From February third through the seventh, Butler University recognizes its history by hosting numerous events to celebrate Founder’s Week 2025. Multimedia Editor Piper Bailey highlights this year’s events.
Celebrating Butler’s beginning
Founder’s Week is an annual tradition at Butler, celebrating its founder, Ovid Butler.
Black History Month ramps up at Butler
“‘Black history is American history’”
Indiana looks to expand the ban on trans athletes
Lawmakers proposed a bill to extend the current ban on K-12 trans athletes to the collegiate level.
Sex abuse lawsuit against former athletic trainer on pause
“Former assistant athletic trainer Michael Howell filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, halting the claims by current and former women’s soccer players of sexual abuse he has faced since July 2023.”
Planetary parade
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, I think everyone should try and see it.”
It was never a Roman salute
“‘The American people, we have eyes and we also have historical knowledge to know what that salute is and to know what it is associated with and me personally, you would not catch me doing, saying or wearing anything that could even be remotely used to paint me as a Nazi.’”
The Collegian Mini: 2/5/25
Try out the Collegian’s mini crossword.
Looking back at the Bark-Mitzvah Bash
Butler Hillel celebrated the BARK-Mitzvah of animal companion Stewie. Multimedia Reporter Frankie Ponzio recaps on the celebration.
OT: Judging the judging of artistic sports
“‘I even have those moments where I am like, ‘Are those judges judging correctly?’ But I have to remember that in these artistic sports, everyone is looking from different angles and perspectives. That is what makes it so complicated.’”