Butler University and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will compete together in Baltimore, Md., as finalists in the “Sustainable Campus Live!” competition for $50,000 next Monday.
Speech and Debate team triples in size
Butler University’s Speech and Debate team tripled in size this semester. The team added eight first year students, growing from six to 18 members in just two years. Speech and Debate teams can range from a single person to 30 or 40 students. Adding 15 competitors has lifted the Bulldogs from a small entry to an average-sized group.
How do Butler students get to class?
Butler University students use many different methods of transportation to get to their classes.
Your voice, your vote
Less than half of all college students vote, but there is still time to register and let the country hear the Bulldogs bark.
PRESS RELEASE: Defaced Collegian issues
Indianapolis, Ind. – The latest issue of the Butler Collegian was defaced last night on campus. Individuals took papers from the racks across campus and drew the transgender symbol in the design, wrote “TRANSformBU” and some had “we fixed it for you.” The article on the front page was about the university’s gender inclusive housing policy in…
First-years receive Dawg bucks; don’t know what they are
MORGAN SKERIES | STAFF REPORTER | mskeries@butler.edu At the beginning of the semester, first-year students received 50 Dawg Bucks from President Danko as a compensation for having to stand out in the rain on move-in day. More than $50,000 was spent on this compensation due to the large size of the class of 2020. Although…
Search for new VP begins
BRITTANY BLUTHARDT | STAFF REPORTER | bbluthar@butler.edu Butler is forming a search committee to hire a new Vice President for Student Affairs at Butler University this semester. The search will include interviews and focus groups. Butler President James Danko is involved in the search. “The new VP must really want to be involved with students,” Danko…
Faculty live alongside students in residence halls
JACKSON BORMAN | STAFF REPORTER | jborman@butler.edu Butler University offers a unique opportunity to faculty members — a chance to live with their students. Both parties learn from one another, and the faculty in residence, called FIRs, host events to connect and build community. Junior resident assistant Josh Toly said he sees Butler’s Faculty in Residence program as…
Butler addresses gender issues in housing policy
Every residence option, except Ross Hall, now allows gender inclusive housing. Gender inclusive housing means anyone on the gender spectrum can live together. Roommates who all want to live in a gender inclusive unit can share a pod in Fairview House or an apartment in University Terrace.
Lilly Scholars connect, serve at annual retreat
KATIE GOODRICH | EDITOR IN CHIEF | kmgoodri@butler.edu Every year, the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program makes college dreams come true. The program gives out more than 100 full-ride, four-year scholarships to any college or university in Indiana. For sophomore Ted Field, the scholarship program gave him the opportunity to attend his top choice for college. “I…