Next week, students will have the opportunity to sit down and talk with Butler University President Jim Danko. Students should jump at this opportunity to provide the president with important feedback that could shape the university’s future. Danko is hosting open office hours next Thursday for students to sign up and chat with him for…
OPINION | Students must find balance
College is a time to explore interests, but balancing interests with school and social life is the key to success during this time. College provides students time to find and develop their passions and discover what careers they want to pursue after college. More than 165 student groups exist at Butler University, so there are…
EDITORIAL | And We Choose No One
This year, The Butler Collegian is breaking tradition. We are choosing not to endorse a candidate for this year’s Student Government Association presidential election. While former staffs have come together to back one individual come Election Day, this semesters’s staff has decided to take a different route. We are challenging Butler University students to take…
Observing a history of racial diversity
Butler University boasts a rich history of racial acceptance. However, some decades of Butler’s history are also tainted with influence from the Ku Klux Klan and segregation. “Ovid Butler had a very high vision of racial equality, which was, unfortunately, not always upheld,” Sally Childs-Helton, Irwin Library’s rare books and special collections librarian, said. Butler’s…
Stress is the status quo
According to Butler students, being busy is a status symbol. Students are taking on multiple leadership positions and extracurricular activities. Junior Katie Palmer is involved with conferences and special events, has an internship with Butler athletics, has a virtual internship with the state department, is the president of the class of 2014, serves as academic…
Spreading knowledge beyond the classroom
Online courses are becoming more of a staple in higher education and Butler University has decided to follow suit. Recently, Butler added online course options to its curriculum, starting this summer. Massive Open Online Courses—MOOCs for short—have made way in the online learning conversation. MOOCs are online courses available to everyone, regardless of age, said…
OPINION | Online Courses Worth Considering
More and more online classes have popped up in the last few years across college campuses. Butler University has not avoided the trend. The school should follow these new developments in higher education. But college administrations should keep in mind the details that make the university experience what it is. Online courses offer opportunities that…
OPINION | Stories Remind Us To “Stay Positive”
In the fall of 2010, Eric Day was diagnosed with a benign tumor. A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells, but a benign tumor grows in a certain spot and typically does not spread throughout the body. However it can be harmful if it presses against vital structures like blood vessels or nerves. Day…
OPINION | Protest shed light on serious issues
Violence against women needs to end. One in three women on this planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime, according to the One Billion Rising website. This statistic is an atrocity. No woman deserves to be beaten. No woman deserves to be raped, no matter what she is wearing or how she is…
Bulldogs face Billikens tomorrow on road after defeating Bonnies
The Butler women’s basketball team will be on the road for the third time in four games when it travels to take on Saint Louis Wednesday. The Bulldogs (15-10, 6-4) are sixth in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings. All but one of Butler’s conference losses has come on the road. The Billikens will be competing…