Although Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic Sister in the Congregation of St. Joseph order is coming to Butler University next week to discuss of capital punishment, her talk, is about much more: answering a call to act in the world. Inspired by her impoverished home state of Louisiana, Prejean wanted to make a difference…
COPHS illustrates its world
Childhood consists of many blissful elements: Candyland, the zoo and Sesame Street to name a few. The subject of pharmacy typically gets left off the list. But one College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences professor at Butler University wants to help kids understand what it means to be a pharmacist by writing a children’s book.…
Five from Butler community honored with grants
The Butler University community received high honors in April when five campus faces received Creative Renewal Arts Fellowships. The $10,000 fellowships—supported by the Lilly Endowment— were awarded to Professors Diane Timmerman and Rob Koharchik of the theater department, Professor Cynthia Pratt of the dance department, Professor Chris Forhan of the English department and Elise Kushigian,…
Soccer falters versus Bradley
The broken scoreboard wasn’t the only thing out of sync at the Butler Bowl Friday afternoon. The Butler University men’s soccer team dug itself a 3-0 hole before falling to Bradley 4-1 in front of a large season-opening crowd. The pre-season No. 21 Bulldogs (0-1) never were able to gain any sizable momentum after the…
RotoDawg Week 2: Value Picks
While I sit here in the midst of my keeper league fantasy draft, I wish there was an easier path to victory—something as simple as an Avada Kedavra spell mouthed from the lips of Lord Voldemort. Alas, it never is that easy. Fantasy football is all about capitalizing on value. Essentially, fantasy football is economics—there…
Different president, different ideas
The time has come for the fast-talking Cleveland native known for his success in marketing Villanova’s School of Business to step into the role previously occupied by a soft-spoken doctorate of English literature from California. Let the speculation begin. Within these first few months, Butler University President Jim Danko will be under scrutiny to see…
Jordan Hall Mail Center moved to Holcomb basement over summer
The Jordan Hall Mail Center closed June 3 to prepare for renovations to the Learning Resource Center. All university mail services have been consolidated in the basement of the Holcomb Building at a previously established mail center. Pam Hopkins, mail processor, said she got to chat with students and community members quite frequently as they…
Freshmen highest quality BU has seen yet
This year’s incoming class may not be as large as last year’s record-breaking group of first-year students, but they statistically are of the highest academic quality Butler University has ever seen in a single class. The class of 2015 boasts the highest collective GPA of any freshman class, finishing high school with an average GPA…
First lady to be “all-around host”
As her husband begins his time as president, Bethanie Danko is stepping into her role as first lady of Butler University. But Bethanie also will act as a university relations associate, a position she said may evolve as different needs arise. For now though, she said her main goal is building and strengthening relationships with…
Butler in new hands
Butler Universty President Jim Danko wants to understand the university as it is before he envisions its future. In his “State of the University” address Friday, he said, “It’s no longer OK to do what you’ve been doing all along and hope students come along…it’s more competitive.” Closing out his time as dean of the…