Author: Nate

  • Why is my Blackboard in Spanish?

    Some Butler University students may have needed to brush up on their language skills when their “What’s New” section on Blackboard recently changed to Spanish. In a “Blackboard News” statement released on the site, Information Technology said the problem arose from fixing a separate issue. “It resulted last weekend when we fixed the issue of…

  • Men’s tennis looking for wins after canceled match

    Like the weather, the Butler men’s tennis team has started its spring season on a cold streak. The Bulldogs (1-4) have lost their last three contests and have been held pointless since Jan. 23. Butler has faced some tough competition early on this season. Three of their five opponents (Wisconsin, Ohio State and Indiana) were…

  • Women’s basketball has weekend to forget

    The Butler women’s basketball team came into this weekend two games behind Green Bay for the lead in the Horizon League. With a chance to take control of the league, the women faltered twice, against Detroit and Wright State. Despite leading by as many as six in the first half and ending the first half…

  • Another roller coaster weekend for men’s basketball

    The Butler men’s basketball team continued its up and down season by picking up a win against Horizon League-leading Cleveland State and dropping a contest to Youngstown State. The Bulldogs (15-9, 7-5 HL) will face off against UIC at home Monday to close out a stretch of three games in five days. On Saturday, Butler,…

  • BUPD remembers IMPD officer

    The Indianapolis community laid to rest Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer David Moore Tuesday. The 29-year-old died Jan. 26 from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds suffered on Jan. 23 in the line of duty. For the country, Moore’s death was part of a gruesome string of unrelated law enforcement shootings. CNN reported 11 U.S.…

  • Study abroad students in Egypt evacuated

    Six Butler University students studying with the Institute for Study Abroad are being evacuated from Alexandria, Egypt in light of protests that erupted Jan. 25. The students arrived in Egypt Jan. 17. They were supposed to spend the spring semester studying Arabic language programs, but IFSA-Butler began planning the students’ evacuations on Sunday. The pro-democracy…

  • Ice storm freezes campus activity

    Inclement weather prompted university officials to close Butler University’s campus Tuesday and Wednesday. An ‘unprecedented’ winter storm The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning early Monday evening to remain in effect through 7 p.m. Wednesday. It said the storm had the potential of dropping more than an inch of ice, and snow accumulation…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Fox 59 procedures scrutinized

    During his Jan. 25 show, Jon Stewart poked fun at a broadcast segment by an Indianapolis new station conducting a “Homeless Talent Search.” The Fox 59 segment was inspired by the success of Ted Williams, a homeless man from Columbus, Ohio. Williams who, after being discovered by a local reporter, was given countless job offers…

  • New smoking policy to go into effect

    A stricter smoking policy designating certain smoking zones will become effective on March 1. The current policy allows smoking anywhere more than 30 feet away from a campus building. The new policy will provide 12 specific smoking zones strategically placed throughout campus. Smoking will be prohibited anywhere outside of these smoking areas. The areas will…