JULIAN WYLLIE | Columnist President James Danko may not want to admit this, but he is a businessman. Should students be worried or concerned, frightened or skeptical? Yes, they should, but not for reasons that you think. Students should question if Butler’s leader is considering their opinions when the university decides to make drastic changes.…
Parking citations are an unjust punishment
MICHAEL BECKER Michael Becker is a guest columnist this week. He is senior strategic communication major. I cringe at the thought of parking at Butler University. He got me again. Another ticket from Butler parking enforcement officer Aaron Chalmers. It is one of nearly two dozen I have incidentally and haphazardly acquired during the three-and-a-half…
Workplace harassment training required
All Butler University faculty, staff and student employees are required to complete a series of training programs relating to harassment in the workplace. The announcement was made in an email from President James Danko to involved parties Monday. The first of these programs is a 45-minute, interactive program meant to “empower members of our community…
Gay marriage discussion the first for new series
KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Leigh Moscowitz from the College of Charleston returned to Butler University last night to talk about how “gays and lesbians were forced into a volatile war with the media.” “The gay marriage issue has its own implications,” said Moscowitz, a media studies professor. “For better or for worse, it…
Indianapolis insists on innovation
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter The entire Indianapolis arts community is about to undergo a makeover. The Indianapolis Museum of Art is preparing to start the first event of the new Innovative Museum Leaders Speaker Series this Thursday. It will bring in an assortment of leaders in the art field to talk about their work…
New fraternity means business
SARAH STOESZ | Staff Reporter Butler University has a new business fraternity, Gamma Iota Sigma, which will be chartered on April 15. Gamma Iota Sigma is a fraternity for risk management and insurance majors. Students join the organization because it helps with future job placement, said junior Kelsey Harris, the chapter development chair for Gamma…
Overtime: Transfer rule hurts student-athletes
BEN SIECK | Sports Editor Choosing a college isn’t easy. Often, students regret their choice and decide to transfer. Student-athletes are no exception. However, if student-athletes want to transfer schools, they face a myriad of restrictions and obstacles. Nearly all Division I athletes playing football, baseball, men’s ice hockey, and men’s and women’s basketball must…
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BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter A bag of Fritos, a bottle of Gatorade, a computer and a pencil make up the ideal workspace for graphic designer Joel Fuller to produce some of his best artwork. In fact, the sophomore Art + Design major still has his very first childhood comic book and sketch pad, complete…
Pitching in for a cause
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team has taken time out of its busy schedule to get involved with a charity known as “More Than Me”. More Than Me is a charity that works with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Tyler Beede, a pitcher at Vanderbilt University, founded the movement along with the help of…
Princesses drive toward their happily ever after
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Four Butler students will spend the next few months serving as ambassadors for the city of Indianapolis and its events, advocating volunteerism and involvement. These students were chosen to represent their hometowns of Indiana, and the state as a whole, based on their involvement, passions and personalities. On top of…