KIRSTEN ADAIR | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Students, faculty and staff received a shock before the spring semester started. They received an email detailing changes in parking outside Fairbanks. As the semester progresses, the impact of those changes is being felt. Twenty-one parking spaces were reallocated from faculty to students with B and G parking permits.…
SOG 2016 applications out
KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Student Orientation Guide applications for fall of 2016 are now available. In order to apply, students must have at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA and previous leadership roles or involvement in high school or college is preferred. Those wanting to apply cannot be on academic probation with Butler University. Student…
Danko to host office hours
MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER Butler University President James Danko is hosting his next session of office hours on Jan. 28 from 3-4:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, students can sign up here. His office hours are in his office in Jordan Hall 101. Danko said the office hours, “It really allows me to…
Cancer 101
BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER | bnheaton@butler.edu Merriam-Webster defines cancer as the following: cancer | noun | can·cer | \ˈkan(t)-sər\ : a serious disease caused by cells that are not normal and that can spread to one or many parts of the body. Cancer is a disease where certain cells in the body divide and grow abnormally.…
Service held for Smith
ANNIE WEBER| NEWS EDITOR | aeweber@butler.edu Smith continues to help others A funeral service for Andrew Smith was held at Trader’s Point Christian Church on Sunday, Jan. 17. The service, honoring Smith’s life, was not about his time in Hinkle, but rather his love of Christ. Attendees began filling the large sanctuary an hour…
Smith continues to help others
KIRSTIN ADAIR | ASST. NEWS EDITOR | kadair@butler.edu The American Cancer Society predicted more than 1.5 million people would be diagnosed with cancer in 2015. However, patients are not the only people affected by the disease. From the moment Andrew Smith was diagnosed with cancer, his wife Samantha was by his side. She stayed with…
All about bone marrow
MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | STAFF REPORTER | mflecken@butler.edu Bone marrow is often overlooked, but for Andrew Smith and others affected by cancer bone marrow donation is an important part in their hope for recovery. Andrew Smith’s death reminded the Indianapolis community that bone marrow transplants can help save lives and donors are needed everyday. Bone…
Photo Gallery: Bulldog Battle
The Butler Speech Team hosted an annual Bulldog Battle where 15 schools across the Midwest came to compete. Here are photos of the event. Photos By: Michael Brown
New leadership to oversee Collegian next semester
The Butler Collegian will be under the leadership of a new adviser and a new editor in chief for the spring semester. Daniel Comiskey, deputy editor at Indianapolis Monthly, will assume the role of adviser. He will replace Nancy Whitmore, who was serving in the role on an interim basis. Katie Goodrich, junior journalism major…
Pita Pit to open in parking garage this spring
MATTHEW VANTRYON | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Photo courtesy of Butler University Pita Pit, a quick-service restaurant serving pita sandwiches, soups and salads, will open a 1,400 square-foot franchise in the Sunset Avenue parking garage by late February or early March, according to a university press release. The Pita Pit franchise, owned by 2003 Butler graduate Travis Sealls,…