Author: Nate

  • Founder’s day set to return

    Butler University is reintroducing Founder’s Day on Thursday to shed light on how the university was started. The event  has not taken place since 1966. Members Butler’s staff, including Vivian Deno, said they want to use this event to remind students of the values Butler was founded upon. “We hope to give students a point…

  • Less than 50 percent wrap it up

    New data from Butler’s spring 2012 American College Health Association survey shows surprising information: Less than 50 percent of Butler students used contraception the last time they had sex. The association surveyed 436 Butler students, all between 18 and 24 years of age, male and female, homosexual and heterosexual. The actual wording of the question…

  • Butler speech team wins big

    Speech team members Marcus Harvey and Ciara Williams had a very succesful tournament at Ohio University, winning six trophies. Harvey took third in dramatic interpretation, fourth in after-dinner speaking—a speech which is both humorous and persuasive—and fourth in poetry. “I think we did pretty well,” Harvey said. Harvey joined the speech team to become a…

  • New security provider to patrol private parties

    Officers from Securitas Security Services will patrol future registered fraternity parties. Greek houses previously used off-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers as security, but the presence of alcohol created too much of a risk, said Irene Stevens, dean of student life. In response, Stevens became part of a committee with two other staff members and…

  • OPINION | Students want rides

    Students joke about a possible student shuttle during the wintertime that could take them to class. “I think it’s a great idea,” junior pharmacy student Brooke Maag said. “Especially days like these, it would be nice. It could run like every 10 minutes or something.” Money is the issue, since the Student Government Association only…

  • OPINION | Remember Butler’s history

    On Feb. 7, Butler University will celebrate its history and founder. The university has a long history worthy of pride. But as members of a community, we should take time to learn all of our history. No current or living individual has responsibility for the actions of people in the past. At the same time…

  • OPINION | Lessons from abroad: Studying overseas provides sights seldom seen

    On my GALA group’s last day in Barcelona, we were free to do whatever  we wanted. Some went to the beach. Some got caught up on laundry and readings for classes and others went off around the city. It was melancholy that this was our last day in the hustle, bustle and warmth of Barcelona,…

  • OPINION | No Glove, No Love

    While I am unable to speak for every student here at Butler University, I feel it is fair to say that an unplanned pregnancy would be detrimental to any student’s college education. A recent survey, created by Student Health Services, shows an alarming number of Butler University students are not as careful as they should…

  • OPINION | Respect The Road

    Road safety is a two-way street. Pedestrians and drivers need to be more respectful and aware of each other on the streets. Walkers are a little too comfortable crossing campus streets. Last week, I almost hit two pedestrians because they walked across the street without paying attention to oncoming traffic. One of them was on…