By James Huber Senior marketing major I want to start this letter by saying I believe Butler has one of the top business schools in the country. I believe the fact that Butler requires its COB students to complete two internships is key. The staff dedicated to helping students find internships is incredible. I believe…
Collegian’s look at sexual assault complacent
By Kate Siegfried Senior media, rhetoric and culture and gender, women and sexual studies double major The Collegian’s recent coverage on sexual assault offers a complacent understanding that is detrimental to our campus culture. The Sept. 18 article aptly demonstrated sexual assault is a problem on college campuses. However, the authors failed to question why…
Experience leads to postgraduate jobs
By Tony Espinal Internships are an integral part of your academic career. Without one, you can place yourself in a tough spot when you start your job search after college. Employers are demanding more education and experience as more people enter the workforce. I once saw a job posting on Indeed.com, a job website, for…
Students use SparkNotes as homework, class resource
By Abby Bien “I just SparkNoted the Bible for one of my classes. I feel like that’s a sin.” – A tweet I posted Sept. 24. After reading 12 chapters from the Bible, I wasn’t completely confident I had understood all that I read. I turned to SparkNotes, a website that offers summaries on hundreds…
Second armed robbery occurs off campus
MELISSA IANNUZZI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR MIANNUZZ@BUTLER.EDU Butler University Police Department and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the second armed robbery involving Butler students since the beginning of the academic year. Detective Bruce Allee spoke with Butler students involved to determine what happened early Saturday morning, said Bill Weber, assistant police chief. The involved students…
Butler hits Twitter with serious, satirical accounts
KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER KMGOODRI@BUTLER.EDU With more than 300 Twitter accounts affiliated with Butler University, the school has successfully made the leap to social media. Athletic teams, student organizations, residence halls and Greek houses use Twitter to keep their followers updated about upcoming events. Butler University Police Department uses its Twitter and Dawg Alert’s pages…
Close-quarter living spaces spreads various illnesses
ALEXANDRA BODE STAFF REPORTER ABODE@BUTLER.EDU A month and a half ago, students moved into their residences halls, Greek houses, campus apartments and off-campus houses, ready to start the 2013-2014 school year. This means that, for a month and a half, students have been living in close quarters with one another, increasing the risk of health…
Overtime: MLB playoff preview
BEN SIECK | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After 162 regular season Major League Baseball games, 10 teams are left to see who will be crowned as 2013 World Series champions. This year’s playoff bracket features plenty of fresh faces with five different teams than last year making the postseason. One of those teams, the Pittsburgh Pirates,…
Clothes in the throes of autumn
GINNY SPELLMAN, STAFF REPORTER TAYLOR POWELL, ASST. OPINION EDITOR As temperatures become cooler and tans begin to fade, students are forced to put away their flip-flops and shorts, dig through their closets,and find something more suitable to wear in the Indiana weather. In terms of fashion, transitioning from season to season may not always be…
Center receives $2.9 million dollar grant
Colin Likas Editor-in-chief Butler University’s Center for Urban Ecology will make big strides along some of Indianapolis’ waterways. CUE received a $2.9-million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported Monday. The four-year grant will be used to create a unique “science museum,” said Tim Carter, CUE director, in an interview with…