With the school year well under way, it is perfectly natural to be thinking about healthy diversions from all that studying. Strapped for ideas? Student Government Association’s Program Board has just the solution: the Coffeehouse series. This monthly, on-campus concert series is free to students. Free food. Free admission. Free swag. Katie Carlson, co-chair of…
OVERTIME: Indy Pro Am shows bright side of NBA lockout
So, this is what happens when the National Basketball Association faces a lockout? If such a lockout allows me to see NBA players facing off against NBA players (with a few amateur players sprinkled in) in exhibition-style games, I hope the lockout never gets resolved. That is obviously greedy of me. However, after seeing the…
Administration satisfied with second
Butler University is runner-up again this year, and it’s not because of a basketball game. Butler clinched the No. 2 spot in U.S. News’ list of best Midwest colleges for the second year in a row, and university officials said they don’t see any need to become No. 1. “It seems like No. 2 has…
Faculty senate tables vote that could close meetings
Butler University faculty senate members will decide at their next meeting how much access top-level administrators will have to their meetings. The proposal to amend the current practice comes from a new face on campus this year—university President Jim Danko—Margaret Brabant, chair of faculty senate, said at Tuesday’s meeting. Who qualifies as a top-level administrator…
Individualized major serves students craving options
With advising for the spring semester only a month away, Butler University underclassmen soon will consider what course of action they want to take with their academic futures. But when the most common major among incoming freshmen is the exploratory studies major, according to Tom Weede, vice president of enrollment management, some students struggle to…
Multicultural enrollment below US average
After dropping more than 1 percent in a year, multicultural student enrollment at Butler University is one-third the national rate at other private, four-year, not-for-profit institutions. Multicultural students—African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Americans and other non-Caucasian students—make up 11.3 percent of Butler’s population, down from 12.4 percent last year. On average, multicultural students made up 31.9 percent…
Former SGA presidential candidate questions budget
Part of the Student Government Association budget is still awaiting approval after assembly members questioned some of its items at Wednesday’s assembly meeting. Members voted to table the $25,800 miscellaneous expenses section of SGA’s nearly $670,000 proposed budget until today’s meeting. Senior Anna Roueche, who represents the Council on Presidential Affairs at assembly, first questioned…
Faculty senate needs an overhaul from tired practice
Top-level administrators at Butler University have enough to worry about in a given day. One fewer worry would be whether or not to attend faculty senate meetings that occur twice a month if the senate votes Oct. 4 to limit their access. These meetings should be reserved for faculty members who feel the direct impact…
Bulldogs overcome youth at Purdue
With a roster that includes six freshmen, the Butler men’s tennis team hit the road this weekend to open its 2011-2012 season at the Purdue Invitational. Butler was led by promising freshman Tommy Marx, who advanced into the semifinals in the B singles bracket. Marx led the Bulldogs with three wins. His lone loss came…
Take notice: walk-on Ruffolo making noise in Butler volleyball
Since arriving at Butler last month, Brooke Ruffolo has made everything look easy. The freshman from Farmington Hills, Mich. immediately became the Bulldogs’ starting libero this season. In that role, she has played in every one of Butler’s 13 matches and 47 sets and leads the team in hitting percentage (.400) and digs (173). The…