By Marais Jacon-Duffy Homecoming week will remain one of my most cherished memories of my time at Butler. The week is full of fun activities that display students’ artistic and creative capacities and promote bonding among different campus groups as well as Butler pride and spirit. So I feel bad for students who believe this…
Letter to the Editor: Remember fallen BUPD officer
By Kevin McGinley, Class of 2007 Dear Butler family, Sept. 24, 2013 marks nine years since Butler University Police Officer James Davis gave his life for the Butler community. On Friday, Sept. 24, 2004, Officer Davis responded to Hinkle Fieldhouse to investigate a report of a suspicious individual. When Officer Davis arrived on scene at…
Employees’ right to enter residences should be examined
By The Collegian Staff When is it all right for Butler University’s maintenance and housekeeping staff to enter your place of residence on campus? This is a question students might answer differently. The majority of The Collegian staff believes Butler needs to institute a different system for allowing the school’s maintenance workers into residences.…
Veggie tales from the CUE Farm
BY HANNAH HARTZELL, STAFF REPORTER There’s a small but powerful operation taking place on the edge of the Butler bubble. Not everyone knows about the Center for Urban Ecology Farm, but everyone certainly experiences the fruits of its labor in the dining halls. Some of the farm’s produce is sold to the dining halls of…
Graffiti: Not your mother’s portraits
BRITTANY GARRETT: STAFF REPORTER “Tagging”—the art of graffiti—has only recently found its way into the world of accepted art forms. Existing in the nebulous region between self-expression and public desecration, the idea is still quite controversial. Despite this, exhibitions of graffiti art have sprung up in established and venerated artistic venues from Los Angeles to…
Butler’s advisers not achieving key goal
By Collegian Staff Due to a lack of knowledge, communication or effort, too many Butler University advisers fail to help their students achieve success. An adviser’s job is to guide his or her students to the right classes and opportunities to achieve the students’ goals. Students are disadvantaged when their advisers don’t fulfill their academic…
Common sense should replace ticketing
By Colin Likas It is no secret at this point that parking at Butler University changed quite a bit over the summer. Students, faculty and staff trying to park on campus should have a good idea of where they can and cannot park at this point. Butler University—through its police department—is making that task more…
Reorganization of spaces needed
By Rhyan Henson Now that everyone is settled in, it is time to revise the schools parking policy in order to convenience the most people. Many communications students can only save their classwork on computers in Fairbanks, so to work outside of class, students need access to this building at all hours of the night.…
New options available for students seeking internships
Miranda Maritato | Staff Reporter Butler will host its first Big Dawg internship and career fair this afternoon. The fair will feature up to 90 for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, graduate schools and gap year programs, according to the Butler Internship and Career Services’ website. Internships are a graduation requirement for a number of majors around…
Peace Corps recruits Butler students
Kate Goodrich | Staff Reporter The Peace Corps will have a booth at the Big Dawg Fair this afternoon. The willingness of Butler students to volunteer regularly attracts Peace Corps recruiters and brings them to Butler’s campus. “We’ve seen our applicants from Butler definitely have that spirit of volunteerism and that global perspective,” said Jessica…