Author: Nate

  • Lost Legacies

    By Tony Epsinal “There’s no point in saving a school that trains people to manage fleets of horses if the motorcar has taken over horse-drawn transportation.’’ Those were the words President Michael McRobbie of Indiana University used about the historic Ernie Pyle School of Journalism. Recently, the IU board of trustees voted to merge the…

  • WITH INTERNSHIPS COMES RESPONSIBILITY

    By Collegian Staff Internships are becoming increasingly relevant and important for college and future jobs. Many employers are not interested in hiring an individual who has no experience outside the classroom, and such experience can be gained through internships. Unfortunately, Butler University’s colleges contain a mixed bag of internship programs. They also contain students with…

  • BACK TO THEIR ROOTS: THE BUTLER-CTS PARTNERSHIP

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY and MAGGIE MONSON | News Editor and Copy Editor The Christian Theological Seminary may be known by most Butler University students as a group of large buildings at the end of Greek row or a residence where some students live. However, the history between CTS and Butler reveals a much deeper relationship than…

  • You don’t have to look sick to be sick

    MAGGIE MONSON | Copy Editor I don’t look sick. I go to classes, I hang out with my friends and I work hard on this publication. To any outsider looking in on my life, I seem perfectly normal. However, I have a chronic illness. I face daily health struggles, but this isn’t always immediately obvious…

  • A little privacy here

    By Mitch Riportella Apparently deciding that America’s distrust of the government isn’t strong enough, The National Security Agency is giving citizens something else to worry about. The agency has allegedly tapped into private data centers of Google and Yahoo, according to the Washington Post and leaked documents from the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.  The…

  • HRC needs longer hours

    By Taylor Powell As Butler continues to grow, its student facilities must adapt to the new student population. The Health and Recreation Complex serves as a critical location for student life, hosting medical services, intramural sports and late night programming. But with midterms, piles of homework and club commitments, the HRC’s 11 o’clock closing time…

  • Butler named in Top 100 for college social media

    EMILY WILLIAMS ECWILLI2@BUTLER.EDU StudentAdvisor.com recently named Butler University 35th in the top 100 social media-saavy colleges. To accomplish this, Butler made large strides to engage its students, faculty and alumni through social media. The Twitter accounts of Blue II and Blue III helped Butler become a top competitor. Along with the dogs, the men’s basketball…

  • Campaign unclear to students

    MIRANDA MARITATO STAFF REPORTER The goal of Butler University’s “Let Us Be Clear” campaign is to inform students the legal age to possess and consume alcohol is 21, but students under 21 who consume can call Butler University Police Department for emergency assistance. Freshman Abbigail Peters said she believes posters around campus are sending mixed…

  • Science building to undergo renovations

    MELISSA IANNUZZI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Butler University’s Commission on the Sciences is in the process of preparing a presentation to recommend how to accommodate more science students as the university grows. The commission meets once a month until February, when it presents to the Provost and President. “Our number one challenge is to create more…