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Senior theater major directs “Split Second”
There’s more than homecoming this weekend. Head over to Lilly Hall 328 Friday at 8 p.m. or Saturday at 9 p.m. to enjoy a piece of theater from one of Butler’s students. Becca Muszynski, a senior theater major, directed and devised “Split Second” for her senior project. Muszynski describes the piece as “a devised…
Faculty Senate approves closed-door amendment
Butler University Faculty Senate members voted today to give themselves the option of holding closed-door sessions in the future. The 24-7 vote added language to the bylaws that allows four or more senators to request a closed-door discussion of only elected senators and guests invited by the majority of the senate. Vivian Deno, associate professor…
Fantasy football: Bye week and the waiver wire
If anything was more baffling than the post-game ruckus between the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions, it has to be how David Stern is still the commissioner of the dysfunctional National Basketball Association. In case you missed the incident, a scuffle erupted between the two teams because of the coaches. Yep, that is not…
Soccer falls to Indiana amid record crowd
The Butler men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Indiana surrounded by a record-breaking crowd Wednesday at the Butler Bowl. Attendance was announced at 3,343, a Bowl record for soccer. The enthusiastic crowd was a mix of fans displaying both cream and crimson and blue and white. Butler coach Paul Snape said the attendance figure was…
Jordan Hall study space in short supply
Classrooms in Jordan Hall are used extensively for both personal and group studying after hours, but most classroom doors are locked on Friday night and not unlocked until Monday morning, making finding space to study difficult for the weekend scholar and student. Sophomore economics and management information systems major Brooke Robinson said she encountered this…
Housekeeping staff stays busy with residence hall upkeep
The daily cleaning of every dormitory bathroom is only one responsibility of Butler University’s housekeeping staff. Richard Hamm, director of building services, works closely with his supervisors, Augusto Acosta and Jenny Roell, to try to keep the residence halls as clean and sanitary as possible. Acosta supervises Ross Hall, Residential College and the Apartment Village,…
Danko on inauguration: ‘It isn’t about me.’
Butler University President Jim Danko said he wants his inauguration to usher in a new era for the university and its students. Danko spoke to students at the Student Government Association meeting on Oct. 5 about his vision. “I want to know how students want the university to be in 2020 or 2030,” Danko said,…
COPHS adjusts to changing job market
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is shifting its efforts to make pharmacy and physician assistant students more qualified for their rotations. A new position—associate dean of clinical education and external affiliation—was created this past summer in order to foster relationships with preceptors in and beyond the Indianapolis community. A preceptor is a professional…
Cross-listing leaves students feeling frustrated
Students may now be shopping for next semester’s classes during advising, but it won’t be until next semester that some realize their classmates may be better or worse prepared than they are. Certain classes are cross-listed, or listed twice in the Butler University course catalog. The course may be listed under two different subjects or…