Author: Nate

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Internship advisers vital

    Since my 2010 graduation from the College of Communication, I have been working full-time as an Integrated Shopper Marketing Planner at General Mills in Minneapolis. As a senior and student leader in CCOM it became very apparent to myself and many other students that the decision-making faculty/staff did not have the wants and needs of…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | President addresses CCOM, core curriculum

    Let me start by congratulating The Collegian staff on its showing in the Society of Professional Journalists and Indiana Collegiate Press Association contests. I’m pleased that your hard work is being recognized. That said, I want to clarify two points in your recent issues. One, we are not discontinuing the internship program in CCOM, nor…

  • OPINION | SGA advisers play vital role

    Published April 18, 2012 The recent attacks on the Student Government Association have taken a turn for the worse. The criticisms no longer are directed at the students who represent us. Now advisers are being targeted for unwarranted reasons. The latest assault on SGA leaders and advisers was centered on the Dean of Student Life…

  • OPINION | Day of Silenc should change tactics

    This Friday is the national Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Day of Silence. The Day of Silence is a nationwide protest of anti-gay bullying and institutionalized discrimination. While the protest has good intentions, the Day of Silence needs to review its tactics. The activists need to speak up. The Day of Silence is sponsored by a…

  • Officer Chalmers | The man behind the tickets

    The feeling of dread elicited by a tiny green slip of paper on the windshield of a car is familiar to many Butler University students with cars on campus.

  • National storytellers to speak at Clowes

    Both speakers at Clowes Memorial Hall next week are respected nationwide for their stories—but not quite for the same reasons. Humorist and best selling author David Sedaris will speak Tuesday night as part of the Clowes season, and journalist Dan Rather speaks Monday night as part of the Celebration of Diversity Lecture Series. Tickets are…

  • Silence brings awareness

    There is a saying that “silence is golden.” For members of Alliance, Butler University’s student-led LGBTQ advocacy group, silence can also be powerful. For the entire day of April 20, Butler students are encouraged to participate in a day of silence in order to raise awareness for the fight against bullying in the LBGTQ community…

  • ‘Coppélia’ brings out comedy of dance

    “Places.” Dance department chair Larry Attaway’s command immediately changes the atmosphere in the dance studio. Dancers in bright costumes move to the sides of the room, standing up from benches or coming in from the hallway where they were stretching. The talk and laughter gradually grows into individual preparation: practicing arm and hand movements, jumping…

  • April 18 Photos of the Week

    Our photographers take many photos every week, but most of them never make it to print. Here are some of our favorites. [cincopa AMDA52Kk-DbV]