The theme of revolution will be at the forefront of various artistic performances and displays in the first Butler University ArtsFest. ArtsFest will feature more than 40 performances and other events between April 18-28. This is the first ArtsFest, which is to become an annual event. It will be used, in part, to honor the…
John Green to speak at commencement
Butler University President Jim Danko announced last Thursday the keynote speaker at the 2013 commencement will be New York Times bestselling author John Green. His most recent work, “The Fault in Our Stars,” is what earned him the honor from the Times. He also is known for his 2012 novel, “Looking for Alaska.” Green also…
High rates of heroin use reported
Heroin use is on the rise among college-aged people in the Indianapolis area. According to Butler University Police Department Detective Bruce Allee, heroin is present on Butler’s campus but less than state school campuses. “The scary thing about heroin is that an experienced addict can appear to be functioning,” Allee said. “They will graduate college…
Percussion master part of Butler ArtsFest
Butler jazz ensembles will be performing with a world-famous percussionist at the 2013 Butler ArtsFest. Bobby Sanabria, a seven-time Grammy Award-nominated percussionist, will perform with two Butler big bands on Saturday, April 20. “When I was planning our involvement in the Artsfest, I wanted something that was going to be a really tremendous cultural experience…
Sizing up the tuition competition
Two documents displayed at the Mar. 28 Faculty Senate meeting are helping shed a different light on Butler University’s tuition increase for the next academic year. The documents provide a list of 25 schools Butler most often competes with for potential students, or the most common cross-applicant schools. One compares tuition and monetary costs of…
Butler Theatre presents Lunar Revolution 2.0
The Butler theatre department is taking the theme of revolution to a whole new level this week with the opening of Lunar Revolution 2.0. Over the past few months, the cast and director William Fisher have been collaborating to create this devised piece based on Schoenberg’s 1912 melodrama, Pierrot Lunaire. Although Fisher said a bulk…
Crossing the country: Shortz visits Butler
Did you know, if you turn a crossword puzzle upside down, the grid remains unchanged? Do you know what percentage of the crossword is allowed to be black spaces? Many people grab their pencils or pens and scratch their heads as they look over clues without giving a second thought to the process of puzzle…
COE introduces minors to comply with new laws
Butler University’s College of Education has added three new minors that are available to students now. The minors are mild intervention, English as a new language and reading teacher. An early childhood minor is still in the works. It is waiting for state approval after being sent through Butler’s approval process. The reading teacher minor…
Opinion | Dorm damages affect all residents
Damage to the dorm buildings on campus is happening constantly. Students are destroying the places where they have to live. Maybe it’s just me, but I really don’t see the appeal in wrecking my home. Last weekend in Ross Hall, a student ripped a water fountain out of the wall. The weekend before that, three…
Opinion | Value of Degree Increasing
A Butler degree means a lot in the real world. “Even though The Butler Way wasn’t as prominent when I was in school, aspects of it were definitely prevalent in my college career and continue to be in my work career,” alumna Leslie Hoggatt said. Hoggatt graduated in 2004 with degrees in administration and flute…