Mounting trash along the Central Canal Trail adjacent to Butler University grew so large that it could no longer be ignored. Nathan Holt, president of Sigma Nu, said he received a complaint from an anonymous student through Becky Druetzler, director of Greek life, about the trash on the hill behind the Sigma Nu fraternity house.…
CCOM names first permanent dean
The Butler University College of Communication will welcome its first permanent dean next semester. Gary Edgerton, currently a professor and chair of Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University, will join the Butler faculty on Aug. 1. “I think we’re very fortunate to have Gary coming to Butler University,” LAS Dean Jay Howard, who…
Tennis: Losses piling up for teams
Teams at all levels of athletics go through tough stretches of play over the course of a season.
Keller to serve as next year’s SGA president
For a guy whose favorite superhero is the Flash, it was a dream come true for Student Government Association President-elect Mike Keller to jump to the front of the pack, bolt across the finish line and claim the SGA presidency. Keller was born in the small-town of Winamac, Ind., a city in the northwest part…
Pulitzer finalist writes for justice
Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell spent all day Tuesday at Butler University speaking to classes during the day and telling his story in the evening as part of the Howard L. Schrott lecture series. For Mitchell, a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006, it all began after seeing the movie “Mississippi Burning,” where the disappearance of civil…
IT looks to promote mobile BU website
Through a recent flurry of strategic sidewalk graffiti, a relatively unknown online tool has come to light: Butler’s mobile website. Through the domain m.butler.edu, students can access a website specifically designed for their mobile devices. Using the site, students can track the Student Government Association shuttle, check what’s for lunch at Atherton or click an…
Chicago-bound students connect via Skype
Internship and Career Services recently held a Skype series with current Butler students and Butler alumni in the Chicago area, hoping to connect students interested in the Chicago market to alumni there. This is the first time the office has used Skype for connecting students and alumni, Jeremy Walthall, ICS office coordinator, said. Walthall said…
BUPD reports two alleged rapes
Two unrelated alleged sexual assaults recently were reported to the Butler University Police Department. BUPD’s case log states that an officer took a report of a forcible rape in Residential College on March 4. The police also were made aware on Feb. 24 of another possible sexual assault that allegedly occurred at the Sigma Chi…
Eco groups reorganize
Butler University’s environmental groups say they hope to ramp up their efforts to improve the university’s greenness despite a slew of fragmented campus groups and lax participation from the community. One challenge for Butler’s green community is its own organization. There are a host of green-oriented organizations on campus working on similar projects, which tends…
Men’s basketball: Streak broken, Stevens looks to future
For the first time in six years, the Butler men’s basketball team will not appear in the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship tournament. Needing to win the Horizon League tournament for an automatic bid, the Bulldogs instead were knocked out by a 65-46 loss to Valparaiso in the semifinals Saturday night. The Bulldogs (20-14)…