Author: Nate

  • 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…

  • Remembering Jackson Wiley

    Melissa Iannuzzi | Assistant News Editor   Professor Emeritus Jackson Wiley, the conductor of the Butler Symphony Orchestra from 1969 to 1991, died Sept. 3. He was 92 years old. “He whirled with a high purpose, not wildly but with an energy that took us all to high achievements,” said James Briscoe, professor of historical…

  • New commission hopes to promote diversity

    Natalie Smith | Staff Reporter   Butler University President James Danko created a new campus Diversity Commission in order to address topics surronding diversity on campus. Last week, President Danko sent an email to the Butler community about the newly-formed faculty group. The commission is assessing the previous programs put in place to improve campus…

  • Dean of student life search continues

    Jeff Stanich | Staff Reporter When Irene Stevens retired in May 2013, the dean of student life position did not have someone to immediately fill it. The position is still unfilled after a summer of searching for a replacement, leaving all of the day-to-day responsibilities on other administrators’ shoulders. Levester Johnson, vice president of student…

  • Securing social media

    By Tony Espinal How many people think about the consequences of posting online? Protecting one’s reputation is becoming the most important digital security measure people take in today’s world. Personal pictures and other incriminating information may only be a few clicks away. With the creation of social media and other Internet posting sites, everyone has…