A male Butler University student tour guide was accused by a female student tour guide of rape earlier this month, according to RTV6 Indianapolis’ Stephen Dean and the Indianapolis Star. Dean tweeted Thursday afternoon that police were taking the case to prosecutors to charge the unnamed male student with rape. This followed Butler University Police…
Bulldogs derail Boilermakers at Crossroads Classic
MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER Butler defeated Purdue 76-70 to move to 3-0 all-time in the Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs (8-2) needed buzzer beaters to win contests in the Crossroads Classic in the past two seasons, but that would prove unnecessary Saturday. Sophomore guard Kellen Dunham led the way with 25…
Track team making strides in preparation for Big East
The Butler track and field team is ready to begin a new season. Butler will rely on upperclassmen to help reach its goals. With the team beginning its first year in the Big East Conference, a transition from the Atlantic 10 Conference will be required for many. But senior distance runner Katie Clark is confident…
Butler places third at national meet
Mathhew Van Tryon | Staff Reporter They aren’t showy and flashy. They don’t make headlines like some other Butler athletic teams. Yet, the athletes on Butler’s women’s cross country team turned in one of the best seasons in Butler athletics history this fall. The Bulldogs finished their season two weeks ago with a third-place finish at the…
Annual Board of Trustees dinner sparks conversation, collaboration
COLIN LIKAS CLIKAS@BUTLER.EDU EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Conversation flowed from the Johnson Room in Robertson Hall Friday, as Butler University’s Board of Trustees and the Student Government Association hosted an annual dinner. The event gave student leaders around campus the opportunity to speak and share their work with board members and school administrators. This year marked the sixth…
Bulldogs and Boilermakers rekindle intrastate rivalry
Ari Kasle | Staff Reporter The Crossroads Classic has only been going on for two years, but the Butler men’s basketball team has already created plenty of memorable moments in the event. The Bulldogs will look to create a few more this season in a rematch of the team’s 2011 contest against Purdue. Coming off…
Wheelchair access an issue for some
KAYLIE RICKS KRICKS@BUTLER.EDU CONTRIBUTING REPORTER For students living in Apartment Village on Butler University’s campus, walking to class can be time-consuming. For Tammy Nguyen, a junior strategic communications major, getting to class takes even more time because, like eight other students on campus, she uses a wheelchair to get around. Schools around the world try…
Volunteering fun and worthwhile, at home and elsewhere
[cincopa AgEAWWLcfvny] By Taylor Powell A group of more than 40 Butler students traveled to New Orleans over Thanksgiving break in order to help the Hurricane Katrina rebuild effort, tour the city and celebrate diversity. Butler’s Diversity Center, located in Atherton 004, sponsored the 2013 Volunteer-Study Tour for a randomly selected group of students—a mix…
Potential club creates concern, disagreement
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY AND EMILY WILLIAMS NEWS EDITOR AND STAFF REPORTER COLLEGIAN@BUTLER.EDU Freshman Michael Andrews is on a mission to start a club. Should he succeed in creating a model United Nations club, the structure of model United Nations program as it exists on Butler’s campus would change significantly. At this point, Andrews’ vision of a…
Butler receives nearly $1 million for new program
COLIN LIKAS CLIKAS@BUTLER.EDU EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A program to help Butler University students—primarily Liberal Arts and Sciences majors—is expected to be launched in summer 2015 thanks to a grant from Lilly Endowment, Incorporated. The university received a nearly $1-million grant from Lilly Endowment, according to a Butler press release on Thursday. Lilly Endowment is an Indianapolis-based philanthropic…