MIRANDA MARITATO | STAFF REPORTER Butler gained 65 transfer students for the 2014 fall semester and about 20 additional students for the spring semester.. Spring semester transfers face different challenges than fall semester transfers. Unlike the transfer students who arrive at the beginning of the fall semester, sophomore Prince Kapoor said spring transfers only…
Spring semester brings new students and new challenges
CASSIE EBERLE | STAFF REPORTER Butler gained 65 transfer students for the 2014 fall semester and about 20 additional students for the spring semester.. Spring semester transfers face different challenges than fall semester transfers. Unlike the transfer students who arrive at the beginning of the fall semester, sophomore Prince Kapoor said spring transfers only…
Students’ stressful season
SARAH STOESZ | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Finals week is a stressful time of year for many students. At Butler University, anxiety is the most common concern seen by counseling services at the Health and Recreation Complex. The first day of final examinations at Butler University is Dec. 15. Material from almost four months of each…
Evaluating courses and instructors
JYLIAN VIGAR | STAFF REPORTER Finals are coming. Papers and projects fill the time of Butler Bulldogs all across campus. Then, the day comes. The professor pulls out an envelope filled with bubbled forms for students to fill out and evaluate the course. This happens at the end of every semester at Butler University. Some…
Campus ministry embraces diversity
CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | STAFF REPORTER Rev. Dr. Charles W. Allen serves as the chaplain for Grace Unlimited, a campus ministry that classifies itself as traditional, Biblical, activist, liberal and inclusive. The ministry distinguishes itself from the archetypal Christian ministry through a liberal philosophy of inclusivity. “We must love and honor diversity. All are welcome—no exceptions,”…
STAFF EDITORIAL: A Cloud of Doubt
Our point THIS WEEK: Money is the key issue surrounding recent problems with athletic programs. * * * Hundreds of universities—public and private—are guilty of suppressing news that could potentially destroy a program’s credibility. A full disclosure of damaging information on student athletes, coaches and administrators can lead to hefty fines,…
Rock the Vote
ALEX BARTLOW | abartlow@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist Over a hundred years ago, Hazen S. Pingree, the late mayor of Detroit and the governor of Michigan, said, “Voter apathy was and will remain the greatest threat to democracy.” Voter apathy is when potential voters decide they do not care who wins and loses in an election, which later…
Suffering Schedules
PAIGE LISTON | pliston@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist This semester is coming to a close, another is set to begin and students have to schedule classes for the spring. Students are given a specific time to sign up for their classes. Seniors get the earliest slots, followed by juniors, sophomores and finally freshmen. Students in the Honors…
Butler students use and abuse prescription drugs to focus
JYLIAN VIGAR | STAFF REPORTER The words of your microbiology paper start to swim on the computer screen before your heavy eyelids. The clock ticks toward 1 a.m. as the cursor hovers blankly on page one. So you pop a pill that draws your attention to all things microbiology like a magnet. You finish…
Walking promotion: The influence of a Butler Student Ambassador
KATIE GOODRICH | NEWS EDITOR Prospective students and their parents meet in Robertson Hall, awaiting their first tour of Butler University. A Butler student ambassador will serve as a tour guide and show them around campus. For just over an hour, the students will listen to their guide, learning about Butler and what it…