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Founder’s Week Kickoff

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Founder’s Week kickoff event, held in Irwin Library, marked the start of an important week at Butler University. The highlight of the event was the unveiling of a greatly restored 1887 class photo. Gertrude Mahorney, the first African-American to graduate from Butler, was included in the photo.

IU Law scholarship available for Butler students and grads

BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Butler University announced a scholarship will be created with Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law known as the Butler Law Scholar. The first Butler Law Scholar award recipient will be announced in time for the fall 2016 semester. Eligible students for this scholarship include graduating Butler University seniors and Butler

SGA releases new newsletter

BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Butler students, faculty and alumni can now subscribe to the new Student Government Association newsletter, the Carillon. SGA  released the first issue of The Carillon, on Nov. 1, 2015. The newsletter will be a way for all who subscribe to stay up to date on what SGA is doing on

Students prepare for another advising season

MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER Academic advising for Butler University’s 2016 spring classes officially began. Rainie Grant, a sophomore political science and French double major, said she is looking forward to her spring advising meeting.  “I really love academic advising,” Grant said. “That’s probably one of the things I look forward to the most

Students getting heated about heating

MATTHEW DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER Recently, the Butler Facilities staff temporarily turned off the air conditioning in buildings around campus in preparation to switch from cooling to heating, causing a temperature increase in some of the buildings. Richard Michal, executive director of facilities, said the Butler Facilities staff have begun preparing to switch systems

SGA Senator list released

BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER bnheaton@butler.edu The 2015-2016 Butler University Student Government Association Senate is complete after appointing vacant positions. The Senate had its first meeting Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. Some senator positions were left vacant, causing a delay in the Senate’s start this year. The SGA Cabinet was responsible for the nine appointments,

New COPHS program combines health and business

KIRSTEN ADAIR | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is expanding to offer a  new healthcare and business program under the bachelor of science and health science program. “For this year, the only students that are in that program are the ones who want to go into the [physician assistant] program at the

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