Many students at Butler University frequent the Atherton Union Marketplace and may know little about the food they are putting in their mouths. Atherton offers food to students every day, but where does this food come from? How is it prepared? How can students find nutrition information on the food? Ed Campbell, manager at Atherton…
Softball: team completing fall season
Softball is typically a spring sport, but the Butler softball team is more than halfway through its fall season. Butler’s official season is still in the spring, but the team is using a short, eight-game fall season to take stock of the newcomers and figure out individuals’ technique and skill levels. “We’re looking to gauge…
CCOM dean plans for future
The College of Communications, Butler University’s newest college, will move forward with its newly-appointed dean Gary Edgeton watching over the process. “Numerous things (drew me to Butler),” Edgerton said. “It’s unique that an institution has a college of communication, and it’s doubly unique because most of the institutions that have them have been around for…
Clowes ranked 24th
In the midst of its 49th season, Clowes Memorial Hall is ranked 24th in the world for ticket sales. The ranking was published and compiled by Pollstar, an industry company and magazine that does all box office tracking. Over the years, more than 8 million people have seen more than 10,000 performances. More than 165,000…
New major created within the COB
The College of Business is preparing for the creation of a new major and minor, entrepreneurship and innovation. Butler University’s Faculty Senate is scheduled to vote on the approval of the new major and minor at its meeting Oct. 2. “We’re expecting it to pass,” said Stephanie Fernhaber, assistant professor of management. “We’re assuming that…
Club team revived
Friday nights at the Forum at Fishers are reserved for one thing: bonspiels. Bonspiels are curling tournaments, and though it may come as a surprise, Butler has its own club curling team that competes at the Forum. Juniors Michael Strauss and Steve Bruno, president and vice president of the team, respectively, revived the club curling…
Pushing to prevent abuse
“We’re kind of missing the gap on prescription drugs.” Butler University is looking to make this conception a thing of the past with a drug take-back day and the creation of a new pharmacy-related group on campus. take-back day The take-back day will occur Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front…
Athletes make a difference
Butler athletes spend most of their time in the classroom or on their respective playing surfaces, but they still find time to give back to the community. For decades, Butler student- athletes have left campus to represent their teams in another way: through community service. “I don’t want to say you’re in a bubble here,”…
SAAC: the voice of athletics
In the chaotic world of a student- athlete, there is an assembly of other college athletes striving to keep everything in sync. This is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. The committee, made up of student-athletes and designed to provide insight on the student-athlete experience throughout the nation, is comprised of men and women from every…
Candle warmer caused Lilly fire
A candle warmer in a professor’s office started a fire that caused $10,000 worth of damage in Lilly Hall on Saturday. The fire started in the office in the basement of Lilly Hall around 5:30 p.m. Ben Hunter, chief of staff and executive director of public safety, said no one was in the building when…