MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | STAFF REPORTER On Monday April 4, Butler’s It’s On Us campaign kicked off in the Reilly Room. The event featured two speakers and it was hosted by the Stand Tall Project. It’s On Us is a national organization that works to stop sexual assault. This year is the second year the Stand Tall…
Butler University to add new major
KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University added a Healthcare and Business Major that will launch this fall. Through this major, students will get a better understanding of how the business side of healthcare works. The Healthcare and Business major is a four-year degree that combines the general health care related coursework and basic business…
Rising sophomores to pick Fairview Housing March 29
MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER In the fall of 2016, rising sophomores will be the first group to move into Fairview House, Butler University’s newest residence hall. Unlike ResCo, where sophomores have traditionally lived, Fairview is made up of suites of 6 or 8 people as opposed to the traditional quads. On March 29,…
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ANNIE WEBER | NEWS EDITOR Tim Wambach rolled Mike Berkson’s wheel chair on to the Reilly Room stage. Wambach has been Berkson’s aid for the past 15 years. “It’s been like a marriage, a lot of ups and downs,” Wambach said. He and Berkson went back and forth cracking a lot of jokes like this…
Covering Off-Campus Communities
BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER | bnheaton@butler.edu Trish Barton, a senior double majoring in journalism and international studies and minoring in French, travels 9.8 miles northeast of campus to Triton Brewing Company. She is not going to order a drink or meet up with friends. She is interviewing the brewmaster for her journalism class. Starting…
Students perform at Manuscripts’ open mic night
LYLA IANNACCONE | MULTIMEDIA REPORTER
YMCA service trip to leave March 4
MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER The YMCA service trip is set to leave for Jamaica on Friday, March 4. The group will go to Mandeville, Jamaica where they will stay at a local camp. Luke Gallion, senior chemistry major and trip attendee, has been on the trip with the YMCA twice and spent six…
SGA presidential candidates debate
BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Trump, Clinton and Cruz are common names in conversations around the country as the presidential election is nearing, but Butler University is preparing for an election of its own. Veena Barona. Paige Haefer. Anthony Murdock. These three names are Butler SGA’s presidential candidates. The Butler Collegian tuned into their debate,…
Trip and Georgetown Jack campaign for the White House
KATIE GOODRICH | EDITOR IN CHIEF | kmgoodri@butler.edu Butler University’s mascot Butler Blue III, commonly referred to as Trip, announced his bid for the White House today. Trip teamed up with fellow bulldog mascot, Georgetown Jack, to maximize his campaign reach. The Collegian sat down with Trip to ask his some questions about the…
All about the mumps
BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER The word “mumps” has been a part of Butler University student’s daily conversations for the past week. Butler students received their typical, daily Butler Connection on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Among the typical events and announcements, students found a link that was more unusual – about the mumps. A few days later, more mumps…