Author: Nate

  • OPINION | Conflict of interest policy necessary

    In a perfect world, college students could do any combination of things and never have a problem, but, as Butler University is not a perfect world, conflicts of interest are an unfortunate byproduct of being an active student leader on campus. Typically, leaders in student government are also leaders in a variety of other organizations,…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Cartoon’s comparison unfair

    When I saw the cartoon in The Butler Collegian in the Oct. 5 edition, I was surprised at the poor taste of use of an historical reference. The comparison of Independent Council not getting their own team with the civil rights movement was a gross exaggeration. African-Americans suffered racial slurs and violence from citizens and…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Cartoon expresses independents’ feelings

    Being the president of the Independent Council, I have been firsthand in the fight for independents to have their own Homecoming team. I agree that the Oct. 5 cartoon does go too far alluding to a racial issue, but honestly, this is not too far off the mark as to how I feel. I know…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Was there no other way to make a point?

    The cartoon associated with the opinion piece, “Independents need more ownership of Homecoming,” in The Butler Collegian last week was done in poor taste, not to mention inaccurately. I am not opposed to The Collegian’s opinion about the decision to not let Independent Council have a team in this year’s Homecoming. This was an editorial…

  • OPINION | Free speech privileges not worldwide; use them wisely, often

    As a journalist, there are few words more important to me than those in the First Amendment. It’s that lovely set of 45 words that keeps people from being persecuted for speaking against the majority, for explaining why they think the way they do or for simply disagreeing with a public official. My favorite week…

  • OPINION | BUPD follows leads to better solutions

    Before those of you who are under 21 grab hold of that red cup this weekend—or any time, really—consider this: Under Indiana law you could serve 60 days in jail and pay up to $500 in fines. That is the maximum sentence for possession of alcohol by a minor in Indiana. Whether it’s alcohol, marijuana…

  • Music faculty take the stage

    Many students enroll in the music department of the Jordan College of Fine Arts to hone their skills and learn to perform.  This semester, their professors are striving to do the same. The Faculty Artist Series is one way the music school encourages faculty to remain professionally active. The series of recitals, which take place…

  • A clothing line that gives back

    Not many college students can say that a book about Winston Churchill propelled them to success, but not many college students are Wade Markley and Albert Jennings. Markley, a sophomore accounting and management information systems major at Butler University, and Jennings, a freshman at Ball State University, had planned to start a business since their…

  • New dance group brings hip-hop culture to campus

    A new artistic movement is sweeping the nation and Butler University is about to dance its way in, literally. “Street art,” or “urban art,”  is a  catch-all phrase for practices like graffiti, parkour and hip-hop dancing, These terms are becoming institutionally accepted across the United States and around the globe. At Butler, urban art is…