Colin Likas | Editor in Chief B.o.B. fans at Butler University take notice: the hip-hop star is headlining the third annual Butlerpalooza concert. Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.—better known by his stage name B.o.B.—is being brought in to entertain Butler students at Saturday’s show. Youngblood Hawke is also scheduled to play. The group is best known…
Second round of grants fund new campus projects
Tori Farr | Staff Reporter Butler University’s $100,000 second phase Innovation Fund awarded grants for eight new projects. Innovation grants already funded ten other on-campus projects. Projects recieving funding from the grant include Donald Braid’s implementation and development of critical listening courses, Ken Colburn and the establishment of the Butler Journal of Undergraduate research, Antonia…
Irwin Library celebrates 50th anniversary
Alexandra Bode | Staff Reporter Irwin Library hosted a 50th anniversary celebration Monday in honor of the building’s opening on Sept. 9, 1963. The event was, fittingly, 1960s-themed. “They’ve packed in a lot in that time period so it should be a lot of fun,” said Akeira Jennings, Butler student liaison for Irwin Library. Expenses…
Columnist: Decisions should be made to benefit all of Butler
By Maggien Monson The Butler University Faculty Affairs Committee is working with senior level administrators to discuss the proposed changes to the tuition remission policy endorsed by the Board of Trustees last December. The policy in place states university faculty and their dependents, spouses and domestic partners can attend classes at Butler without paying tuition.…
New York Times bestseller to speak next week
WRITTEN BY MARIA LEICHTY, STAFF REPORTER Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides is coming to Butler University. Most renowned for his novels “The Virgin Suicides,” “Middlesex” and “The Marriage Plot,” Eugenides will discuss these books on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Atherton Union. English professor Dan Barden, a member of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting…
Faculty: Potential change sends bad message
Signed by Chad Bauman, Brooke Beloso, Christopher Bungard, Terri Carney, Vivian Deno, Katharina Dulckeit, Lee Garver, Brent Hege, Lynne Kvapil, Stephan Laurent-Faesi, Andy Levy, Gail Lewis, Ali O’Malley, Sakthi Mahenthiran, Tibi Popa, Jon Sorenson, Ann Savage, Eloise Sureau-Hale, Robin Turner, Harry van der Linden, Michael Vance, Jeanne VanTyle At the final meeting of Faculty Senate last spring, [vice president of finance and administration] Bruce Arick presented [proposed] changes to the tuition remission policy, approved by…
Upcoming concert could cause space issue at the Schrott Center
WRITTEN BY EMILY WILLIAMS, STAFF REPORTER A combined concert means a combined audience of various Butler University School of Music supporters. A combined concert in the Schrott Center means that there is a real possibility of more people wanting to hear the concert than seats available in the Schrott Center, Robert Grechesky, director of the…
Gautam Rao unveils “Unblocked”
WRITTEN BY BRITTANY GARRETT, STAFF REPORTER Butler University professor and artist Gautam Rao had garnered attention for some of his works in the form of a weeks-long show. Rao premiered his series of paintings, “Unblocked,” Friday at the Arts Council of Indianapolis’ Gallery 924. Gallery 924 will show “Unblocked” from Sept. 6-27. Rao’s previous works…
Remission proposal dilutes education
By Rhyan Henson The new proposed tuition remission could make the university money, but will diminish the quality of Butler’s education. Butler is in a network of universities that have a set agreement with regard to employee tuition exchange. The current plan states any employee in the network can send any of their family…
Butler makes changes to promote sustainability
Emily Williams|Staff Reporter From the construction of new buildings, the campus farm, BRITA water filters, and green installments on roofs of campus buildings, stainability on campus has become a priority of the entire university. President Jim Danko started a green movement campus when he signed the Climate Change Commitment on April 16, 2012. At the…