Butler University provides comprehensive and professional psychiatric and counseling services at no charge to Butler students, faculty and staff, but only about 8 percent of students utilize these services. “I don’t know a lot about the counseling services,” sophomore business major Michael Gorin said, “but I have friends who have gone there or are considering…
Librarians mark full year of being recognized as faculty members
Librarians were elevated to faculty status last October, but the changes are just now reflected in Butler University’s faculty handbook. Dean of libraries Lewis Miller said there were multiple reasons why he and associate dean for public services Sally Neal lobbied Butler’s Faculty Senate last year to make librarians members of the faculty. “Librarians do…
Fresh take on old problems
As a much older BU alum, I subscribe to the Collegian for the latest happenings on campus. The parking problem story (Aug. 31) remains just that. In the past 50-plus years, Greek housing created parking lots, and new “lots” (library, next to Alpha Phi etc.) have resulted in additional spaces. Closing of the old mall…
Can’t find a job? Get involved
A common cliché about college is that these are the best years of your life. It’s true. It’s not all roses and lemonade. Oh, no. But universities offer students more opportunities than at any other time in their lives. It’s hard to walk a hundred feet on campus without seeing a sign for a student…
Student bumps head during Frisbee practice
The Big Dawg Freshmen intramural ultimate Frisbee team started their first practice of the year with a bang—on Daniel Brenzel’s head. During an hour of lighthearted play Monday afternoon, freshman Jose Aguilar passed the disc to Brenzel, who dove straight into the metal BU structure on the campus mall, causing an abrasion on his head,…
Unify parking permit to solve problems
After a long day of classes, homework and struggling to meet 1 a.m. newspaper deadlines, I’m more than happy to meet the seat of my run-down, dented-up ’97 Chevy Cavalier to take me back home to the Apartment Village. But when that all-too familiar 4-inch by 8-inch bright green envelope placed gingerly under my broken…
Let Bulldogs eat (cup)cakes
Hungry patrons form long lines outside of the only eatery around. They clutch their identifications tightly and speak in hushed tones. The uniformed inspector lets them in one at a time, allowing them to shuffle into the sponsored dining area. It’s not a scene from Eastern Europe in the 1980s, but instead in Atherton Union.…
Geneva Stunts canceled
The curtain has dropped on 92 years of tradition. Geneva Stunts is canceled this year. Amanda Moore, adviser of the Butler Intercollegiate YMCA, said the event was canceled due to scheduling difficulties. “We didn’t have any other options,” she said. “We didn’t want to have to compete with the basketball game that is also going…
‘Devil’s Double’ highlights disturbing Hussein Life
Ritzy, gaudy and glittery are not usually words to describe Baghdad, but “The Devil’s Double” does an excellent job of illustrating a lifestyle in the Iraqi capital that most people do not have, unless they were a part of Saddam Hussein’s family. The film tells the story of an Iraqi soldier named Latif Yahia, who…
Former poet laureate kicks off Visiting Writers Series
Legitimate is a word used all too often; however, in the case of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series and its opening speaker, Robert Hass, legitimate is the only word applicable. Hass will come to Butler on Sept. 21st to kick off the series and will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Atherton Union…