Author: Nate

  • Co-ed Housing in Apartment Village Causes New Concerns

    COLIN LIKAS | Editor-In-Chief It’s not uncommon to have men and women living in the same floor of a residence hall on Butler’s campus. However, Butler will get its first taste of co-educational, on-campus rooms this fall in Apartment Village. Co-educational, also known as co-ed, living descibes an area in which men and women can…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL: Continue to Improve Food Safety

    OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Butler should exercise more concern over the food on campus and Hold Aramark To higher standards | 24-1-2 Butler University has three on-campus dining options for community members, all of which are serviced by Aramark. Aramark is a global food services industry that partners with many colleges and universities across 22…

  • Faced with a Missing Loved One

    MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist She sat there at her desk, hands trying to hold up her heavy head. With rivers of tears rushing from her eyes, she could not help the thoughts traveling at the speed of light through her head. “Do my parents blame me? Was this actually my fault? How can I fix…

  • Fans Will See Modern Hinkle Fieldhouse

    RHYAN HENSON | Multimedia Editor The Butler community will experience a different Hinkle Fieldhouse starting this fall. One of the new amenities for the fans will be a scoreboard that is twice as large as the current one. The scoreboard will also have video capabilities. Associate Athletic Director Ken LaRose said the athletics department would…

  • Golf Recap

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler men’s golf team finished in second place out of four teams in the Big Four Classic on Thursday. The Big Four tournament is an annual event involving Butler, Wabash, Hanover and DePauw, held at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. DePauw finished in first place with a…

  • Lack of Air Conditioning has Atherton Union Sweating

    JULIANNE STRIBIAK | Staff Reporter Atherton Union will be without air conditioning for the next six to eight weeks. Rich Michal, executive director of facilities, said the 21-year-old cooling towers that sit south of Jordan Hall need to be replaced. “This winter was especially hard on everything,” Michal said. “So we decided now’s the time,…

  • Media Sites Should Stop Sexually Charged Attacks

    MAGGIE MONSON | Copy Chief Politicians on both sides of the spectrum use attack ads and other negative images to discredit their opponents. These messages may or may not be ethical, but no matter what, they should not be crude or sexually explicit. Breitbart News, a politically conservative news website, recently featured an ad with…

  • New Minor Created within College of Education

    MIRANDA MARITATO | Staff Reporter The College of Education will offer recreation and sports studies as a new minor starting in fall 2014. The minor is designed for students looking to engage in health, physical activity, recreation and sports outside of school studies said Mindy Welch associate professor of physical education. Welch is also the…

  • OVERTIME: Why the Change to Ticket Process?

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The student ticketing process for Butler men’s basketball games is going to change this fall. The ticketing process will move away from students picking up their tickets at the Hinkle Fieldhouse ticket office. Instead, students will get tickets through online access only, said Lindsay Martin, sports marketing manager. Moving online…