KATIE GOODRICH | Assistant News Editor Butler University’s free speech policies will undergo changes to make the policies and process clearer for students wishing to demonstrate on campus. “Really, we don’t have any formal guidelines (on free speech) per se,” said Levester Johnson, vice president for student affairs, “besides the time, place and manner approach,…
Speaker’s Corner Limits Free Speech
MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist The 2013-2014 Butler University student handbook has provided students a “convenient and visible” place to spontaneously protest on campus–— Norris Plaza. Named the Speaker’s Corner, Norris Plaza is a place where students can exercise their right to free speech on campus without being punished. The student handbook contains a small blurb…
No Issues Expected Despite Departure
COLIN LIKAS | Editor-In-Chief Butler University is continuing enrollment processes for fall 2014 and 2015 as scheduled despite the recent departure of a key enrollment management division member. Provost Kathryn Morris said she does not believe “a leadership turnover means there are concerns that things are going to fall apart,” in reference to Tom Weede’s…
New Team, New Challenges for Men’s Assistant Coach
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Assistant Sports Editor Chris Holtmann joined Butler men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller’s staff as an assistant coach in July. It is the latest stop in a winding journey for the basketball lifer. Holtmann grew up in Lexington, Ky., and was raised a University of Kentucky basketball fan. That was the beginning of…
New Major Combines Music Education and Performance
VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter Beginning next fall, Butler University will offer a music degree combining music performance and music education. Music performance majors will have the opportunity to strengthen their degree once they graduate from Butler. This degree was approved at a Faculty Senate meeting last week. Coordinator of Music Education Penny Dimmick said…
Is Butler’s Education Worth the Hefty Tuition?
JULIAN WYLLIE | Columnist According to a U.S. News and World Report profile on Butler University, the 2012 graduating class had an average total indebtedness of $35,210. Butler University’s students’ average total indebtedness is similar to the national average. “As of quarter one in 2012, the average student loan balance for all age groups is…
Hinkle Funds Poorly Allocated
MAGGIE MONSON | Columnist Hinkle Fieldhouse is an important part of Butler University’s heritage and reputation. However, the university could put $17.2 million to more productive use. Butler’s Campaign for Hinkle Fieldhouse aimed to raise $16 million to preserve the building’s historic structure and improve its facilities for student-athletes and spectators. Historical reservation is important.…
Four New Majors Added to Butler’s Offerings
ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter Butler University will launch four new majors in time for the start of the fall 2014 semester. Sports media, interactive media, astronomy and astrophysics, and music instruction and performance were approved by the Faculty Senate as majors at last week’s meeting. Students can begin declaring these new majors as of…
Faux, not False
TAYLOR POWELL | Opinion Editor We now live in a world where consumers can buy their bodies in bulk. Eyelash and hair extensions, colored contacts and other faux fashion accessories allow fashion experimenters and risk-takers to alter their physical appearance without high costs or a recover time. This faux fashion trend is constantly growing because…
Editorial Undervalues Butler Groundskeepers
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR In the Jan. 22 edition of The Collegian, the staff editorial indicates that the university needs to do a better job of clearing the snow following major winter weather events, and that the effort following the polar vortex beginning on Sunday, Jan. 5, was inadequate. The editorial flatly states that “anyone…