vandalism, unlawful entry, and theft from a building as well as three separate incidents in Resco.
Heavy rains put campus in the dark
KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER Halloween night was especially spooky this year with power outages in four buildings on campus. Irwin Library, Jordan Hall, part of Lilly Hall and Residential College lost power around 7:30 p.m, said Rich Michal, executive director of facilities. Students in ResCo were evacuated Thursday night because of safety concerns. Michal said…
Checking in on freshmen in ResCo
Despite being removed from other first-year students, freshmen in Residential College are showing no signs of disadvantage after nearly two semesters at Butler University. On Aug. 31, The Collegian published an article checking in on first-year students in the freshman unit of ResCo to compare their social experience with freshmen living in other residence halls…
Mardi Gras ‘a learning experience’
The Diversity Center held its first student-organized Mardi Gras celebration on Feb. 21 in the Residential College dining room. The event featured Butler University’s Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Matt Pivec, assistant director of music, Cajun cuisine provided by Yats, psychic readings and a Mardi Gras Faux Floats contest. Bobbie Gibson, assistant director of…
Plan for international living unit in the works
The International Student Services Office is making plans for an international living unit next semester in ResCo, according to the office’s associate director. The unit would potentially feature 20 international students and 20 domestic students and the hope is that this arrangement will better integrate international students into the Butler culture. “I feel peers have…
Administration working to improve rentention rates
The retention rates at Butler University have been consistent over the years, but the university is looking to bring them closer to 100 percent. Right now, Butler’s average retention from first to second year is 88 percent. “If you don’t retain students there, they won’t be there for their junior year,” Associate Provost Mary Macmanus…
Campus dining hall offers solution to ‘lunch crunch’
Students looking to escape the crowd in Residential College during lunch hours can now purchase to-go containers. Dining Services added the option to purchase a reusable to-go container during lunch and breakfast hours at ResCo. After students make their first purchase of the container, which costs $5, they return their rinsed container and swap it…
Housekeeping staff stays busy with residence hall upkeep
The daily cleaning of every dormitory bathroom is only one responsibility of Butler University’s housekeeping staff. Richard Hamm, director of building services, works closely with his supervisors, Augusto Acosta and Jenny Roell, to try to keep the residence halls as clean and sanitary as possible. Acosta supervises Ross Hall, Residential College and the Apartment Village,…
OPINION | Housing needs a makeover
Housing on Butler University’s campus needs an upgrade. Ranging from the silverfish in Schwitzer Hall, the dilapidated state of Ross Hall and the undeniably loud water heaters for the showers in Residential College, a little bit of improvement would go a long way. Freshman definitely get the shortest end of the stick when it comes…