[tab: Article] The air is getting crisp, the leaves are turning and pumpkin spice lattés abound. It’s this time of year that makes Butler look like the perfect campus, with students walking to class in their cardigans and boots; big trees turning from green to yellow and orange; and organizations sitting outside Starbucks, organizing for…
Oct. 5 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 A0NABta5vatw]
Independent Council denied its own Homecoming team
This year’s Homecoming team pairings are similar to those in years past, much to the dismay of Independent Council executive board members. Residence Halls are paired with Greek Houses as usual, but there are new rules for how their Homecoming preparations have to take place because of concerns that independent students weren’t adequately included. IC…
Priority scheduling fits busy schedules
Between practices, weight training, conditioning and meetings with athletic trainers, Elizabeth Jennings, a forward for Butler University’s women’s basketball team, spends about 40 hours or more per week juggling team responsibilities on top of her classwork. Because of their hectic schedules, each semester Jennings, a junior, and the rest of the university’s student-athletes get priority…
Dining Services doesn’t fare well in health inspections
While not always the most appetizing, food provided by on-campus dining facilities is always expected to be at least safe to eat. But the regularly conducted inspections by the Marion County Health Department are known to reveal some of the complications that result from providing daily meals to an entire student body. This year alone,…
Campus seeks to raise awareness of sex assault
This week is Sexual Assault Awareness Week on the Butler University campus, and it seems like it couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. The awareness week is held at the beginning of every school year. Sarah Barnes-Diaz, health education and outreach programs coordinator, said that people are thinking that this awareness week is…
Homecoming: ‘I love the ‘90s’ this year’s theme
Start reliving childhood, Butler University—the theme for Homecoming 2011 is “I love the ‘90s.” Students gathered in front of the Atherton Union steps as the theme and teams were announced at last night’s Homecoming kickoff. “Growing up in the time, I love the ‘90s,” junior Sandy Meers said, “I wish it was the ‘80s though.”…
Cease and desist order issued to Phi Kappa Psi
A Butler University fraternity has been given a cease and desist letter to halt all operations until an investigation of an alleged sexual assault can be completed. The office of student affairs ordered members of Phi Kappa Psi to stop operations on Sept. 15 so that the Butler University Police Department can continue its investigation…
CPA budget increases
The Council on Presidential Affairs had its budget increased this year to about $12,000 from last year’s budget of $9,000. Mike Tirman, CPA chair, said the council needed the increase in order to effectively sponsor the group’s planned events for this year. According to the Student Government Association’s website, CPA “works actively and positively toward…
SGA allocates extra funds for class officers
With the same quarter that can be used to purchase a gumball, Butler University class officers were planning events for each and every Butler student. That is, until members of the Student Government Association passed a vote Sept. 21 doubling the budget for class allocations. The vote to move $4,000 from the more than $30,000…