MALLORY DUNCAN, ASST. ARTS, ETC. EDITOR Four years at Butler University to prepare for life in the real world. Four years to figure out what to do for the rest of your life. Because after graduation, the show must go on. For two Butler alumni, Michael Burke and Georgeanna Smith, their four years at Butler…
From revolution to fairy tales: the dean’s expectations for 2013-2014
The Butler Collegian: What changes, big or small, should art students expect this year from JCA? Caltabiano: One thing is that I have asked for more contact with students. I’ve asked for meetings with students from each program in both semesters. Mostly, the contact I get now is from going to performances, and you really…
Reflecting on love, life and poetry
GINNY SPELLMAN, STAFF REPORTER While most people in academia may view summer as a time to catch up on some housework or relax by the pool, Chris Forhan, associate professor of English, saw it as an opportunity to share an intimate period of his life with the world. Over the summer, Forhan published his third…
Danko speaks on parking, incoming class, campus improvements in State of the University address
BY JEFF STANICH | NEWS EDITOR Butler’s University’s academic year kicked off on Friday with President James Danko’s State of the University address. Danko spoke about various subjects regarding the university, including the incoming freshman class, parking concerns, changes in Butler athletics and the university’s overall growth. He also redefined his Strategic Vision—giving it the…
Roosevelt Jones out for season with wrist injury
BY AUSTIN MONTEITH | SPORTS EDITOR Butler junior forward Roosevelt Jones will miss the 2013-14 men’s basketball season due to a wrist injury sustained during the team’s recent trip to Australia. The injury occurred during the Bulldogs’ first exhibition game when Jones fell awkwardly on his wrist. He did not play in the team’s final…
Butler announces addition of parking lot, changes to permits
Butler University has implemented a plan to immediately solve a part of the parking problem on campus. In a letter to the Butler community, Ben Hunter, chief of staff, revealed a new parking lot and the reconfiguring of current lots to allow for more parking. The new lot will be known as “I Lot” and…
Brad Stevens to become head coach of Boston Celtics
In a move that seemingly few anticipated, former Butler men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens was named the 17th-ever head coach of the National Basketball Association’s Boston Celtics Wednesday afternoon. The announcement was made to the Butler community through an press release from Butler’s athletics department. “Our family is thrilled for the opportunity given to us…
Val Ackerman named new Big East commissioner
The new Big East introduced former WNBA president Val Ackerman as the conference’s first commissioner Wednesday. The hiring came after a three-month search conducted by the conference’s 10 school presidents. Ackerman worked alongside NBA commissioner David Stern before being named the first president of the WNBA in 1996. The University of Virginia graduate also served…
$14,738,745 and no one’s talking about where it’s going
Butler University’s athletics department is on “an island of its own.” The budget is a mystery to the public. No one from the athletics department will discuss information about this year’s budget, and officials in other departments say they don’t know much either. Butler athletics has the right to keep budget information private since the…
Walsh takes Shakespeare out of the classroom
English professor William Walsh established a Shakespeare Summer Program in 1987. Since then, he has taken more than 500 students to experience Shakespeare in England over the course of 26 years. “I love watching the young people discover the country,” Walsh said. A University of California, Riverside graduate, Walsh began his first teaching job at…