Tennis, anyone? If you aren’t a member of the Butler University tennis club, the men’s or women’s teams or tennis for enrollment credit, then you most likely won’t be enjoying a game of tennis today. Butler has succeeded in making some of its best sports facilities nearly inaccessible to students who aren’t athletes. If students…
Don’t forsake sports for farm
A barren field strewn with tattered soccer nets; what is happening to the intramural fields? The campus farm is expanding its half-acre plot of land onto the fields. That’s what’s happening. We at The Butler Collegian feel this expansion is outrageous, because Butler University is failing to find a more equal solution that allows both…
Sept. 7 Photos of the Week
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Aug. 31 Photos of the Week
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A new addition to campus: Zipcars
Butler University officials are hoping two new vehicles on campus will ease students’ need to park in one of their 3,222 coveted spaces. The university signed a contract with Zipcar, Inc., a car-sharing program that markets itself as an alternative to car ownership, and this fall the Butler community will have the option to pay…
Group being scaled back
The organization that promotes diversity and an open-minded atmosphere on campus no longer will meet every other week, deciding instead to meet when needed. REACH, which stands for Respecting, Embracing and Achieving Community Harmony, also acts as a programming group to distribute grants for diversity events and groups around Butler University. “We want to focus…
Ban of Welcome Week events angers students
Butler University’s 150 student organizations were banned from hosting events during Welcome Week, causing some controversy among organizations that say they were singled out. Becky Druetzler, director of Greek affairs and orientation programs, sent an email to all Greek house presidents on campus informing them that student organizations were not allowed to sponsor events before…
Student affairs to crack down on drinking policy
Rum, vodka, gin, tequila and triple sec—all liquors in Long Island Iced Tea—all could be banned from Butler University property in the future. Irene Stevens, dean of student life, said the university is looking for ways to prevent and control high-risk student drinking due to the increased number of alcohol-induced hospitalizations within recent years. “What…
Students, faculty, staff left with permit, no parking
Butler University issued 3,997 parking permits to faculty, staff and students this year, but there only are 2,585 spots designated for them on campus, leaving 1,412 permit-holding drivers out of luck. Despite adjustments this year to make the most of the university’s parking capacity, like signing a contract with a car-sharing company and reclassifying a…
Butler pilots system that could replace Blackboard
The saying is ‘It’s out with the old and in with the new,’ but that’s not the case with learning management systems such as Blackboard. Butler University’s Academic Technology Services is piloting Moodle, a learning management system that could replace Blackboard. Instead of replacing Blackboard immediately, Academic Technology Specialist Kenton Smith said that the university…