MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter The Butler football season ended in November, but, apparently, no one told freshman defensive back Jake Balder and his teammates that. Balder and his teammates have been training four days a week since season’s end, already preparing hard for next year. The athletes’ days start at the crack of dawn,…
Bulldogs continue record-setting season at Big East Championships
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler track and field team competed in its first Big East Conference meet last weekend in New York City. The Bulldogs now look forward to the conference and national meets. The men’s team came in sixth place, and the women’s finished seventh. This does not fully represent the number…
Butler receiving new image
KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Butler University hired 160over90, a branding agency, to help achieve the 2020 Vision. 160over90 is based in Philadelphia, Penn., and has worked with several universities on similar re-branding projects, such as the University of Notre Dame, University of Dayton, and Duke University. Matt Mindrum, vice president of marketing and…
Butler stresses privacy
SARAH STOESZ | Staff reporter In this year’s election, changes were made to ensure the privacy of candidates. This year, candidates only had about 14 days to campaign, said sophomore Kylie Broton, Chair of Election Oversight Committee. “We changed the bylaws this year to say they can start campaigning when the SGA Election Oversight Committee…
Butler’s healthcare system needs overhaul
MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist How many doctors does it take to service all of Butler University’s students? This question is a riddle yet to be solved at the institution, which seems to be lacking in the health services area. The university has four employees in the Student Health Services section of the Health and Recreation…
Groups shed light on hazing
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Posters saying “Don’t Haze Me Bro” and “No Excuses” could be seen all over Butler’s campus, as Greek chapters observed National Hazing Prevention Week last week. Hazing prevention week is typically held the first week of September, but Butler Greek Life decided February would be more appropriate for a school…
Milan honored
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor The original “Hoosiers” that catapulted Hinkle Fieldhouse into stardom were honored during the Butler men’s basketball game Sunday. Sixty years later, the memories of the 1954 high school boys basketball state championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse are still fresh for Ray Craft and Rollin Cutter. For Craft and Cutter, the…
STAFF EDITORIAL: Online courses must reflect university prestige
Butler University’s recent expansion of classes offered online has compelled the staff of The Butler Collegian to express our hopes, concerns, and thoughts about the matter. More than 50 total classes designated as online or a hybrid of in class and online will be offered throughout the summer by Butler. These classes come from various…
Redefining hazing
TONY ESPINAL | Asst. Opinion Editor Hazing has been around for a long time. Often when we hear the word hazing, we immediately think of pledges or new members being forced to drink copious amounts of alcohol before being forced to perform some humiliating or dangerous task. This has led to the creation of, what…
Review the alcohol policies
JULIAN WYLLIE | Columnist The way Butler University handles alcohol related incidents with Greeks does not appear to fit the crime. Such actions has established an “administration versus Greeks” conflict. The drinking age in the United States is 21. In addition the law, Butler University is a “wet” campus and allows alcohol to be consumed…