Author: Nate

  • Housekeeping staff stays busy with residence hall upkeep

    The daily cleaning of every dormitory bathroom is only one responsibility of Butler University’s housekeeping staff. Richard Hamm, director of building services, works closely with his supervisors, Augusto Acosta and Jenny Roell, to try to keep the residence halls as clean and sanitary as possible. Acosta supervises Ross Hall, Residential College and the Apartment Village,…

  • Danko on inauguration: ‘It isn’t about me.’

    Butler University President Jim Danko said he wants his inauguration to usher in a new era for the university and its students. Danko spoke to students at the Student Government Association meeting on Oct. 5 about his vision. “I want to know how students want the university to be in 2020 or 2030,” Danko said,…

  • COPHS adjusts to changing job market

    The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is shifting its efforts to make pharmacy and physician assistant students more qualified for their rotations. A new position—associate dean of clinical education and external affiliation—was created this past summer in order to foster relationships with preceptors in and beyond the Indianapolis community. A preceptor is a professional…

  • Cross-listing leaves students feeling frustrated

    Students may now be shopping for next semester’s classes during advising, but it won’t be until next semester that some realize their classmates may be better or worse prepared than they are. Certain classes are cross-listed, or listed twice in the Butler University course catalog. The course may be listed under two different subjects or…

  • Wegeng not satisfied with record

    Nearly anyone involved in a team sport at the collegiate level will likely say that individual glory pales in comparison to how the team does in a game, match or invitational. It turns out that Butler junior golfer Andrew Wegeng is no different. “I didn’t even think about it at the time,” Wegeng said of…

  • St. John brings change

    Butler women’s soccer coach Tari St. John doesn’t shy away from challenges. As a collegiate player, St. John helped establish what is now a nationally-renowned program at Purdue. As a head coach, she has put Butler on the map as a force to be reckoned with in the Horizon League. After leading Pius XI High…

  • Football: Fighting Camels trample Bulldogs

    Even with senior quarterback Andrew Huck throwing a career-high 381 yards, the Butler football team was not able to stop the running game of Pioneer Football League foe Campbell, dropping Saturday’s game 38-23. “In any game, you’re going to get your ups and downs, and that’s kind of how our game went,” freshman cornerback  Jimmy…

  • Lester takes talents to Turkey

    Former Butler women’s basketball player Susan Lester is making a big geographical jump to continue her playing career. Lester, a 2010 graduate, signed to play professionally with a team in Mersin, Turkey, on Thursday. “I’m very excited for the opportunity to play professional basketball overseas,” Lester said in a press release. “I had a thousand…

  • Women’s golf: Bulldogs take sixth in Indy

    The Butler women’s golf team bounced back from a tough first day to take sixth in The Preview at the Hawthorns Golf and Country Club on Tuesday. Senior Michele Nash carried the team, finishing tied for fifth place out of nearly 100 players after shooting a two-over-par 74 in the first round. Her two-day score…