Author: Nate

  • $10 million Fairbanks Foundation grant set to improve science facilities

    Butler University received a $10 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc. as a gift to support the growth and expansion of the school’s science programs. The gift—which will be delivered in increasing increments over a five-year period—will launch discussion and planning for the future renovation and construction of science facilities in Gallahue…

  • While justices weigh marriage equality decisions, Butler community members speak out

    As the Supreme Court reevaluates the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, the potential legalization of same-sex marriage has spurred debate on marriage equality across the nation. Members of the Butler Alliance, a student organization advocating the tolerance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, observe the importance of the Supreme Court’s decision. “A lot…

  • Men’s Basketball: Coaches continue moving

    Sources have reported that former Butler associate head coach Matthew Graves will be adding two former Bulldogs to his staff at South Alabama. The Indianapolis Star, WISH-TV and Fox 59 have reported that former Bulldogs guard Ronald Nored and coordinator of basketball operations Darnell Archey will be joining Graves at South Alabama. Former Butler guard…

  • Fan support could depend on Big East perfomance

    Butler University’s move to the Big East Conference for the 2013-14 academic year will not only have an impact on the Butler men’s basketball team but also on Butler’s fans. Butler basketball’s success in the Big East could prove the conference change was the correct move and maintain fan support. Or Butler could struggle, and…

  • Athletics Department: LaRose back to beginnings

    Ken LaRose has worn multiple hats at Butler. Now, the university welcomes him back as an associate athletic director. Ken LaRose is replacing Bill Lynch as the associate athletic director of development. “I absolutely love it here,” LaRose said. “It is an unbelievable opportunity for me.” LaRose was a student-athlete for the Bulldogs, competing on…

  • Volleyball: Kyle to play in Deaflympics

    Sophomore Kelly Kyle might have been born with a hearing impairment so severe that she is legally considered deaf, but that hasn’t stopped the Butler volleyball player from chasing after one of the biggest dreams of all U.S. athletes: playing for a national team. This summer, Kyle will become part of a 12-woman roster representing…

  • Stevens set to retire at school year’s end

    Irene Stevens, Butler University’s dean of student life, will retire at the end of the school year. Stevens has served under five university presidents and has seen the university double in student enrollment during her 15 years at Butler. “I have seen the university evolve from a local institution to a regional institution,” Stevens said.…

  • Sophomores sign leases for senior year

    Senior year is the time when Butler University students can form a group of friends to live with outside the Butler Bubble. This year, students are starting that process earlier. Sophomores have already signed leases for their 2014-15 senior year. Sophomore Ellen Clauss signed her lease a couple weeks ago, though that’s not what she…

  • STS is another route to med school

    The Science, Technology, and Society major is an interdisciplinary program in which students are encouraged to take classes in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Travis Ryan, STS interim director, said the program has mostly grown from having students already at Butler looking for another major, coming from mostly the sciences—biology and chemistry—and the College…