Author: Nate

  • CARTOON | Budget Talk

  • OPINION | Student government gets it right with new shuttle tracking system

    I know just enough about buses to know that they do not operate on a schedule but by Murphy’s Law: If something can go wrong, it will. In the dark days of early high school, my bus driver showed up 20 minutes late every single day except for the one time I wasn’t outside waiting…

  • OPINION | Streets need more than signage for stopping

    In major cities all around the world, crosswalks are utilized to help pedestrians safely traverse busy streets. College campuses throughout the country are overrun by students when classes end, with cars unable to maneuver around the masses. At Butler University, with our small student population and heavily trafficked streets, it is a hazard to cross…

  • OPINION | Wine tasting brings out grapes and gripes

    Wine is supposed to leave a bitter taste in one’s mouth, but the way Student Government Association and class officers spend student activity fees shouldn’t. The Collegian previously reported in “SGA allocates extra funds for class officers” on Sept. 28 that SGA added $4,000 this year to the amount of money that class officers can…

  • OPINION | Donor points fund Dawgs’ points

    High-caliber athletics come at a price—one that some fans argue is too high. The Collegian reported in “Seat not saved” on Nov. 2 that  some season ticket holders were told to increase their donation to retain their seats in accordance with the athletics department’s priority points program. While it’s unfortunate, it is a reality that…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | University should cut consumption, fix printers

    It’s a familiar story. A student finishes a paper with only 10 minutes to spare and runs to the nearest printer, only to find it hopelessly jammed. He or she fires off a barely coherent email to the professor and sprints to class, arriving sweaty and panting, only to hear that Dr. So-and-so doesn’t accept…

  • Nov. 9 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 AgBAHw6GUgZ8]

  • Flooding poses problem for campus officials

    Chris Goff | Copy Chief | cgoff@butler.edu Kyler Naylor | Staff Writer | knaylor@butler.edu A few hours of rain can mean as much as an inch of standing water and waves of headaches for Butler University students looking to traverse campus sidewalks. Senior secondary education major Kyle Black said he was riding his bike to…

  • Academic exhibit kicks off inauguration

    As Family Weekend rolls around, the inauguration committee prepares to unveil its first official inauguration event—”Innovation and Impact.” The exhibit, sponsored by the academic division, will take place in Irwin Library Nov. 4 from noon to 6 p.m. and will highlight Butler University’s connection to the community. “The academic division was invited to come up…