The Butler University Laboratory School is now entering its second semester of educating both students and student teachers. The school, a collaboration between Butler and Indianapolis Public Schools, is located at 3330 N. Pennsylvania Ave. and serves nearly 100 children in preschool through first grade classes. Ron Smith, a Butler graduate and the school’s principal,…
Endowment part of discussion at president’s town hall
Economic and spatial growth were on the minds of students and vice presidents at Butler University President Jim Danko’s town hall meeting on Monday night, where about 20 students asked questions and voiced concerns to university administrators. Danko, along with Vice Presidents Bruce Arick, Levester Johnson, Gerald Carlson and Chief of Staff and Executive Director…
SGA to take up drinking bill
Butler University’s Student Government Association will decide this afternoon whether to support a bill currently making its way through the Indiana General Assembly. The bill would protect minors from criminal charges involving alcohol consumption and will move to the House of Representatives after unanimously passing the Indiana Senate. Indiana Lifeline Law, Senate Bill 274, provides…
Without amendment, SGA committee may not fill
The Butler University Student Government Association hopes to settle confusion over the eligibility of some members who sit on a key election committee. A vote is scheduled in this afternoon’s assembly on whether to suspend a provision of the SGA constitution that requires members of the Election Oversight Committee to have served at least two…
Renting out houses crosses minds of students
While Patriots and Giants players are hoping to cash in on touchdown drives this weekend at Super Bowl XLVI, some Butler University students may be hoping to cash in on the drives some fans will make to see the game. Several students have considered renting out their living spaces to visitors who choose not to…
R.E.A.C.H. Week ‘a sign of good things to come’
About 400 students attended annual R.E.A.C.H. Week celebrations, which culminated Friday. With events like “Ethnic Fest: Celebration of the Chinese New Year” and a screening of the new movie “Red Tails,” R.E.A.C.H. sought fun ways to promote diversity within the categories of gender, spirituality, race and sexual orientation. UnoBlessed Coons, vice president of diversity programming…
Women’s basketball: Stratman, McClung make jump to Butler
The Butler women’s basketball team typically has a challenge recruiting top athletes in a state known for its hoops history. But this year has been different. In addition to incoming freshmen, coach Beth Couture recently attained two transfers, 6-foot-3 freshman forward Elizabeth Stratman (Xavier) and 6-0 junior forward Daress McClung (Cincinnati), each of whom has…
Athletics department hosts Hinkle tours
With Super Bowl festivities taking place in Indianapolis this week, Butler’s athletics department is providing free tours of Hinkle Fieldhouse. Matt Harris, manager of fan development, said people on the tours will get to see the main floor, main concourse, old pool and possibly the basketball locker rooms, among other areas. “There are not a…
OVERTIME: Stevens reminds of legend
While some interesting stories came out of the sports world this past year, none were as tumultuous as the sex abuse scandal that rocked Penn State University in Happy Valley, Pa. The reason it was voted the biggest sports story of 2011, according to Yahoo!, was not only because of its scandalous nature but also…
Men’s basketball: Sun setting on the Horizon?
The Butler men’s basketball team dropped two in a row last weekend to fall to 12-11 on the season. At this point, basketball fans may be wondering what has happened to the squad that took part in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship each of the last two seasons. The two-time defending Horizon League…